First pictures with prototype Leica NOCTILUX-M 50 mm f/0.95 ASPH

By LR admin | November 21, 2008

Update: the pictures were removed - sorry out of my control.

First photo

Second photo

both taken with Leica M8

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Leica history

By LR admin | November 20, 2008

A reader sent me a link to this very interesting website about the history of Leica: check it out here.

Have you seen this before?

Leica’s future building:

Leica family tree (click on image to enlarge):

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Leica R10 will be all this

By LR admin | November 20, 2008
  • Full frame 24×36mm
  • 24MP or more (based on the size of the sensor compared to the 30×45 mm 37.5 MP sensor in the S2)
  • Kodak sensor
  • ISO 1600 and above (with 1600 ISO in acceptable quality; better than existing Hasselblad it has been stated)
  • Same or better image quality than DMR (which is already better than Canon 1ds Mark III and Nikon D3)
  • Autofocus (with a new range of AF R-lenses implied, or internal AF as described further down the page!)
  • Backwards compatible with existing non-AF R-lenses
  • Based on the S2 developments and technology
  • Big bright viewfinder, great for focusing, information and prople wearing glasses
  • Fast AF, fast buffer, fast everything
  • Smaller size than Leica R9, Leica S2 and Canon 1ds Mark III
  • FireWire
  • Focus on simplicity, manual control, image quality, Leica philosophy about the image in focus
  • Dual memory card support for Flash and SD-cards (as the S2)?

Source

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Exclusive 3 years warranty for LEICA C-LUX 3 or LEICA D-LUX 4

By LR admin | November 20, 2008

Leica now allows all customers who purchase a LEICA C-LUX 3 or LEICA D-LUX 4 free product registration. Once registered, the standard two year warranty is extended to three years from date of purchase.

While you are there check the new Leica compact website.

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Leica camera cellphone?

By LR admin | November 15, 2008

First I though this was a typo, but it is not: the new Samsung T929 cell phone will have an 8MP Leica camera with build-in video recording options. No word so far on what exactly will be made by Leica (lens?). Here are some pics:

Via Electronista

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Leica fights crime

By LR admin | November 15, 2008

“Killeen police can now photograph and collect measurements of a crime scene with one scan with the newly acquired Leica ScanStation 2 laser scanner. In essence this machine will freeze the scene in time and allow investigators to come back to it again and again to look for clues…” (Source)

Here is the video for this news with an example of the Leica scan.

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