Earlier this year Hobolite announced that it has signed a business cooperative agreement with Leica Akademie Greater China. In 2023, Hobolite will participate in all events of Leica Akademie Greater China and will provide support with lights to Leica Akademie courses in China. Hobolite plans to create centers in Shanghai and Shenzhen for Leica students […]
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A new Leica Store & Gallery is opening soon in Heidelberg, Germany. The Shop and Gallery size will be over 250 square meters. Visit the website for additional information: https://leica-store-heidelberg.de. Leica recently opened new stores in Seattle/Bellevue (see pictures from the opening), Mexico City, and purchased Meister Camera in Germany with existing Leica stores in […]
→ AstrHori announced a new 28mm f/13 2X macro probe lens for L-mount. Additional information is available here. → Leica Stories: In conversation, with Mark de Paola and Phil Penman. → The previously reported Skylum Luminar Neo version 1.15.0 is now available with the new GenErase AI feature. Additional information is available here. → The […]
Pixii officially announced the previously reported Pixii+ camera with M-mount (see previous Pixii coverage). Here is what’s new:
A new action camera was spotted in China equipped with a 1/1.3-inch sensor and Leica SUMMARIT lens (16mm equivalent). This is probably a new product by Insta360 – they already have several action cameras with Leica lenses:
→ The “I’m Back Film” 20MP digital film cartridge already raised over $300k on Kickstarter. → Leica Stories: In conversation with Paul Bartholomew. → Topaz Labs released Video AI 4. The new version is currently $50 off. For what’s new in version 4, see this blog post. → A new version of Luminar NEO with new AI tools is […]
Phototrend published their interviews with Cyril Thomas, CEO of Leica France (from the 2023 Salon de la Photo 2023 show), and with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann. Here are a few quotes:
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