Monthly Archives: August 2008

Rumor: Leica considering rebranding Canon DSLRs (updated)

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

“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

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

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

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.

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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Adorama predictions for Photokina – Leica will drop out of 4/3 + new FF R-series Leica DSLR

…3. Meet the Interchangeable-Lens EVF Camera: This will happen, and it will be based on the just-announced Micro Four Thirds system. Without bulky mirror boxes that distinguished DSLRs, cameras can be made smaller, but an Electronic Viewfinder is easier to use in bright light than a simple LCD. The participating companies–Panasonic and Olympus (and notably, […]

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Strong hints that Leica is planning to launch a full-frame 35mm sensor-based digital rangefinder camera

More catching up: Chris Cheesman and Angela Nicholson Leica’s chief has dropped strong hints that the firm is planning to launch a full-frame 35mm sensor-based digital rangefinder camera. Steven Lee, chief executive officer of Leica Camera AG, today told Amateur Photographer that the camera could form part of a future upgrade option for the current […]

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