The Leica M camera is 70 years old: the M mount was introduced in 1954 with the Leica M3 (Wikipedia). Going even further back in time, in 1923, Barnack convinced Ernst Leitz II to make a preproduction run of 31 cameras to test. 100 years ago, in 1924, Ernst Leitz decided to produce the camera. […]
Phototrend always has one of the best interviews in the business – always to the point, without any influencers’ BS. They 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
After the recent Leica Q3 43 camera announcements, here is an updated list/recap of expected/rumored Leica cameras and lenses (see all previous reports here):
→ 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.
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