The first Leica D-Lux 4 book

first-Leica-d-lux-4-Book This is the first Leica D-Lux 4 book – “Photographer’s Guide to the Leica D-Lux 4: Getting the Most from Leica’s Compact Digital Camera“:

“This book, written by Alexander S. White, is a guide to one of the more popular and sophisticated digital cameras now on the market. The book is a trade-sized paperback, 227 pages long, with more than 100 color photographs or illustrations. The book includes clearly written explanations of all of the camera’s features, controls, and menus. It also covers topics such as the use of flash (both built-in and external), infrared photography, macro photography, and accessories. All distances and weights in the book are stated in the English system (feet, inches, ounces) as well as the metric system. The book also may be of interest to owners of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 camera, because the D-Lux 4 is very similar to the LX3, and the operations of the two cameras are almost identical.”

Check Alexander White’s blog describing the process of publishing this book. The book can be purchased for US $ 19.95 here.

I will soon organize a giveaway of this book, here on LeicaRumors. Stay tuned.

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Leica M9 on eBay again (US Warranty)

At the time of this post there was one bit for $7,100.

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Leica X1 production version is out for review

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Michael Reichmann from luminous-landscape is currently testing a production version of the Leica X1 and full report is expected next week. First picture taken with a production version X1 is available here.

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Leica Links

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Leica Shop-in-Shop (SIS) in West Palm Beach is almost completed

Update: the official opening of the Leica store will be on November 4th.

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The store is expected to be open for business next week (this is how the store looked 2 months ago). The official opening of the Palm Beach Photographic Centre (where the Leica SIS is located) will be on November 13th:

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Leica M9 limited edition in Tokyo

Update: a second M9 limited edition picture was added. I was told that both cameras are only on display for now.

To my knowledge this is the second Leica M9 limited edition, currently available in the new Leica store in Futakotamagawa, Tokyo (the first one was produced for Amateur Photographer magazine). The word is that only 10 pieces were manufactured:

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For more info and pictures on the new Leica store in Tokyo click here.

The store also has the Leica M7 Hermes edition with 35mm Sumilux ASPH on display:

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Source: flickr/stranger_than_Tokyo

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Leica X1 @ PDN PhotPlus Expo

Last week I attended PDN PhotPlus Expo in New York (this explains the lack of new posts from the past few days). At the Leica booth I had the chance to get a detailed presentation of the new Leica X1. I expected the camera to be much bigger and heavier and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the X1 weights only 58 grams (aprox. 2 oz) more than my D-Lux 4!

The picture below shows the optional X1 hand grip:

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Leica X1 manual controls:

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Leica sensors comparison between S2, X1, Digilux 2 and D-Lux 4

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Same sensors compared to Leica X1 body size (from top to bottom – S2, X1, Digilux 2, D-Lux 4):

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Check also PhotographyBay’s report from PDN PhotPlus Expo on the Leica M9 and Leica X1.

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