Going behind the scenes to see how your favorite gadgets and gizmos are made is always exciting, and it's definitely the case with the Leica M9, Leica's $7,000 flagship camera. The German camera maker takes us behind the scenes at their Leica factory and shows the intricate steps it takes to assemble the M9. Check ...
The Leica S2, Lecia's medium format camera, is one of the most expensive cameras out there today, retailing at just under $30,000. So it's good to know that Leica supports its most expensive equipment with regular firmware updates. The new 1.0.0.24 firmware for the S2 fixes a number of issues, lossless DNG compression, which compresses ...
The iconic camera maker Leica released their first digital camera way back in 1996, at a price of $21,500. And what did one get for that kind of dough? A large ISO 50 sensor that took images at 48 bits, resulting in massive 156 MB image files -- 156 MB was a lot back in ...
This is a camera from Sigma, and it was beginning to be rumored that it will come with an EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens). As it turns out, this is not a mirrorless shooter, but it is "an enthusiast's modded Sigma DP1, which has been given a Leica M mount". Well, there goes ...
If you are really into photography and can shoot excellent photos check out the contest "Travel Photographer of the Year competition 2011" made by Cazenove+loid in cooperation with Leica UK. In order to enter the contest you just need to visit this website - - and submit photos of the following areas: - Africa+Indian Ocean; - ...
The popular Leica M9 camera will soon have a special edition made by Neiman Marcus which is luxury retailer located in Dallas. What makes this edition special is that the camera is covered in ostrich-leather and only 50 units will be produced. The Leica M9 is a true connoisseur’s camera for photographers that value ultra-precise manual focusing ...
Yesterday we reported how Leica slapped a red Leica badge on a Panasonic camera and charged a few hundred bucks more. Today we can report that they've done the same to the Panasonic LX5, which Leica now calls D-Lux 5. It's the same camera, only it retails for $1000, whereas the Panasonic LX5 -- an ...
Leica has been criticized in the past for just taking regular Panasonic cameras and rebadging them as Leicas, then charging twice the price. Apparently that hasn't stopped them from continuing this practice, taking a Panasonic FZ100, slapping a red Leica logo on it and charging $1,053 for it, a few hundred bucks more for the ...
Leica has presented another limited edition camera at the Photokina 2010 event, more specifically the Leica M9 Titanium Limited Edition that has an expensive price tag of approximately $29,000. What makes this Leica Limited Edition camera so expensive is the design made by Volkswagen as well as the use of some Audi items like leather, being ...
It has been over a year since Leica has debuted the X1, and there is a rumor that an EVIL (Electric Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lens) camera is coming. Leica is apparently putting these mysterious stamps for an event that is taking place on Monday, which is when this camera will supposedly make this debut at ...
