Leica is rumored to announce the S2 replacement at Photokina. The new S3 is expected to also have a 37.5MP sensor but with improved characteristics. In the upcoming weeks/months the price of the S2 is expected to drop. Some rumors point to a $10k price tag (the current S2 price is $22,995.00). Leica may also introduce a new combo price for the S2 with the 70mm S lens.
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 – maybe somebody with financial background can elaborate. Could this just be a bug in the stock tracking system?
H.Y. Leung created the white Leica M8 camera completely out of Lego pieces. Here is the original white M8 for comparison:
Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for June 2012:
The Leica Camera AG Board presented the Leica Camera AG annual report today. At the same time, it adopted a resolution containing a proposal on the appropriation of profits. On the corporate level, the established manufacturer of cameras and sport optics products achieved a 19.3 per cent increase in turnover against the previous fiscal year (01/04/2011 – 31/03/2012) to arrive at €296.8 m (previous year: €248.8 m). The operating results (EBIT) were €58.7 m (previous year: €41.5 m), which represents a significant increase (41.5 per cent).
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“.
Firmware update v1.1 for Leica X2 is now available for download. The introduced improvements are:
A major European website published an article about a new firmware update v1.1 for the Leica X2 (Google translation):
“For precious Leica Compact X2 is now a firmware update to version 1.1 are available. The update includes improved noise performance at ISO 1600, an improvement desdes automatic white balance and performance improvements. The firmware update is performed in-house, that is at your own risk, and you should be very important to follow the update instructions from Leica.”
The post was promptly removed shortly after it was published. I am not sure if this was a mistake or Leica will soon release a firmware update for their new X2 camera.
