raydm6
Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
I came across the Ernst Leitz Labs page by accident and found it interesting. Listed as a LLC in Delaware and they have a LinkedIn presence (located in the Pacific Northwest/Bellevue, WA).
A new direction for Leica as per the recently announced smartphone platform which would open up a new vista for them. Looks like a small spin-off/incubator/self-funded startup effort led by Jane Cui (CEO) and they are looking for software development help.
A hint of their work:
"The Camera Software QA Engineer will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the camera software stack for Android mobile devices and software tools"
https://www.ernstleitzlabs.com/
We're making the impossible possible.
"At Ernst Leitz Labs, we’re defining the future of smartphone photography. Featuring the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and computational imaging, we build mobile applications that empower the next generation of photographers."
And...https://www.ernstleitzlabs.com/about
Our Story
The new generation of software-defined photography is built on the foundation that has been laid by our legendary predecessors, Dr. Ernst Leitz II, Oskar Barnack and Dr. Andreas Kaufmann.
Dr. Andreas Kaufmann
Since becoming a major shareholder in 2004, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann has played a key role in shaping Leica’s vision and recent success.
For Leica’s Chairman of the Supervisory Board, entrepreneurship is better expressed by the German word Unternehmungsgeist. “It means to go for it, to do something without stopping,” he says. “For me it’s also about responsibility: responsibility for the product, for the brand, for the customer and for the staff. As an entrepreneur, you cannot do anything by yourself.”
More than just an investor, Kaufmann places tremendous value on the legacy passed down by the Leitz family. Leica’s refined aesthetic, as well as the company’s rich humanistic past have served as inspiration for Kaufmann as he looks to the future of Leica.
A new direction for Leica as per the recently announced smartphone platform which would open up a new vista for them. Looks like a small spin-off/incubator/self-funded startup effort led by Jane Cui (CEO) and they are looking for software development help.
A hint of their work:
"The Camera Software QA Engineer will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the camera software stack for Android mobile devices and software tools"
https://www.ernstleitzlabs.com/
We're making the impossible possible.
"At Ernst Leitz Labs, we’re defining the future of smartphone photography. Featuring the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and computational imaging, we build mobile applications that empower the next generation of photographers."
And...https://www.ernstleitzlabs.com/about
Our Story
The new generation of software-defined photography is built on the foundation that has been laid by our legendary predecessors, Dr. Ernst Leitz II, Oskar Barnack and Dr. Andreas Kaufmann.
Dr. Andreas Kaufmann
Since becoming a major shareholder in 2004, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann has played a key role in shaping Leica’s vision and recent success.
For Leica’s Chairman of the Supervisory Board, entrepreneurship is better expressed by the German word Unternehmungsgeist. “It means to go for it, to do something without stopping,” he says. “For me it’s also about responsibility: responsibility for the product, for the brand, for the customer and for the staff. As an entrepreneur, you cannot do anything by yourself.”
More than just an investor, Kaufmann places tremendous value on the legacy passed down by the Leitz family. Leica’s refined aesthetic, as well as the company’s rich humanistic past have served as inspiration for Kaufmann as he looks to the future of Leica.
raydm6
Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
More developments...
Announcements
November 30, 2021
Ernst Leitz Labs Reveals Upcoming LeitzLooks
Jane Cui
Mom| entrepreneur| investor|
9h · Edited
Leitz Phone 1 is a Leica Camera wrapped in a smartphone body. Leitz Engine and Leitz Looks imaging technology bring the Leica legendary optics and imaging experiences to the Leitz Phone 1. #leitzphone1 #Leicacamera #technology #qualcomm
News - Ernst Leitz Labs Reveals Upcoming LeitzLooks - Ernst Leitz Labs
ernstleitzlabs.com
Announcements
November 30, 2021
Ernst Leitz Labs Reveals Upcoming LeitzLooks
https://www.ernstleitzlabs.com/news/ell-reveals-upcoming-leitzlooks
Jane Cui
Mom| entrepreneur| investor|
9h · Edited
Leitz Phone 1 is a Leica Camera wrapped in a smartphone body. Leitz Engine and Leitz Looks imaging technology bring the Leica legendary optics and imaging experiences to the Leitz Phone 1. #leitzphone1 #Leicacamera #technology #qualcomm
News - Ernst Leitz Labs Reveals Upcoming LeitzLooks - Ernst Leitz Labs
ernstleitzlabs.com
Retro-Grouch
Veteran
I have a crummy flip-phone that cost $45.00, but hey, it works, and it has a 2.5 megapixel camera!!! I will now refer to that as the LomoLook, and think of my phone as a Holga wrapped in a flip-phone body.
I am old and grumpy, and I'm just plain tired of new technologies that I'm supposed to want. Enough, already.
I am old and grumpy, and I'm just plain tired of new technologies that I'm supposed to want. Enough, already.
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
I came across the Ernst Leitz Labs page by accident and found it interesting. Listed as a LLC in Delaware and they have a LinkedIn presence (located in the Pacific Northwest/Bellevue, WA).
A new direction for Leica as per the recently announced smartphone platform which would open up a new vista for them. Looks like a small spin-off/incubator/self-funded startup effort led by Jane Cui (CEO) and they are looking for software development help.
A hint of their work:
"The Camera Software QA Engineer will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the camera software stack for Android mobile devices and software tools"
https://www.ernstleitzlabs.com/
We're making the impossible possible.
"At Ernst Leitz Labs, we’re defining the future of smartphone photography. Featuring the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and computational imaging, we build mobile applications that empower the next generation of photographers."
And...https://www.ernstleitzlabs.com/about
Our Story
The new generation of software-defined photography is built on the foundation that has been laid by our legendary predecessors, Dr. Ernst Leitz II, Oskar Barnack and Dr. Andreas Kaufmann.
Dr. Andreas Kaufmann
Since becoming a major shareholder in 2004, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann has played a key role in shaping Leica’s vision and recent success.
For Leica’s Chairman of the Supervisory Board, entrepreneurship is better expressed by the German word Unternehmungsgeist. “It means to go for it, to do something without stopping,” he says. “For me it’s also about responsibility: responsibility for the product, for the brand, for the customer and for the staff. As an entrepreneur, you cannot do anything by yourself.”
More than just an investor, Kaufmann places tremendous value on the legacy passed down by the Leitz family. Leica’s refined aesthetic, as well as the company’s rich humanistic past have served as inspiration for Kaufmann as he looks to the future of Leica.
Was he the mastermind behind the M8 project? The timing is right.