Save from $200 to $500 with Leica’s mail-in rebate promotion on selected M-Lenses that runs from May 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009. The mail-in rebate amount is based on the MSP in the January 1, 2009 price list and is only valid for brand new lenses imported by Leica Camera Inc. and sold through an authorized Leica dealer in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

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Featured Review: Leica M8 Digital Rangefinder

by rossawilson1 (Intermediate)

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Every year, Leica holds a distinguished photography competition entitled the “Leica Oskar Barnack Award”. This year, the award is celebrating its 30th year, and to commemorate the occasion has decided to add an additional category to the contest. The “Newcomer Award” will be open to all photographers age 25 years and under. Additionally, entries will be solely accepted online, which began January 15 and will close on March 1, 2009.

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The first digital Leica compact camera with system character

Leica will be introducing the D-Lux 4 at Photokina 2008. The D-Lux 4 is a premium compact digital camera featuring a new 10-megapixel sensor with more light-sensitive area on each pixel, a 24 - 60mm (35mm equivalent) wide-angle optical zoom lens, and RAW shooting capability. Leica and Panasonic have had a partnership for quite a while now and the D-Lux 4 is their version of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 that was recently announced, with a couple of exceptions. Leica has their own proprietary JPEG processing and their cameras are styled very differently. And yeah - they also cost more.
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Leica’s Latest Pocket Camera - The C-Lux 3

The LEICA C-LUX 3 by Leica Camera AG, Solms, is a new elegant and high-performance digital camera from the Leica C-LUX line. The slimline compact camera offers easy operation and a clearly structured menu for carefree photography. The LEICA C-LUX 3 has a strikingly clear design that concentrates on the essentials: capturing and reproducing images…
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Leica Upgrades the M8 Digital Rangefinder

The Leica M8.2 digital rangefinder that’s being introduced at Photokina next week has actually been available to a select few photographers since this spring. At least, part of it has - there are some new additions. By joining the Leica M8 upgrade program announced at PMA this spring, an M8 could be upgraded to some of the key features of the M8.2 spec. The upgrade included a super scratch-resistant sapphire LCD cover and a quieter, low-vibration shutter unit, which are standard on the M8.2.
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Leica’s New Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 - World’s Fastest Lens

If you love shooting shallow depth-of-field photos or shooting in near darkness, then you are no doubt excited about Leica’s latest 50mm lens. The Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 lens has no equal - at least not right now. Canon made a Leica rangefinder-compatible f/0.95 50mm lens in the early 60’s (CANON 50mm f/0.95). Those lenses now sell for quite a bit on the used market. Leica also makes a 50mm f/1.0 Noctilux lens. Very impressive - but not quite as exciting now that the f/0.95 lens has been announced.
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New Leica Elmar-M 24mm Lens Perfect All-Purpose Lens For The M8

Leica says their new Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 Aspherical lens is the perfect all-purpose walkaround wide-angle lens for the M8 digital rangefinder. The digital rangefinder’s digital crop factor effectively converts the Elmar-M 24mm to a 32mm angle-of-view when mounted on the M8. The Elmar 24mm is compact, has excellent image quality wide open at the f/3.8 maximum aperture, and has almost limitless depth-of-field when stopped down a couple of stops. The Leica press release didn’t list a price, but it does point out that “lenses with a medium initial aperture” are usually far less expensive without sacrificing quality. So we might expect the Elmar 24mm to have a more regular guy price than most Leica lenses.
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Leica Introduces Two New Fast Wide-Angle Lenses For The M-Rangefinder System

Leica is introducing two new Summilux lenses for the M-Rangefinders at Photokina. The Leica Summilux-M 21mm f/1.4 and Leica Summilux -M 24mm f/1.4 lenses both feature extremely large apertures for their respective focal lengths. The Summilux-M 21mm f/1.4 is actually the first 21mm lens with an f/1.4 aperture. Both lenses have new aspherical elements and Leica has worked very hard to effectively eliminate chromatic aberration, distortion and vignetting. The new Summilux lenses will appeal to photojournalists, travel, and street photographers who need to be able to shoot a wide angle-of-view in low light environments without flash.
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PANASONIC OFFERS NEW FIRMWARE FOR LEICA LENS AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL SLRs ON THE FOUR THIRDS STANDARD
Panasonic Firmware Brings Contrast Auto Focus to LEICA D SUMMILUX 25mm/ F1.4 ASPH.(L-X025) Lens, Helping Consumers Take Higher-Quality Portraits

SECAUCUS, NJ (March 12, 2008) – Panasonic today announced a new firmware update available for its interchangeable LEICA D SUMMILUX 25mm/ F1.4 ASPH.(L-X025) lens, which is compatible with the Four Thirds standard digital single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras, including Panasonic’s LUMIX DMC-L10*. With the firmware update, the LEICA D SUMMILUX 25mm/ F1.4 ASPH.(L-X025) adds contrast auto focus (AF) to the single focal length lens, making it more suitable for taking snapshots and portraits where the photo subject is able to stand out due to an intentional out-of-focus background.

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2008 PMA Coverage Complete

The 2008 PMA camera and photography tradeshow was held a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read about the most interesting new photography products, product trends, film news, and more in my 2008 PMA Final Report. Four of us attended the show for PhotographyREVIEW.com. Check out the 20 articles we posted on digital cameras, lenses, software, camera cases, and even GPS for digital photographers! There are also over 20 videos demonstrating new digital cameras, cool camera features like Smile Detection, new camera cases, and more. Visit the 2008 PMA Gallery for almost 200 photos of new products, booths, and general show action.

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 Leica Summarit-M Lenses Offer a Lower Pricepoint And Increased Lens Availability

An unexpected result of the new Leica M8 digital rangefinder is that M rangefinder lenses are becoming hard to get. Not only are new lenses backordered, M rangefinder lenses are even becoming scarce on the used market. The M8 has attracted a lot of photographers to Leica and probably reinvigorated many long-term Leica users’ passion for shooting with their Leica gear. More Leica rangefinders in use means more lenses are needed. Leica’s answer to the lens shortage is a new line of four Summarit-M rangefinder lenses, which they showed at the 2007 PhotoPlus Expo in New York City. The Leica Summarit-M 35mm f2.5, Summarit-M 50mm f2.5, Summarit-M 75mm f2.5, and Summarit-M 90mm f2.5 all have a maximum aperture of f/2.5 and 6-bit coding for complete M8 compatibility. The new lenses offer a lower price point and increased lens availability for Leica M rangefinder owners. In order to speed production, Leica has increased the number of optical production workers and created a separate production line for the new lenses.  Leica Summarit-M lenses should be available from authorized Leica dealers in November.

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