Leica Rumors

Leica digest #148

By LR admin | Published: May 7, 2024

→ Profoto announced a new Profoto Pro-D3 – see the details at Adorama, Amazon, B&H, Erhardt, and WEX.

→ Light Lens Lab announced that their new 75mm f/2 “SP-II” lens for Leica M-mount is now in the prototype stage. Light Lens Lab will continue expanding the “SP-II” series with several other focal lengths (see this post for the full list of upcoming lenses).

→ You can get 15% off LensRentals with promo code RUMORS15.

→ A rare Leica rifle camera (E. Leitz New York Leica Gun) is expected to sell for €240,000–300,000 (starting price €120,000) at the next Leitz Photographica Auction.

→ Review of the new Leitz Photo 3 smartphone at DC.watch.

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The latest releases from DxO, Topaz, and Luminar

By LR admin | Published: May 6, 2024

→ Today DxO released a new Nik Collection version 7 (free trial available). The full list of changes can be found here.

→ Topaz Labs has a new logo, redesigned website, and released several new software updates:

→ Luminar Neo Spring update version 1.19.0 is now officially released (see pricing) with new technologies like Water Enhancer AI, Twilight Enhancer AI, new masking tools for Luminosity and Object Selection, Batch processing in HDR Merge, and a brand new interface.

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IDS Works released a new and improved version of their Leica M11 camera grip

By LR admin | Published: May 3, 2024

IDS Works (Initial Design Studio) released a new and improved version of their Leica M11 camera grip (see previous version here):

The new grip is available for sale only at the official IDS website. Here are some of the improvements:

Same design
25 gram lighter
Still made out of aluminum but some part were replaced with other materials
6 different grip pads are available:

Additional information on the new version:

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The Leica APO-TELYT-R 1600mm f/5.6 lens is all over the Internet again

By LR admin | Published: May 3, 2024

The Leica APO-TELYT-R 1600mm f/5.6 lens is all over the Internet again – all thanks to a few videos originally published by @leica_classicstore_wetzlar (worth following on IG) – if you follow me on Instagram, you will already know that becuase I have shared many of their videos in my stories: