Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for April 2012

By LR admin | Published: May 2, 2012

Those are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for April 2012:

  1. Quick Leica M9 vs. Fuji X-Pro1 image comparison
  2. Leica X2 and one new M lens on May 10th?
  3. Using Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro1 camera with the Kipon L/M-FX adapter
  4. Leica X2 with 18MP sensor, new 50 Summicron costs $1000 more, Leica Monochrome with LCD screen
  5. The upcoming Leica Monochrome rangefinder will have a M9 styled body
  6. Leica Portrait: Joel Meyerowitz
  7. Ground-breaking ceremony for the new Leica Camera AG headquarters in Wetzlar
  8. Some hard to find Leica M lenses in stock now
  9. Leica Professional Store Tokyo Opening Reception
  10. Grand opening of the Leica Store in Washington DC

 

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Rumor: Leica S3 with new sensor at Photokina

By LR admin | Published: May 1, 2012

This rumor comes from the French website lesnumeriques.com claiming that Leica will be releasing a new medium format SLR camera (S3?) during the Photokina 2012 show. The Leica S3 will feature a new medium format CMOS sensor produced by the European semiconductors manufacturer STMicroelectronics (Goole translation):
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Old Leica brochures

By LR admin | Published: May 1, 2012

Some old Leica brochure scans can be found on Photography Matters:

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Closer look at Leitz Park, the future headquarter of Leica Camera AG in Wetzlar

By LR admin | Published: April 30, 2012

Here is a closer look of the future Leica Camera AG headquarter in Wetzlar, Germany:

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Grand opening of the Leica Store in Washington DC

By LR admin | Published: April 30, 2012

The grand opening of the Leica Store in Washington DC will take place on May 2nd, 2012. Leica is offering three free M9 and S2 events on that date:

Celebrate the opening of our Leica Store Washington DC. Join us on an M9 Walking Tour and the S-2 Studio Event on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 and get the opportunity to experience our M-System and S-System personally.

  • M9 Walking Tour – Wednesday, May 2, 2012 (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
  • M9 Walking Tour – Wednesday, May 2, 2012 (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
  • S2 Studio Event – Wednesday, May 2, 2012 (2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

As space is limited, please RSVP via email to [email protected] indicating which event(s) you would like to attend.

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Some hard to find Leica M lenses in stock now

By LR admin | Published: April 26, 2012

More Leica M lenses started to appear in stock at various retailers, including the hard to get 21mm f/1.4 Summilux and 16-18-21mm Tri-Elmar:

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Ground-breaking ceremony for the new Leica Camera AG headquarters in Wetzlar

By LR admin | Published: April 26, 2012

Yesterday Leica Camera AG officially started the construction of their future headquarters at the Leitz Park in Wetzlar, Germany. The new facility will have 88,500 square feet and should be completed in November 2013. The construction cost is 55 million euros.

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