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Leica announces firmware updates for Leica S-System

New firmware updates are available today for the Leica S-System. Registered owners can log in to the Leica Owners’ Area and download the new firmware version 4.0.0.0 for the Leica S (Typ 007) and 2.5.0 for the Leica S/S-E (Typ 006) medium format cameras, or take their camera to a Leica Store or Leica Customer […]

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New Leica “Sofort” instant camera leaked in LFI magazine?

A new Leica instant camera reportedly leaked in the latest issue of LFI magazine. If anyone got the new LFI issue please confirm, because this looks more like a joke than a real leak. Update: I received multiple confirmations that this camera is indeed real – more information is available here. The so called “Sofort” (instant in […]

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Huawei Mate 9 rumored to have dual Leica-branded camera with OIS

Huawei is rumored to announce a new Mate 9 smartphone with a dual Leica-branded camera equipped with OIS:

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Clarification: there will be two Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition cameras

Just a quick clarification: there will be two Leica M-P Typ 240 titanium limited edition cameras, the first one is for the Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary and it does not come with any lenses (50 pieces, mainly for the Japanese market). The second Leica M-P Type 240 titanium limited edition camera I reported about […]

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New Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition camera announced for Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary

A new Leica M-P Typ 240 titanium limited edition camera was announced in Japan today to commemorate the Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary. Only 50 pieces of this model will be produced. This limited edition doesn’t include any lenses and is 90g lighter than the “regular” brass Leica M-P. I believe this is not the […]

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New Leica M 0.8 cinema lenses announced

The previously rumored new line of Leica M cinema lenses are now officially announced by CW Sonderoptic. Here are the details:

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New Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera coming soon

Leica will soon announce a new Leica M-P Type 240 Titanium limited edition camera that will come as a set with the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH and Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH lenses. Only 333 sets will be produced worldwide (click on the image below for larger view): Update #1: the price of this limited edition camera set […]

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