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Leica unveils two new digi compacts
D-Lux-4 and C-Lux-3 coming soon 15 September 2008 15:44 GMT
The Leica D-Lux-4 and the C-Lux-3 (which bear remarkable similarities to the Panasonic Lumix LX3 and FX37) have now been announced pre-Photokina.

Both models will be available from October.

The D-Lux-4 is being given the rather grand title of "Son...
Leica announces winner of Oskar Barnack award
And releases details for next year's contest 30 June 2008 19:24 GMT
Leica have named the winner of this year's Leica Oskar Barnack Award.

Lucia Nimcova has been chosen to receive the award for her photo project "Unofficial".

The pictures of the winning series were taken in 2007 in Slovakia. Taking her home town as an example,...
Leica website gets a revamp
And the forum’s back too 1 May 2008 17:21 GMT
Leica has unveiled its new look homepage, complete with forum and an easy to navigate layout.

The L-Camera forum has been welcomed back after some time off the site, and is the only worldwide forum officially supported directly by Leica.

This forum allows...
Leica upgrades the M8
New cover and protective LCD cover for longer life 5 February 2008 13:18 GMT
Leica has upgraded its M8 digital rangefinder camera with two key new features as part of an ongoing programme to keep the camera up to date.

First is a new shutter, which is claimed to deliver lower noise and vibration during exposure.

The new electronically...
Sigma updates two favourites for FourThirds system
Both to arrive in April 31 January 2008 16:00 GMT
Two new lenses will soon to available for Leica, Panasonic and Olympus FourThirds DSLR owners.

First up is the £369.99 Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM, which is a super wide-angle zoom lens designed exclusively for DSLRs.

Claimed to be a powerful tool...
PMA 2007: Leica C-LUX 2 annouced
Superfast shutter amongst features 7 March 2007 23:16 GMT
Leica has announced the launch of a new digital camera in the guise of the LEICA C-LUX 2 at PMA 2007 in Las Vegas.

The new 7.2 megapixel camera sports a particularly compact metal body and builds on its predecessor model – the LEICA C-LUX 1.

In...
Leica Gun to go under the hammer
Is it a gun? Is it a camera? 28 December 2006 10:43 GMT
This violent-looking device is actually an innocent and rare camera designed by Leica.

A company called Tamarkin are auctioning it in a sale of collectible cameras. Called the Leica Gun, it's fitted with a 400mm Telyt lens, and has the code RIFLE on it.
Rounding out its new range, Leica launches the Digital 3, V-LUX 1, and D-LUX 3
One DSLR, one prosumer, and one compact 15 September 2006 14:14 GMT
Apart from the M8, Leica has launched three other cameras that are heavily based around three of Panasonic’s already-released models, thanks to a technology-sharing partnership between the two.

Leica is careful to point out that in relation to colour matching,...
Leica unwraps the M8, its first digital rangefinder
Traditional design mixes with top specs 15 September 2006 13:50 GMT
Leica has unveiled four new cameras ahead of Photokina, of which the flagship digital rangefinder is the most unique.

In a departure from other manufacturers’ naming conventions, Leica has named its first Digital Rangefinder the M8, following on from its analogue...
Panasonic releases the DMC-FZ50 successor to the FZ30
New model has higher resolution and ISO settings 19 July 2006 13:34 GMT
Panasonic has unleashed another four cameras, all upgrades to previous models, including the top-of-the-range Lumix DMC-FZ50.

The prosumer joins the ranks of the 10 megapixel cameras, and features Mega Optical Image Stabilizer to ensure crisp images taken with...