Third edition released: The Way of the Rangefinder Camera – A Modern Interactive Guide to the Leica M Digital Rangefinder


The third edition of The Way of the Rangefinder Camera – A Modern Interactive Guide to the Leica M Digital Rangefinder book is now available on Amazon. This guide is designed to educate, train, and develop your Leica M photography techniques. The book covers:

  • Fundamentals of Photography
  • Increasing your Photo Success Rate
  • Settings
  • Focusing Technique & Training
  • Basics of Post & File Management
  • History of Leica

For each different focusing technique, there is a QR barcode that corresponds to a video tutorial.


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100 years of Leica: Witness to a century (1925-2025)



100 years of Leica: Witness to a century (1925-2025)

As I already reported, in 2025, Leica will celebrate 100 years since the release of their first 35mm film camera:

Next year (2025) Leica will celebrate 100 years since the release of their first 35mm film camera

Here is the official/full press release for the “100 Years of Leica” anniversary in 2025:

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Three new Godox mini flash units released (compatible with Leica cameras)

 

Godox released three new compact “Mini” flash units – iM20, iM22, and IA32 (compatible with Leica cameras):


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2024 Year in Review

The most popular LeicaRumors blog posts of 2024

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Leica digest #169


Two Light Lens Lab lenses for Leica M-mount are now on sale.


Leica Stories: in conversation with Jennifer McClure.


→ 2024 year in review.


→ The 7Artisans 18mm f/5.6 full-frame lens for L-mount will be announced on December 30th.


→ Topaz Labs released Video AI 6. Here is what’s new here.


→ ON1 Photo RAW version 2025.1 is now available with a newly enhanced Generative Eraser, Automatic Object Detection, new Mobile updates, and more. See what’s new here.


→ Adobe price increase coming in January, stock down, get a free gift card with 12 months CC purchase.

→ Some Leica-related YouTube videos:

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The most popular LeicaRumors blog posts of 2024


Here are the most popular LeicaRumors blog posts of 2024:

Rumors: Leica to announce a new Q3 camera with a fixed 43mm f/2 APO lens

Leica Q3 43 camera leaked online

Breaking: first Leica M12 camera rumors

Leica M12 camera mockups/leaks

Breaking: first leaked Leica SL3 camera pictures and detailed specifications

Leica SL3 rumored to be announced on March 21-22 with a price tag under €8,000

New Leica D-Lux 8 camera rumored to be announced this summer

The Leica D-Lux 8 will not have an APS-C sensor and a fixed prime lens (obviously)

Real or fake: DJI Hasselblad Osmo X rangefinder digital camera?

New Leica M11-D camera and Leicavit rumors

Here is the upcoming/rumored Leica M11-D camera

The dream of a Voigtlander Bessa digital rangefinder camera is still alive

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Next year (2025) Leica will celebrate 100 years since the release of their first 35mm film camera



 
 
Next year (2025), Leica will celebrate 100 years since the release of their first 35mm film camera:

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