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Leica Elmarit-S 30 mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens |
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Saturday, 29 October 2011 |
 Leica Camera AG has expanded its range of lenses for the Leica S-System
with the new Leica Elmarit-S 30 mm f/2.8 ASPH., a wide-angle lens
scheduled to be available from December 2011. With the addition of this
lens, the portfolio of lenses for the professional S-System now
comprises five focal lengths. The Elmarit-S 30 mm f/2.8 ASPH., with its wide angle of view equivalent...
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Blackstone Aquire 44% Minority Stake In Leica Camera AG |
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Thursday, 20 October 2011 |
 The Blackstone Groupand ACM Projektentwicklung GmbH today announced they
have agreed a strategic partnership whereby investment funds advised by
Blackstone will acquire, indirectly through a holding company, a 44%
minority stake in Leica Camera AG (“Leica”), to support Leica’s
international growth plans. Headquartered in Solms, Germany, with 1,150 employees, Leica has a long
tradition of manufacturing...
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Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium Digital Camera |
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011 |
 Leica Camera AG has today announced a special edition of its
successful D-Lux 5 digital camera: the Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium. This
elegantly-designed compact camera, with its sophisticated, anodised
silver-grey finish, comes presented in a special set with a premium grey
leather case with shoulder strap, and is sure to be on every discerning
photographer’s list...
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Leica Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH Lens |
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 |
 Leica has today added a new, high-performance wide-angle lens to its
portfolio of short focal length lenses for Leica M cameras. The Leica
Super-Elmar-M 21mm f/3.4 ASPH. sets new standards in imaging
performance and is characterised by its particularly compact size and
suitability for a wide range of photographic situations. Whether used
for photojournalism, architecture or landscape photography, the...
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Leica M9-P Digital Camera |
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 |
 Leica today presents a new version of the world’s smallest, full-frame
digital system camera: the Leica M9-P. This new model will sit alongside
the Leica M9 in the company’s rangefinder portfolio, providing an
alternative, even more discreet and resilient design that further
reinforces the quintessential nature of the M9 – and particularly meets
the needs of professional photographers...
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Leica V-Lux 30 Digital Camera |
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Thursday, 26 May 2011 |
 Leica UK has today introduced the V-Lux 30, a versatile, super-zoom
digital compact with GPS recording and touch-screen operation, opening
up a world of opportunities for travel and urban photography. Featuring a
distinctively clean Leica design and minimalist, black matt styling,
the camera offers a wealth of options, but is still compact and light
enough to slip into a jacket pocket or...
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Leica V-Lux 2 Digital Camera |
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010 |
 Leica Camera AG has announced the LEICA V-LUX 2, combining a
high-performance 24x super-zoom lens and outstanding image quality with a
sleek and compact body. Equipped with a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 4.5 -
108 mm f/2.8 - 5.2 ASPH. lens, a 3’’ rotating LCD display and a wide
variety of video functions in 1080i-AVCHD Full HD, the V-LUX 2 is ideal
for almost any...
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Leica D-Lux 5 Digital Camera |
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010 |
 Leica Camera AG has announced the LEICA D-LUX 5 – a high-performance compact digital camera with full creative control. Successor to the acclaimed D-LUX 4, the LEICA D-LUX 5
offers a faster LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 5.1 - 19.2mm f/2 - 3.3 ASPH.
lens with an extended range of focal lengths equivalent to 24 to 90 mm
in 35mm format. Together with its comprehensive range of features and...
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Leica X1 Digital Camera Released In Black |
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010 |
 Leica Camera AG has announced that its successful high-performance
digital camera, the LEICA X1, is scheduled to be available in an elegant
black finish from October 2010. The LEICA X1 Black, which is made in
Germany, will have a more coarsely-textured leather trim, and will offer
the same high specifications and accessory range as the original model. With its...
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Leica M9 Digital Camera Released In Titanium |
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010 |
 Leica Camera AG has announced the LEICA M9 ‘Titanium’, an exclusive
special edition, and the result of a collaboration with Walter de’Silva,
the prominent automobile designer. Responsible for groundbreaking
design concepts for the latest models from the Volkswagen Group, the
chief designer and his Audi Design Team have re-interpreted the design
of the LEICA M9 just as he...
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Leica S-System Central Shutter Lens Trade-up Program |
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
 The Leica S-System central shutter lens trade-up program offers Leica customers an opportunity to trade up their used Leica S lenses without central shutters for Leica S lens models with the same focal length but featuring a central shutter. Customers pay only the difference between the price of their lens and the corresponding CS lens model. The purchasing price of the lens presented for exchange is subtracted...
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Leica Summilux-M 35mm/f1.4 ASPH |
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
 Leica Camera AG has announced a new version of its wide-angle LEICA
SUMMILUX-M 35mm/f1.4 ASPH. lens for the Leica ‘M’ series of rangefinder
cameras. Thanks to the latest developments in the fields of
optics and precision engineering, the LEICA SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH.
sets a new standard in the fast wide-angle lens category. Whether used for selective focus in the close-up range, high-contrast...
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Leica V-LUX 20 Digital Compact Camera |
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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 |
 Leica Camera AG has announced the LEICA V-LUX 20, a 12.1 effective
megapixel digital compact camera with a powerful 12x optical zoom lens
and built-in GPS tagging*, making it ideal for recording special
memories when travelling – wherever you are in the world. The integrated, high-performance LEICA DC-VARIO-ELMAR 4.1-49.2mm
f/3.3-4.9 ASPH. zoom lens with a focal range...
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Leica M9 DSLR Digital Camera Preview |
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
 Buy-n-Shoot were recently introduced to the world’s first and smallest
full-frame digital rangefinder camera with a 24 x 36mm format sensor:
the Leica M9, which has only just been released into the Australian
market.
Coming from a trusted and popular series of cameras, the M9 and its
accompanying lenses promises to deliver finely focused, high quality
images in either RAW or JPEG...
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Leica X1 Digital Camera Preview |
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
 Buy-n-Shoot were recently privy to a sneak peak of the 100% German-made
pre-production model of Leica’s X1, which packs a large 12.2 megapixel
CMOS APS-C sensor (similar to that of the Nikon D300) into a compact and unexpectedly lightweight unit..
While consumers can’t expect to see the X1 on the Australian market
until January 2010, they can be assured it will be worth the wait.
Where Leica is renowned for their sturdy...
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Leica S2 DSLR Digital Camera Preview |
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
 Today the Buy-n-Shoot team was given a rare opportunity to preview the
S2: Leica’s $36,499.00, 37.5 megapixel DSLR/medium format hybrid
currently unreleased in Australia.
We were granted permission to have an initial hands-on preview with the
pre-production model before it hits the market in late September and
were certainly impressed with what we saw. Initially, the S2’s DSLR-like appearance denies its medium format...
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 |
 Leica Camera AG Australian distributor Adeal Pty Ltd, presents the
LEICA M9, the world’s first digital rangefinder camera with a
full-format 24 x 36 mm
sensor. As the world’s most compact full-format system camera, the M9
continues the legendary heritage of the Leica rangefinder system and
unites over 50 years of continuous technical improvements to the M
System with...
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 |
 Leica Camera AG, Solms, presents a new generation of Leica digital
cameras ‘Made in Germany’ – the LEICA X1. The LEICA X1 is equipped with
a CMOS sensor in APS-C format, just like those used in
semi-professional DSLR cameras. Together with an all-purpose LEICA
ELMARIT 1:2.8/24 mm lens, the particularly large sensor for this class
of...
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Leica S2 Digital Camera Shipping September 2009 |
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 |
 Unveiled for the first time at the Photokina 2008, the LEICA S2 is set
to ship at the end of September 2009. Leica is thereby standing by its
promise of introducing the S2, and with it a new class of professional
digital camera, by the summer of this year.
The LEICA S2’s excellence is based not only on its highresolution image
sensor but also the unique “S” format and full range of features such
as autofocus...
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Leica S2 First Shipment Announced |
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Monday, 17 August 2009 |
 Unveiled for the first time at the Photokina 2008 trade show in
Germany, Leica is pleased to announce the first shipments of the S2
will be delivered in October 2009. This new system product will set the
standard in professional digital photography. The LEICA S2’s excellence is based not only on its high-resolution
image sensor but also the unique S format and full range of features,
such as autofocus, high-speed MAESTRO...
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Leica Camera AG has today announced the Leica V-Lux 3, a versatile
all-round compact camera with a 24x optical zoom lens, designed for
photographers shooting landscapes, portraits, architecture or wildlife,
as well as sports and fast-moving subjects. Perfect for travel photography where flexibility is vital, the V-Lux 3...
