Monthly Archives: May 2022

Leica announced a new long-term global strategic partnership in mobile imaging with Xiaomi

The rumors I reported last year are now confirmed: Leica and Huawei are no longer working together (the last Leica/Huawei phone was released last year). Today Leica announced a new long-term global strategic partnership in mobile imaging with Xiaomi (previously rumored here) and their first smartphone is expected in July. Here are some Xiaomi Mi […]

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What’s next for Leica?

After the Leica Q2 Monochrom “Reporter”  announcements, here is an updated list of rumored/expected Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous lists here):

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Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI and Exposure X7 updates

Topaz Labs released Gigapixel AI version 6.1 with a new Face Recovery AI (with Gigapixel AI you can enlarge and enhance images up to 600% while improving the textures and details). For a limited time, Gigapixel AI  is $20 off (use code RUMORS15 on any Topaz Labs product for an extra 15% off). Exposure Software […]

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40th Leitz Photographica Auction catalog now available online

The catalog for the 40th Leitz Photographica Auction is now available online and at Live Auctioneers. The highlights from the upcoming auction can be found here –  Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera is expected to fetch over $3M. The upcoming auction will take place on:

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New Eddycam Easy elk leather camera straps (the softest camera strap available today)

Our sponsor EDDYCAM, the German elk leather camera straps manufacturer, has updated their EASY collection and released several new models: EDDYCAM EASY II (99 euros) EDDYCAM EASY plus II (129 euros) EDDYCAM EASY color (149 euros) EDDYCAM EASY black-nature (169 euros) The EDDYCAM camera straps are the softest straps I have ever seen. Here are some […]

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It seems that the Leica CL/TL systems are now officially discontinued

I have been reporting for a while about Leica discontinuing the CL/TL product lines and it seems that this is now officially confirmed by Leica AG according to this forum post (you can still find the Leica CL in stock at Amazon):

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ON1 Photo RAW 2022.5 is coming in June with Leica M11 support

ON1 announced Photo RAW version 2022.5 with added support for the new Leica M11 camera. The new version will be released in June. This is a major update that includes several new features and enhancements including the full integration of ON1 Resize AI into Photo RAW (see the full list of improvements here). 15% off TopazLabs products […]

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Just released: new Komaru bronze satin soft-release button

A new Komaru bronze satin soft-release button is now available for sale at Taos Photo and Leica Store Miami. Check also the other Komaru soft release buttons: Komaru colors Komaru Titanium     Additional information on the new Komaru bronze satin soft-release button:

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