Leica Inaugurates Portugal Factory

Submitted by Double Negative on March 21, 2013 - 3:07pm

The President of the Republic, Cavaco Silva, was at the inauguration of the new Leica factory in Portugal - in Lousado parish, municipality of Barcelos. He was accompanied by the management from Germany and Portugal, the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Paulo Portas, and the Mayor of Vila Verde, Armindo Costa. More details in President of the Republic Inaugurated New Leica Facilities in Famalicão (translated into English via Google). Read more below for the press release and additional photos.

The new Leica factory is the result of a 22.5 million Euro investment and will replace the old plant. It will support 720 employees, and covers an area of ​​52,000 m² - of which 13,600 m² are for the production side.

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Converting to a Coded M Lens Mount

Submitted by Double Negative on March 20, 2013 - 5:27pm

Added today is the Converting to a Coded M Lens Mount article!

Follow along in this illustrated HOW-TO as we upgrade a Leica Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8 lens from uncoded to permanently coded for $15 in 15 minutes!

Many thanks to PetaPixel for picking this up! We've also massively overhauled our Leica Lens Codes article to include all of Leica's latest lenses and a ton of additional new information. Consider it your one-stop shop for everything related to Leica lens codes.

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Is the M240 Video Capable?

Submitted by Double Negative on March 20, 2013 - 2:15pm

Cinema 5D calls the new Leica M video output "disappointing" and operation in video mode "anything but easy/logical" in their article, "Leica's first full frame HDSLR - is the M240 video capable?" Except that it's neither Leica's first full frame camera, nor an SLR... Check out the accompanying video:

Leica's first full frame HDSLR - is the M240 video capable?


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DIY M9 and Hermes Edition with Lego

Submitted by Double Negative on March 15, 2013 - 12:11pm

If the steep $50k USD price tag of an M9 Hermes Edition is too much for your budget, check out Halifax, Nova Scotia-based photographer Chris McVeigh's Lego projects which include the plan using 114 LEGO pieces. He's releasing similar plans for a more traditional looking black M9 later today and plans to sell both as kits via his online shop.

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