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2021 Was Leica’s Best Financial Year Ever

July 8, 2022
Leica has announced that 2021/22 was its best financial year in its more than 100-year history. It increased revenue by 16% to 450 million euros. The financial year was between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022 which resulted in the best business result in the company’s history of more than 100 years. Leica CEO Matthias Harsch says that in addition to these numbers, sales of cameras…
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The Spinn CW.01 is a Soft Yet Self-Adhesive Protective Wrap for Cameras

July 8, 2022
Spinn.Design has announced a new self-adhesive protective wrap for cameras and lenses. The company promises that its CW.01 protective wrap quickly turns items dust, scratch, and shockproof in seconds without Velcro or zippers. The German-based company says that with its CW.01 protective wrap, all “sensitive” items like cameras, lenses, filters, tablets, laptops, or binoculars can be…
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Phase One teases update for its $57K medium-format XT Camera system

July 8, 2022
Phase One has published a video on its YouTube channel teasing some kind of update for its XT Camera system. It’s difficult to tell exactly what Phase One is alluding to in the 18 seconds of teaser footage, but from what I can tell, it appears as though the XT Camera shown off is pretty much unchanged from the one currently available. What is new, however, is a silver knob atop the Rodenstock HR…
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The Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 is a Compact Zoom for Full Frame Cameras

July 7, 2022
Venus Optics has announced the 12-24mm f/5.6 compact zoom lens for full-frame cameras. The $650 fixed-aperture, manual focus lens is available for Canon RF, Sony E, Nikon Z, and Leica M mounts. Venus Optics highlights the compact size of the lens as its main selling point. The 12-24mm f/5.6 weighs about 497 grams (about 1.07 pounds) and is 69.4mm (about 2.7 inches) wide by between 84mm…
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