Exploring Leica Global Headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany: a photographer’s playground


Matt Zefi journeys to Leitz Park, aka Leica’s Global Headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany. From the archives to the hotel, you’ll sneak a peek at this gorgeous campus dedicated to photography:

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New rumor: black paint Leica M11 camera in the works

Leica M10R black paint

Pictured: Leica M10R black paint

In addition to the M11-D and D-Lux 8, Leica is also rumored to be working on a new black paint M11 camera. I am still not sure if this release will be a limited edition like the Leica M10R black paint (most likely it will be). Stay tuned for updates.

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Deal of the week: $20 off on the new Topaz Gigapixel 7



The new Topaz Labs Gigapixel 7 is currently $20 off (only this week).  With Topaz Gigapixel 7, you can upscale and enhance any image up to 600%. Gigapixel 7 has more than 5 years of advanced AI training and comes with a new interface:

  • Maximize pixels for perfect prints: Enhance details and resolution to achieve razor-sharp images for large-format prints.
  • Improve AI-generated images: Put the final touch on any image generated by AI. Get cleaner, crisper, higher-resolution output.
  • Upscale & enhance low-res images: Reimagine details from low-quality images. Eliminate compression artifacts and restore faces instantly.

Additional information on Topaz Gigapixel 7 can be found here:

Topaz Gigapixel 7 released

Via NikonRumors

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New Sigma 50mm f/1.2 DG DN Art lens for Leica L-mount announced: “the lightest in its class”


The previously rumored Sigma 50mm f/1.2 DG DN Art lens for Leica L mount is now officially announced and it is “the lightest in its class”:


Lens details and video:

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Leica digest #144



→ Available at Leica Store Lisse: Platinum Leica M6 “Anton Bruckner”.



Get ready for capturing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse:


→ New: Luminar for iPad complete guide.


Excire Foto 2024 is a new AI-powered program designed to help you find, organize, and manage your images (currently on sale until April 2nd: you can purchase a lifetime license for just $149, down from the $189 list price).


→ The new ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 is now available.

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KEH buy, sell & trade event in Leica Store Miami with a 10% trade-in bonus (April 4-6, 2024)


From Leica Store Maimi:

Trade or sell ANY brand camera equipment at Leica Store Miami

Join Leica Store Miami and KEH Camera for a special “Buy or Trade” event, held at Leica Store Miami’s retail showroom in Coral Gables, on April 4, 5 & 6. Experts from KEH will be on hand to evaluate and purchase ANY brand of photography equipment, as long as it is in clean, working condition.

If you decide to trade-in your equipment towards a purchase with Leica Store Miami, KEH will offer a 10% bonus on top of their purchase offer as a trade-in credit. This is a fantastic opportunity to trade in non-Leica (or Leica too!) equipment towards any in-stock items at Leica Store Miami, or simply sell it outright to KEH right in the store.

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Leica SL3 sensor dynamic range test


A reader (thanks @aljawad) sent me two photos demonstrating the dynamic range of the new 60MP sensor inside the Leica SL3 camera:

“I picked up my Leica SL3 from the Dubai Leica store last week, and for the past few days I used it with the Vario-Elmar 100-400mm for some bird photography (some of the results are on my IG @aljawad).

This evening I changed to the APO-ASPH 35mm Summicron lens and performed my usual low light test. First I set the ISO to 50 and the camera to aperture priority (at f/2) + auto white balance, and the camera set the shutter speed to 2 seconds. Next, I switched to the manual mode and underexposed the image by 5 stops to a shutter speed of 1/15 second. Using Lightroom the exposure of the underexposed image was boosted by a factor of +5.

Here are the images: the first one is the 2-sec exposure followed by the 1/15 second “dark” exposure and finally the boosted underexposed image. Other than the exposure boost and the DNG to JPEG export, no other manipulations were made.”

First test picture (normal exposure):

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Second picture (underexposed):

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The same underexposed picture from above edited in Lightroom (exposure +5):

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From Reddotforum:

“60 Megapixel BSI CMOS Sensor: Headlining the changes, the Leica SL3 is now packing the same cutting-edge 60 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor we’ve seen on the M11 and Q3. With an ISO range of 50-100,000 and an amazing 15-stops of dynamic range, this chip delivers next-level image quality. Just like on the M11, expect a bump in low light performance along with the increased resolution. This is made possible by utilizing BSI technology.”

Here are a couple of details from the original two images images. In each of the following pairs the first crop is from the camera-exposed 2-second image, while the second crop is from the manual 5-stop underexposed image:

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Leica M11-D camera additional rumors

I received some additional information on the rumored Leica M11-D camera:

New Leica M11-D camera and Leicavit rumors

New: IDS foldable thumb grips (thumb rest) for Leica M10 + M11 cameras

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