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Leica Camera AG Q1 financial results for 2011/2012 fiscal year are out

By LR admin | Published: August 12, 2011

Leica Camera AG released its interim financial report for first quarter of the 2011/2012 fiscal year. Sales are up 28.7% compared with previous year. Leica has also taken “measures designed to improve stock availability”. Here is the full report: Leica Camera Group maintained its growth during the first quarter of the new fiscal year. At EUR 72,313,000, sales […]

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Leica Camera AG approves dividend

By LR admin | Published: August 12, 2011

Annual General Meeting of Leica Camera AG approves dividend / year concludes with record sales / Board of Management reaffirms results forecast On August 12, 2011 in the Wetzlarer Rittal-Arena, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) of Leica Camera AG, Solms resolved to distribute a dividend for the first time since 1997. The dividend […]

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Leica Camera, Inc. announces appointment of Roland Wolff as Director of Corporate Retail

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2011

Allendale, NJ (August 3, 2011) – Leica Camera, Inc. announced today the promotion of Roland Wolff from Director of New Business Development to his new position as Director of Corporate Retail. In this role, Mr. Wolff will be responsible for the implementation of Leica Stores and Leica Boutiques as part of the Leica Camera retail […]

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Leica Camera and Momenta Workshops collaborate on documentary photography workshops

By LR admin | Published: July 22, 2011

  Momenta Workshops’ Project Series to feature the coveted Leica M9 and X1 Allendale, NJ (July 22, 2011) – Leica Camera, Inc., the legendary German camera manufacturer, has chosen to collaborate with Momenta Workshops, the documentary photography and multimedia training company, on their 2011-2012 Project Series. Beginning November 2011, participants of Momenta Project workshops are […]

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New Leica S adapter for third party lenses

By LR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

After a brief introduction in the November 2010 issue of LFI magazine, today Leica announced three new lens adapters for the S2 camera: S-V adapter for Hasselblad V system S-P67 adapter for Pentax 67 system S-adapter for Mamiya M645-645 system The adapters are made out of anodized aluminum and chrome-plated brass. They will be available in August, 2011 […]

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Leica Camera AG pays dividend for the first time since 1997

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

Leica Camera AG, Solms, finished the 2010/2011 financial year (1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) with record sales. With total sales of €248.8 m, the Hessian company with a long tradition of manufacturing cameras and sport optics products increased its sales by 57.2% compared to the previous year (€158.2 m). The company’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) […]

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Leica Camera AG and FCDA announce cooperation

By LR admin | Published: July 6, 2011

Solms, Germany (July 6, 2011) – Leica Camera AG announces a multi-faceted collaboration with Facing Change: Documenting America (FCDA), a non-profit collective of prominent photographers and writers who have come together to explore the United States during one of the most enduring times in the nation’s history. Sharing a commitment to supporting independent documentary photography, […]

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