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Leitz Park Wetzlar Expansion Underway

Leitz Park Wetzlar has just started its third phase of construction. The complex will be a destination for innovation and the foremost center of the optical industry in Germany – featuring a museum, the Leica archives, a Leica Galerie and an outlet store. The complex is set to be completed in 2018 and will be open to locals and visitors from around the world. Read more below for details!

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Leica Image Shuttle App v3.3 Released

Leica has released the Leica Image Shuttle v.3.3 software for Mac OS X which supports tethered shooting via USB with the Leica S (Type 006 and 007), M (Type 240 w/Multifunction Grip) and M Monochrom (Type 246 with Multifunction Grip). Read more below!

Leica Store Shanghai Opens

Today, June 3, 2016 - Leica Camera has opened its first store in China - Xintiandi in Shanghai! There was a slight rain on-hand for the event, which bodes well according to local tradition for lots of profits! It is located at 1010 West NanJing Road 200041 Shanghai, China and they can be reached at +861 021-6217 2888 by phone or info@leica-store-shanghai.com by email. The hours are 10:00am to 9:30pm daily, seven days a week.

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Leica Boutique Sheffield to Open

The latest - Leica Boutique Sheffield - will open this coming Friday, May 20, 2016 at Harrison Cameras located at London Road, Sheffield, S2 4LR. Read more below!

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Leica Galleries Donate Profits from Kravitz FLASH to 100Cameras

The Leica Galleries, Lenny Kravitz, Berlin-based art advisor and international agent Reiner Opoku and Ostlicht Gallery in Vienna, Austria are donating $25,000 in proceeds from the Lenny Kravitz FLASH exhibit held during Art Basel 2015 in Miami to 100Cameras to help empower children to create change through art. Read more below for details!

Most Leica M Firmware Updated

Leica Camera has today released new firmware for most Leica M models, including the Leica M (Type 240), M-P (Type 240), M (Type 262) and M Monochrom (Type 246). The firmware fixes a number of bugs and improves operational stability. Among all of the improvements, one should prove very popular - the end of the infamous “Check Battery Age” message that many users were seeing, despite perfectly functioning batteries. The new firmware also improves continuous shooting, allows the use of SD cards up to 512GB and more. Read more below for details and download links!

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