Ricoh GXR A12 unit for Leica M mount lens now in stock

By LR admin | Published: January 9, 2012

The Ricoh GXR A12 unit for Leica M mount lenses is now in stock at B&H.

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Yes, Fuji will release a M-mount adapter for the X-Pro 1

By LR admin | Published: January 7, 2012

I just received an answer to my question from two days ago – soon you will able to use your Leica M lenses on the upcoming Fuji X-Pro 1 mirrorless camera. Fuji will announce their own M-mount adapter for the X-Pro 1. The price of the X-Pro1 body is $1.699. The camera will also have two optical magnification options: x0.37 for wider lenses and x0.60 for other lenses.

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Will someone produce a Leica M-mount lens adapter for the Fuji X-PRO 1 mirrorless camera?

By LR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

The mirrorless Fuji X-PPO 1 camera leaked on Wells Fargo’s website and Responses Photo magazine. It will be interesting to see if a third party company will produce a Leica M-mount lens adapter for the X-PPO 1. Does anyone see a technical reason why such adapter is not feasible?

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“Buy a Leica” by Gregory Porter

By LR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

Thanks @RedFireMusic

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Gizmon iCA: a Leica inspired case for iPhone 4/4s

By LR admin | Published: January 1, 2012

The Japanese company Adplus (gizmon.com) went a step further than the Leica iPhone stickers and designed a real Leica screw mount inspired case for iPhone 4/4s (similar to this Leica i9 concept). The Gizmon iCA has an optical viewfinder, shutter button, conversion lens mount, tripod socket and strap holes:

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SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens with Leica M mount announced

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

Since SLR Magic initially broke the news about their new HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens (M mount), they had to make some design changes to the final version before today’s official announcement:

  • The lens is bigger than the initial prototype and it’s a true 50mm focal length. The f/0.95 is also a true aperture and not a theoretical f value
  • Some changes were done in order to use the lens on RED Epic and ARRI Alexa cameras

For comparison, here is the Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95:

Here are some samples taken with a pre-production SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95, Canon 50mm-f/95, Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 and Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 lenses:

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Happy New Year!

By LR admin | Published: December 31, 2011

bokeh made by the new 35mm Summilux-M

Happy New Year and thanks for being a reader!

Those were the most popular LeicaRumors posts for 2011:

  1. Leica D-Lux 5 vs. Panasonic LX 5 image comparison
  2. Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 comparison review
  3. Leica M10 camera concept
  4. Some interesting thoughts on the Leica M10 (29MP sensor, hybrid viewfinder, live view, video recording, MAESTRO processor?)
  5. Leica M10 wish list
  6. The upcoming Fuji mirrorless camera resembles Leica M9
  7. Interesting interview with Stefan Daniel
  8. Leica D-Lux 6 may have a larger sensor
  9. The story of the 350kg stainless steel “Fake Leica”
  10. Leica has a surprise for next year
Stay tuned tomorrow for an interesting product release.
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