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Leica’s CEO Oliver Kaltner talks about the new Huawei P9 smartphone

By LR admin | Published: April 21, 2016

Leica Camera AG CEO Oliver Kaltner talks about the partnership with Huawei and the new P9 device:

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New rumors: Leica M-D to be announced in early May, priced above the M Typ 262 model

By LR admin | Published: April 20, 2016

Some new rumors on the upcoming Leica M-D Typ 262 camera: The official announcement is rumored for the beginning of May. EU retail price: 5,940 Euros (around $6,700) – basically more expensive than the M Typ 262 model (currently priced at $5,195) even though the M-D will not have a LCD screen. Same sensor as the M […]

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The 12% US discount on Leica products will end on May 10th, 2016

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2016

The current 12% savings on Leica gear in the US will come to an end on May 10th, 2016. The discount was first introduced in May, 2015 as a result of the strong US dollar. Check out our sponsors for detailed pricing information: Popflash B&H Adorama Amazon Leica Store Miami Leica Store San Francisco Leica Store […]

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The Leica camera setup in the Huawei P9 smartphone is made by the Chinese company Sunny Optical Technology

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2016

GSMarena reports that the Leica camera setup inside the new Huawei P9 smartphone is made by the Chinese company Sunny Optical Technology:

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New KMZ-Zenit lenses for rangefinder cameras (L39 / M mounts)

By LR admin | Published: April 16, 2016

The Russian camera and lens manufacturer Zenit is planning to start production on two new multi-coated lenses for rangefinder cameras (L39 / M mounts): Lomography-Zenit LZK 1948+ 1:2 f=5 cm (based on the old Jupiter-8 2/50) Lomography-Zenit Jupiter 9+ 2/85 (based on the old Jupiter 9 2/85) Source: Denis Gavrilov, via PhotoRumors

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Firmware update version 1.5.1 for Leica T released

By LR admin | Published: April 16, 2016

Leica released firmware update version 1.5.1 for the Leica T camera that includes only one bug fix: Lost connection to the camera while using Leica App with Visoflex attached solved

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New Lolumina interchangeable soft-release buttons

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2016

Lolumina announced new interchangeable soft-release buttons for cameras with non-threaded shutters:

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