Monthly Archives: August 2022

Panasonic is done with compacts, will announce a new mirrorless camera co-developed with Leica

By LR admin | Published: August 7, 2022

Nikkei published an article on the future of compact cameras. The news is that Panasonic is no longer going to produce/develop compact cameras and will soon announce a new mirrorless camera that is jointly developed with Leica:

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Several classic Leica cameras are up for auction at the Michael’s Camera Museum in Australia

By LR admin | Published: August 5, 2022

The Michael’s Camera Museum collection in Australia is being put up for auction. They are featuring several classic Leica cameras:

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Save over $1,000 by buying Leica M cameras from Europe (all Leica M film cameras in stock at Meister Camera)

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2022

As I already reported Leica M film cameras are very hard to find in the US. It seems that this is not a problem for some stores in Europe. Meister Camera in Germany for example currently has all analog/film Leica M models in stock available for immediate delivery (Leica MP, Leica M-A in both silver […]

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Leica to enter the laser TV market with its own products (Leica Cine 1 laser TV)

By LR admin | Published: August 3, 2022

After LED projectors, smartphones, eyewear, leather accessories, watches, toys, and probably a few more that I can no longer recall, Leica Camera is continuing to expand its business and will also enter the laser TV market with its own products. The first Leica Cine 1 laser TV is expected to be revealed in September at […]

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Leica M11 firmware update version 1.5.0.1 released

By LR admin | Published: August 3, 2022

Leica Camera released  a new firmware update version 1.5.0.1 for the M11 camera with two bug fixes: Incorrect JPG tone curves in connection with some lenses caused the contrasts in dark areas to be displayed too strong. Non-coded lenses were displayed incorrectly in the user profiles. The Leica M11 is widely available in Europe. In […]

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The new Leica Q2 Reporter camera with Kevlar armoring and matte green scratch-resistant finish is in stock for the first time in the US

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2022

The new Leica Q2 Reporter camera with Kevlar armoring and matte green scratch-resistant finish is now in stock for the first time in the US at B&H Photo: Additional information on the Leica Q2 Reporter camera:

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The new Techart LM-EA9 AF adapter (Leica M lenses to Sony Alpha cameras) is now available for purchase

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2022

The new Techart LM-EA9 AF adapter (Leica M lenses to Sony Alpha cameras) is now available for purchase on eBay.  LM-EA9 additional information:

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