The latest photo editing software updates and offers


→  AlexOnRAW released a new AI-Powered Workflow for photographers video course. The course is created for a broader audience than the AlexOnRAW Capture One products and covers the hot topic of AI editing. The course contains three hours of high-quality video lessons. All videos are available online or for download, and as transcripts for quick reference. Until the 31st of March, you can pre-order the course with a 40% discount. LeicaRumors readers can use code RUMORS for an additional 10% off on top of the pre-order discount.


→ Topaz Labs released Video AI version 3.1.9 with improved slow motion and fps conversion and a new version of the Apollo AI model, better Motion Deblur quality, and various fixes. Topaz Video AI is now $50 off until March 31st (purchase includes 1 year of upgrades). The pricing of all Topaz products is available here. Additional information is available here.


→ DxO released PureRAW 3 photo enhancement/noise reduction software with DeepPRIME XD AI tech. A free 30-day trial is available. DxO also released PhotoLab 6.4 (product page | additional information | free trial). Additional information is available here.


→ All ACDsee digital asset management and photo editing software packages are currently on sale. The sale will end on March 22nd. Free trials are available.

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Wetzlar Camera Auctions teaser (100th birthday of Leica’s most significant camera)


Wetzlar Camera Auctions is teasing on social media a special Leica camera for their next auction under the slogan “the coming home of a most significant camera“:

“We celebrate the coming home of a most significant camera, for the occasion of its 100th birthday.”

Here are the enhanced images:


From Wikipedia:

“The Leica had several model iterations, and in 1923, Barnack convinced his boss, Ernst Leitz II, to make a preproduction series of 31 cameras for the factory and outside photographers to test.”

If this is what I think it is, it will be huge:

Leitz Photographica Auction results: Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera no. 105 sold for 14.4 million Euros

Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera expected to fetch over $3M at the next Leitz Photographica Auction

New record: the most expensive Leica camera sold for 1.9 million USD

New world record for the most expensive camera: 2,790,000 USD for Leica 0-Serie

New record: the most expensive Leica camera sold for 1.9 million USD

The next Wetzlar Camera Auction #5 will take place on October 7th, 2023 in Wetzlar:

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An unusual task of the Leica MD camera in the past five decades (“Feuerkugelnetz” or Fireball Network)


A reader sent me this quick write-up on a little-known task of the Leica MD camera in the past five decades:

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Check out this insane home film lab setup


Check out this insane home film lab Kevin Fickling built in his garage:

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Abrahamsson Rapidwinder for Leica M cameras


Meister Camera posted on their Facebook page about the Abrahamsson Rapidwinder and I realized that in the past 15 years I never covered that product here on the LeicaRumors (Meister Camera currently has two used pieces in stock, eBay also has plenty of mint listings):

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Leica digest #113


→  Topaz Labs released a new Photo AI update (additional information is available here).


→ The new ON1 Sky Swap AI plugin is now officially released – additional information is available here.


→ Leica lenses: the vintage and the modern with Mark de Paola & Dan Tamarkin coming on Thursday at Tamarkin Camera.



→ Leica Women Foto Project – meet the 2023 awardees.


The new Leica Summicron-SL 35 and 50mm lenses:

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Leica Q3 camera rumors recap *UPDATED*



Leica Q3 camera rumors recap:

Updates:

  • Swivel screen
  • Internal memory
  • USB C charging
  • No 8k video
  • Phase detect AF

Here are some Leica Q3 camera concepts:

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