Two months ago LFI magazine already mentioned about the upcoming Leica S2 adapters for Hasselblad V, Pentax 6×7 and Mamiya 645 lenses. Today PDNonline reported that Leica is planning to release those adapters by the end of the first quarter of 2011. The article also mentions that currently such “homebrew” adapters are available on eBay, like for example this Leica S2 Lens mount adapter for Hasselblad lenses:
Everyone that has been using a Leica D-Lux 4/5 or Panasonic LX 3/5 knows how annoying it is to remove the lens cap every time you turn the camera on. I have posted a DIY guide in the past on how create your own auto lens cap and now you can purchase it directly on eBay for $17.99 (or a best offer, free shipping, US based seller):
You can see all available eBay sellers here.
Via Imaginginsider
The first (pre-release) Leica X1 beta firmware
Leica X1 firmware version 2.0 is now in beta testing. Some of the improvements are faster AF and improved manual focus. The new firmware is expected to be released in 6-8 weeks.
This “Leica M9 dream kit” is for sale on eBay for US $32,000.00 (£19,811.79) and contains:
Currently there are six pending offers, maybe you can try your luck (at a lower price of course)? The seller has 99.3% positive feedback.
See detailed description and more pictures on eBay.
Via Geek
Since I have all three cameras in my hands, I decided to do a quick ISO comparison between the Leica D-Lux 4, D-Lux 5 and V-Lux 2. I included only the common ISO setting from 100 to 1600:
ISO 100 | f/2.8 | 1/3 sec
Leica D-Lux 4:
Leica D-Lux 5:
Leica V-Lux 2:
Those are the places I check when I am looking for used M mount lenses:
For the 40th anniversary of Jochen Rindt’s death, the Leica Shop in Vienna presents the Leica X1 Edition ‘Jochen Rindt’. Only 68 cameras of this limited edition are produced and the price is 2,150 EUR. The camera comes with an original photograph of Jochen Rindt by Peter Coeln taken six days before his tragic crash in Monza.
