Monthly Archives: July 2011

How are Leica lenses manifactured (video)

By LR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Every Leica lens is hand-crafted and goes through meticulous manufacturing processes to uphold the quality and precision that Leica defines and customers have come to expect. In the age where technology almost inevitably means mass manufacturing, Leica products are still made with exacting precision by the hands of highly-trained technicians. This video gives you a […]

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Leica store in Moscow robbed

By LR admin | Published: July 9, 2011

Leica Camera Russia reported that the Leica store in Moscow was robbed last night (Google translation): “Today, July 9 at 3:00 am, two masked men in scrap metal shutters kicked the glass door with a sledgehammer and broke into the shop Leica on Leninsky Prospekt. After breaking all the windows, they stole part of the technique, which […]

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Are you afraid of shooting strangers on the street? Watch this video!

By LR admin | Published: July 8, 2011

Eric Kim attached his phone to the M9 viewfinder and started video recording his street shooting session in Santa Monica. As you can see from the video, a smile with few innocent words is all you need to get away with shooting strangers at close range on the street:

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Leica Camera AG pays dividend for the first time since 1997

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

Leica Camera AG, Solms, finished the 2010/2011 financial year (1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) with record sales. With total sales of €248.8 m, the Hessian company with a long tradition of manufacturing cameras and sport optics products increased its sales by 57.2% compared to the previous year (€158.2 m). The company’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) […]

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Oskar Barnack Award 2011: the winners

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

This is the slideshow, which has been presented at the Arles Photo festival of 2011. It shows the work of the Oskar Barnack Award laureates in full length: Oskar Barnack Award 2011: the winners from leica camera on Vimeo.

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Leica M9 will stay in production alongside the new M9-P

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

Several readers asked me if the Leica M9 will stay in production after the announcement of the M9-P. I contacted Leica Camera USA and they confirmed that both M9 and M9-P will stay in production. Leica M9-P is expected to start shipping in late July 20111 in the US (already shipping in Europe in limited quantities). […]

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