Leica M9 up to US $9,710.00 on eBay

By LR admin | Published: November 13, 2009

This M9 is not even new in a box (about 300 shots taken): 10 bids, US $9,710.00, 4 days to go, shipped from New Zealand.

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Leica S2 technology to be used in other cameras in the future

By LR admin | Published: November 13, 2009

Amateur Photographer interviewed Leica’s S-System product manager Stephan Schulz who said:

“‘There is a lot of potential. On the one side, the autofocus technology we have developed, and on the other the digital image processing technology… The processor could also be used in cameras below this [S2] line. We can use all the firmware and image processing development for this camera for all coming products.”

BJP reported that up to 200 S2 units will be available next month.

Leica S2 is currently available for pre-order from Amazon: $22995 + free shipping!

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And another review worth reading (Leica X1)

By LR admin | Published: November 11, 2009

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Luminous Landscape just posted online their Leica X1 filed review:

“Image quality from the Leica X1 is exemplary. The quality of the sensor and the in-camera processing is as good as I’ve seen from just about any camera. In terms of overall IQ it puts every other small camera that I’ve ever worked with to shame, and challenges many DSLRs.”

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David Farkas’ extended Leica S2 review

By LR admin | Published: November 11, 2009

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David Farkas’ “Leica S2 Review: Test Shooting in Germany” is now online. Dpreview have also posted online galleries of images taken with the S2.

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A new Leica M design coming soon

By LR admin | Published: November 10, 2009

The details are sketchy at that point, but the word on the street is that Leica will be coming up with a new Leica M design. It will be a film camera (not sure whether M7 or MP). Also, not clear if this will be a limited edition (probably not) or a regular production version.

Stay tuned for more!

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Interview with Leica S2 product manager (video)

By LR admin | Published: November 10, 2009

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BJP hands-on with the Leica S2 (video)

By LR admin | Published: November 10, 2009

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The longest Leica M9 review

By LR admin | Published: November 8, 2009

leica-m9-labelDigitaljournalist.org published what I think is the longest Leica M9 review I’ve seen so far. It includes size comparison with full frame DLSRs, SD cards test results, sample shots at different ISO (compared to Leica M8.2, Nikon D700 and Canon 5D), IR sensitivity comparison and more. The M9’s processor is listed as the only major flaw.

The conclusions (according ot the author David Keenan):

“Well, friends, the M9 is da bomb. Other than a fix for the “major flaw” described above, it is difficult to envision why an M10 is even going to be necessary.”

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