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Rumors about a Leica mount cartridge for the Ricoh GRX system have been floating around for a while. A prototype was shown at the CP+ show last year. AP just broke the news that the unit is about to be announced – it will have a 12.9MP 23.6×15.7mm APS-C size CMOS sensor and a newly-developed focal plane shutter. The unit is expected to be released in autumn of 2011.
I just noticed that eBay also has auto lens cap for the Leica X1 (see D-Lux 5 auto lens cap). Several different resellers are offering them for around $30 incl. free shipping.
Here are some other Leica X1 accessories found on eBay:
This new Leica S2 focusing screen will start shipping soon to authorized dealers:
The current Leica S2 universal focusing screen does not have grid lines.
When you purchase a Leica V-Lux 20 camera from Adorama, you will also get a free V-Lux 20 leather case (value $125), leather SD card holder (value $35) and a free additional Leica battery:
The Leica D-Lux 5 and Panasonic LX5 are basically identical cameras manufactured by Panasonic in Japan. The Leica version has a more clean design (no grip and labels). The rest of the differences are: LX5 comes with Silkpix Studio (retails for $100), has one year warranty and costs $400. The D-Lux 5 comes with Adobe Lightroom (retails for around $260, currently there is a $100 rebate), has 2 years warranty, costs $800 and usually has better resale value. In addition to those differences, both cameras have different firmware. The menu is almost identical with some small exceptions, mainly the way some features are called and where they are positioned:
I did several JPG comparison between both cameras to see if I can spot any differences.
The above video shows a design concept for a Leica R10 camera by Pirela Neuman. This is just the artist’s view on how a digital R10 would look like and is not related to Leica AG in any way (I have to say this because there were some misunderstandings in the past). You can also check the 3D rendering of a Leica M9 “Pirela Neuman edition” on his website:
Those are the notes taken by a LUF member during a meeting between Stephan Daniel and members of the LHSA from October 2010 regrading the long expected “digital R solution” from Leica:
In the past Leica acknowledged that a digital R solution is in the works but the exact details are still unclear.
