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Interview: Alexander Sedlak, Leica Camera Classics - Vintage Cameras on Trend

For 20 years, the Leitz Photographica Auction has attracted enthusiasts and collectors worldwide: Organized by the Viennese subsidiary Leica Camera Classics, the world's most prestigious auction for vintage cameras and accessories recently achieved a record price of 14.4 million euros for the nearly…

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Photography accessories
Leica - DJI joins L-mount alliance

The L-mount alliance continues to grow. DJI, manufacturer of camera drones, gimbals and cameras, is introducing the Zenmuse X9 L-Mount Unit as part of the partnership. This allows L-mount lenses from Leica, Panasonic and Sigma to be used on the modular DJI Ronin 4D system.

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Leica M-A „Titan“ Set

With the M-A "Titanium" set, Leica presents what is now the sixth titanium edition, continuing a tradition that began in 2001 with the Leica M6 TTL "Titanium".

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Mobile Imaging Koop

Xiaomi and Leica Camera announce a strategic partnership in the mobile imaging segment. The first flagship smartphone jointly developed by the two companies with a "co-engineered with Leica" camera module is scheduled for launch in July this year.

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Off for CL/TL2 system

Leica says goodbye to its system cameras with image sensors in the APS-C format. The Leica T (701) introduced the L-mount in 2014, which is also used by the Leica SL full-frame system. This was followed by the Leica CL and Leica TL2 models, which are now being phased out.

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Cameras
Firmware update for SL system

A recent firmware update enables 12-bit RAW video output specifically for the Leica SL2-S and integrates other improvements for the SL system.

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40th Leitz Photographica Auction: Leica 0 series No. 105 auctioned

Almost 100 years old and a pioneer of modern photography: Oskar Barnack's personal camera, No. 105 of the Leica 0 series, will be auctioned on 11 June at the 40th Leitz Photographica Auction. Experts at the auction house believe a new record price is possible.