Monthly Archives: April 2022

Leica announced new M10 Monochrom and Q2 Monochrom “Fragment Edition” cameras in Japan

Leica announced new M10 Monochrom and Q2 Monochrom “Fragment Edition” cameras in Japan. “Fragment Design” is a multidisciplinary imprint by Japanese designer Hiroshi Fujiwara. Here is the Google-translated press release and some additional pictures:

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The new Voigtlander HELIAR 40mm f/2.8 Aspherical lens for VM and L39 mounts is now in stock, first review posted online *UPDATED*

The new Voigtlander HELIAR 40mm f/2.8 Aspherical lens for VM and L39 mounts is now in stock at B&H Photo in the US and at Jo Geier, PhotoHouse, and Meister Camera in Europe. Check out also the first lens review at Fredmiranda – here is their conclussion:

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Sigma rumored to announce a new 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for Leica L mount

Sigma is rumored to announce a new 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for Leica L mounts – here are the leaked details:

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New Leica camera and lens skins from Alphagvrd (for M11, Q, Q2, and SL2 cameras)

Alphagvrd recently added several new camera and lens skins for different Leica cameras and lenses (international shipping available):

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Here are the highlights from the upcoming 40th Leitz Photographica Auction (catalog now available)

The catalog for the upcoming 40th Leitz Photographica Auction is now available and can be found here (the auction will be held on 11 June at Leitz Park in Wetzlar):  In addition to Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera that is expected to fetch over $3M, here are some of the other highlights from the […]

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Leica SL2-S x Atomos Ninja V ProRes RAW

Atomos has announced a new partnership with Leica, that enables the latest camera of the Leica SL-System to record ProRes RAW over HDMI, and is coming in May of 2022. When connected to the ATOMOS NINJA V or NINJA V+, the Leica SL2-S is able to produce 4K, 12-bit linear ProRes RAW at up to […]

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Adobe April releases are out, DxO Photo Lab 5.2 released with support for more Leica cameras, ON1 Resize AI preview

The Adobe April releases are out: Adobe Photoshop April release Adobe Lightroom Desktop update The latest camera support added (Canon R5C & Panasonic GH6) The latest lens support added List of all new features introduced in the April release The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here (see also this page). A free Lightroom […]

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The DIGI SWAP gadget that connects an iPhone to old cameras is now on Kickstarter

The DIGI SWAP gadget I reported a few months ago is now listed on Kickstarter for funding. DIGI SWAP promises to bring new life to old film cameras with a patented adapter and app that upcycles film cameras allowing you to use the original camera settings to capture digital photos and video. So far the […]

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