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Rendered Video Detailing Leitz Park

Seen here first - a rendered video featuring details (inside and out) of Leitz Park in Wetzlar, Germany - the new headquarters of Leica Camera AG. Construction is ongoing at full speed, and the move from the current location in Solms is set to be early this year... Which for many (Leica especially) can't come soon enough. Perfectly timed however, to coincide with their 100th anniversary.

Leitz Park


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David duChemin Finds Freedom in Leica

David duChemin is a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, author, digital publisher, and international workshop leader based in Vancouver, Canada. Thus far, he's been an ardent DSLR shooter, but in a recent post called "The Mirrorless Post" it would seem those days may be behind him. He talks about finding new freedom with a Leica M (Type 240) and Fuji X-E1. It's always interesting to read about a newcomer's experience in shooting a Leica for the first time. We wish David continued success and enjoyment! Read more below for an excerpt.

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Pixelmator Finally Comes of Age in v3.1

More than half of our visitors are Mac users; so many are probably familiar with Pixelmator. From the start, it's been a real breath of fresh air and compared well against Adobe Photoshop on many levels, but fell short in several key areas. Namely, 16-bit (per channel) file support. Finally, with today's release of Pixelmator v3.1 ("Marble") this support is available! Macworld gives us a rundown of this new version in their "New Pixelmator update targets the Mac Pro" report. Pixelmator is available for a very reasonable $29.99 USD.

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Ché, Wars and Art: The Life of René Burri

Over on DiePresse.com they're running a piece called, "Ché, Wars and Art: The Life of René Burri" (in German). A story about the Swiss Magnum photographer René Burri and his trusted Leica M2 (produced from 1958 to 1967 - his is from 1962). Ironically, he "scratched off" his Red Dot to deter thieves; something some of us might be familiar with... In any event, he plans to auction the camera on May 23, 2014 in Wetzlar, Germany for the 100th birthday of Leica Camera. If you're not familiar with René Burri, you may recall some of his photos; the picture of Ché Guevara smoking a cigar from 1963 perhaps. Or the photo of Picasso at a bullfight. In fact, the 2014 LFI Calendar features 12 of his photos! Read more below for translation.

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