Meike already has several manual focus lenses for Leica L-mount and they will soon release a L-mount version of their AF 85mm f/1.4 full-frame lens:
Additional information on the Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 full-frame lens can be found here (check the official website for updates)::
Here are the first Leica M12 camera rumors:
All three colors of the new Leica SOFORT 2 camera are now in stock at:
Previous coverage of the Leica SOFORT 2 camera can be found here:
IDS Works (Initial Design Studio) now has the Foldable Thumb Grip (Thumb Rest) available for Leica M10, M11, M240, M9, Q3, and Q2 cameras – before the Thumb Rest was available only for the Leica M10 + M11 models:
New: IDS foldable thumb grips (thumb rest) for Leica M10 + M11 cameras
IDS WorksFoldable Thumb Rest for Leica M240 (left) and for Leica M9 (right):
Previous coverage of IDS Works products can be found here.
IDS Works released a new and improved version of their Leica M11 camera grip
→ Profoto announced a new Profoto Pro-D3 – see the details at Adorama, Amazon, B&H, Erhardt, and WEX.
→ Light Lens Lab announced that their new 75mm f/2 “SP-II” lens for Leica M-mount is now in the prototype stage. Light Lens Lab will continue expanding the “SP-II” series with several other focal lengths (see this post for the full list of upcoming lenses).
→ You can get 15% off LensRentals with promo code RUMORS15.
→ A rare Leica rifle camera (E. Leitz New York Leica Gun) is expected to sell for €240,000–300,000 (starting price €120,000) at the next Leitz Photographica Auction.
→ Review of the new Leitz Photo 3 smartphone at DC.watch.
→ Today DxO released a new Nik Collection version 7 (free trial available). The full list of changes can be found here.
→ Topaz Labs has a new logo, redesigned website, and released several new software updates:
→ Luminar Neo Spring update version 1.19.0 is now officially released (see pricing) with new technologies like Water Enhancer AI, Twilight Enhancer AI, new masking tools for Luminosity and Object Selection, Batch processing in HDR Merge, and a brand new interface.
IDS Works (Initial Design Studio) released a new and improved version of their Leica M11 camera grip (see previous version here):
The new grip is available for sale only at the official IDS website (use this link). Here are some of the improvements:
Additional information on the new version:
The Leica APO-TELYT-R 1600mm f/5.6 lens is all over the Internet again – all thanks to a few videos originally published by @leica_classicstore_wetzlar (worth following on IG) – if you follow me on Instagram, you will already know that becuase I have shared many of their videos in my stories:
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