Leica Rumors

Another new lens for Leica L-mount: Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8

By LR admin | Published: June 4, 2024

The previously rumored Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens for L mount is now officially announced and available to pre-order:

Pre-orders:
- B&H Photo
- Foto Koch
- WEX Photo,
- Amazon (coming soon)
Previous coverage of the Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens
Additional information (MTF charts, spcifcations):

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Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art lens for Leica L-mount officially announced

By LR admin | Published: June 3, 2024

The previously rumored Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art lens for Leica L-mount is now officially announced:

Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H Photo | WEX | Erhardt | Calumet | Koch | Amazon (coming soon)
Additional information
Sample photos
First look
Press release
Addfitional informtion:

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The Topaz Gigapixel 7 upscaling software is now on sale

By LR admin | Published: June 1, 2024

The Topaz Gigapixel 7 upscaling software is currently $20 off until June 14. With Gigapixel 7 you can upscale and enhance any image by up to 600%:

Resize low-res assets up to 600% by intelligently generating new pixels.
Recover previously unusable images with the magic of AI upscaling.
Best results from 10+ industry-leading AI upscaling models.
Runs locally on your machine. No uploading or downloading images.

Gigapixel 7 has more than five years of advanced AI training and comes with a new interface:

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New Leica M-mount lens precision 6-bit encoder by AkaraLabs

By LR admin | Published: June 1, 2024

AkaraLabs has a new Leica M-mount lens precision 6-bit encoder they are selling for $24. Here are the details:

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Here is the upcoming/rumored Leica M11-D camera

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2024

Here are the details on the previously rumored/upcoming Leica M11-D camera:

Here is the entire Leica M11-D user manual

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Update on the Leica Q3 camera customization

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2024

The Leica Q3 camera customization (à la carte) I reported a week ago is available (for now) only in Singapore. A reader reminded me (thanks, Mike!) that you can also customize your equipment by getting cheap camera and lens skins from Alphagvrd (see picture above). They still have a sale going on right now.

See also the previous coverage of Alphagvrd camera and lens skins for Leica gear:

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Check out this (new?) official “Leica Classic” website

By LR admin | Published: May 31, 2024

Check out the new (at least for me?) official Leica Classic website: “The marketplace for vintage and preowned Leica cameras and lenses”. Currently, 19 different Leica stores are participating in the program, and they ship worldwide: