The new Leica Sofort instant camera will be announced on September 15th

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2016

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The new Leica Sofort instant camera that already leaked in the latest issue of LFI magazine is real and will be officially announced on September 15th. There will be also a Leica branded color and black and white instant film (Fuji recently announced it):

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The camera can work also with regular Fuji Instax film. The price will be 279 Euros and shipping will start in November. A color film pack will be 12 Euros, B&W will be 14 Euros. Here is some additional information on the Leica Sofort instant camera:

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More pictures of the Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition camera

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2016

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Few more pictures of the upcoming Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition camera:

Update: the camera is now officially announced.

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Leica announces firmware updates for Leica S-System

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2016

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New firmware updates are available today for the Leica S-System. Registered owners can log in to the Leica Owners’ Area and download the new firmware version 4.0.0.0 for the Leica S (Typ 007) and 2.5.0 for the Leica S/S-E (Typ 006) medium format cameras, or take their camera to a Leica Store or Leica Customer Care in the UK for a complimentary update service.

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New Leica “Sofort” instant camera leaked in LFI magazine?

By LR admin | Published: September 12, 2016

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A new Leica instant camera reportedly leaked in the latest issue of LFI magazine. If anyone got the new LFI issue please confirm, because this looks more like a joke than a real leak.

Update: I received multiple confirmations that this camera is indeed real – more information is available here.

The so called “Sofort” (instant in German) looks very similar to the current Fuji Instax Mini 90 model and it will work also with Fuji Instax film. Here are the specs:

  • Lens: Auto-Hektor 1:12,7/60mm lens (34mm equivalent on 35mm film)
  • Three focusing zones: Macro (no distance in the info) / Standard 60cm-3m / Infinity 3m-infinty
  • Will take Fuji-Instax film (62x46mm pictures)
  • Selfie mode
  • Price: under 300€
  • Shipping in November
  • Three colors available: white, orange and mint

Additional pictures:

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Huawei Mate 9 rumored to have dual Leica-branded camera with OIS

By LR admin | Published: September 11, 2016

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Huawei is rumored to announce a new Mate 9 smartphone with a dual Leica-branded camera equipped with OIS:

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Clarification: there will be two Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition cameras

By LR admin | Published: September 9, 2016

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Just a quick clarification: there will be two Leica M-P Typ 240 titanium limited edition cameras, the first one is for the Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary and it does not come with any lenses (50 pieces, mainly for the Japanese market). The second Leica M-P Type 240 titanium limited edition camera I reported about yesterday will be announced/released in October-November timeframe and will come in a set with two lenses (333 pieces, worldwide availability). Update: the camera is now officially announced.

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New Leica M-P Typ 240 Titanium limited edition camera announced for Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary

By LR admin | Published: September 9, 2016

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A new Leica M-P Typ 240 titanium limited edition camera was announced in Japan today to commemorate the Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary. Only 50 pieces of this model will be produced. This limited edition doesn’t include any lenses and is 90g lighter than the “regular” brass Leica M-P.

I believe this is not the M-P Titanium limited edition camera I reported about yesterday (it was limited to 333 pieces and includes two titanium lenses).

Additional pictures of the Leica M-P Typ 240 Leica Store Ginza 10th anniversary titanium limited edition camera:

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