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Leica V-Lux 30 Studio Sample Photos
High-resolution studio sample photos taken with the Leica V-Lux 30 pocket superzoom camera, which has a 14-megapixel sensor, full HD video and a 16x zoom lens. The V-Lux 30 is a rebadged Panasonic Lumix ZS10 but Leica uses their own firmware and JPEG processing suggesting that the image quality might be better. You can see […]
Read More »Leica V-Lux 30 Pocket Superzoom Camera Announced
There’s a new Leica pocket camera on the market. The Leica V-Lux 30 is a 14-megapixel pocket superzoom with a 16x zoom lens (24 to 384mm equivalent), a 3-inch touch screen LCD, GPS, a 3D mode, and of course, full HD video. Pocket superzooms are my favorite compact cameras because they’re so easy to take […]
Read More »Think Tank Retrospective 5 Bag For Micro Four Thirds Cameras
Think Tank Photo has a new camera bag designed especially for Micro Four Thirds and rangefinder camera systems. The Think Tank Retrospective 5 shoulder bag can carry a complete Micro Four Thirds or rangefinder camera system or a digital SLR with a couple of extra lenses. The throwback canvas styling of Think Tank’s Retrospective camera […]
Read More »Leica X1 Firmware Update
A firmware update has been released for the Leica X1, a premium fixed lens APS-C digital camera. The new firmware offers multiple enhancements to the X1′s manual focusing, improves auto focus performance and also improves the camera’s JPEG image quality.
Read More »Leica “Mirrorless” Camera Rumor Quickly Snuffed Out
Subtitle: I Want My M9 Lite. Yesterday a rumor about a possible “mirrorless” Leica camera popped up on the Twitter account of Spanish photography publication, DSLR Magazine. This morning, that information was reposted by the Web site, 4/3 Rumors. The gist of the rumor was that one of the employees of DSLR Magazine had information […]
Read More »Leica D-Lux 5 – Featured User Review
Thanks to PhotographyREVIEW.com member Chris Kilham for posting our first Leica D-Lux 5 digital camera review. The D-Lux 5 is Leica’s red-dot version of the Panasonic Lumix LX5 premium compact digital camera. In both cases it’s a 10-megapixel camera with a 3.8x Leica zoom lens, HD video and RAW capability. So why would anyone pay […]
Read More »Leica D-Lux 5 Digital Camera
Today, Leica announced the new D-Lux 5 compact digital camera. The D-Lux 5 features a 10.1-megapixel 1/1.63″ CCD image sensor, a Leica DC Vario-Summicron 5.1-19.2mm f/2-3.3 ASPH zoom lens (24-90mm in 35-mm format), 720p HD AVCHD-Lite format video recording, a 3-inch wide-angle LCD, manual and automatic settings, O.I.S. image stabilizer, and can capture images in […]
Read More »Leica M9 Titanium Edition Digital Camera
Today, Leica announced the new “Titanium” edition of their M9 digital camera. The special edition M9 (500 cameras) is designed by Volkswagen Group’s cheif designer Walter de’Silva and his Audi Design Team. The Titanium M9 features solid titanium metal accents, leather used in the interiors of Audi’s premium automobiles, and the special edition Leica Summilux-M […]
Read More »Leica V-Lux 2 Digital Camera
Today, Leica announced the new V-Lux 2 compact digital camera. The V-Lux 2 features 14.1-megapixels, a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 4.5-108 mm f/2.8-5.2 ASPH 24-fold super-zoom lens (25–600mm in 35-mm format), a 3-inch rotating LCD, Full HD 1080i-AVCHD video recording, an integrated stereo microphone with an electronic wind noise filter for video recording, 11 fps high-speed […]
Read More »Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH Wide-Angle Lens
Leica announced the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH, a revised version of the Leica M rangefinder system’s popular wide-angle lens. The Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens now offers a floating element for outstanding imaging performance at closer focusing distances, and a full-metal, rectangular, screw-mount lens hood. This compact, light weight (11 ounces) lens is ideal […]
Read More »Leica Scavenger Hunt at The New York Photo Festival
Leica and the New York Photo Festival are offering photographers a hands-on experience with the new Leica M9 digital rangefinder camera. The New York Photo Festival will take place Thursday, May 13 through Sunday, May 16 from 12:00-7:00pm (Thurs-Sat) and 12:00-5:00pm (Sun). Attendees can borrow the Leica M9 for up to 4 hours for free. […]
Read More »Leica S2 Digital SLR Firmware Update
Last Friday, Leica announced a firmware update for their S2 medium format digital SLR. Some of the firmware fixes and upgrades are: a new white balance preset for HDMI continuous lighting, a memory card compatibility fix, improved image viewing and added exposure data on the LCD display, faster tethered shooting, and an optional custom setting […]
Read More »Leica V-Lux 20 Digital Camera
Today, Leica announced the V-Lux 20 compact digital camera. The V-Lux 20 features 12.1 megapixels, a Leica DC-Vario-Elmar 4.1-49.2mm f/3.3-4.9 ASPH zoom lens with 12x optical zoom, built-in GPS tagging, HD movie recording, integrated image stabilization, a 3-inch TFT display with a resolution of 460,000 pixels, face recognition, automatic scene modes, smart exposure, and manual […]
Read More »Leica D-Lux 4 – Featured User Review
Our announcement for the Leica D-Lux 4 is one of the top ten most viewed articles on the site and the user ratings for the camera are excellent. This Leica D-Lux 4 user review by gfurst is well written and gives the camera some positive attention from an actual owner – and that’s what PhotographyREVIEW.com […]
Read More »Hyperprime 50mm f/0.95 Lens for Micro Four Thirds
A Micro 4/3rds lens that is faster than your eye has been announced by Noktor. Shoot by the light of one candle? That is how fast this lens is! Is it real? Is it available? At an introductory price of $750 this is a very interesting story.
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