In addition to the Leica Summilux C line, there is a new Summicron C line (T2.0) of cinema lenses that consists of six new prime lenses: 18, 25, 35, 50, 75 and 100 mm. Four additional models (21, 29, 40, and 135 mm) are expected to be announced soon. Compared to the Summlix versions, the Summicron lenses are […]
$500,000 worth of Leica Summilux C cinema lenses were stolen from a movie set in Los Angeles. Here are the lens serial numbers:
Another rare and collectable photographic auction will take place on December 28, 2013. Here are some of the Leica highlights:
This comes from cityam.com: “Leica Camera, which is owned by German parent company Leica AG and distributes cameras in the UK, reported a 12 per cent dip in turnover for the year ending March 2013, to £13m from £14.9m a year ago. This fed into a 16 per cent fall in gross profits and smaller profits […]
CMOSIS, the maker of the Leica M 240 sensor, will be acquired by the global growth private equity firm TA Associates. No other details of the acquisition were provided. Here is the full press release:
The results from the last Westlicht camera auction are now available online. Here are some additional details:
Leica Camera AG, Solms, is celebrating 100 years of Leica photography in 2014. To celebrate the centennial, the company will be doubling the value of the cash prizes for the prestigious international photography competition, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award. Oskar Barnack, after whom the award is named, was the man who constructed the so-called Ur-Leica […]
