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Leica M8 Infrared experimentation
I’ve been playing with hand held infrared photography using the M8 lately. The M8 has a weak IR cut filter in front of the sensor, so using a R72 filter you can get hand holdable shutter speeds. The R72 lets in a little visible red spectrum, but if you use anything stronger your shutter speeds ...
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The Leica X Vario
It’s official, the rumors were true and the new Leica X Vario is an X2 with a slow zoom (which I had predicted a couple weeks ago). So what is it exactly? Body design based on X2 16.5mp sensor 18-46mm f/3.5-6.4 zoom new rear screen from the Leica M type 240 HD movie mode accessed via ...
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Apple once again shows it’s lost touch with it’s Pro customers…
With the announcement of the new Mac Pro, which seems to be more like a Mac Mini Pro, Apple has again shown it has no clue what it’s pro customers actually want/need. “The next generation Mac Pro is the most expandable Mac ever built. With six Thunderbolt 2 ports that can deliver up to 20Gbps ...
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“Paula” (a.k.a the new Leica Mini M) sample images
Jono Slack has apparently been testing the new Leica Mini M (code named “Paula”) and has posted some sample images on his site. They’re pretty uninteresting images, and if you download the full rez versions you can see they look pretty soft. Examining the EXIF data, it looks like the most interesting stuff has been ...
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Sigma DP1/DP2 Merrill Price Drop
It looks like there’s been a $200 price drop on the Sigma DP1 and DP2 Merrill cameras… deal time! Hopefully this price sticks.
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Leica Video Compendium
I’ve compiled all of our favorite Leica videos from the internets and put them here, all on one page. Enjoy, Dez.