The following video presents LEICA S (Typ 007) – Medium Format Redesigned:
Watch the video quality of the new Leica S (Typ 007) in the Cine-4k standard. The entire 45 mm width of the sensor is used for video recording in full-HD resolution. This video produced with the new Leica S captivates with the bokeh created by the use of selective sharpness that is so typical in Leica still pictures.
Leica recently released a new firmware update for the Leica S (Typ 007) camera.
- Registered camera users can now log in to the Leica owners’ area and download the firmware version 3.0.0.0 (https://owners.leica-camera.com) or take their camera to a Leica Store for a FREE update and receive answers to any questions they may have.
PRESS RELEASE
06/04/2016
Leica S (Typ 007) Firmware-Update 3.0.0.0 with new features
Leica Camera AG, Wetzlar, has released a new firmware update for the Leica S (Typ 007) camera. Registered camera users can now log in to the Leica owners’ area and download the firmware version 3.0.0.0 (https://owners.leica-camera.com) or take their camera to a Leica Store for a free update and receive answers to any questions they may have.
The improvements in this firmware update include an automatic lens update. Lenses with older firmware are automatically recognised and updated. Further optimisations affect user-defined button programming for the Live View button and the shutter release button, that can now be programmed for AE lock. Also new are improved symbols for camera settings. The AUTO-ISO setting is now displayed on both display panels, video recording (REC) is displayed on the panel on the top deck and GPS and WiFi are displayed as icons on the panel on the back of the camera. The new firmware also includes several improvements of camera performance.
About Leica Camera
Leica Camera AG is an internationally operating, premium-segment manufacturer of cameras and sport optics products. The legendary status of the Leica brand is founded on a long tradition of excellence in the construction of lenses. And today, in combination with innovative technologies, Leica products continue to guarantee better pictures in all situations in the worlds of visualisation and perception. Leica Camera AG has its headquarters in Wetzlar, in the state of Hesse in Germany, and a second production site in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. The company operates branch offices in England, France, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, South Korea, Italy, Australia and the USA. New and innovative products have been the driving force behind the company’s positive development in recent years.
The following video presents Richard Seymour: Photographing Leitz-Park with the Leica S:
Richard Seymour, British industry and architecture photographer, was one of the first to try out the new Leica S (Typ 007). He went to Leica Camera AG’s headquarters at Leitz-Park to test the camera out. In this video, he talks about his photographic approach to shooting architecture, the focus on modernity in his work and why the Leica S-System works for him.
You can buy the Leica S (Typ 007) and accessories at B&H: