Leica is currently looking for M9 firmware testers. As previously reported, Leica is expected to release another M9 firmware update to address some additional SD cards compatibility issues for newer models like the SanDisk 64GB SDXC Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I card.
The new Leica X2 is now in stock at B&H:
Update: B&H sold out, but Dale Photo and Digital has both black and silver Leica X2 cameras in stock.
Leica is planning to release another firmware update for the M9 to address some additional SD cards compatibility issues. The new update will probably address new SD cards that were announced after the last 1.176 firmware update. Some readers have reported problems with the SanDisk 64GB SDXC Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I card.
Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for May 2012:
The Leica X2 EVF2 viewfinder is basically a rebranded Olympus VF-2. You cannot really tell from the press images, but the Leica and Olympus electronic viewfinders are identical and the Olympus VF-2 will work just fine on the new X2 camera. The only difference is that the Olympus VF costs $249, while the Leica VF costs $575.
In a recent interview with Fujifilm CEO Shigetaka Komori, the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine reported that at one point Fujfilm considered acquiring Leica Camera AG (Google translation):
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