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Leica Leaks Out New High-End S System With 37MP, Almost-Medium-Format S2 DSLR

Leica's been busy lately, on the fetishistic high-end as always; their ultra-fast f/0.95 Noctilux lens wowed us a few weeks back, the new M8.2 digital rangefinder and C-Lux and D-Lux compacts also hit, and now they've expanded their digital range to include the S-series ultra high-res DSLR. Aimed at studio pros who would have been medium-format shooters in the film world (advertising, fashion, etc), the S2's specs as leaked in this page from Professional Photographer magazine are characteristically audacious for Leica. More »

1:20 PM on Mon Sep 22 2008
By John Mahoney
7,484 views, 9 comments

Latest by AnAphexTwin: So ... what could you possibly need 32MP for? And don't say "incredibly high-def I-can-see-the-hair-on-the-back-of-your-crabs porn". more »

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Leica Adds to Compact Camera Range: C-Lux 3 and D-Lux 4 Now Official

Rather different to the high-end M8.2 rangefinder, Leica's two other new cameras are aimed more at the compact digital camera snapper. The C-Lux 3 is the simpler, but still has a 10-megapixel sensor, 25-125mm zoom, optical image stabilization, face recognition and auto scene mode detection. The C-Lux 4 is a slightly more specialized beast, since its lenses are designed to take adapters to adjust the zoom range, and it has a hot shoe for either an external flash or an optical viewfinder. The C-Lux 3's due out in October, while the D-Lux 4's out later in the year, pricing for both still to be announced is around $840 for the D, and $600 for the C. Press releases below. More »

12:45 PM on Mon Sep 15 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,774 views, 6 comments

Latest by pingolio: as you all know, the panasonic lumix lx3 is exactly the same camera as the "new" d-lux4, besides that it more »

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Leica M8.2 Digital Rangefinder Camera Now Official

Leica have stumped up with a new digital version of the classic M8 rangefinder, after their original M8 upgrade program, and dubbed it the M8.2. The company obviously subscribes to the "don't mess with a classic" design philosophy, so there's not much to see in the way of changes here but they are there. More »

8:25 AM on Mon Sep 15 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,700 views, 25 comments

Latest by Poison_Shroom: @gmorningdave: Because lord knows this is a camera design from 1986 more »

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Is World's Smallest Camera With Interchangeable Lenses

Blurring the line between single-lens reflex and standard point-and-shoot digitals, Panasonic introduces its first Micro Four Thirds-standard camera, the Lumix DMC-G1. At its unveiling, it's the world's smallest and lightest camera that takes interchangeable lenses. Here are the details on this incredibly cute not-quite-pro, not-quite-'sumer camera. More »

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2:00 AM on Fri Sep 12 2008
By Wilson Rothman
14,962 views, 38 comments

Latest by Gary_7vn: Whatever the merits of this camera, and there seem to be many, I am very happy to see that someone more »

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Leica's $11,000 Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 Lens Is a Nightvision Owl Eye For Your Camera

Yeah, you read that right: f/ zero point nine five. As in less than f/1, which was where Leica's legendary Noctilux was positioned before and as low as Canon goes with their 50mm f/1.0L glass, making it the world's fastest major consumer lens on the market today (f-numbers are logarithmic, so that's over a full exposure stop lower for over double the light of an f/1.4 lens). The new Noctilux was leaked by a French magazine with details of a Photokina release later this month, and it looks like it'll use Leica's standard M mount, so it will work with your M8 digital or any other M-mount camera (Epson RD-1s owners, all five of you!) to let you take pictures like this: More »

6:00 PM on Wed Sep 10 2008
By John Mahoney
25,291 views, 44 comments

Latest by comedian: Back in the olden days of the web Philip Greenspun wrote a review of the Canon 50mm F1.0 EF (EOS) more »

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Bisected Lenses Are Mechanically Intricate Yet Poetically Utilitarian

While it's not uncommon to get a glimpse into the intricate inner-workings of fine watches, it's rare that we get the same opportunity to see what's under the hood of classic cameras. Here's a bilateral slice of a Leitz lens that was part of a 1930s Leica camera—sitting over a plain red backdrop, its stoic mechanics border on high art. Taken from the Deutshes Technikmuseum Berlin, Wired has a whole gallery of gorgeous photography photography. Hit the link and enjoy. [Wired and DTMB]

11:30 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Mark Wilson
10,274 views, 32 comments

Latest by zed0: these cutaways are always so interesting more »

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Leica Ad Pixelates Man's Best Friend

In one of the cleverer advertisements we've seen of late, Leica is proposing that you "see it in more detail" with their D-Lux 3 by placing a pixelated dog in various real world scenes. It's a strangely effective technique, but we can't believe that someone would be so cruel to do that to a dog. Shame on you, Leica. Bad! Bad! More »

11:40 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
17,383 views, 35 comments

Latest by charlieR: I doubt it would have worked with LEGO bricks - the art of the idea is in the detailed craft more »

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Leica M8 Getting Full-Frame Sensor at Photokina?

Even though a Leica rep explicitly told us at PMA that there would be no M9 or M10—Leica plans to perpetually upgrade the Inspector Gadget of digital cameras, the M8, instead—some customers received a letter from the big L that a full-frame M camera is on the way. More »

9:00 PM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By matt buchanan
7,310 views, 20 comments

Latest by ShrilataRucker: it's not the size - aps-c or full frame is fine by me (though full frames is swell) more »

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Leica M8: A Camera for Life

Leica fanatics are different than regular people, so it's no surprise Leica's taking an entirely different—but brilliant—approach with its M8: It's everlasting. Instead of dropping an M9 or M10, Leica is offering substantial upgrades to the M8 itself—mechanical and digital components, so it'll slowly evolve into a new camera. The first package is a sapphire LCD screen, which can only be scratched by a diamond, plus a new, quieter, less shaky shutter, at a cost of around $1,800. More »

5:08 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By matt buchanan
21,106 views, 56 comments

Latest by saugatuck: Hello everyone. I need serious help. I have owned Leica's all my life. Now with the m8 I am shooting more »

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Panasonic Intros Lumix DMC-FX33 and DMC-FX55, Two Smart Little Cameras

Today, Panasonic is launching the Lumix FX33 and FX55, two 8 megapixel cameras with 28mm wide-angle 3.6X optical zoom Leica lenses. The DMC-FX55, with a 3" LCD, will sell for $349 in silver, black and pink; the DMC-FX33, with 2.5" LCD, will go for $299 and come in silver, black, blue and brown. I know, you're sick of hearing about shiny, pocketsized cameras. I just have to say, I played around with these two, and they have something called "Intelligent Auto Mode" (no, don't think about Knight Rider) that might make them stand out. More »

4:00 AM on Tue Jul 24 2007
By Wilson Rothman
4,445 views, 3 comments

Latest by dothedrewtoo: I have a slightly older Lumix (FX-8) and I'm an eternal fan. The Lumixes have OIS, Leica lenses, damn more »