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Photoshop Elements 8 will be included with the Leica V-Lux-20 (plus detailed specs and more pics)

More detailed specs on the Leica V-Lux 20: CCD 14,5Megapixels with 12,1 Megapixels effective Lens Leica DC Vario-Elmar 1:3,3-4,9/4,1-49,2 mm ASPH (11 elements in 8 groups) JPEG with 2.21 Exif HD Movie recorded in QuickTime Motion JPEG with Dolby Digital Audio ISO 1600 Slow: 2,3 image per second / Fast: 6 i/s 3″ Screen with […]

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Price and accessories update for the upcoming Leica V-Lux 20

This is the latest info I just received: The new Leica V-Lux20 will be announced on April 20th, 2010. Leica V-Lux 20 is based on the Panasonic ZS-7 (model TZ-10 in Europe). It has a built in GPS; HD movie record and a 25-300mm zoom range. The price of the Leica V-Lux 20 will be 549€/559€. FYI: […]

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Leica V-Lux 20 update

Today the Leica V-Lux 20 was introduced only to certain dealers in some countries . The official announcement to the public will be on April 20th, 2010. I was told that the camera design is much better than the Panasonic ZS7. In the mean time new pictures taken with the V-Lux 20 were uploaded by […]

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The new camera from Leica will be called V-Lux 20

I got some info on the new camera name – it will be called Leica V-Lux 20 (and not C-Lux 20 as previously reported – the EXIF data was correct). Some dealers can already place orders for the upcoming Leica V-Lux 20. The reason they decided to go with a V instead of a C […]

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Leica may announce the new camera(s) on Monday

This is from a new source, so I am not sure how accurate that information is but Leica may announce their new camera(s) on Monday (April 12th). Not clear yet if it is going to be a V-Lux 20, a C-Lux 20, maybe both or something completely different.

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This could be a picture of the upcoming Leica C-Lux 20

A reader sent me a link to this photo on the new travel site which could be the new Leica C-Lux 20. If true, this confirms the previous information that it will be based on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 model. Of course this could also be the old Leica C-Lux 3 but that model did not […]

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One of the new Leica camera testers speaks out

Nasser Kalaji was one of the photographers featured in the new Leica travel website. This is what he wrote on his blog today: “April 2010 Immortal Entertainment is proud to announce the commencement of a collaboration with the world finest camera makers, Leica, chosen among 12 photographers around the world, Immortal now has in its […]

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EXIF data: Leica V-Lux 20

Going back to the new Leica travel website which seems to be based on a regular WordPress installation. If you look at one of the pictures uploaded on that site, the EXIF data shows “Leica V-Lux 20”: Now, this name is slightly different from the expected Leica C-Lux 20, so I am not really sure […]

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