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Two new Leica cameras at Photokina 2012

By LR admin | Published: January 22, 2012
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DSLR Magazine, who has a pretty good track record when it comes to “predicting” upcoming products, posted on Twitter that Leica is working on two new cameras for Photokina and one of them will have a “reasonable” price tag (for Leica’s standards).

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Leica’s CEO talks mirrorless again

By LR admin | Published: September 16, 2011

In a recent interview with Asiaone, Leica Camera CEO Alfred Schopf mentioned again their future plans for a new system camera that will fit between the current M and X lines: “We are at the borderline of compact-system cameras already, with the Leica X1 and Leica M-System, and it’s pretty obvious that, at one point, we are [...]

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Leica’s new compact mirrorless system camera: priced between the X1 and M9, compatible with M-mount lenses

By LR admin | Published: August 8, 2011

Richard Swan from Leica UK shared some details on their upcoming compact mirrorless system camera with TechRadar. The new product line will be placed somewhere between the X1 and M9 in terms of pricing. As previous reprots indicated, the camera will have at least an APS-C sized sensor. Another interesting comment was that “any future [...]

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Interviews with Andreas Kaufmann and Stefan Daniel

By LR admin | Published: July 1, 2011

The Invisiblephotographer published an interview with Andreas Kaufmann taken after the M9-P announcement. This is the recap: The new 25,000 square meter facility Leitz Park 2 will be able to double the products turnover over the next 4 years. Dr. Kaufmann on the Leica M10: “Usually, this industry has cycles in the 2-years range, which is [...]

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Leica to launch a new compact mirrorless system camera at Photokina 2012

By LR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

In an interview with BJP and AP, Leica’s chairman Dr. Andreas Kaufmann and CEO Alfred Schopf confirmed that they will be announcing a new compact mirrorless system camera (EVIL) at Photokina 2012, something I have been reporting here on LeicaRumors for a while. Some quotes: “It’s more than an idea, you will see something at the next Photokina. [...]

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