What could be the new Leica Mini M?

Leica Mini M camera teaser

What kind of camera will be the new Mini M? First, I believe it will not be called Mini M, in fact I think it will have nothing to do with a "real" M rangefinder. The new teaser is kind of confusing in that sense because the X2 and D-Lux 6 are not really M cameras - it's the same as calling the M 240 a "Mini S". Here are some of the possible options for the Mini M:

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New Leica Mini M camera coming on June 11

Leica Mini M camera

Leica Camera has a new teaser on their website for a new Mini M camera that will be announced on June 11th. A new model placed between the M and the X series has been rumored for years. The only additional info I have at that point is that the new camera will be made in Germany and it will not be part of the Panasonic-rebranded Leica cameras. Stay tuned for more and check out all possible scentios for the new Mini M.

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Leica V-lux 40 listed as discontinued

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The compact Leica V-Lux 40 camera is listed as discontinued at B&H. Expect Leica to announce a new V-Lux 50 model which will most likely be based on the Panasonic SZ30 with a 24mm 20x optical zoom lens, 3.0" multi-touch LCD display (920K dots) and 18.1MP 1/2.3" sensor.

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Leica opens a new gallery in Zingst

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Solms (ots) - Leica Camera AG will be represented in the Baltic Zingst with a Leica Gallery. For locations like New York, Tokyo, Vienna, Salzburg, Frankfurt, Warsaw and Prague, the traditional brand now presents the midst of the picturesque scenery of the Western Pomeranian Bodden country's high-profile photo art by renowned photographers.

In the halls of a renovated former railway station, the new Leica Gallery shows at the start of the environmental photo festival "horizons zinc" photographs of Cotton and Sisse Brimberg Coulsen. The Danish-American photographer couple deals with the possibilities of the documentary Black and White Photography and holding in his work, the supposedly insignificant, inconspicuous of the moment most poignantly laid. Leica Gallery Zingst opened on 25 May 2013 by 11 clock in the street Am Bahnhof 1, Zingst.

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Leica majority shareholder buys into internet photo platform i-shot-it.com

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Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, majority shareholder of Leica Camera AG, has acquired a 25.1% stake in the Internet platform “I-shot-it”. For a small fee, www.i-shot-it.com enables photo-enthusiasts—from amateurs to professionals—to take part in photographic competitions. An independent jury of internationally acclaimed photographers selects the prizewinners and in the open competitions, members of the “I-shot-it” community select the prizewinners by direct online voting.

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New book: “Leica Myself”

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A new book called Leica Myself is currently available in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spainand Japan:


Additional images from the book:

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The new, two-story Leica store in LA will open on June 20th

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Leica Camera will open a new, two story store in Los Angeles on June 20th. Few days ago a new Leica Boutique was open in Bergen County Camera:

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