Leica Prices Increasing on May 1st
On May 1, 2018 Leica is increasing prices on a range of products by an average of about 5%. Affected products include most M bodies (film and digital), nearly all M lenses, the black Q, TL2, S (Typ 007), many S...
Leica Q (Typ 116) Silver Anodized Announced
Today, Leica Camera has announced that it will now offer the popular Leica Q (Typ 116) 24MP full frame compact camera in a silver anodized finish. The camera is identical in features and specifications to the s...
Leica Offers New Upgrade Options for CCD Sensor Corrosion with Q and SL Choices
As we previously reported in early 2015, Leica began offering special upgrade pricing to owners of CCD-based M cameras who experience sensor corrosion. While some users have opted to just get their sensors replaced and wait for their cameras to come back from ...
A look at the New Leica Q (Typ 116) Titanium Gray
The new Leica Q (Typ 116) Titanium Gray has just started to ship in the US. We got our hands on one and took the opportunity to do a quick unboxing vide, comparing it to the standard Leica Q (Typ 116) in black....
Video: How to Update Firmware on the Leica Q (Typ 116)
We just posted a short how-to video walking through the firmware update process step-by-step for the Leica Q (Typ 116). This three minute video should hopefully answer some of the most common questions we get r...
Leica Announces Q (Typ 116) Titanium Gray
Today, Leica has announced a cool looking variation of the insanely popular Q (Typ 116): the Leica Q (Typ 116) Titanium Gray. It features the same successful combo of full-frame 24MP sensor, 28mm f/1.7 Summilux lens and 3.7MP EVF, all wrapped up in Leica M DNA...
Photokina 2016 – The Future of the Leica Q
While the focus of this Photokina has been clearly centered around Leica's professional products, the entire product range was being shown to show-goers. Product managers for other systems besides the S and SL ...
Leica Q (Typ 116) Firmware Version 2.0 – A Look at What’s New
Today, Leica has released a major new firmware update for the Leica Q (Typ 116): Version 2.0. This firmware incorporates a host of new features and improvements, many of which are based on direct requests from ...
Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q
It happened by accident really. A few years ago, a couple girlfriends and I started talking about getting together. Life had taken us in different directions and we were living in opposite corners of the country. We would all have to travel to see each other,...
Leica Q (Typ 116) Firmware Version 1.1 Released
Today, Leica Camera has released firmware version 1.1 for the Q (Typ 116) camera. This is the first firmware update available for the Q, and has a few minor bug fixes along with optimizing image quality. Leica ...
Leica Q (Typ 116) Review: A Full-Frame Mini M
Back when the X Vario was introduced and initially teased as a mini M, many were disappointed. The X Vario (Typ 107) ended up being a great camera, an X with a zoom, and a stellar zoom lens at that, but certain...
Leica Announces the Leica Q (Typ 116) Full-Frame Digital Camera
Today, Leica Camera has announced the new Leica Q (Typ 116). The Leica Q is a full-frame, 24 megapixel digital camera with a fixed, 28mm f/1.7 lens, ultra-fast auto focus with a macro setting, high-resolution EVF, LCD touch screen, and built-in WiFi. Made in G...