Leica Rumors

White Leica M8 replica made out of Lego

By LR admin | Published: July 3, 2012

H.Y. Leung created the white Leica M8 camera completely out of Lego pieces. Here is the original white M8 for comparison:

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged Lego, Lego Leica camera| 2 Comments

Leica Camera’s board proposes dividend of €1.83 per share

By LR admin | Published: June 29, 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).

Posted in Leica Press Releases| Tagged financial results| 18 Comments

New version of LFI iPad app

By LR admin | Published: June 29, 2012

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“.

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Leica X2 firmware update released

By LR admin | Published: June 26, 2012

Firmware update v1.1 for Leica X2 is now available for download. The introduced improvements are:

Improved noise as from ISO 1600
Improved automatic white balancing
General improvements and performance optimization

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Leica X2 firmware update v1.1 coming soon?

By LR admin | Published: June 25, 2012

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.

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