Monthly Archives: September 2016

Happy 10th birthday digital Leica M

By LR admin | Published: September 26, 2016

Today Leica Camera celebrates 10 years of digital M (the Leica M8 was introduced on September 14th, 2006):

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Leica at Photokina 2016

By LR admin | Published: September 25, 2016

Leica did not impress their fans at Photokina like they have done in previous shows. Many M fans did not get what they have hoped for, but we have to understand the situation the camera industry is today: product life cycles are getting longer, budgets are cut and this is the case with many other companies, […]

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Dr. Andreas Kaufmann: “Leica will never enter the action camera market”

By LR admin | Published: September 25, 2016

In a recent interview at Photokina with Les Numeriques, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann shared his view about the future of the photography market:

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The 2016 Miami Street Photography Festival

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 25, 2016

There is less than one week left to submit your photos for the 2016 Miami Street Photography Festival if you’re interested in competing. Last year, I met quite a few readers attending and competing, so get your entries in if you’re interested in participating and potentially winning a Leica Q.

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Leica Q Indonesia Edition 2016 camera

By LR admin | Published: September 24, 2016

A new Leica Q Indonesia Edition 2016 camera was recently announced. Only 45 units will be produced. The top plate has an engraved map of Indonesia. Pricing is not yet announced. Shipping is expected to start in October.

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New Leica store in Sydney, Australia

By LR admin | Published: September 24, 2016

Leica Camera Australia are advertising on SEEK Australia for a manager and store manager in the middle of Sydney at the Queen Victoria Building, or QVB as the locals like to call it. There seems to be no additional information on the new store. The building typically has boutique clothing stores in it. As far […]

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Pictures of the new Voigtlander HELIAR Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount

By LR admin | Published: September 23, 2016

The first pictures of the new Voigtlander HELIAR Vintage Line 50mm f/3.5 VM lens for Leica M mount: and few pictures of the Voigtländer VM 10mm f/5.6 lens ($1,099) with the corresponding 10mm viewfinder:

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Leica Camera and Huawei establish new R&D centre in Wetzlar

By LR admin | Published: September 23, 2016

‘Max Berek Innovation Lab’ will conduct R&D in the fields of new optical systems, computational imaging, virtual reality and augmented reality  Wetzlar, Germany – 23 September 2016: HUAWEI and Leica Camera AG today announced that they have expanded their strategic collaboration with the establishment of a jointly operated research and innovation centre, the Max Berek […]

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