Firmware v1.1 Released for Leica Q2

Today, Leica has released the first firmware update, version 1.1, for the recently introduced Leica Q2. The most significant change addresses a bug that prevented DNG files captured in continuous super speed f...

Leica Offers M9 Summer Repair Special II

After the positive response for the M240 Summer Repair Special, which was launched a couple weeks ago, Leica USA Customer Care will now offer a Summer Repair Special II for Leica M9 generation cameras. Eligib...

Firmware v3.1 for Leica CL Released

Today, Leica has released firmware version 3.1 for the Leica CL. This update adds some nice features and customization options, including manual focus enhancements like focus peaking sensitivity and moveab...

Breakfast with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann

Staying in the same hotel as the Chairman of the Board of Leica during Photokina has its benefits. After the Leica joint press event prior to the show opening, I was sitting in my hotel lobby and chatting on t...

Leica Updates FOTOS Smartphone App to v 1.3

Today, Leica Camera has issued a new software update for the Leica FOTOS smartphone app on iOS and Android. The version 1.3 update brings with it new functionality and changes:Location logging for Leica Bl...

Leica Announces V-Lux 5 Superzoom Camera

Today, Leica has announced the V-Lux 5, the successor to the extremely popular V-Lux (Typ 114). With many of the same specifications that made the previous V-Lux such a hit, the V-Lux 5 sports a redesigned bod...