Oskar Barnack Award 2010 slideshow

By LR admin | Published: July 7, 2010

The best awarded portfolios of the Oskar Barnack Award 2010 organized by Leica Camera (slideshow):

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Panasonic LX5 coming soon with m4/3 sensor?

By LR admin | Published: July 6, 2010

Rumors surfaced today of a new Panasonic point and shoot camera with m4/3 sensor, fixed 3x zoom Leica lens (starting from 24mm f/2.0 on the wide angle) and some kind of a built-in optical rangefinder with wide and tele markings. They also mentioned that Leica will release their own version of the same camera for Photokina.

Today, Panasonic UK displayed a new camera model LX5 listed on their website. At that point it is not clear if this will be the rumored camera with the bigger m4/3 sensor or there will be two different models announced, but the Leica D-Lux 5 cannot be far away (probably announced for Photokina).

Panasonic is expected to have an official announcement in the second half of July.

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Alternative grip for Leica M/R series

By LR admin | Published: July 5, 2010

The Japanses website Rakute offers an alternative grip for Leica M/R series. The product is made out of aluminum and comes in three colors. The price is 12.600 yen (around $130):

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New Leica M8 firmware update 2.005

By LR admin | Published: July 4, 2010

One lucky Leica M8 owner got his camera back from a factory repair with a surprise – firmware version 2.005. The shutter fault is one of the expected fixes.

Previous posts indicated that the next Leica M8 firmware was being tested. Expect the official release very soon, maybe even next week.

A new firmware for Leica M9 is also expected.

Thanks to Richard from Warsaw for the screenshot.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson “The Modern Century” coming to Chicago

By LR admin | Published: June 30, 2010

After New York, the “The Modern Century” exhibition from Henri Cartier-Bresson will be coming to the Art Institute of Chicago from July 25 till October 3, 2010 (Regenstein West). Member Previews will take place on July 23, 10:30–7:00 and July 24, 10:00–5:00.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York published also the book “Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century”, now available at Amazon:

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon Germany | Amazon France | Amazon Canada | Amazon Japan

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Fundraising on Twitter for Leica enthusiasts’ charity initiative

By LR admin | Published: June 29, 2010

Starting on 30 June 2010, Leica Camera AG will donate € 0.50 (0.50 Euros) to the UK-based Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) for every new follower of Leica’s Twitter account http://twitter.com/leica_camera (@leica_camera). Leica will donate an additional € 1,000 to the AICR upon reaching 10,000 followers by 9 July 2010.

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“Leica Camera AG back in the profit zone”

By LR admin | Published: June 28, 2010

Great news: the latest financial report form Leica got officially published today and the results are better than expected – here is the full press release:

Annual financial statements 2009/2010: Leica turnaround exceeds expectations

New products and a successfully completed restructuring project have brought Leica Camera AG back in the profit zone. The figures of the Company’s annual financial statements for the reporting period April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 are above expectations: at € 158.2 million, sales of the Company are € 24 million or 18 % above the prior year. The operating result (EBIT) increased to € 7.4 million, after a loss of € 1.3 million in fiscal 2008/2009. The Group net income amounts to € 3.2 million (previous year: net loss of € –5.2 million).

Read the rest of the press release after the break:

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