Leica M9 Titanium Limited Edition

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 ...

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Leica M9 Gets New Firmware Update

Recently, Leica issued a firmware update for the Leica M9 digital rangefinder camera. Known as Version 1.138, the new firmware enhances automatic white balance in artificial light coming from energy-efficient and conventional incandescent light bulbs. It also improves compatibility for SDHC memory cards. In addition to this, Version 1.138 resolves problems with ...

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Use a Leica M9 at Brooklyn’s NY Photo Festival

If you've ever wanted the chance to use a Leica M9, then you will be able to use it for at least four hours in New York. You'll have to attend the New York Photo Festivial, and enter the Leica Photo Scavenger Hunt. Customers will be able to borrow a Leica M9 for ...

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B&H Now Accepting Pre-Orders for Leica M9

The Leica M9 was made official last September and now the same camera is up for pre-orders over at B&H for a cool $6,995. Now that is a lot of money but considering that the Leica M9 boasts of striking features that include an 18 MP rangefinder, the investment is worth every penny. Other features ...

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Live the Dream, the Leicadream!

So what’s the deal with those Leica clothes in the picture here? Can anyone explain it to me? Oh wait, I should do the explaining around here. A certain Jarle Aasland wants to buy the new Leica M9. The photographer obviously doesn’t have the money for it or else this story wouldn’t have made it ...

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Leica M9 and X1 Digital Cameras Now Official

After days of leaks and rumors, Leica finally unveiled the much anticipated Leica M9 and X1 digital cameras. Both cameras were officially released today, sporting an old-school look oozing with the standard features we see from digital cameras out in the market. The Leica M9 has a whopping 18MP image sensor which allows shooters to ...

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Leica M9 and X1 Get Leaked Again

Leica special event scheduled for 09/09/09 is getting closer and closer but we’re not in for any surprises. It looks like the M9 and X1 are the upcoming Leica cameras and they have been leaked again. This time the microsite and the brochure dedicated to the M0 have been spotted which means you might as ...

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Leica M9 and X1 Leaked Before Leica’s Event

Leica has a special event scheduled for 09/09/09 at 9:00 AM. And now we know what new cameras are going to be unveiled on that occasion. The M9 and the X1 have been leaked a week before the event. The M9 doesn’t surprise us at all. We were waiting for it and given its name ...

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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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