Good news for everyone who is waiting for the Leica Digital-Modul-R digital back - Leica have announced today that deliveries wil begin on June 15th. This news comes just a couple of weeks after Leica announced that shipments would be delayed, so it seems that the German company have been working hard to rectify last-minute problems.

“Deliveries of the LEICA DIGITAL-MODUL-R will start on June 15th 2005. The digital addition to the Leica R SLR range, developed in cooperation with Denmark’s Imacon A/S and Kodak’s sensor business Kodak ISS has fully met the stringent testing and acceptance conditions of Leica Camera AG and is now ready to market.

“The quality of the digital photographs taken with the LEICA DIGITAL-MODUL-R is even better than we expected. The new product shows that Leica is able to puts its special strengths in optics and product design into attractive, high-performance digital solutions. Our customers had to wait longer than planned for the unique digital solution from Leica, but are now rewarded with an outstanding product,“ says Mario Thurnherr, Manager of Leica Camera’s Photo Division.”