Category: Leica
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Leica – Oskar Barnack Preis
Check it out here. Newcomers Award Gallery. Via dvafoto.
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Epson's R-D1x digital Rangefinder locates our analog hearts – Engadget
There’s something undeniably sexy, romantic even, about modern digital rangefinders. Check it out here.
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Tom Arndt: Main Street photographer
For more than 40 years Tom Arndt has trained his Leica MP on his fellow Minnesotans at work and play, especially at the State Fair, in small-town diners, parades and high school gyms. He loves fireworks and the fair’s midway, threshing crews, cabbies, commuters, construction workers, cars with tailfins and kids on bikes. Check it…
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A sneak preview of upcoming Leica M 3.8/18 Super-Elmar – SlashGear
PMA 2009 is nearly two weeks away, there aren’t any news from Leica front so far; but super wide shooters get your wallet ready, the French has posted a preview of an upcoming Leica M 3.8/18 Super-Elmar. Check it out here.
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In Praise of Leica | Clarkfoto Blog
Over my career, so far, I guess I have bought, or been supplied from my employers , about 30 cameras. Some I remember well, some I don’t. One camera I do clearly remember was my first Leica M series. I bought an M3 with a 28mm Elmarit lens in a small hole in the wall…
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5B4: Manhattan Out by Raymond Depardon
Using his Leica like a shotgun fired from chest level, the wide angle of his lens gathered information wholesale as he navigated the crowds attempting to work without notice. Usually zeroing in on one or two subjects within his direct path, the photos also collected information on the periphery that often prove more interesting and…
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LEICA S2 Test – Robert Grischek
Does the LEICA S2 live up to the high level of expectations built up around a high-end professional system? The potential of the S2 was tested under real conditions in a fashion shooting. The advertising and fashion photographer Robert Grischek spent a whole day working with the new Leica digital system, the new LEICA SUMMARIT-S…
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Leica the most expensive lens in the world | Leica Rumors
I think this is the most expensive lens in the world: the LEICA APO-TELYT-R 1:5.6/1600mm is worth 16 million HKD (2,064,489 USD) Check it out here.
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Photokina Day 3: Hands-On Impressions of the Leica S2
Even after playing with the Leica S2 for just under an hour, we can say with some authority that it’s one of the most beautifully designed cameras we’ve ever touched. And this is saying a lot for Leica which already has a storied reputation for creating simple, elegant, and highly functional camera bodies Check it…
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Leica S2 Reinvents 35mm: More Megapixels, More Millimeters, More Money | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
We imagine that there won’t be many other bells and whistles, but really, who needs them? Once the exposure and focus are set, everything else about a RAW image can be tweaked in post. The price? Seriously, don’t ask. You’re sure? OK. €30,000 for the body, which translates to $45,000. Check it out here.
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Leica debuts S-system, 37-megapixel flagship S2 camera – Engadget
This introduction, however, stands alone, and Leica’s making some pretty remarkably bold statements about its new S-system. The first device to take advantage is the 37-frickin’-megapixel S2, which sits between Canon’s EOS 5D and EOS 1Ds MkIII in terms of body size. The company designed the camera to provide “the quality of medium format and…
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Late to Digital, Leica Slow to Refocus – WSJ.com
Leica Camera AG’s employment dispute with fired Chief Executive Steven Lee brings to light the venerable German company’s troubles moving into the digital age. The quirky company, which helped create modern photography in the early 20th century, stuck too long with film technology and now faces mounting losses and sinking sales. Check it out here.