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Leica S2 alternative lens adapters coming soon

As was announced at Photokina 2010, Leica has been developing alternative lens adapters for the S2. These will allow a an S2 user to mount any Hasselblad CF or FE, Pentax 67 or (manual focus) Mamiya 645 lens ...

New Leica video showing how lenses are made

Here's a cool video showing how Leica makes lenses, and a few interesting facts about production. I've toured the Leica factory in Solms five times now, but I am no less amazed at how much time and care g...

Leica M8 Firmware Update Version 2.014

Today, Leica released firmware version 2.014 for the M8 and M8.2. This update is mostly to add support for the new Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH that was announced yesterday. There is also mention of some process optimization but we are not sure what ex...

Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH Announced

In addition to announcing the M9-P today, Leica is also releasing a new wide angle M lens. In the same spirit as the 18mm Super-Elmar and 24mm Elmar, the Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH lens is designed for...

Leica M9-P Officially Announced

Today, Leica finally went public with the details for the M9-P. This camera was probably one of the worst kept secrets in recent memory, with high res pictures of the new camera all over cyberspace. Of cour...

Leica M9 Firmware Update Version 1.162

Today, Leica Camera introduced firmware version 1.162 for the Leica M9. This new firmware includes the following updates and enhancements: 1. Camera Performance Improvement of the sensor homogeneity for wide-angle lenses. There is an additional color ...

New Leica X1 v2.0 Firmware Released

Leica Camera is finally releasing a new firmware update for the X1. Version 2.0 will be available from tomorrow, March 29. The update will be available as a download from Leica’s homepage at: http://en.lei...

Details on S2 Firmware Update 1.0.0.16

Today, Leica released a new firmware update for the S2, which addresses a wide variety of issues and adds additional functionality. I would have like to have this firmware a week ago, when I was at the LHSA S...