Yesterday Leica Camera AG officially started the construction of their future headquarters at the Leitz Park in Wetzlar, Germany. The new facility will have 88,500 square feet and should be completed in November 2013. The construction cost is 55 million euros.
Leica Professional Store Tokyo Opening Reception from Leica Camera on Vimeo.
Leica & Magnum: Constantine Manos – Personal Documentary from Leica Camera on Vimeo.
Some fresh rumors about the new Leica products that are expected to be announced on May 10th: The new Leica X2 camera will have a 18MP sensor. The new 50mm f/2 Summicron-M lens will cost $1000 more than its predecessor (the price tag will be around $3,300.00). The new Leica Monochrome M rangefinder will be all […]
In addition to the Monochrome M body, I also think that Leica will announce a new X2 compact camera and maybe even one new M lens (probably 50mm Summicron). The silver Leica X1 is already discontinued and not even in stock at B&H, Adorama and Dale. The X2 will not be an interchangeable lens camera – Leica will announce it’s mirrorless solution during […]
The upcoming Leica Monochrome digital rangefinder (with a black and white only sensor) will have a M9-like body. We are not going to see a new M10 camera on May 10 – a completely new M10 will probably be announced in September during Photokina. I am still trying to get a confirmation on whether the new Leica Monochrome […]
Today I will be comparing apples and oranges. The Leica M9 and Fuji X-Pro 1 are two completely different beasts. The only similarity is the way both cameras look. Well, actually there is more then that – both have optical viewfinders, similar megapixel counts (18MP vs. 16.3MP) and no anti-aliasing (AA) filter and that’s about it. I am not going […]
