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Leica Announces Permanent Fix for CCD Sensor Corrosion on M9/M9-P/MM/M-E Models

June 30, 2015

Well, this is certainly good news. Following through on exactly what they said they would do, Leica has announced a more permanent fix for the CCD sensor corrosion issue that affects M9, M9-P, M Monochrom...

The Great Debate: CCD vs. CMOS – Part 2

David Farkas

February 25, 2015

Make sure you read and vote on Part 1 of the Great Debate: CCD vs. CMOS before venturing on to this test.In the first installment, I published various sets of images, each containing one shot from the Leica...

Leica Responds to Sensor Issue in M9, M9-P, M-E and M Monochrom

David Farkas

December 10, 2014

Leica has issued an official statement regarding the sensor corrosion issue on the Truesense KAF-18500 sensor used in the M9, M9-P, M-E and M Monochrom. Basically, the issue is that if the coating on the cover glass gets damaged (from wet cleaning or condensat...

New Firmware Released For Leica M8, M9, M9-P, M-E, M Monochrom, M (Typ 240) and M-P (Typ 240)

David Farkas

November 15, 2014

Leica has released updated firmware for all digital M camera models from the M8 to the M-P (Typ 240) in order to support the recently announced updated line of Summarit-M lenses. Hopefully, this means that the ...

The Leica M (Typ 240) Begins Shipping in the United States

David Farkas

February 28, 2013

At long last, the all-new Leica M (typ 240) has begun shipping in the United States. This highly anticipated camera was announced by Leica at Photokina in September of 2012 and features a host of improvem...

The Leica M-E Compared

Josh Lehrer

October 2, 2012

Today, we received our first shipment of the new Leica M-E. When Leica announced the M-E, there were a lot of questions about how it fit into Leica’s lineup and what was different when compared to the M9 and M9-P. Now that the camera is here in our store, we p...

Leica M-E Begins Shipping in the United States

Leica Store

October 1, 2012

Dale Photo & Digital is happy to announce that shipments of the new Leica M-E have begun in the United States! The cameras should begin arriving within the next few days. This is exciting news for those w...

Q&A with Stefan Daniel from 2010 LHSA Meeting in Wetzlar: Mirrorless cameras, future directions and the Leica R System

David Farkas

September 13, 2012

With Photokina 2012 now less than a week away and speculation continuing to grow regarding new product announcements from Leica, I thought many would find this Q&A session with Stefan Daniel, Leica’s head o...

Leica Announces Gift Card Promotion for M9 and M9-P Cameras

Leica Store

August 17, 2012

Today, August 17, 2012, Leica Camera USA has announced a special promotion on brand new Leica M9 and M9-P bodies. If you purchase a new Leica M9, you will receive a $500 Leica gift card, which can be applied to the M9 purchase that you just made. If you ...

ISO Test: Leica M Monochrom vs. Leica M9

David Farkas

May 27, 2012

While I had the Leica M Monochrom for testing in Germany, I figured I'd do a quick semi-controlled ISO test compared to my M9. I had certain impressions of relative ISO performance during my review of the M Mon...

Leica Announces the Leica M Monochrom

Leica Store

May 10, 2012

Today, as part of their May 10 event, Leica has announced their new Leica M Monochrom, and what a camera it is! Press release as follows:LEICA M MONOCHROM: THE FUTURE OF BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY ...

Video: The Thumbs Up – Our Favorite Leica M Accessory

Leica Store

May 8, 2012

David and I are frequently asked what our favorite accessory is for Leica M digital cameras and our answer is always the Thumbs Up. Manufactured by Match Technical Services, the Thumbs Up is a small grip that slides into the hot shoe of your Leica M8, M8.2, ...

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