Articles on Leica

Leica's September 9 event to unveil M9? - Sep 2, 2009

Crave Acclaimed German imaging company Leica is holding a live Webcast on September 9 to announce its new products, and it has a promotional clip to tease shutterbugs on what to expect. ... Read story »

Leica: Nikon to announce APS-C-sized sensor compact? - Sep 15, 2009

Crave The Leica X1. At Leica's launch event for the M9 and X1 held in Singapore yesterday, Sunil Kaul, regional director of Asia Pacific for Leica Camera AG, mentioned that the ... Read story »

Leica outs M9, X1 and proves it's still an innovator in imaging - Sep 9, 2009

Crave Leica fans, rejoice. The German imaging company has just announced the M9, a full-frame digital rangefinder and the X1, a compact camera with an APS-C-sized sensor and Leica's own acclaimed 24mm ... Read story »

Leica M9, X1 and S2's pricing announced - Sep 15, 2009

Crave The Leica M9. Much as the Leica M9 fulfills what I wish for in a digital camera (compact body, interchangeable lens system and 18-megapixel full-frame sensor), it seems I won't ... Read story »

Something's brewing from Nikon - Oct 8, 2009

Crave Illustrated picture of a Nikon-branded X1-like camera. Heads up, Nikon users! Rumors on the Web indicate that the Japanese imaging firm may be announcing new products soon. According to blog site ... Read story »

Man hawking T-shirts to fund Leica M9 purchase - Oct 14, 2009

Crave The Leica M9 is possibly the most expensive 35mm full-frame camera on the market today with a hefty price tag of S$11,388. But that didn't stop me from dreaming of ... Read story »

Panasonic announces Micro Four Thirds adapters for Leica lenses - May 21, 2009

Crave The DMW-MA2M is on the left, and the DMW-MA3R on the right. Leica lenses are renowned for their quality in the photographic industry, but the M- and R-mounts are compatible ... Read story »

The rangefinder camera renaissance - Sep 15, 2009

Crave The Leica M9. While the Olympus E-P1 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 both sport rangefinder-like aesthetics, neither comes close to the real deal--the Leica M9 which was announced last week. The ... Read story »

Leica introduces new imaging format and boosts resolution - Sep 23, 2008

Crave Image credit: Leica Although Leica is more renowned for its rangefinder cameras, it makes SLRs shooters, too. At Photokina, the German company bucked the trend by using a radically designed sensor ... Read story »

White Leica M8 suits Stormtroopers - Apr 8, 2009

Crave If you have about 10 grand to spare in the economic downturn, what would you do with it? Invest in safe stock options? Or plonk it on this shiny, white ... Read story »

Rumor: Panasonic to acquire part of Leica - Feb 16, 2009

Crave Well, this is definitely no April Fool's joke like the one about Nikon acquiring Canon that was reported last year. There are speculations online that Panasonic has expressed interest in ... Read story »

Leica announces prices for S2 and M8.2 - Oct 22, 2008

Crave The Leica S2 will be the company's first medium-format shooter. Picture credit: Leonard Goh Famed camera-maker Leica has announced the price for its Photokina offerings, and our verdict: It's not cheap. ... Read story »

Have US$35,000 to spare for some Leicas? - Feb 3, 2009

Crave The Leica cameras on sale. On February 6, there is a Lunar New Year lottery draw in Singapore with the top prize at S$10 million. If I am lucky enough ... Read story »

Pentax's president raves about the Leica D-Lux 4 - Feb 2, 2009

Crave Ned Bunnell's D-Lux 4 and his Leica rangefinder. (Picture credit: Ned Bunnell) Most imaging companies' employees probably wouldn't be caught dead using their competitors' products, but it seems Ned Bunnell, president ... Read story »

Safari Leica M8 costs US$10,000 - Jan 23, 2009

Crave The Safari Leica M8 with matching case and 28mm F2.8 Summicron. (Picture Leica has a reputation for making some of the world's finest cameras and lenses, as well as some of ... Read story »

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