News and Announcements

Leica Announces the Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH

May 10, 2012

Today, as part of their May 10 event, Leica has announced the highly anticipated Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPH, what looks to be their finest performing lens to date: LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 50 M...

Leica Announces the Leica V-Lux 40 Compact Digital Camera

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May 10, 2012

Today, as part of their May 10 event, Leica has announced the new Leica V-Lux 40 compact digital camera. The press release: LEICA V-LUX 40: COMPACT CAMERA WITH AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF FEATURES Solms, Ger...

Leica Announces Leica S2 Firmware Update 1.0.3.3

Josh Lehrer

May 10, 2012

Today, as part of their May 10 event, Leica has announced new firmware for the Leica S2, version 1.0.3.3 to add compatibility with the new Leica S-Adapter-H and improve flash synchronization. The press release as follows: We are pleased to inform ...

Leica Announces the Leica S-Adapter-H

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May 10, 2012

Today, as part of their May 10 event, Leica has announced the Leica S-Adapter H, which allows Leica S2 users to mount Hasselblad H lenses to their cameras. The press release: LEICA CAMERA AG EXPANDS THE ...

Leica S-System Expanded By Five S-Lenses with Central Shutter: Available from October 2012

Josh Lehrer

May 10, 2012

Today at their May 10 event Leica has offered an update to the status of the CS (Central Shutter) lenses for the Leica S2, with the biggest news being that the flash sync speed will now be 1/1000th of...

Leica Breaks Ground on New Headquarters and Factory in Wetzlar

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April 27, 2012

As we reported previously, Leica is progressing on their new 55 million Euro, 290,000 sq. ft. factory at Leitz-Park in Wetzlar, Germany. They received plan approval back in November and had estimated a construction start of April. Yesterday, a groundbre...

Leica Akademie Workshops in Miami Next Month

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February 15, 2012

Leica is doing a great job with the Leica Akademie North America program. I attended the M9 Weekend with Craig Semetko in December and had a fantastic time. This time around, Leica is offering two one-d...

Leica is changing the leatherette used on most M cameras

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February 3, 2012

Leica Camera just announced that they will be changing the Leica M camera leatherette cladding for several M cameras. The following M cameras will soon have a leatherette cladding as opposed to the previous v...

Leica S2 Firmware Update Version 1.0.2.0 Now Available

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December 19, 2011

Today, Leica has announced firmware update version 1.0.2.0 for the Leica S2. This update adds support for the new Leica Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH. Below is the official press release: Solms, Germany (December 19, 2011) – Leica Camera AG continues its co...

Leica D-Lux 5 Firmware Update Version 2.0

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December 16, 2011

Today, Leica has announced Firmware Update Version 2.0 for the D-Lux 5 camera: Solms, Germany (December 16, 2011) - Leica Camera AG announces the release of a new firmware update for the Leica D-Lux 5. U...

Leica M9 Firmware Update Version 1.176

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December 6, 2011

Today, Leica Camera introduced firmware version 1.176 for the Leica M9. This new firmware includes the following updates: 1. Bug fixes: • Fix of a seldom-occurring error when initializing the SD-card. ...

Progress update on Leica's new headquarters and factory in Wetzlar

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December 1, 2011

Here's the latest news from Leica on the progress of the new corporate headquarters and factory to be built at Leitz Park in Wetzlar. I saw these same renderings last month when Dr. Kaufmann spoke at the LHSA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. The new rounded des...