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Sensor News: CMOSIS made Leica M sensor, new 1-inch 10mp Aptina, September 19, 2012
Who made the new live-view + movies sensor found in the new Leica M (2012 model)? It wasn't Sony. It wasn't Kodak. It is CMOSIS. They have confessed to doing so via press release on their website (via ISW blog).... Continue

Three Leica interviews talk camera naming, pricing, Wifi, and more, September 19, 2012
A trio of Leica text-based interviews have hit the interets. The first two appear to be at/during the Leica press event in Koln at British Journal of Photography and Amateur Photographer UK where Leica says that they will never make... Continue

New 24mp Leica M full frame rangefinder with Live View and Movies, September 17, 2012
Leica has a new flagship digital rangefinder camera, it is the new Leica M, with some modern era luxuries such as Live View, Movies, and Gorilla Glass (on the display on the back of the camera). The price will remain... Continue

New Leica M-E is a 35mm full frame 18mp rangefinder for $5,500, September 17, 2012
This is the Photokina where many dreams (and probably some nightmares too) come true! Leica has announced two new 35mm full frame rangefinders. We start with the new Leica M-E, an 18mp 35mm full frame rangefinder with a lower-than-previous-introductory-prices for... Continue

New Leica S medium format and three MF lenses, September 17, 2012
Leica is not done yet! They have announced a new Leica S medium format camera and four medium format lenses to go with it! The new Leica S has a 37.5 megapixel CCD sensor (30x45). Leica S Medium Format camera... Continue

New Leica D-Lux 6 (LX7) and V-Lux 4 (FZ200) and ugly/pretty X2 SE, September 17, 2012
Leica is far from being done with Photokina 2012. They have also announced two fixed lens Leicasonic models, Leica versions of Panasonic models. The D-Lux 6 is inspired by the Panasonic LX7, while the V-Lux 4 is inspired by the... Continue

Fuji publishes 9-page PDF brochure for the X mount, July 11, 2012
Looking for something to test your printer? How the brand new 9-page Fuji PDF file, a digital brochure of their new X-mount/XF-system! The direct link to the PDF file is the July-11-2012 link at Fuji Global. This includes the detailed... Continue

LOLcameras: Leica M9 Monochrome review (Palin style), May 21, 2012
And now, it is LOLcameras, with a 4-minute YouTube review of the Leica M Monochrom(e), which you can also find embedded below. The matter of fact style of the "reviewer" masks some of the zingers. Pay close attention! If you... Continue

From the Joan Collins department: Hasselblad celebrates Leica adapter, May 14, 2012
If this was a cartoon, it would have a giant Meow! bubble at the end. Hasselblad is celebrating with a press release the launch of a Leica adapter for S-series Leica bodies to use Hasselblad H-series lenses. You don't have... Continue

New SeriousCompacts.com Podcasts: Olympus E-M5, serious mirrorless, Leica Berlin event, May 12, 2012
If you enjoyed last month's Fuji X-Pro1 themed podcast at Serious Compacts, you are in luck! Two new podcasts have just been posted: + nearly 2-hour podcast talking Olympus E-M5 along with other serious mirrorless cameras (X-Pro1, NEX-7, Panasonics, Leicas,... Continue

Reading Berlin Tea Leaves: no Leica mirrorless in 2012, M10 at Photokina with HD video, May 11, 2012
Olivier Laurent and The British Journal of Photography were at the Berlin Leica launch event and talked to a number of Leica people there. Based on their talks, they have two "reading the tea leaves" types of articles, one says... Continue

More Leica X2 and M Monochrome hands-on and samples, May 10, 2012
Time for a quick round-up of the Leica action that was not included in our earlier Leica Big Bang round-up. Here we go... + X2 review with production model by Ming Thein who notes the X2 EVF actually fits and... Continue

Leica Big Bang summary: 18mp b+w 35mmFF RF, 16mp X2, V-Lux 40, new lenses, May 10, 2012
Leica has just had a "Big Bang" of new gear announcements, especially when you consider the rather spartan Leica product line-up compared to the mass market camera manufacturers. The new Leica gear is now available for pre-order at Adorama. This... Continue

New Leica M Monochrom: 18mp black & white 35mm full frame RF without color filter array, May 10, 2012
Black and white fans, your time has come! We have the first modern era interchangeable lens monochrome digital camera, the new Leica M Monochrom, the crown jewel of this Leica mega-announcement burst! This is an M-mount 35mm full frame 18-megapixel... Continue

New Leica X2 (16mp APS-C) with 36mm f2.8 lens (w/samples & impressions), May 10, 2012
Leica has just announced a wave of new products! We start with the new Leica X2, a follow-up to the X1, a 16mp APS-C camera with 36mm equivalent f2.8 prime lens. A "big sensor prime" camera! The European starting price... Continue

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