Monthly Archives: August 2008

Leica’s global sales fell 38% because of delays in the introduction of new products

By LR admin | Published: August 17, 2008

“Leica’s global sales fell 38% for the three months to 30 June compared to the same quarter last year…The strong decline is due to reduced sales of the M-system and of digital compact cameras, resulting from delays in the introduction of new products, states Leica Camera AG in a statement.” Via AmateurPhotographer

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Rumor: Leica considering rebranding Canon DSLRs (updated)

By LR admin | Published: August 16, 2008

Update: Imaging Insider received an e-mail on Monday, August 18, 2008 from someone that apparently works for Leica confirming this rumor. Here is the updated link. I would say the chance of this to happened is 1%, but it is still a rumor: “There´s a hint going around that Leica is considering rebranding Canon DSLRs” Via Imaginginsider

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Photokina rumor: Leica will be releasing a new lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4

By LR admin | Published: August 15, 2008

“I was told by a very reliable source. Leica wants to expand it’s sales in their camera and lens divisions. Making an RF camera that is affordable, ($1000 – $2,000) and lenses that are more affordable, which they are doing currently, should get more people using the RF format. This camera will be announced and […]

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Big “Leica-Bang” on September 15th

By LR admin | Published: August 15, 2008

The German Foto Magazine distributed some Leica rumors in their latest edition (page 30): Concerning the German photojournal FotoMagazin (FoMag) 8/2008 , which appeared today, there will be following Leica-news at Photochina: – Leica will introduce a FF R10 and a new corresponding AF -lens line as prototype. Production will start late 2009. – There will […]

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Don’t judge a book by its cover

By LR admin | Published: August 8, 2008

We just launched this bog and already received few skeptical emails about this site, which is fine – we like constructive criticism (we got some encouraging messages too). Rumors sites cannot deliver new rumors every day starting with the first post. Like everything else it will take time to analyze our sources and start collecting […]

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Picture of Leica R10

By LR admin | Published: August 7, 2008

Of course this will not be a rumor site without some faked photoshoped image, or maybe not?

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Leica Rumor: new lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4.

By LR admin | Published: August 7, 2008

From the daily rumor scan of dpreview: Leica will be releasing a new, lower price rangefinder, an R10, and the new D Lux-4.I was told by a very reliable source. Leica wants to expand it’s sales in their camera and lens divisions. Making an RF camera that is affordable, ($1000 – $2,000) and lenses that […]

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