
Phototrend recently published their interview from the 2024 Paris Photo Show with Laurent Pidancet (head of the Leica Akademie in France). Here is a quick recap:

The previously rumored Insta360 Ace Pro 2 camera with 8k video, AI chip, and Leica lens is now officially announced: Amazon | B&H Photo | Insta360 Additional information Product listing Previous coverage Press release

→ Updated Panasonic Lumix S lens roadmap (L-mount). → 7Artisans to announce a new 10mm f/2.8 II full-frame fisheye lens for L-mount. → Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 70–200mm f/2.8 ASPH lens unboxing by NPC Photo. The new lens is currently in stock at B&H Photo. → The previously reported Meike AF 55mm f/1.8 Pro series autofocus full-frame lens for L-mount is […]

→ Topaz Labs released several new updates: Photo AI 3.3: includes new improvements like Super Focus and Recover Faces Gen 2. Gigapixel 8: with new Redefine Model (Creative Upscaler), Recovery Model, and Gen2 Face Recovery. New Gigapixel Cloud Service: a credit-based server processing option that allows you to offload processing tasks for faster and more efficient […]

New book: The Way of the Rangefinder Camera – A Modern Interactive Guide to the Leica M Digital Rangefinder Available on Amazon | Vi Vante (signed copy) The Way of the Rangefinder is a guide designed to educate, train, and develop your Leica Digital M photography techniques. This guide will cover: Near Far Training Body […]

→ Tonight: the Leica Q3 43 episode on Red Dot Forum Camera Talk Live: → Leica Stories: in conversation with Martin Wonnacott. → “Leica.Connect” Photo Walk & Leica-On-Loan this Sunday, October 13th, 2024 from 9:30 am – 12:30 noon at Leica Store Miami. → Leica aims to tap into growing photography enthusiast base In India.