Monthly Archives: January 2023

Leica Store Miami 10 Jahre Anniversary Celebration Weekend (March 3-4, 2023)

By LR admin | Published: January 30, 2023

In early March this year, Leica Store Miami will hold their “10 Jahre Anniversary Celebration Weekend” (March 3-4, 2023). The details and schedule of events can be found here:

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Exclusive 10% off for IDS modular grips for Leica M10/M11/film cameras (coupon code included)

By LR admin | Published: January 26, 2023

For a limited time, You can get 10% off all IDS modular grips for Leica M10, M11, and M film cameras with code RUMORS: Previous IDS modular grips coverage can be found here:

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Leica digest #108

By LR admin | Published: January 24, 2023

→ There is a new Kickstarter for SPINN CP camera strap 2023 edition that already achieved its goal of $13,624 goal with 35 more days to go. The 2023 version comes with two different base plates and different strap colors. The company behind the strap (SPINN.DESIGN) has already completed several very successful crowdfunding campaigns in the past. Some […]

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The processor in the new Panasonic S5 Mark II/x cameras was jointly developed with Leica under the L² alliance

By LR admin | Published: January 23, 2023

A quick update on my previous L² post – in another recent interview, Yamane-san (director of the Imaging Business Unit at Panasonic) explained the difference between the L² Technology alliance and Ⅼ-Mount alliance:

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Cosina discontinued two Voigtlander lenses for Leica M-mount

By LR admin | Published: January 21, 2023

Cosina Japan announced that it has discontinued two Voigtlander VM lenses for Leica M-mount: Voigtlander ULTRON 21mm f/1.8 Aspherical (now $100 off) Voigtlander NOKTON Vintage Line 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical II Nickel (now $300 off) The ULTRON 21mm f/1.8 Aspherical was announced in 2012. The NOKTON Vintage Line 50mm f/1.5 was announced in 2020. More discontinued products can be found […]

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Panasonic executive explains the recently announced new alliance called L² Technology (Leica x Lumix)

By LR admin | Published: January 21, 2023

In a recent interview with Dpreview, Yosuke Yamane (Vice President of Panasonic’s Entertainment and Communication business and director of its imaging business unit) explained the recently announced new alliance called L² Technology (Leica x Lumix) that is different than the existing L-mount alliance:

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The Topaz Image Quality Bundle and Topaz Video AI are currently on sale

By LR admin | Published: January 19, 2023

Both the Topaz Image Quality Bundle and Topaz Video AI software packages are currently on sale until the end of the month: Topaz also released Video AI version 3.1.

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