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Leica Q firmware update version 2.0 to be released on July 26th

By LR admin | Published: July 21, 2016

I received some information that a new firmware update version 2.0 for the Leica Q camera will be released on July 26, 2016. The download links will be available on Leica’s website and in the Leica Owner’s Area.

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Leica at Photokina 2016

By LR admin | Published: July 20, 2016

Leica Camera AG to be ‘Official Photography Partner of Photokina 2016’ with a professional presence in Hall 2.1, and major exhibition at the Leica Gallery in Hall 1 Wetzlar, 20 July 2016: Leica Camera AG has announced that its presence this year at photokina 2016 in Cologne will be focused on professional photography and the […]

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Leica will work with other electronics companies

By LR admin | Published: July 20, 2016

After the Huawei P9 smartphone, Leica will continue to work together with other electronics companies. The cooperation with Huawei was only the beginning – this is according to the German magazine “Capital” (issue 08/2016, EVT July 21). The exact quote from Leica CEO Oliver Kaltner was: “There are lenses in every television, every console, action cameras, drones. We […]

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Leica announces APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens in silver anodized finish

By LR admin | Published: July 19, 2016

Today Leica Camera officially announced the silver anodized version of the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens (I reported this rumor last week). The US price is $7,995 (£5,900 in the UK). Pre – order links: Popflash Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco Tamarkin BroadwayCamera Reddotcameras Rangefinder (HK) B&H

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Leica rumored to announce a new line of M cinema lenses

By LR admin | Published: July 18, 2016

For Photokina in September Leica is rumored to announce new line of M cinema lenses (with cine housing/gears). The first set of lenses will be all Summilux versions (f/1.4). Based on this rumor we can speculate that the next M camera will have some serious video upgrades. Expect to see more video workshops offered by […]

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Next Leica M/SL camera body must be high resolution

By LR admin | Published: July 17, 2016

This article is by Horatio Tan (Website|Instagram|Facebook) Check out his other articles, also available on his website. It has been two months since I started to publish my Leica reviews on my website. It was a big step for me, but I can only hope that my efforts can add to the rich Leica online […]

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Leica “8854” camera registered at the Indonesian Communication Agency

By LR admin | Published: July 14, 2016

A new Leica camera model 8854 was recently (July 11th) registered at the Indonesian telecommunication agency. The camera has Wi-Fi and/or a GPS module and is “made in Germany” as the Leica SL, Q and T. The Indonesian telecommunication agency reports that the camera is currently being tested at their test centre (“Balai Uji” = […]

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