Category Archives: Leica R

Leica R

40 megapixels medium format Leica and 10 autofocus lens @ Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 28, 2008

Email from a reader in France: Today, I had to go to xxx a well known store dedicated to Leica in Paris (France) to get a part replaced on my M6. The owner of the store was talking with a friend about the next Leica camera… He said that Leica will be announcing at Photokina […]

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Two new Leica models between the D-Lux 4 and M8?

By LR admin | Published: September 23, 2008

This came out of a meeting between l-camera-forum members and Leica management (Leica’s CEO Andreas Kaufmann, Stefan Daniel, product manager M system and Maike Harberts and Stephan Schulz, responsible for the development of the new Leica S2): “Mr. Kaufmann repeated his clear commitment to a digital R10 – with autofocus lenses.” “After questions about cheaper […]

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Leica R10 (updated)

By LR admin | Published: September 22, 2008

Update (09.23.08): Photographypress UK and Amateurphotographer UK confirms launch plans for Leica R10 (I hope they did not use us as a source). The code name AFRika was for the S2 camera that was announced today. This is what I found on the live blog from the S2 event: Good new for Leica R photographers! A […]

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New Leica S-System (updated)

By LR admin | Published: September 21, 2008

Updates: Leica VIP Launch Event for S2: Few readers have asked me about the S2 event today. Sorry for the delay. Story and pictures available here. Leica S-system now official on Leica US web site. The dedicated S-system site can be found here. More info available in those links (many new pictures): http://www.1854.eu/2008/09/leica_s2_13_photos_of_the_new.html Juts got […]

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Wednesday at 10:30 am

By LR admin | Published: September 18, 2008

I am continuing to receive messages that Leica is not done with the announcements and that there will be another big one during Photokina on Wednesday, September 24th at 10:30 am German time.

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More to come from Leica before Photokina

By LR admin | Published: September 17, 2008

I am getting some signals that there could be more to come from Leica before Photokina. Is it going to be AFRika?

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New Leica camera system: code name “AFRika”

By LR admin | Published: September 15, 2008

According to this site (and the CEO of Leica Dr. Kaufmann) Leica will release a new camera system with the code name AFRika: Dr. Kaufmann the CEO of Leica Camera AG betrayed Mr Champion, seineszeichens head of the largest European Leica dealer: It is a new camera system, which under the code-word AFRika kept. “A […]

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