Leica M (240) release date delayed till April 30, 2013

By LR admin | Published: February 15, 2013

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I received some information that the Leica M release date has been delayed. B&H also recently changed the expected availability date to April 30, 2013 (previously, the shipping date was February 28).

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Leica S-System demo weekend in the new Leica Store in Miami

By LR admin | Published: February 15, 2013

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Dale Photo & Digital will soon open their new Leica store in Miami that will feature 1,000 square foot gallery, workshop/studio space and a high-end retail area that will display all current Leica products. You can check the new location and the upcoming Leica S system demo days next weekend.

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DxO Optics Pro v8.1.3 released with support for Leica M-E, M9, and M9-P cameras

By LR admin | Published: February 15, 2013

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DxOMark announced DxO Optics Pro v8.1.3 (the Elite edition is priced at $299) with support for Leica M-E, M9, and M9-P cameras. Here is a quick video on the DxO Optics Pro software:

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New Leica Summicron-C cinema prime lenses to be announced at NAB

By LR admin | Published: February 11, 2013

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Leica Summicron–C 25mm lens

At the 2013 NAB show in Las Vegas Leica will announce a new line of Summicron-C cinema prime lenses. After the Summilux-C series, the new Summicron-C lenses will offer lower priced solution for ARRI-PL mount cameras. The new lenses will have the same size, diameter and (nearly) the same weight, priced at 17,000$ (in comparison to the 25,000$ price tag for the Summilux-C lenses). The new Summicron-C cinema prime lenses (T-Stop of 2.0 instead of the 1.4 of the Summilux) are expected to be pretty contrasty, warmer than the Zeiss Ultra Primes, compact as Zeiss HS and incredibly sharp wide open.

FDTimes has some “spy shots” of the pre-production 25mm and 75mm Leica Summicron–C lenses (see images above).

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Interview with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann

By LR admin | Published: February 8, 2013

A new interview with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, shot in the Leica factory in Solms.

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Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.04 released with Leica D-Lux 6, V-Lux 4 and X2 support

By LR admin | Published: February 7, 2013

Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update

Apple released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility update version 4.04 for Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’11 with support for Leica D-Lux 6, V-Lux 4 and X2 camera. The update can be downloaded here.

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Leica M now available for pre-order on Amazon with 2% back in rewards

By LR admin | Published: February 5, 2013

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The new Leica M digital rangefinder is now listed for pre-order on Amazon in black and silver. The camera qualifies for the 2% back in rewards from Amazon (read more about this offer here).

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