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Leica X2 pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Premium compact, premium price 17 May 2012 8:58 GMT TweetThere's something about Leica cameras; it's hard to quite put a finger on it. So when Pocket-Lint had the chance to play with a brand new Leica X2 we rushed at the opportunity.
Announced last week, the Leica X2, which will replace 2009's X1,...
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Leica M9 Hermes pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON A snip at £18,000 16 May 2012 14:43 GMT TweetAs well as the Leica M9 Monochrom, Pocket-Lint was also lucky enough to get a hands-on, well a "gloves-on", with the latest Leica M9-P Edition Hermès.
Limited to just 300 products, each etched with its own unique number code, boxed with a book...
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Leica M9 Monochrom pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Will you beat your wallet black and blue? 16 May 2012 13:15 GMT TweetA flurry of Leica launches last week caught our attention, not least thanks to the addition of the Leica M9-M Monochrom - the first rangefinder camera with a dedicated, full-frame black and white sensor. Heck, from what we can recall it's the first...
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Leica V-Lux 40 pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Playtime with the Leica compact 12 May 2012 10:39 GMT TweetThis week’s Leica event in Berlin launched so many products it was easy to miss one if you blinked. The most affordable item, the Leica V-Lux 40, was brushed over so quickly that even the keenest of Leica watchers may have missed it.
This...
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Leica X2 APS-C compact camera promises high performance at a price
Premium 24mm compact 10 May 2012 22:18 GMT TweetThe Leica X2 supplants 2009's X1 as the German company's premium APS-C compact camera. It offers a fixed 24mm (36mm in 35mm terms) Leica Elmarit f/2.8 lens.
The body, which is pretty large at 124 x 69 x 51.5mm, reflects classic Leica design...
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Leica V-Lux 40 brings 20x zoom to the discerning traveller
Or anyone not wanting a Lumix TZ30 10 May 2012 21:21 GMT TweetLeica has announced its latest compact camera, the Leica V-Lux 40. As previously, the new compact model is based on its existing partnership with Panasonic.
The Leica V-Lux 40 features a 20x optically stabilised zoom lens, offering a range...
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Leica M Monochrom: Full-frame digital black and white snapping rangefinder
World's first, for purists 10 May 2012 20:50 GMT TweetLeica has unveiled the world's first digital monochrome rangefinder, a camera designed specifically for black and white photography and known as the Leica M Monochrom.
Built on the beautiful Leica M design, the diecast magnesium alloy body...
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Leica V-Lux 3 superzooms in for the new year
With 1080p60 video on board 8 December 2011 15:08 GMT TweetGot your eye on a superzoom camera that you want to find in your stocking come Christmas day? Leica will be hoping that you can wait until the new year to get snapping with the Leica V-Lux 3, which it has just announced.
Sporting a 12.1-megapixel...
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Best looking camera accessories: making your gadgets beautiful
FEATURE STYLE WEEK: Give your camera swag 15 November 2011 16:30 GMT TweetFrom the flash bulbs of the catwalk, to the pavement or the beach, cameras are strangely sexy. The people behind them, the people in front of them, there is an undeniable allure to photography. It's about capturing the moment, it's about sharing, it's...
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Leica: Beauty in the hand of the beholder
FEATURE STYLE WEEK: Stefan Daniel talks photographic precision 15 November 2011 11:30 GMT TweetA Leica camera is a powerful thing. One touch can change your life. Just ask the company’s director of production management, photography, Stefan Daniel and he’ll tell you.
Daniel was just 8 years old when he was first introduced...
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The best looking cameras in the world. Ever.
FEATURE STYLE WEEK: Click, click, BOOM! 15 November 2011 10:00 GMT TweetThere are few gadgets that cause us such strong emotional reactions as cameras. From the ultra modern compacts to the most ancient of pin-holes, there's just something magical when you get one in your hand. There are, however, a select few that cause...
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Leica D-Lux 5 arrives in 'Titanium' special edition form
Rock 'ard 18 October 2011 16:59 GMT TweetLeica knows how to make a sweet looking camera, with the normal D-Lux 5 being pretty enough. Some however want that extra special edition factor and for those select few, there can be no other than the titanium version of the camera.
So what...
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The Leica M9 experience
FEATURE What it's like to shoot with a £5,000 camera 2 August 2011 12:40 GMT TweetThe Leica M9. Whether because of its performance or its price tag, it’s a sentence unto itself. At £4,950 and crowned the world’s smallest full frame digital camera, it’s not something anyone ever expects to understand. In fact, for...
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Leica Pinmaster II golf flag finder hands-on
HANDS-ON Measures precise distance to pin 28 July 2011 13:08 GMT TweetPro camera and sports optics firm Leica has already dabbled in the golf rangefinder market before, with the Pinmaster, but has made big improvements to its sequel, the Pinmaster II. For starters, the internal LED screen is clearer, offering a more...
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Leica M9-P hands-on
HANDS-ON We made sure to wash first 28 July 2011 13:01 GMT TweetThe Leica M9 is a very tricky camera to improve upon. That's essentially why Lecia hasn't in the creation of the Leica M9-P, which Pocket-lint had a little play with over at the Leica Store in Mayfair, London.
Already the world's smallest full-frame...
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