Reuters reports that Blackstone is in talks to sell their stake in Leica: The investor has teamed up with an investment bank to work out strategic options for the company and has already held talks with several potential acquirers, the people said, adding no official auction process was underway. “ACM has long-term goals with Leica Camera,” […]
→ The new Emil Busch Glaukar 3.1 portrait lens will be available also for Leica M mount (no rangefinder coupling). → Leica S1 at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. → Check out the latest Leica Store Miami photo workshops. → Check out these Leica IIIf cameras.
In addition to the TL2 mirrorless camera, Leica is rumored to announce one more camera in 2017. Today a new Leica digital camera (made in Germany) was registered with the Indonesian telecommunication agency under the code name 7323 (via Nokishita). Leica is also expected to announce a new Noctilux M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens.
Three new pictures of the Leica TL2 camera from Nokishita confirm the removal of the eternal flash. Stay tuned – the official announcement is in 4 hours (9 am EST).
→ New Leica Gallery opened at Fullerton Hotel Singapore.
→ “Fake Leica” by Liao Yibai has been listed for sale at Meister Camera / Leica Store Hamburg for €100,000: This Leica weights about 40kg and is made out of stainless steel. The size of the sculpture is ca. 41 x 81 x 46cm (17 5/8 x 32 1/4 x 191/4 inches) and has got […]
Five tips on how to get the most out of your Leica rangefinder camera by Stefan Daniel from Leica: More “5 tips” videos from LHSA:
