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

By LR admin | Published: June 15, 2022

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

By LR admin | Published: June 13, 2022

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

By LR admin | Published: June 13, 2022

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

By LR admin | Published: June 12, 2022

→ 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

By LR admin | Published: June 11, 2022

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

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2022

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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Another new limited edition: gold-plated Leica M10-P “Royal Thai” with matching APO Summicron 50/2 ASPH and Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH lenses

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2022

In addition to the Leica M-A “Titan”, there is another new Leica limited edition: gold-plated Leica M10-P “Royal Thai” with matching APO Summicron 50/2 ASPH and Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH lenses. Two different kits are available: Gold kit: gold-plated camera body with yellow crocodile leather, gold-plated Leica APO Summicron 50/2 ASPH, and Leica Summilux 35/1.4 ASPH […]

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