Leica will cut 100 jobs HQ, add 40 'digital expert' to push its computational imaging forward

German business newspaper Handelsblatt is reporting [translated to English] that, as part of a restructuring process, Leica will eliminate up to 100 jobs at the company's headquarters and add up to 40 new 'digital experts' to push forward its smartphone and computational photography technology. According to Handelsblatt, Leica's restructuring is due to 'profound changes in the market.' Leica CEO, Matthias Harsch, is quoted as saying 'We are facing the second digital revolution in the camera busi...