I had limited Internet access in the past few days. Here is a quick update of the latest Leica related news: Leica announced the winners of the Oskar Barnack Award 2012. See all images here. Leica plans to open a total of 200 stores worldwide by 2016. Currently there are 37 Leica operated stores. New locations […]
The latest updates on the Leica S system: Starting from October 2012, Leica Camera will gradually introduce five new central shutter (CS) lenses for the S system: Elmarit-S 30 mm f/2.8 ASPH, Summarit-S 35 mm f/2.5 ASPH, Summarit-S 70 mm f/2.5 ASPH, APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120 mm f/2.5 and the APO-Tele-Elmar-S 180 mm f/3.5. Leica also introduced the Leica Case […]
Leica is currently looking for M9 firmware testers. As previously reported, Leica is expected to release another M9 firmware update to address some additional SD cards compatibility issues for newer models like the SanDisk 64GB SDXC Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I card.
Some new images of the upcoming Leitz Park in Wetzlar found on Leica’s Facebook page:
The new Leica X2 is now in stock at B&H: Black Leica X2 Silver Leica X2 Update: B&H sold out, but Dale Photo and Digital has both black and silver Leica X2 cameras in stock.
At some point Leica considered a sliding cover for the LCD on the M Monochrome – this is probably where the early rumors about a M camera without LCD came from. If the M9-M is a success, Leica may implement black and white sensors in other cameras/models. Comparison between Leica M6 with Tri-X film and the new […]
Leica is planning to release another firmware update for the M9 to address some additional SD cards compatibility issues. The new update will probably address new SD cards that were announced after the last 1.176 firmware update. Some readers have reported problems with the SanDisk 64GB SDXC Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I card.
