Leica Camera announces S-Adapter C for Contax 645 lenses

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Leica Camera is pleased to introduce the Leica S-Adapter C which will be available from this June. With this adapter, Contax 645 lenses can be used with the Leica S (Typ 007), Leica S2 and Leica S2-P cameras. The adapter enables owners of the Contax 645 system to switch effortlessly to the Leica S System. The Leica S-Adapter C when used with Contax 645 lenses on any of the Leica S cameras offers the following:

  • Autofocus and manual focus with focus confirmation
  • Automatic aperture
  • Using the EXIF data of lenses of Contax 645 system
  • Use of corrective lens profiles for the Contax 645 system when converting the RAW files in Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop.

When using the adapter with Contax 645 lenses, the aperture is selected with the manual mode or the automatic setting of the camera.

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The Leica inspired Gizmon case is now available for iPhone 5

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After the 4/4s version, Gizmon now offers Leica inspired cases for the iPhone 5 (EU links):

The Gizmon iCA has an optical viewfinder, shutter button, conversion lens mount, tripod socket and strap holes. Here are few additional images:

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The new Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount is now available for pre-order

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The new Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Asph lens for M-mount that was announced in February at the 2013 CP+ show is now available for pre-order in B&H:

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Leica “Mini M” in stores on June 11th

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Leica Camera published a new banner on their Facebook page for their Mini M campaign with the text “Meet the new Leica family member on the 11th of June” and “Heard the rumors? Get the truth: Leica Stores – June 11th.” This indicates that there will be only one camera announced on June 11th and the first units will be in stock/on display in Leica stores on that date. As I already mentioned, the new camera will be made in Germany.

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First picture and specifications of the Leica “Mini M” leaked online

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The first picture and specifications (in French) of the Leica Mini M have leaked from an unknown source. As I already reported, the “Mini M” will be an X type compact camera with a zoom lens (Leica Elmar 3.5-6.4/28-70mm ASPH), 16MP APS-C sensor and a price tag of EUR 2,450 (over $3,000):

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New Leica Mini M camera teaser

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Leica published a new teaser on their website that shows a slightly opened box with just a glimpse of their new camera. Hopefully we will be able to see more of the “Mini M” next Monday. For now, everything points to an APS-C based camera with a fixed zoom lens. The big question is whether it will have some kind of a build-in viewfinder like the old Digilux models or it will be just a X camera with a zoom lens.

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Results of the 23rd Westlicht camera auction

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The results of the 23rd Westlicht camera auction are now available online. Those are the three most expensive Leica cameras sold:

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