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

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2022

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

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2022

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

By LR admin | Published: September 13, 2022

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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Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM 50th anniversary red limited edition lens listed for sale on eBay

By LR admin | Published: September 10, 2022

In my last recap, I already mentioned about the Voigtlander HELIAR Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM 50th anniversary red limited edition lens for Leica M-mount (only 50 lenses were produced). A reader alerted me (thanks!) that the lens is now also listed for sale on eBay for $1,480. Cosina should have contacted me to send them […]

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The latest photo editing software updates

By LR admin | Published: September 9, 2022

→ The new DxO Nik Collection 5 is now 25% off until September 14, 2022. Additional information on the latest release of DxO Nik Collection 5 can be found here. → ON1 Software announced the new Photo RAW 2023 version which will be officially released in October. You can pre-order it today for $99 (perpetual license for […]

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Leica is already pushing the hashtag #filmisnotdead

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2022

Today Leica Camera sent out an email newsletter with only the hashtag #filmisnotdead in the subject line… They even already have a new Leica film graphic (see above). Here is the enhanced view – clearly film-related: It seems that we may really be getting close to the new Leica film camera announcement that has been […]

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New Leitz HUGO cine prime lenses announced

By LR admin | Published: September 8, 2022

Seven new Leitz HUGO cine prime lenses were announced yesterday and are already available for pre-order:

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