STMicro Claims 100s of Megapixels Soon

Submitted by Double Negative on May 12, 2014 - 7:24pm

PhotographyBay alerts us that STMicro (maker of the Leica M sensor) is promising big things in "Megapixel War 2.0: Leica M Sensor Maker Says Sensors with 100′s of Megapixels Coming Soon." Color us skeptical, but we do know that a high-MP revision to the Leica M (36-40MP) is possible at Photokina in September - if not, certainly a Leica S in the 40-50MP range - featuring a CMOS sensor.

Tags: 
Digital

Leica - How it all Began

Submitted by Double Negative on May 12, 2014 - 3:34pm

The German online newspaper Mittelhessen has a great story on Leica called "Leica: How it all began (a living legend brand achieves great success)" (in German) which speaks of the new era that Leica is entering with its return to Wetzlar, and even includes a few interesting tidbits of trivia. Read more below for the translation!

Tags: 
Leica

A Trio of Leica Shooters to Exhibit

Submitted by Double Negative on May 12, 2014 - 10:25am

This post brings news of three separate Leica shooters, all exhibiting their works. From the articles, "Marianne Seefrieds Second Career" (in English), "Marcus Krüger Stops the Time with His Photos" (in English) and "A Man, His Camera, and the Residue of War comes news of Marianne Seefried, Marcus Krüger and Jean Mohr (pictured above) - three vastly differing photographers, bound by the same thing - a Leica in their hands. Read more below for details!

Tags: 
Exhibition

Jason Sudeikis - Leica Shooter

Submitted by Double Negative on May 12, 2014 - 9:53am

In an entirely unrelated celebrity sighting article on the U.K. Mail Online site called "Olivia Wilde can't contain excitement as she marks her first Mother's Day with baby Otis" we see Olivia Wilde's husband, Jason Sudeikis (of Saturday Night Live fame) - toting his Leica M7. Read more below for more photos!

Tags: 
Celebrity

Pages