If you missed the Black Friday offer, Topaz Labs has another Holiday Sale where you can get up to 50% off depending on how many apps you purchase (single apps are also on sale):
The sale includes Gigapixel 8, Photo AI 3, and Video AI 5. Topaz Cloud Credits are also on sale:
Via PhotoRumors
Cosina announced a new Voigtländer APO-ULTRON 90mm f/2 VM lens for Leica M-mount. Here are the details (pre-orders not opened yet):
There is a new low price for the Leica SL2-S camera – now selling for $2,995 ($2,200 off) + free accessories including M-adapter, screen protector, and a battery valued at $695 (was $3,895 before):
See all currently discounted Leica products here.
The existing Meyer Optik Görlitz lenses are now available also for Leica R-mount cameras (sold at B&H Photo):
The previously reported firmware updates for the M11/M11-M/M11-P/M11-D, D-Lux 8, Q3/Q343, SL3, and SL2/SL2-S cameras are now officially released and can be downloaded on Leica’s website.
Leica also released version 5 of the FOTOS app and version 1.3 of the LUX app.
The details can be found here:
There are several updates to the Leica MPi (previously reported here), a Leica M2 with a Raspberry Pi-powered digital back. The most notable upgrade is a larger sensor capable of capturing daylight photos in color. Other upgrades include an internal battery and support for external accessories like a flash. The hardware and software are now open source, and there is also a new Kickstarter project:
