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Leica’s management did in fact once consider making a medium-format film camera system

On April 1st, I posted a joke about Leica rumored to announce a new medium format film camera with a fixed lens. While this was obviously an April fool’s joke, it turns out that Leica’s upper management did in fact once consider making a medium-format film camera system (not with a fixed lens). In May 2000 […]

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More rumors: Leica Q2 James Bond 007 limited edition camera and Leica Q2 Monochrom camera

An update on the rumored Leica Q2 limited edition camera: Leica is rumored to announce a new Leica Q2 James Bond limited edition in black and British green leather and a special wooden box. This should not be a surprise because James Bond likes Leica cameras 🙂 The new “No Time to Die” James Bond movie will be […]

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7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 vs. Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 lens comparison

Here is a quick side by side comparison between the new 7Artisans 35mm f/1.4 lens priced at $430 and the latest version of the Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens priced at around $6,000 (special thanks to the always helpful Vi Vante for providing the limited edition 35mm Summilux lens used in this test): The JPG photos were not […]

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Concept of Leica M camera with a battery indicator

Alain Monnens, a freelance product designer from Belgium, designed this Leica M camera concept with a battery indicator emphasizing the simplicity, ease of use, purity, and the history of the brand:

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Coming next week: 7artisans 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens (lens cap) for Leica M-mount

7artisans 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens cap for Leica M-mount

It seems that now almost every week we get a new lens for Leica M-mount from TTartisan and 7artisans and next week will not be any different – 7artisans will announce a new 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens for Leica M-mount (M-mount lens cap). The lens will be soon available for pre-order in the PR online store. […]

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New Skylum Luminar AI, ON1 sneak peek, NIK Collection and Capture One discounts

Skylum announced new Luminar AI with a special early bird pricing. 30% off Capture One products with coupon code LABORDAY30 (4 days only: until September 7th). The new DxO Nik Collection 3 is now 30% off (until September 20th). Topaz Mask AI: $79.99 (regularly $99.99) Topaz Creator Bundle: $129.99 (reg. $149.99) 15% off all Topaz products with code RUMORS15 […]

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New TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount to be announced on Friday (pre-orders now open)

On Friday TTartisan will announce a new 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount (previously reported here). The new lens is already available for pre-order in the PhotoRumors online store with free international shipping (the first batch of pre-orders will be shipped on Monday, September 7th). Additional information on the new TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 lens […]

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