Monthly Archives: September 2022

New Leica Q2 “Seal” limited edition camera rumored to be announced next week (September 21st)

Next week Leica is rumored to announce a new Q2 special edition camera to celebrate the artist and Leica fan Seal. The new Leica Q2 “Seal” edition will be limited (I believe just 200 pieces). Each camera will have a unique look – it will carry the artist’s signature and lyrics from his songs will […]

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Breaking: Leica will bring back to life the M6 film camera!

It seems that my initial report about a new cheaper Leica M film camera was correct – Leica will indeed announce a cheaper film rangefinder: Leica will bring back to life the M6 camera!   There are still some questions I do not have answers for (yet): Leica M6 Classic or Leica M6 TTL? Price? […]

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Topaz Photo AI launched today

Today Topaz Labs officially released their new flagship app Photo AI (previously reported here). Topaz Photo AI combined DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Gigapixel AI into one software package: “Topaz Photo AI is the new “autopilot” for maximizing image quality—offering AI-powered noise reduction, sharpening, and upscaling in one single, powerful app.” Additional information on the new Topaz […]

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Announced: new Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lens

The previously rumored (see also this post) Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lens is now officially announced and available for pre-order for $5,395/$5,595 (the previous version was priced at $5,995): Americas Europe Asia Adorama / B&H / Amazon PopFlash Leica Miami Tamarkin Camera Classic Connection Meister Camera Leica Shop Vienna Leica Store Lisse Red Dot Cameras […]

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Leica to announce a new Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lens

On September 15th, Leica is rumored to announce a new Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 ASPH lens (previously rumored here). Here is what we know so far:

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Seacam to announce underwater housing for the Leica SL cameras

The Austrian company Seacam will soon introduce a new underwater housing for the Leica SL cameras. The official announcement is expected on September 22 at the Interdive” trade fair in Friedrichshafen – the schedule includes a presentation by Seacam on September 22 at 6:00 pm entitled “Leica goes underwater“:

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Leica Store Lisse lost their Facebook page – please give their new page some love

Facebook continues to do what they know how to do best – mess up with your social media presence. Over the years I lost multiple Facebook pages, groups, and accounts without any explanations and it seems that this trend is continuing today… One of our sponsors  Leica Store Lisse recently experienced a similar faith – […]

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