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Leica R9 Brochure

Leica R9 Brochure

Leica r9: product brochure
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LEICA FOTOGRAFIE INTERNATIONAL
D 19088 F

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  • Page 1 LEICA FOTOGRAFIE INTERNATIONAL D 19088 F...
  • Page 2 The photojournalist shows inspiring pictures from a trip to India and explains what he loves about the digital R R LENSES The lenses are at the heart of the Leica R system, regardless of whether one uses them with film or the Digital-Modul-R GARY FAYE...
  • Page 4 THE DIGITAL-MODUL-R With the Digital-Modul-R, Leica now enables owners of an R8 or R9 the unique possibility to convert their 35-mm camera into a high-performance digital solution. Here an in-depth appraisal. BY HOLGER SPARR Leica’s entry into market professional digital cameras may have...
  • Page 5 R-SYSTEM BASE From a formal point of view, the Digital- Modul-R is an accessory item for Leica’s R8 and R9 and thus an element of the wide-ranging R system. Leica’s single lens reflex system can look back upon a long tradition, scoring high marks...
  • Page 6: Basic Setup

    Thus it has its own power button. With attached Digital-Modul-R, the R9 is practically as large as with the Motor-Drive-R. The protruding monitor of the digital back unit does not obstruct the view through the viewfinder...
  • Page 7 With practice, the LFI DMR/2006 Once the film back unit and battery box of the R9 have been removed, the conversion into a digital camera is a matter of seconds: first, the digital back is hinged onto the camera, then the...
  • Page 8 Varanasi of India, also known as the City of Light, is so holy that it brings accelerated salvation to those who live and die there. Uwe Dürigen used his Leica and Digital-Modul-R to capture the seductive imagery of a spiritual, Hindu reality.
  • Page 9 The photographer is already interpreting a situation with the mere choice of perspective and lens.” The German photojournalist produced his reportage on Varanasi using Leica’s Digital-Modul-R. LFI sat with him as he talked about his experiences.
  • Page 10 Leica cameras and lenses. Here, the Digital-Modul-R offered superior quality. My first project already took me to what was probably the most remote area...
  • Page 11 Digital-Modul-R concept, this general idea played a central role. For Leica R photographers who already own an R8 or R9 and an array of lenses, the Digital- LFI DMR/2006 Super-Elmarit-R 15 mm f/2.8 Asph: expensive luxury for friends of extreme perspectives...
  • Page 13 PHOTOS: JOERG SCHWALFENBERG HAIR/MAKEUP: MARTIN SCHMID / OPTICS MODEL: FLAVIA LANG /MODELWERK THANKS TO BRIESE STUDIOS, HAMBURG Photographer Joerg Schwalfenberg from Hamburg, Germany, not only specialises in the field of portrait and people but has also been working with the Digital- Modul-R since its market inception –...
  • Page 14 Several hours of retouching were necessary before the picture looked spotless. Eyes and hairs received extra attention. Leica R8, Digital-Modul-R, Macro-Elmarit-R 60 mm f/2.8, 1/125 sec., aperture 11, ISO 100 Perfecting colour: in addition to exposure and gradation, the colour saturation is best adjusted in Adobe Camera Raw.

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