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It’s official: Oliver Kaltner is the new Leica Camera CEO

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2015

It’s now official: Alfred Schopf is “leaving the company at his own request” and Oliver Kaltner will be the new Leica Camera CEO:

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Handmade wooden Leica camera

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2015

I came across this handmade wooden Leica camera at Foto Henny Hoogeveen’s Facebook page:

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Blackstone is not happy with Leica

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2015

The German website manager-magazin.de published an article about the potential replacement of the current Leica Camera CEO Alfred Schopf. I was told that this is not the first and it is not going to be last change in top management. There are rumors that Blackstone is not happy with the current performance of the German camera manufacturer. […]

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Leica T and M Edition 60 cameras awarded the iF Design Award

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2015

Leica Camera AG was awarded the iF Design Award for their Leica T and M Edition 60 models. Here is the  press release:

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New Leica Q Typ 116 camera

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2015

A new Leica Q Typ 116 camera is registered with the Taiwanese NCC government agency. The official announcements is usually few weeks after the registration. Via Digicame-info

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for February 2015

By LR admin | Published: March 1, 2015

      These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for February 2015:

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Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Decisive Collection exhibition

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2015

More information on the Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Decisive Collection exhibition from Beetles and Huxley:

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