Monthly Archives: July 2012

With the upcoming announcement of Leica S3, expect a price drop on the S2

Leica is rumored to announce the S2 replacement at Photokina. The new S3 is expected to also have a 37.5MP sensor but with improved characteristics. In the upcoming weeks/months the price of the S2 is expected to drop. Some rumors point to a $10k price tag (the current S2 price is $22,995.00). Leica may also introduce […]

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Leica Camera’s stock is up 180%

Update: it seems that this was a glitch in the system because e price is back to normal now. Leica Cameras’s stock (LCA1) jumped over 180% in the past few days. Since the company stock is not publicly traded, my understanding is that its price is calculated based on the value of the company – […]

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White Leica M8 replica made out of Lego

H.Y. Leung created the white Leica M8 camera completely out of Lego pieces. Here is the original white M8 for comparison:

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for June 2012

         Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for June 2012: Leica S system updates Leica M Monochrom, X2 updates The latest Leica headlines Leitz Park in Wetzlar Frank Hallam Day wins the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012 Another firmware update for Leica M9 coming soon? Fujifilm M-mount adapter for X-Pro1 to be […]

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