Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
B&H has the Leica M9-P with a $1000 price drop, which brings the price down to $6995. Still, it’s a pricey camera but, hey, it’s a Leica. If the price still shows $7995, add it to your cart and you should see the price drop. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Of course, the new Leica M can be pre-ordered for $6950 and the Leica M-E can be had for only $5450.
Check out these spy shots of what could be the upcoming replacement for the Leica M9. The M10 is rumored to be announced at Photokina 2012 with a new CMOS sensor that delivers live view and video.
More rumors on the Leica M10 over at Leica Rumors.
[via Photo Rumors]
Leica has introduced its new M9 variant that’s geared toward the pro shooter. [Read more…]
Leica has annouced a new M-Series lens – the SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. The new 35mm will serve as a companion for all M-Series Leica rangefinders, including the recently introduced Leica M9.
The new 35mm lens should be available in July 2010 at an initial retail price of $4995.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Adobe has updated Lightroom 2 to version 2.6.1 and is specifically directed to Leica M9 users.
The Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2.6.1 update includes one important correction that is only relevant for Leica M9 users. This release of Lightroom fixes a bug that caused Lightroom 2.6 to crash when processing certain M9 images. The bug was introduced in the final version of Lightroom 2.6 in the course of making image quality improvements to Leica M9 processing based on customer feedback. There is no need to update to 2.6.1 if you aren’t a Leica M9 user. – Adobe.com
You can download Lightroom 2.6.1 via the following links:
Since the announcement of the Leica M9, there has been much interest in the powerful but little camera. The main reason for this is the full frame sensor in such a small body. I had the pleasure and opportunity to finally fondle the Leica M9. I previously brought up the issue of really needing a rangefinder for street photography, and while I have not solved that question yet, I can tell you that the M9 has characteristics that surely can help with doing such things even at close range. However, it is not perfect. [Read more…]
Since the arrival of the Leica M9, bloggers have been abound with posts about Leicas, street photography, and why you need a rangefinder right now. Further, Chris Weeks has made a documentary on street photography and the human condition. If you watch it, you’ll see that it’s very pro-rangefinder. A personal critique of mine is that it almost seems like what we call in the industry to be an “advertorial.” To clarify, this is an article or piece of media that is supposed to be presented in a journalistic fashion but can seem more like subliminal marketing. To be fair, Mr. Weeks probably does legitimately love Leicas for street photography. However, as a photographer that has shot with all brands of cameras, I see no reason why a DSLR can’t do the same job. Regular readers of this blog may know that street photography is some that is held dear to me. More on this after the jump.
Author’s Note: This is not an anti-Leica post, when I worked for Magnum Photos many of their photographers used Leicas. I hold them in high regard and respect their history, but this post is about you as a photographer.