Leica Rumors

Panasonic is done with compacts, will announce a new mirrorless camera co-developed with Leica

By LR admin | Published: August 7, 2022

Nikkei published an article on the future of compact cameras. The news is that Panasonic is no longer going to produce/develop compact cameras and will soon announce a new mirrorless camera that is jointly developed with Leica:

Posted in L-Mount Alliance| Tagged L² Technology, Panasonic| 23 Comments

Several classic Leica cameras are up for auction at the Michael’s Camera Museum in Australia

By LR admin | Published: August 5, 2022

The Michael’s Camera Museum collection in Australia is being put up for auction. They are featuring several classic Leica cameras:

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Save over $1,000 by buying Leica M cameras from Europe (all Leica M film cameras in stock at Meister Camera)

By LR admin | Published: August 4, 2022

As I already reported Leica M film cameras are very hard to find in the US. It seems that this is not a problem for some stores in Europe. Meister Camera in Germany for example currently has all analog/film Leica M models in stock available for immediate delivery (Leica MP, Leica M-A in both silver and black finish):

But wait, there is more…

Meister Camera also ships internationally and with the current EUR/USD exchange rate at almost 1:1, it makes a lot of sense to buy directly from Germany. For example, the Leica MP camera incl. the shipping cost to the US will be around $4,450 (depending on the daily exchange rate). For comparison, the same camera in the US costs $5,695 and it is hard to find. The Leica M-A pricing is very similar. They even have the Leica M11 in stock.

If you have any questions, here is Meister Camera’s contact page.

I am not sure if import duty has to be paid in the US. In the past, I have ordered cameras and lenses from Europe and Japan and I never had to pay any US import duties.

Translation:

Posted in Deals, Leica M, Leica M-A| Tagged Leica M film cameras, Meister Camera| 5 Comments

Leica to enter the laser TV market with its own products (Leica Cine 1 laser TV)

By LR admin | Published: August 3, 2022

After LED projectors, smartphones, eyewear, leather accessories, watches, toys, and probably a few more that I can no longer recall, Leica Camera is continuing to expand its business and will also enter the laser TV market with its own products. The first Leica Cine 1 laser TV is expected to be revealed in September at the IFA show in Berlin. Here are the details:

Posted in Leica Press Releases| Tagged Leica Cine 1 laser TV| 2 Comments

Leica M11 firmware update version 1.5.0.1 released

By LR admin | Published: August 3, 2022

Leica Camera released a new firmware update version 1.5.0.1 for the M11 camera with two bug fixes:

Incorrect JPG tone curves in connection with some lenses caused the contrasts in dark areas to be displayed too strong.
Non-coded lenses were displayed incorrectly in the user profiles.

The Leica M11 is widely available in Europe. In the US a silver M11 is currently in stock at Adorama:

Americas	Europe	Asia
Adorama / B&H Amazon PopFlash Leica Miami Tamarkin Camera Classic Connection	Meister Camera Leica Shop Vienna Leica Store Lisse Red Dot Cameras Calumet / Foto Koch WEX	M&K Kamera Rangefinder f22 Map Camera

Posted in Leica M11| Tagged Leica firmware, Leica M11 firmware update| 3 Comments

The new Leica Q2 Reporter camera with Kevlar armoring and matte green scratch-resistant finish is in stock for the first time in the US

By LR admin | Published: August 2, 2022

The new Leica Q2 Reporter camera with Kevlar armoring and matte green scratch-resistant finish is now in stock for the first time in the US at B&H Photo: