Photo Plus Expo Special Leica NY meetup, hands on with S2 and M8.2

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2008
The event will be on October 25th in NYC. Here is the original post:
So here we go
I had a discussion with Christian Erhardt, Director of Marketing Photographic Division of Leica USA. We have an opportunity to come early to Photo Expo 2008 at 10AM. Presentation for us will be done by Justin Stailey, he was one of the presenters for VIP at Photokina in Germany.

Agenda
– hands on experience with all the new products S2 and M8.2 and lenses
– question and answer period
– meet and greet with a product manager from Germany

Due to the setup of the show Leica do not have an enclosed area, that’s why we are aiming for 10AM at the very start of the show. If someone wants we can submit some questions upfront or do it at a meeting it’s all fine. This is a unique opportunity to get your questions answered, try a new products and get a personal and friendly introductions. Please try to register for a meeting early as I need to coordinate things. I will send my mobile phone to all members that registered for a meeting. If you would like something else to be included in agenda please let me know.
Please come on time.

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Leica S2 hot shoe = Nikon hot shoe?

By LR admin | Published: October 8, 2008

A reader noticed that “the hot-shoe on the Leica S2 appears to be a Nikon pin-out configuration – Leica’s usual M-TTL hot-shoe has longer contacts towards the back of the body.”

Here is a comparison (Leica S2 vs Nikon D700):
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Leica D-LUX 4 now in stock

By LR admin | Published: October 4, 2008
Leica D-Lux 4 is in stock now at:
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Yes, Leica R10 is coming

By LR admin | Published: October 2, 2008
This picture is from Photokina 2008 – look at the label in the top left corner. It says “Leica R10 (coming soon…)”
Here is the picture.
Posted in Leica R | Tagged | 9 Comments

Leica has “one more thing”

By LR admin | Published: September 28, 2008

The event is called “The Future of Memories”. Not sure what is it going to be about.

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40 megapixels medium format Leica and 10 autofocus lens @ Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 28, 2008
Email from a reader in France:
Today, I had to go to xxx a well known store dedicated to Leica in Paris (France) to get a part replaced on my M6. The owner of the store was talking with a friend about the next Leica camera…
He said that Leica will be announcing at Photokina a new camera , that no other brands have, a digital medium format camera dedicated to reporter (like the mamiya 7, but digital).

The only technical specification that he said was : 40mpixel, medium format and Leica will produce a range of 10 autofocus lenses for that camera. He also said that it would be available 6 months to 1 year after photokina.

He talked about the R10 too, but he said nothing interesting on it. Just “Yes, the R10 will come”.
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What can you buy for $140,579.00?

By LR admin | Published: September 28, 2008
Got some spare cash laying around? Get a Leica from ebay:
You will also have to pay another $42 for shipping. For that price, I would expect the shipping to be included.
Thanks for the link L.
Posted in Leica Auction Madness, Leica M | 2 Comments

Leica M8 firmware updated

By LR admin | Published: September 28, 2008
Leica has an M8 firmware update: it contains Auto ISO and SDHS support. The update can be downloaded here.
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