Leica Rumors

Leica with record sales, increased revenue for the 2015/2016 fiscal year

By LR admin | Published: April 5, 2016

Leica had record sales and increased revenue (by 12%) for the 2015/2016 fiscal year:

Posted in Leica Smartphones| Tagged financial results, Huawei / Leica smartphone, Huawei P9 smartphone| 10 Comments

Leica cameras will no longer come with a free copy of Adobe Lightroom

By LR admin | Published: April 4, 2016

Some bad news for potential future Leica camera buyers: starting April 1, 2016 all Leica cameras will come only with a 90 days Adobe CC trial instead of the standalone Lightroom license (no, this is not an April’s fool joke). Here is the full text of the press release:

Posted in Leica Press Releases| Tagged Adobe| 13 Comments

The 12% discount on almost all Leica products extended again

By LR admin | Published: April 4, 2016

The Leica US savings has been extended for the month of April. The 12% discount on almost all Leica product was first introduced in May, 2015 as a result of the strong US dollar. Check out our sponsors for additional details and pricing:

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The Huawei P9 smartphone will come with Leica Summarit H 1:2.2/27 ASPH lens

By LR admin | Published: April 4, 2016

#Huawei #HuaweiP9 pic.twitter.com/MwaP4Hj7gE
— Steve Hemmerstoffer (@stagueve) April 1, 2016

When the above picture of the upcoming Huawei P9 smartphone with a Leica lens system appeared on Twitter on April 1st, I thought it was just another joke. The picture is most likely real, here is another one:

Posted in Leica Lenses, Leica Smartphones| Tagged Huawei / Leica smartphone, Huawei P9 smartphone| 1 Comment

Leica Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens and S/R adapters to be released next for the SL system

By LR admin | Published: March 31, 2016

After the 24-90mm f/2.8-4.0 and 90-280mm f/2.8-4, the next lens announcement for the Leica SL system will be a Leica Summilux SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens (pictured above) and new S/R adapters: