Today DxO announced the all-new Nik Collection 5. The suite consists of eight different plug-ins, Major improvements were introduced in Color Efex and Analog Efex. The design of the user interface has been rebuilt from scratch and now has also several new features. Here are the details:
Via PhotoRumors
Today Venus Optics released a new Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full-frame mirrorless lens for Leica L mount (previously rumored here). The lens is priced at $499 and can be ordered directly from Laowa’s website (other stores will start taking pre-orders in a few weeks). Additional information can be found here.
Fotodiox will soon release a new Auto Macro Extension Tubes for L-mount (pictured above). The tubes are made for macro work and they will be all metal. The connection from camera to lens is passive – there are no electronics inside, just pins that extend the camera to the lens connections. Fotodiox adapters are sold at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H.
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The previously rumored Leica Europe price increase is now confirmed as several stores have already received the new price list. Here are a few examples:
UK price increase examples:
Other countries outside Europe could also see a price increase. Just a reminder that Leica had price increases in the US in March this year and in October last year. In May price increases followed also in the UK and in Japan:
→ The Leica 75mm f/1.25 Noctilux-M lens is listed as “Closeout” at Adorama – maybe a typo?
→ Photonstophotos released their photographic dynamic range and other sensor measurements test data for the Zeiss ZX1 camera (compared with the Leica Q2 in the graph above).
→ LUMIX x LEICA collaboration event at Lumix Base Tokyo – L mount products touch & try, photographer talk,
→ Cheap camera grips for Leica M1, M2, M3, M4, M6, and CL cameras.
→ Can you tell the difference between the Leica M10 and Leica M10 Monochrom?
→ The latest Leica-related YouTube videos:
The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction is now over. The highlight of the auction, Oskar Barnack’s 0-Series Leica camera no. 105, sold for 14.4 million Euros (including buyer’s premium). The full catalog can be found here and the final auction results are available here.
Here are a few more pictures from the auction by Thorsten Overgaard:
ON1 officially released Photo RAW version 2022.5 with support for the Leica M11. This is a major update that includes several new features and enhancements including the full integration of ON1 Resize AI into Photo RAW. Here are the key features in version 2022.5:
