Xiaomi and Leica Camera present their first jointly developed products The Xiaomi 12S Series “co-engineered with Leica” was officially launched in China today. In particular, the camera of the flagship model, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, sets a new standard in the area of smartphone photography. Wetzlar, 4 July 2022. In May of this year, Xiaomi, one of […]
The rumors I reported last year are now confirmed: Leica and Huawei are no longer working together (the last Leica/Huawei phone was released last year). Today Leica announced a new long-term global strategic partnership in mobile imaging with Xiaomi (previously rumored here) and their first smartphone is expected in July. Here are some Xiaomi Mi […]
Last year I reported some rumors about a new Leitz LUX smartphone and it seems that we are getting closer to the official announcement since Sharp is already promoting their new Aquos R7 phone (the Leitz Phone 1 was based on the previous Sharp Aquos R6 model). Here is what to expect:
→ This Kikkerland camera multi-tool is $5 at Amazon and it includes: blade, flathead, Phillips screwdriver, 2 x wrenches, saw blade, prybar nail puller, direction auxiliary, bottle opener, butterfly screw wrench, ruler, Sunny 16 rule guide, and keyhole. → The new application for increasing image resolution, ON1 Resize AI, is now available (direct download link). […]
Some hands-on pictures of the new Leica Leitz Phone 1 with a 22MP 1-inch sensor and f/1.9 Summicron lens courtesy of Capa Camera:
Leica is continuing to expand its smartphone business and today they announced a new “Leitz Phone 1” with a 22MP 1-inch sensor and f/1.9 Summicron lens. There have been rumors about a Leica phone since 2017 (see also this post). The new phone is a rebadge of the Sharp Aquos R6 smartphone. Here are the Leitz […]
As a part of a restructuring process, Leica will eliminate 100 out of the 800 jobs in the company’s headquarters:
