Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

Leica and Insta360 announce strategic partnership to reinvent the action cam (Insta360 ONE R)

By LR admin | Published: January 7, 2020

The previously rumored Insta360 ONE R action camera (Adorama | B&H) that was officially announced today was co-engineered with Leica. Both companies also announced a strategic partnership “to reinvent the action cam“:

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For $220 you can now test and calibrate your Leica gear and get a certificate and 12 months warranty

By LR admin | Published: January 3, 2020

Leica Camera USA is now offering a special service where you can get your Leica gear tested and calibrated by Leica Factory Trained Technicians and certified that it meets original specifications, regardless of the age of the product – a Leica Service Certificate will be issued with a 12 months warranty. The price of this […]

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Leica digest #52

By LR admin | Published: December 28, 2019

The latest Leica related videos: More after the break:

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Leica US price increase coming on January 1st because of Trump’s new tax on European products

By LR admin | Published: December 18, 2019

The Leica US price increase I reported a few months ago is going into effect on January 1, 2020. The Leica Q2 and SL2 prices will remain unchanged.  This price increase is triggered by the new Trump 25% US tax on select European products. If you are planning to purchase a new Leica product before the […]

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Panasonic’s sale of their image sensor business did not impact TowerJazz

By LR admin | Published: December 15, 2019

Two weeks ago, Panasonic announced that they will sell their image sensor business to Taiwan’s Nuvoton Technology for $250 million. Initially, there was some confusion about whether the sale will also include TowerJazz, which was part of the TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co. joint venture. TowerJazz issued a press release clarifying that the company is planning to keep […]

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Leica digest #51

By LR admin | Published: December 15, 2019

  New Leica stores in GUM, Moscow and Chadstone, Australia. A company in Japan developed lens hoods for the Elmar 3.5cm and Summaron 3.5cm screw-mount lenses. The latest Leica related videos:

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HODINKEE x Leica limited edition camera?

By LR admin | Published: December 10, 2019

I already mentioned yesterday on social media (Facebook, Twitter) that the popular watch website HODINKEE (which I visit daily) is now an authorized Leica dealer. There is also a new teaser online for something new coming soon (12/12/2019) – a HODINKEE x Leica limited edition camera as you can tell by the URL: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/coming-soon-leica-x-hodinkee-limited-edition. My […]

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