Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012 – Finalists’ Portfolios

By LR admin | Published: July 4, 2012

Here is a compilation of finalists’ portfolios of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012.

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Leica Camera’s stock is up 180%

By LR admin | Published: July 3, 2012

Update: it seems that this was a glitch in the system because e price is back to normal now. Leica Cameras’s stock (LCA1) jumped over 180% in the past few days. Since the company stock is not publicly traded, my understanding is that its price is calculated based on the value of the company – […]

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White Leica M8 replica made out of Lego

By LR admin | Published: July 3, 2012

H.Y. Leung created the white Leica M8 camera completely out of Lego pieces. Here is the original white M8 for comparison:

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New version of LFI iPad app

By LR admin | Published: June 29, 2012

The new version of the LFI app is out. In addition to reading the current issues of the magazine, you can now also download every issue of the magazine since 2004 for a “special price“.

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The latest Leica headlines

By LR admin | Published: June 21, 2012

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 […]

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Leitz Park in Wetzlar

By LR admin | Published: June 9, 2012

Some new images of the upcoming Leitz Park in Wetzlar found on Leica’s Facebook page:

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Fujifilm considered acquiring Leica Camera AG at one point

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2012

In a recent interview with Fujifilm CEO Shigetaka Komori, the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine reported that at one point Fujfilm considered acquiring Leica Camera AG (Google translation):

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