Leica Rumors

It’s official: Oliver Kaltner is the new Leica Camera CEO

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2015

It’s now official: Alfred Schopf is “leaving the company at his own request” and Oliver Kaltner will be the new Leica Camera CEO:

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Handmade wooden Leica camera

By LR admin | Published: March 3, 2015

I came across this handmade wooden Leica camera at Foto Henny Hoogeveen’s Facebook page:

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Blackstone is not happy with Leica

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2015

The German website manager-magazin.de published an article about the potential replacement of the current Leica Camera CEO Alfred Schopf. I was told that this is not the first and it is not going to be last change in top management. There are rumors that Blackstone is not happy with the current performance of the German camera manufacturer. Some reports even suggest that Blackstone Capital is looking to quickly “dump” their Leica investment and Panasonic is most likely the candidate for replacement. There have been unconfirmed reports that Leica recently posted internal losses in all but 2 global markets which could explain the recent US discounts. There seems to be also some issues with licensing fees for the use of the Leica brand name.

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Leica T and M Edition 60 cameras awarded the iF Design Award

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2015

Leica Camera AG was awarded the iF Design Award for their Leica T and M Edition 60 models. Here is the press release:

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New Leica Q Typ 116 camera

By LR admin | Published: March 2, 2015

A new Leica Q Typ 116 camera is registered with the Taiwanese NCC government agency. The official announcements is usually few weeks after the registration.