Monthly Archives: July 2011

London Street Photography Student Awards Exhibition opens today

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

The Student Awards Exhibition from the London Street Photography Festival is now open. Visit londonstreetphotographyfestival.org for more details.

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LFI Special Edition Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2011

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

LFI magazine announced a special issue dedicated to the 2011 Leica Oskar Barnack Award: “The special Leica Oskar Barnack Award magazine will appear at the beginning of July. With 84 pages, it presents comprehensive portfolios of the winner of the 2011 Oskar Barnack Award and the 2011 Newcomer Award, as well as all the finalists. A [...]

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Leica Camera AG and FCDA announce cooperation

By LR admin | Published: July 6, 2011

Solms, Germany (July 6, 2011) – Leica Camera AG announces a multi-faceted collaboration with Facing Change: Documenting America (FCDA), a non-profit collective of prominent photographers and writers who have come together to explore the United States during one of the most enduring times in the nation’s history. Sharing a commitment to supporting independent documentary photography, [...]

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Digitalizing an old Leica camera

By LR admin | Published: July 6, 2011

After this “digital” Leica II, here is another modification of an old 1938 Leica camera retrofitted with the guts of a Lumix FX70 14MP camera: Here is another video of a modified Leica film camera:

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Leica expects moderate growth after record year

By LR admin | Published: July 5, 2011

The complete Leica Camera 2011/2011 annual report is out but so far only in German language. You can read the short recap from Finanznachrichten: “After a rapid profit and revenue growth in fiscal year 2010/2011, the camera maker Leica expects this year with a weaker growth. The sales should rise by 3 to 5 percent.” [...]

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