Category Archives: Other Leica Stuff

Leica digest #119

By LR admin | Published: May 27, 2023

→ Vi Vante summer sale begins now to Monday – use discount code “SUMMER” to save 30% off the entire store. → Adobe adds AI generative fill in Photoshop. → Summer schedule at Tamarkin Camera:

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New Leica Pocket Book 9th edition now available

By LR admin | Published: May 23, 2023

A new New Leica Pocket Book 9th edition is now available for purchase at RedDotCameras:

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Leica digest #118

By LR admin | Published: May 20, 2023

→ Leitz Kavar scientific microscope adapter for Leica M cameras. → The Leica M6 won the Camera Grand Prix 2023 Editors Award R&D Prize. → Richard Bellia at the Rangefinder Gallery. → What’s new on Kickstarter: TRANSIT Travel Line by WANDRD.  Peak Design Micro Clutch SPINN.DESIGN fully self-adhesive protective camera gear wrapper  Thronmax Space mic […]

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Released: NIK collection 6, ON1 Resize AI 2023.5, Capture One 16.2

By LR admin | Published: May 16, 2023

→ DxO released NIK Collection 6 (free trial available). → ON1 Resize AI version 2023.5 is now officially released. → DxO added 249 new Optics Modules with support for the following cameras and lenses: Hasselblad X2D 100C Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.2 S Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR Leica APO Summicron SL 75mm f/2 ASPH […]

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A reader created the Leica MPi: a Leica M2 camera with a Raspberry Pi-powered digital sensor

By LR admin | Published: May 11, 2023

Michael Suguitan sent me a message about his Leica MPi camera – a Leica M2 with a Raspberry Pi-powered digital sensor: “I created a homebrewed digital back for my Leica M2 using a Raspberry Pi Zero, dubbed the Leica MPi. Compared to prior similar works using film cameras as housings, my implementation preserves the key […]

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What’s next for Leica? (updated rumors recap)

By LR admin | Published: May 9, 2023

Here is an updated list and a recap of expected/rumored Leica cameras and lenses (see the previous reports here):

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Leica digest #117

By LR admin | Published: May 9, 2023

→ Topaz Labs released Photo AI version 1.3.3 with a new Sharpen Strong model, a new face selection option, and several bug fixes. Here are the changes since version 1.3.2. Additional information is available here. → The new ON1 Photo RAW 2023.5 is coming in June and will include the new Resize AI with Face Recovery, new […]

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Leica digest #116

By LR admin | Published: May 2, 2023

→ Skylum released Luminar Neo version 1.9.0 with undo and redo functionality, bug fixes, and more (more information is available here). → New major update of ON1 Resize AI 2023.5 with face recovery technology is coming in early May (additional information). → Manfrotto introduces a pair of carbon fiber tripod kits. → The best camera […]

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