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Leica X2 ($1,995)
Leica Camera AG presents the X2, a new addition to the X-line of compact digital cameras. Handmade at Leica’s headquarters in Germany, the Leica X2 features a new APS-C-format professional CMOS image sensor with over 16.5 megapixels (effective 16.2 MP). In combination with the high-performance Leica Elmarit 24 mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens, a classic focal length for photojournalism, this sensor ensures maximum image quality and sparkling brilliance. With its refined styling and high-performance technical features, the Leica X2 offers unsurpassed performance in a compact package.
continuation of the Digital Barnack line :)
Raining Bokeh by sohiroshi on Flickr.
People look so hard to find the magic that they seek that they don’t realize that it just might be right in front of them. Sometimes, all it takes is a camera to see it :)
leica_n_677_M50F14BP_fuji200_yiyi by OPTIK AXIS on Flickr.
untitled by toby.harvard on Flickr.
I love my contacts on flickr. It amazes me sometimes how wonderful they’re able to capture photos that are so beautiful. This one makes me wish I lived in Portugal.
Vagabond by brandonhuang on Flickr.
X100 by Raymond Tran on Flickr.
I decided to gift myself a Fujifilm X100 this year for Christmas. I sold some stocks and placed an order from a US based seller on eBay. Do any of my followers based in the Puget Sound area want to model for me? It’s free :P all you’d have to do is to meet me.
![Minolta XD-11 with Rokkor-X 24mm by camera.bear on Flickr.In 1973, Leica and Minolta signed an agreement that would allow the two companies to work closely in SLR designs. The decision to co-develop cameras with Minolta was due to two years of disappointing sales of the Leica M5 rangefinder.
Minolta’s XD series (and specifically the XD11 [XD in the domestic Japanese market, XD7 in Europe]) became the basis for Leica’s R4, R5, R6, and R7 SLR camera chassis.
Minolta’s influence can be seen in the R series cameras and also the Leica CL, and later Minolta’s CLE.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvz8o6Zsqb1qap34mo1_500.jpg)
Minolta XD-11 with Rokkor-X 24mm by camera.bear on Flickr.
In 1973, Leica and Minolta signed an agreement that would allow the two companies to work closely in SLR designs. The decision to co-develop cameras with Minolta was due to two years of disappointing sales of the Leica M5 rangefinder.
Minolta’s XD series (and specifically the XD11 [XD in the domestic Japanese market, XD7 in Europe]) became the basis for Leica’s R4, R5, R6, and R7 SLR camera chassis.
Minolta’s influence can be seen in the R series cameras and also the Leica CL, and later Minolta’s CLE.
Inside the Lytro, the camera that can focus an image after it has been taken.
Pre-orders started today, according to my e-mail inbox…
If only I had $400-$500 to drop right now! >_<
it is sad that technology has automated the camera to the point where you don’t even need to select a point for your auto-focus to focus on…everything’s now in post processing. i believe what separates great photographers from good photographers is that they can literally feel the mechanical processes that’s involved in their technique. *sigh* maybe i’m just a romantic.
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Beautiful! The old and the new. I love my Leica X1 - such a great camera! Does anyone know what model the old Leica in this picture is?
According to the Leica Camera database…the serial matches with a batch of Leica IIIF Red Dials produced in 1953.
