Monthly Archives: June 2020

LHSA special membership promotion for LeicaRumors readers

For the month of July LHSA has a special membership promotion for LeicaRumors readers where anyone who is not already a member can sign up for a digital LHSA membership and receive 15 months for the price of one year’s dues ($60). Here are the details:

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Leica USA President Roger Horn is retiring

A letter from Roger Horn (Leica USA President): Dear Leica Family, Photographer Robert Frank famously said, “There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” I couldn’t agree more. My life with Leica is filled with snapshots of the people, places and experiences that have fostered community, serving the humanity of […]

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The new ultra-wide-angle rectilinear Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens for Leica M-mount is now available for pre-order

The new ultra-wide-angle rectilinear Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens for Leica M-mount from Venus Optics is now available for pre-order. Adorama and B&H will start accepting pre-orders later. The fastest way to get the lens is to pre-order it directly from Venus Optics. Sample photos are available here. Venus Optics is also going to […]

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New Gitzo and Capture One discounts in the US

New discounts: Gitzo has new rebates in the US with some pretty good deals (see this and this listing for example). Capture One Pro 20 is now $100 off. Ending soon: The new Nik Collection 3 by DxO promo offer is ending tomorrow. Topaz Labs sale: Gigapixel AI for $79.99, The Utility Bundle (includes JPEG to RAW AI, […]

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Update: the upcoming Leica M10-R camera could have a 40MP and not a 47MP sensor

Some additional information/rumors on the upcoming Leica M1o-R camera:

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Buried Leica story

“Buried Leica story” by Stephen Dowling: Earlier this year, I met up with my friend Darren for a day of photography in Brighton, a bustling seaside city on England’s south coast. Over the phone a few days before, Darren had told me he would bring along a friend’s camera, something he’d been asked to test […]

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New version of Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI released (coupon code included)

The new Leica M10-R high megapixel camera is coming soon, but you can still enlarge your images up to 600% without losing detail and preserving image quality with Gigapixel AI. Yesterday Topaz Labs released an update to Gigapixel AI with a model improvement for better results, a new single-image preview view, new zoom options, and the […]

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New photos of the upcoming Leica M10-R camera leaked online

New pictures of the upcoming Leica M10-R camera leaked online:

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