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New lens for Leica L-mount announced today: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN | Art

By LR admin | Published: April 27, 2021

The previously rumored Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN | Art mirrorless lens for Leica L-mount is now officially announced: Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H Hands-on review Sample photos Product page Related video:

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New firmware updates for Leica Q2 and Q2 Monochrom cameras with new Pixel Mapping

By LR admin | Published: April 27, 2021

As I reported earlier this month, Leica released a new firmware update for Q2 and Q2 Monochrom cameras with new Pixel Mapping functionality that should fix the dead/stuck pixels problem reported by several readers. The new firmware updates can be downloaded here. Reddotforum also has a nice and detailed article on the new firmware update.

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Leica Camera announced a new partnership with JMGO – a manufacturer of home entertainment products

By LR admin | Published: April 27, 2021

Leica Camera announced a new partnership with JMGO, a company involved in the development of multifunctional home entertainment products and devices. Leica and JMGO have worked together to develop the JMGO O1 Pro, a new state-of-the-art projector for home entertainment. In June 2021, the JMGO O1 Pro will be available across all international markets, with additional launches […]

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Topaz Labs released Gigapixel AI version 5.5.0 (now $20 off)

By LR admin | Published: April 26, 2021

Topaz Labs released version 5.5.0 of Gigapixel AI with some major improvements like a new AI engine, improved speed, a new “Very Compressed” AI model, and more (the full list of changes can be found here). The new Gigapixel AI is now on sale until May 7, 2021 ($20 off). See also the new and updated Topaz Labs […]

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New Kistar 40mm f/2.4 lens for Leica M-mount is currently under development

By LR admin | Published: April 26, 2021

The Kistar 40mm f/2.4 lens already exists for Sony E-mount (see here and here) and the Leica M-mount version of the lens is currently under development according to the manufacturer Kinoshita Optical:

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Leica digest #76

By LR admin | Published: April 25, 2021

→ Is Photopia the new Photokina? → Free leather upgrade on Leica certified used cameras in Japan. → A new double hot-shoe for Leica cameras was announced in Japan (for using a finder and an exposure meter at the same time). The translated version of the article can be found here.

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