Another Leica D-Lux 4 mod: Ricoh DW-6 19mm Wide Conversion Lens

By LR admin | Published: March 14, 2009

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Somebody @ dpreview attached the Ricoh DW-6 19mm Wide Conversion Lens to a Leica D-Lux 4 with a simple step down filter. The author claims that the tests photos were “sharp enough also at the extreme corner shooting in 16:9 format”. Here is a picture of the D-Lux 4 with the Ricoh DW-6:

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Update (posted as a comment by a reader):

This brought me to an spontanous idea: i had already cut an old mountainbike-tube into slices for using the rubber rings i.e. for keeping cables rolled up. Why not using them to pimp up the 43 mm thread of the Ricoh converter, so that it sticks in the 45mm thread of the Lumix/Leica adapter? It takes two, and it fits. At last I pulled a third one (10 mm slice) around the outside and voila, everything is nice and secure in just 10 minutes time:

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52mm 2.0x Telephoto for Leica D-LUX4

By LR admin | Published: March 13, 2009

Another add-on for Leica D-Lux 4: 52mm 2.0x Telephoto for Leica D-LUX4.

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Leica R10 in January 2010?

By LR admin | Published: March 11, 2009

leicar10Update – here is a better translation:

Leica R10 is coming in January 2010

Leica R9 is now being shut down as well as the manufacture of manually focused lenses. This happens awaiting the digital R10 which will get autofocus.

For some years there was a digital back for Leica R8 and R9 called Digital Modul-R. Leica regards that upgrading the (DMR) while waiting for the fully digital camera is not profitable.

The production stop of the Leica R series was at first intended to be a temporary measure, but Leica has now decided to permanently ”trash” the existing R series, according to David Bell who is head of Leica in Great Britain.

The production resources are needed to produce the new medium format system S which is anticipated to become larger than the new R system.

The S system, fronted by the S2 camera body – is intended to be more like modern ”small frame” (digital) cameras than medium format cameras, both in terms of shape and speed. Some of the technical features – such as the autofocus – will be inherited by the new R system.

The intended customers of the S system are commercial photographers who need speed, ie within fashion, advertising and portraiture. The R system is oriented more towards well-off photo enthusiasts with a love for the brand.

I am not sure how Kamera & Bild came to this date – the google translation is horrible. Can anyone give us a better translation please?

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A full-frame digital rangefinder camera is still a future option for Leica

By LR admin | Published: March 10, 2009

There is a confusion about a statement from Christian Erhardt, director of marketing for Leica USA’s Photographic Division where he “hinted strongly’ that Leica was planning a full frame version of the M8 rangefinder”.

“Steven K Lee’s comments to AP on 1 February this year suggested that Leica had discovered a way to overcome the issue of short back focus and the difficulties faced by digital sensors when light approaches from narrow angles. To announce this in February, when the product would not be shown to the rest of the world until September some eight months later seemed extraordinary.”

Read both articles at AmateurPhotographer (link1, link2).

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Samples of Leica 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH & 18mm Super Elmar-M ASPH (Leica @ PMA)

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2009

At PMA, Leica was nice enough to loan David Farkas the 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH & the 18mm Super Elmar-M ASPH for a test drive. Here are the results.

Dpreview also has few images from the Leica booth @ PMA.

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Leica S2 to be shipped this Summer

By LR admin | Published: March 7, 2009
  • Leica S2 to begin shipping this Summer.
  • Pre-production units to be delivered to stores this Spring.
  • No pricing yet because of fluctuations in the Euro – could be below $20,000.

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I am just curious how many of our readers are planning on purchasing the Leica S2 given the above price tag:

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Dr. Andreas Kaufmann steps down as a Chairman of the Board of Management at Leica

By LR admin | Published: March 6, 2009

Solms, March 5, 2009 – The Supervisory Bord of Leica Camera AG today
unanimously appointed Rudolf Spiller new Chairman of the Board of
Management with effect from April 1, 2009. Rudolf Spiller will succeed Dr.
Andreas Kaufmann who had assumed office as member and Chairman of the Board
of Management for an interim period until February 28, 2009 only.

Rudolf Spiller was previously active as an independent management
consultant. Before that he held executive positions with various optical
industry companies.

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