KEH March promotions

By LR admin | Published: March 19, 2023


KEH March promotions:

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The Exposure Donut concept (EXPODO)

By LR admin | Published: March 18, 2023




A reader sent me his idea and mock-up images specific to Leica cameras for an Exposure Donut concept (EXPODO):

Fundamentally, exposure control is simply a trade-off between image brightness and three types of blur. Light and the three essential camera controls all contribute to the brightness of your image. The exposure donut visualises all four of these as colored arcs. Their combined length represents the brightness of your image. When they add up to a complete circle (the donut) your image has a ‘normal’ brightness, or what most cameras call EV 0.

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The latest photo editing software updates and offers

By LR admin | Published: March 18, 2023


→  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)

By LR admin | Published: March 17, 2023


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)

By LR admin | Published: March 16, 2023


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

By LR admin | Published: March 15, 2023


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

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Abrahamsson Rapidwinder for Leica M cameras

By LR admin | Published: March 14, 2023


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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