A Functioning Leica Camera Made From LEGO Blocks

Hello there, dear readers! If you're interested in acquiring a Leica M8 camera without spending up to five grand, then check out this Leica camera made from LEGO blocks. No, seriously, this Leica camera really is made from real LEGO material. It's an actual, functioning camera with three mega-pixels, which doesn't seem ...

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Leica Updates Firmware For M8 and M8.2 Range Finder

Leica has come forth today to announce that a new firmware update is available for their M8 and M8.2 rangefinders. Don't expect to find any killer features coming this time as the only major improvement Leica lists with the firmware update is its ability to fix the camera's 'Shutter Fault' which commonly occurs during the ...

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Leica Releases Firmware Update For M8 And M8.2 Cameras

Recently, Leica launched a new firmware update for the M8 and M8.2 rangefinder cameras and it's called Version 2.005. The update was created to fix a glitch known as "Shutter fault". This problem began to occur when the M8 cameras were used in C-Mode (Continuous) shooting or capturing images in S-Mode (Single). ...

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Olympus E-P2 and Leica M9 to Arrive Later This Year

We don’t have the press releases just yet but it looks like two hot cameras are going to be available by the end of the year. According to French magazine, Chasseur d’Image, Olympus will roll out an E-P2 camera which is the follower of the E-P1 and will bring you a viewfinder among other things. ...

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Leica M8 White Edition to Sell for $9,000 in June

It's not a typo, that's the price of that beautiful Leica M8 white leather edition. The camera will sell for $9,000 in June when it's going to be ready to ship to consumers. I don't know if those responsible for the whole pricing thing are aware that we're in the middle of one significant financial ...

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Leica M8 Safari Out in the Open?

Looking for a great compact digital camera? What about that Leica M8 Safari? The camera comes in a matte green body with silver accents. It can be easily hidden in a brown leather case and it will be bundled with the Summicron 28mm F2.0 bundle. The price for it $10,000. Quite a lot for a ...

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Leica releases M8 firmware update

If you just so happen to own one of Leica's M8 or M8.2 cameras you are in luck as they have recentely released an update to the firmware, bumping it up to version 2.002. Below are the changes and bug fixes found in the update: New functions Detection of 6-bit coding for new M lenses The 6-bit coding and ...

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