Erwin Puts will be releasing a third edition of his “Leica Compendium” book this November: “There is such a demand for my Leica Compendium book that a third printing is necessary. It will become available end November 2011 and is printed in very limited numbers.”
Leica Camera announced the 2012 schedule of workshops. The links below will bring the summary and registration page for each workshop. A PDF file of the schedule can be found at www.leicaakademie.com.
As promised, here is the story of the 350kg stainless steel Leica camera from the Foto Henny Hoogeveen Leica store in Lisse, the Netherlands: The sculpture was created by the Chinese artist Liao Yibai. There are only three copies of this “Fake Leica”: one is located in the store in Lisse, Leica Camera AG got the second one and a distributor got [...]
According to the WSJ, Leica Camera sold 44% of the company to Blackstone for €130 million ($179 million): “Though the price wasn’t disclosed, the deal is valued at roughly €130 million ($179 million), according to a person close to the matter.” In 2004 Dr. Kaufmann, bought 95% of the company for approximately €60 million ($82 million): “Mr. Kaufmann, a [...]
Leica Camera will take part in the PDN Photo Plus Expo in New Your next week. There will be several Leica S2 events: Leica Camera invites you to join us at our Photo Plus Expo Studio Event featuring the Leica S-System. Enjoy industry presentations as well as gain hands on experience with Leica’s medium-format solution; [...]
