Monthly Archives: March 2009

Leica S2 to be shipped this Summer

By LR admin | Published: March 7, 2009

Leica S2 to begin shipping this Summer. Pre-production units to be delivered to stores this Spring. No pricing yet because of fluctuations in the Euro – could be below $20,000. Source I am just curious how many of our readers are planning on purchasing the Leica S2 given the above price tag: Are you planning […]

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Dr. Andreas Kaufmann steps down as a Chairman of the Board of Management at Leica

By LR admin | Published: March 6, 2009

Solms, March 5, 2009 – The Supervisory Bord of Leica Camera AG today unanimously appointed Rudolf Spiller new Chairman of the Board of Management with effect from April 1, 2009. Rudolf Spiller will succeed Dr. Andreas Kaufmann who had assumed office as member and Chairman of the Board of Management for an interim period until […]

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Leica R (body + lenses) sold out

By LR admin | Published: March 5, 2009

The original text is in German – the Leica R series is currently sold out and this will allow the manufacturing facilities to concentrate on the new-coming Leica S2 model.

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Please update your LeicaRumors RSS feeds

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2009

Feedburned (the RSS feeds handler) was purchased by Google and I had to switch the RSS feeds to their new home @ Google. Please update our RSS feeds to point to: LR posts (full text): http://feeds2.feedburner.com/LeicaRumors LR comments: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/LeicaRumorsComments Email subscription: enter your email address If you want to know more about RSS feeds and […]

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Leica @ PMA

By LR admin | Published: March 4, 2009

David Farkas has a detailed report from day 1 of PMA ( lots of Leica S2 stuff). Amateurphotographer reports: Leica has not ruled out the future launch of an interchangeable lens compact camera similar to the hybrid models announced by other manufacturers. ‘We are always looking at new ways to approach the market,’ said Christian […]

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The new Leica M8 firmware 2.004 is now available for download

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2009

Download link Here is a video of the Leica M8 discreet shutter:

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Now you can take video with your Leica lenses

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2009

Here is more info on the available converters for Panasonic G1 which is now available with HD video recording (model GH1): The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GH1, a Creative HD Hybrid, Offers Professional-Level Still Photos and HD Video Performance Yet is Easy Enough for Entry-Level DSLR Consumers Las Vegas, NV (March 3, 2009)  Panasonic today introduced the […]

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