[Leica] Leica plans a Silicon Valley think tank

[Howard L Ritter Jr]

For what it’s worth, here is my attempt at a somewhat more graceful translation from the German:

“After the transition from analog to digital photography beginning in 2000, we stand 19 years later at the forefront of a second digital revolution in the camera and optics industry,” said Matthias Harsch, Chairman of the Board of Leica Camera AG. Themes such as 'Computational Imaging' – as when pictures get rendered directly from measurements by way of algorithms –  will definitively influence photography, Harsch continued. In recognition of this, in the interest of securing its future, Leica Camera AG will be building among other things a Center of Excellence for Computational Imaging in California’s Silicon Valley."

—howard


> On Sep 17, 2019, at 2:11 PM, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> Not so sure what they will do here, but....Reported by Leica Rumors
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> Leica's CEO Matthias Harsch announced that Leica will build "a competence center for Computational Imaging in California's Silicon Valley":
> "We stand by the transition from analogue to digital photography beginning of 2000, now 19 years later before the second digital revolution in the camera and optics industry," says Matthias Harsch, CEO of Leica Camera AG. Topics such as "Computational Imaging" - so if images indirectly from measurements generated by algorithms using - will significantly impact the photograph so Harsch on. Therefore, Leica Camera AG build as part of securing the future on, among other things, a competence center for "Computational Imaging" in California's Silicon Valley. (Google translation)
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> Read more: https://leicarumors.com/2019/09/16/leicas-ceo-leica-will-build-a-center-for-computational-imaging-in-silicon-valley.aspx/#ixzz5zo5OarNI
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> Frank FilipponeRed735i at verizon.net
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