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Venus Optics Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie lens for Leica L-mount announced: the world’s widest rectilinear pancake lens

By LR admin | Published: July 19, 2022

The previously rumored new Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie APS-C mirrorless pancake lens for Leica L-mount by Venus Optics is now officially announced (the world’s widest rectilinear pancake lens):

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What’s next for Leica?

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2022

Here is an updated list of rumored/expected Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous lists here):

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Confirmed: codename “Wilson” is the Leica Q3 and codename “Rene” is the Leica M11 Monochrom

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2022

Today Digicame-info confirmed the previous report about two new cameras being added to the latest 7/17 update of the Leica FOTOS app: Code name “Wilson”: confirmed to be the already rumored Leica Q3 camera Code name “Rene”: confirmed to be the Leica M11 Monochrom Here are the screenshots of the code:

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Show your Leica kit to Red Dot Forum Camera Talk

By LR admin | Published: July 14, 2022

The next episode of Red Dot Forum Camera Talk will talk about your Leica kit:

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Additional information on the upcoming Techart LM-EA9 AF adapter (Leica M lenses to Sony Alpha cameras)

By LR admin | Published: July 10, 2022

Some additional information on the previously reported Techart LM-EA9 AF adapter for attaching Leica M lenses to Sony Alpha cameras with AF support:

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Leica digest #96

By LR admin | Published: July 9, 2022

→ DxO released FilmPack version 6.3 (more info available here). → New Book: Inspiration Leica Akademie (English and German Edition) – available also at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon JP, and Amazon CA. →  Read about the Red Dot rules – Leica’s protocol for protecting its brand image. → Ending soon: $20 off […]

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Leica Camera Group reported record financial results for the 2021/22 financial year (the best result in the company’s more than hundred-year history)

By LR admin | Published: July 8, 2022

Leica Camera Group reported record financial results for the 2021/22 financial year. Compared to the previous year, sales increased by more than 16% to € 450 million. This was the best financial result in the company’s more than hundred-year history. Here is the original and translated press release:

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