Leica’s M10 was earlier rumored to be unveiled at this year’s Photokina, which will be held in Cologne, Germany September 18 to 23, 2012. That event is still six months away, which is an extremely long way off. However, the manufacturer has just sent off invitations to an event that will be held on May 10th [...]
Institutions and private collectors have another date to mark on their calendars: May 12, 2012. Approximately a little over two months from now, a rare selection of 500 cameras, lenses, and accessories will be heading to the auction block at the 21st WestLicht Camera Auction. This auction comes just two weeks after Tamarkin’s Photographica Spring Auction, [...]
To a lot of people, cameras are more than just tools for their profession. They’re especially useful to capture memories and special moments as they happen. Dressing them up (or down) has also become more of an art form, as you can see with some of these unique and quirky camera designs. And then there [...]
On the road to CES 2012, a lot of rumors ran rampant and leaks about gadgets to be unveiled began spreading like wildfire. I don’t know if we’ll see the same sort of thing happening with the Photokina 2012, it’s probably still too early to tell at this point, seeing as the imaging fair is [...]
Some people are great at expressing themselves by writing about it in prose or poetry. Others do it better through film or by creating physical representations of the message they want to convey, like a sculpture. And then there are the ones who live by the old adage: A picture paints a thousand words. In line [...]
When it comes to truly iconic camera brands Leica is definitely up there with the best of them. Having been founded in 1913, Leica is still going hard nearly 100 years later. Of course, no longer are they producing cameras that require you to develop your own film. Instead, they’ve kept up with the times transitioning [...]
Leica users, it’s that time of the month again. Yes folks, time to power up that beauty of yours, connect it to the Internet and hit the update button. The photography giant just released the firmware update 2.0 for Leica D-Lux 5 and as expected it brings on board a number of improvements and also [...]
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A few people have been experiencing problems when formating Sandisk memory cards in their Rangefinder Leica Camera. According to Leica, firmware update v1.176 should fix this. They have put all the Sandisk cards through the paces and Leica ‘guarantees they’ll now work’ in the Leica M9 and Leica M9-P. Allendale, NJ (December 6, 2011) – [...]
Lens announcements are a dime a dozen, but when a lens is announced for this beasty of a camera, it’s worth mentioning. Because the S2 is a Medium Format sized sensor, the 30mm convert down to a 24mm effective focal length. A range ideal for architecture or nature photography. This lens is the 5th in [...]