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Leica Camera may move their stock listing to Hong Kong

Leica Camera may consider listing their stock in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported. Alfred Schopf, Chief Executive Officer of Leica Camera AG, was cited as saying that the company will seek to strengthen its brand in the next three to five years following a stock delisting in Germany. He added that getting listed in […]

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Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012 – Finalists’ Portfolios

Here is a compilation of finalists’ portfolios of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012.

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With the upcoming announcement of Leica S3, expect a price drop on the S2

Leica is rumored to announce the S2 replacement at Photokina. The new S3 is expected to also have a 37.5MP sensor but with improved characteristics. In the upcoming weeks/months the price of the S2 is expected to drop. Some rumors point to a $10k price tag (the current S2 price is $22,995.00). Leica may also introduce […]

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Leica Camera’s stock is up 180%

Update: it seems that this was a glitch in the system because e price is back to normal now. Leica Cameras’s stock (LCA1) jumped over 180% in the past few days. Since the company stock is not publicly traded, my understanding is that its price is calculated based on the value of the company – […]

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White Leica M8 replica made out of Lego

H.Y. Leung created the white Leica M8 camera completely out of Lego pieces. Here is the original white M8 for comparison:

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for June 2012

         Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for June 2012: Leica S system updates Leica M Monochrom, X2 updates The latest Leica headlines Leitz Park in Wetzlar Frank Hallam Day wins the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012 Another firmware update for Leica M9 coming soon? Fujifilm M-mount adapter for X-Pro1 to be […]

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Leica Camera’s board proposes dividend of €1.83 per share

The Leica Camera AG Board presented the Leica Camera AG annual report today. At the same time, it adopted a resolution containing a proposal on the appropriation of profits. On the corporate level, the established manufacturer of cameras and sport optics products achieved a 19.3 per cent increase in turnover against the previous fiscal year (01/04/2011 – 31/03/2012) to […]

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