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DxO Nik Collection 5 now available

Today DxO announced the all-new Nik Collection 5. The suite consists of eight different plug-ins, Major improvements were introduced in Color Efex and Analog Efex. The design of the user interface has been rebuilt from scratch and now has also several new features. Here are the details: What’s new? Why upgrade? More info Free trial Purchased here New DxO Photolab […]

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Coming soon: flying Leicas (DJI joins the L-Mount Alliance)

As of today, DJI is part of the L-Mount Alliance – here are the details:

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New Leica L-mount products: Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens and Fotodiox Auto Macro Extension Tubes

Today Venus Optics released a new Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full-frame mirrorless lens for Leica L mount (previously rumored here). The lens is priced at $499 and can be ordered directly from Laowa’s website (other stores will start taking pre-orders in a few weeks). Additional information can be found here. Fotodiox will soon […]

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Leica Europe price increase confirmed for July 1st

The previously rumored Leica Europe price increase is now confirmed as several stores have already received the new price list. Here are a few examples: The Leica M11 camera is rumored to go up by €350 The Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH lens is rumored to go up by €350 The Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH […]

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Leica digest #95

→ The Leica 75mm f/1.25 Noctilux-M lens is listed as “Closeout” at Adorama – maybe a typo? → Photonstophotos released their photographic dynamic range and other sensor measurements test data for the Zeiss ZX1 camera (compared with the Leica Q2 in the graph above). → LUMIX x LEICA collaboration event at Lumix Base Tokyo – […]

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Leitz Photographica Auction results: Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera no. 105 sold for 14.4 million Euros

The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction is now over. The highlight of the auction, Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera no. 105, sold for 14.4 million Euros (including buyer’s premium). The full catalog can be found here and the final auction results are available here. Here are a few more pictures from the auction by Thorsten Overgaard:

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Photo RAW version 2022.5 now available with Leica M11 camera support

ON1 officially released Photo RAW version 2022.5 with support for the Leica M11. This is a major update that includes several new features and enhancements including the full integration of ON1 Resize AI into Photo RAW. Here are the key features in version 2022.5:

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