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The 50 best photography products of 2012

What were the most innovative products to come to market in 2012? We asked our resident experts, David and Richard Kilpatrick, alongside Kevin Carter, to name the cameras, lenses and accessories that have...

Manufacturers 17 Dec 2012

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Three Leica cameras sell at auction for record high

A Leica M3D, owned by Life photographer David Douglas Duncan, is the most expensive camera from a serial production ever sold at the latest WestLicht Photographic Auction

Business 26 Nov 2012

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Leica in mirrorless camera interview denial

British Journal of Photography and Amateur Photographer stand by their reporting of comments made in 2011 by Leica's chairman and CEO regarding the development of a mirrorless camera

EVIL Cameras 10 Oct 2012

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Apple's Jonathan Ive to design exclusive version of Leica's new M

Leica has revealed it is talking with Apple's lead designer, Sir Jonathan Ive, to design "a single example" of the new Leica M

Cameras 19 Sep 2012

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Photokina 2012: 'Leica will never release an affordable M camera'

Leica will never release a below-£1000 compact camera, its managers revealed, after it unveiled a £3900 entry-level M. BJP talks with CEO Alfred Schopf and product manager Stefan Daniel

Compact Cameras 18 Sep 2012

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Photokina 2012: Leica adds Live View and Full HD video to M range

Leica has introduced the new M, which brings Live View and Full HD video capabilities to its popular M rangefinder camera

Cameras 17 Sep 2012

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Photokina 2012: Leica introduces entry-level M camera

Leica has introduced an entry-level version of its legendary M camera, with the M-E retailing from £3900

Cameras 17 Sep 2012

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Photokina 2012: Leica presents its new S medium format camera

Leica has dropped its numbering policy for its S system, introducing the new S camera, which features improved sensor sensitivity and predictive autofocus, among many other improvements

Medium Format Cameras 17 Sep 2012

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Frank Hallam Day wins Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012

US photographer Frank Hallam Day has won the 2012 Leica Oskar Barnack Award for his Alumascapes portfolio

Awards 22 Jun 2012

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Fujifilm releases M-mount adapter for its X-Pro 1

Fujifilm has introduced a M-mount adapter that will allow X-Pro 1 users to fit Leica lenses to the firm's interchangeable lens camera system

Accessories 24 May 2012

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Hasselblad answers Leica on lens adapter release

Hasselblad has welcomed Leica's release of an adapter for Hasselblad lenses to be fitted on a S2 medium format camera, arguing that it shows Hasselblad lenses' "superiority"

Medium Format Cameras 15 May 2012

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Leica camera fetches record amount at auction

"For the fifth time, the world record for the most expensive camera ever sold was broken at a WestLicht auction," last week when an old Leica O-series camera was sold for €2,160,000

Events 13 May 2012

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Leica hints at video features in upcoming M10

Leica has hinted that it will introduce high-definition video recording features with its long-awaited M10 camera at Photokina this September.

Cameras 11 May 2012

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Leica's new interchangeable lens camera system unlikely to be introduced in 2012

Leica has moved away from promises to introduce a new compact, interchangeable lens system at this year's Photokina, it has emerged after a series of interviews at a Berlin press event.

Cameras 11 May 2012

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Leica dramatically expands S system with Hasselblad lens adapter

Leica is expanding the attractiveness of its medium format camera system with the launch of a new adapter that will allow all Hasselblad H-system lenses to be mounted to the Leica S2 camera

Medium Format Cameras 10 May 2012

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Leica unveils its compact X2 camera

Leica has introduced the second model in its X series of compact cameras - the Leica X2 -, which features a 16.5-megapixel CMOS sensor and a Elmarti 24mm f2.8 lens.

Compact Cameras 10 May 2012

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