Category Archives: Leica V-Lux

Leica V-LUX 20 mail-in promotion coming soon

Leica will start a V-Lux 20 mail-in promotion that will offer customers a limited edition brown Leica leather case valued at $125 and a Leica leather SD card holder valued at $35 free of charge. The promotion will expire on December 31, 2010.

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You can see the Leica V-Lux 2 details in the latest NaturFoto magazine

The details of the new V-Lux 2 camera can be found in the latest NaturFoto magazine – look for the October, 2010 issue (#10) of NaturFoto, page 11.

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Leica to announce new products on September 21st

Leica is expected to announce new products on September 21st, the first day of Photokina. The biggest photography fair opens doors at 10:00 am CET (4:00 am US Eastern time). I will be covering the announcements on LeicaRumors. If you are going to Photokina, you can send me any Leica related visuals (pictures, videos) and I will post them […]

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For Photokina: Leica D-Lux 5, V-Lux 2 and a Titanium M9 kit

Time to update my previous list of Leica expectation for Photokina. The folowing three products will be released for sure: Leica D-Lux 5 with optional EVF Leica V-Lux 2 will be based on the Panasonic Fz100 Titanium Leica M9 with a special version of the 35/1.4 asph lens (initially reported a month ago). The kit will also come with […]

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In addition to D-Lux 5, Leica will release another Panasonic based compact camera at Photokina

Based on previous release patterns, a new Leica D-Lux 5 is pretty much guaranteed to be released for Photokina. In addition, Leica is excepted to introduce a second Panasonic based camera with a fixed lens. The rumor is that this camera will be a high-end model, but there is no reference which Panasonic version will be used as a base. Looking at […]

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Leica V-Lux 20 firmware update v2.0 now available

To download the latest firmware v2.0 for Leica V-Lux 20, you will have to login to the Leica Owners’ area. This is what’s fixed: [MODE PLAY] has been added to the [PLAYBACK MODE]. This playback mode is useful if you wish to play back only still pictures or only videos. It is now possible to capture still […]

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The Leica V-Lux 20 in Cuba (video)

The Leica V-Lux 20 camera in Cuba (Leica S2 video was also shot in Cuba):

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