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New Leica camera and lens skins from Alphagvrd (for M11, Q, Q2, and SL2 cameras)

By LR admin | Published: April 17, 2022

Alphagvrd recently added several new camera and lens skins for different Leica cameras and lenses (international shipping available):

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Here are the highlights from the upcoming 40th Leitz Photographica Auction (catalog now available)

By LR admin | Published: April 15, 2022

The catalog for the upcoming 40th Leitz Photographica Auction is now available and can be found here (the auction will be held on 11 June at Leitz Park in Wetzlar):  In addition to Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera that is expected to fetch over $3M, here are some of the other highlights from the […]

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Leica SL2-S x Atomos Ninja V ProRes RAW

By LR admin | Published: April 14, 2022

Atomos has announced a new partnership with Leica, that enables the latest camera of the Leica SL-System to record ProRes RAW over HDMI, and is coming in May of 2022. When connected to the ATOMOS NINJA V or NINJA V+, the Leica SL2-S is able to produce 4K, 12-bit linear ProRes RAW at up to […]

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Adobe April releases are out, DxO Photo Lab 5.2 released with support for more Leica cameras, ON1 Resize AI preview

By LR admin | Published: April 12, 2022

The Adobe April releases are out: Adobe Photoshop April release Adobe Lightroom Desktop update The latest camera support added (Canon R5C & Panasonic GH6) The latest lens support added List of all new features introduced in the April release The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here (see also this page). A free Lightroom […]

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The DIGI SWAP gadget that connects an iPhone to old cameras is now on Kickstarter

By LR admin | Published: April 12, 2022

The DIGI SWAP gadget I reported a few months ago is now listed on Kickstarter for funding. DIGI SWAP promises to bring new life to old film cameras with a patented adapter and app that upcycles film cameras allowing you to use the original camera settings to capture digital photos and video. So far the […]

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Venus Optics announced a new and updated Laowa 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift lens for Leica L-mount

By LR admin | Published: April 11, 2022

Venus Optics announced a new and updated Laowa 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift lens for Leica L-mount: 14-Pointed Sunstars World’s Widest Shift Lens for Full Frame Cameras ±11mm Shift Amount Ready for Medium Format “Zero” Distortion Top-Notch Image Quality Extremely Close Focusing Distance 360° Rotation Special Design Lens Support (Not included, sold separately) Press release Sample photos Price […]

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New: Oberwerth Leica M11 leather camera bag “Louis”

By LR admin | Published: April 10, 2022

Oberwerth announced a new leather camera bag “Louis” specially designed for the new Leica M11 camera. The bag is available with black and red stitching. Here are the details: Compact format perfectly matched to the Leica M11 Perfect protection thanks to extra thick padding Individually divisible main compartment thanks to the freely adjustable divider Length-adjustable, […]

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