Posts about 'Leica'

Leica has announced the SUMMILUX-M 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH a design update to it’s popular wide angle 35mm range finder lens. The lens features new Aspherical and floating elements that optimize optical performance at close distances.
Not necessarily for photographers working on tight budgets, this lens will retail for just under $5,000 beginning in July 2010.
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May 17, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Damn Apple, if you were trying to show us that you’re working hard on Aperture then job well done. Two major updates in two days? Fresh on the heels of the 3.0.1 update comes Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.1.The update, available now via Software Update provides support for the Hasselblad H3DII-50, Leica M9, Leica ... read more
February 25, 2010 in News by David Schloss

Apple has released an update to it’s digital camera raw libraries to support new RAW files in Apple applications.
About Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0
This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto 09 for the following cameras and formats:Canon PowerShot S90
Canon sRAW
Canon mRAW
Leica D-LUX 4
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3Click here ... read more
February 10, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Adorama (the camera giant in NYC) has a great video hands-on available on the Leica S2. This major digital body from Leica has garnered much attention, but with its stratospheric price, not a lot of people have had a chance to play with one.
If you’re thinking of spending $23,000 on a new camera body (or ... read more
January 3, 2010 in Reviews by David Schloss

Unfortunately, I’ve only been a passive observer of the Leica S2 product introduction. While I was able to actually hold a prototype in my hands for a few seconds at PPE last year, I am only able to view sample images that others post with longing and questions; “How does it look under these conditions?, ... read more
November 15, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Leica store, Mayfair, LondonWe were invited by Leica to see the new X1, M9 and S2 cameras at the company’s new store in Mayfair, London yesterday, and we were also given the opportunity to test-drive the new 37.5-megapixel Leica S2 in the studio upstairs.X1Incase you were thinking, as we were, that the X1 was ... read more
November 11, 2009 in News by Kevin Carter

The new flagship S2 medium format camera initially expected to ship by the end of September 2009 will now begin shipping mid January 2010. Leica claims that high demand for the product requires a new assembly line be ramped up resulting in the production delay.
Obviously there are tremendous expectations set on a camera that will ... read more
October 19, 2009 in News by John Omvik

PDN’s Dan Havlik reports today, that Leica has confirmed they will not be exhibiting at the 2010 PMA show in Anaheim. This is the second major camera brand to break with the longstanding traditional spring photo industry trade show. Last month Canon also announced they would no longer be exhibiting at the PMA show favoring ... read more
October 19, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Venerable digital photography site DPReview.com has their hands-on review posted of the Leica X1, the 12.2MP APS-C CMOS Digital Camera from Leica that has many photographers in a tizzy. With a pre-order price listed at $1995.00, there’s a lot of buzz about the possible image-quality off of this über-compact piece of German engineering.
Unfortunately there are ... read more
October 7, 2009 in News by David Schloss