Leica Rumors

Leica to reissue “The Decisive Moment”? (The Decisive Moment Remastered)

By LR admin | Published: April 1, 2021

Leica Camera AG is rumored to publish a new and “enhanced” seventieth-anniversary edition of Cartier-Bresson’s book “The Decisive Moment”:

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged April 1st, Henri Cartier-Bresson| 7 Comments

Skylum Luminar version 4.3.3 released with support for Leica M10-R, S3, and SL2-S cameras

By LR admin | Published: March 31, 2021

Skylum released Luminar update version 4.3.3 with bug fixes and added support for the following Leica cameras:

Leica M10-R
Leica S3
Leica SL2-S

The full list of supported cameras can be found here. To update on macOS, click on Luminar 4 in the top menu bar and choose Check for updates. On Windows, click Help > Check for updates.

You can get $10 off Skylum Luminar with code LEICARUMORS (more info on the latest Luminar AI update 2 is available here).

Posted in Leica M10-R, Leica S3, Leica SL2-S| Tagged Luminar| 1 Comment

The Leica CCD Sensor Corrosion Upgrade Program will also get more expensive on April 1st

By LR admin | Published: March 31, 2021

In addition to the upcoming Leica price increase, Reddotforum reports that the CCD Sensor Corrosion Upgrade Program will also get more expensive on April 1st:

Posted in Leica M9, Leica M9-P| Tagged Leica M9 CCD corrosion upgrade program, Leica M9 corrosion issue| 1 Comment

New releases from Topaz, Adobe, Capture One and more

By LR admin | Published: March 30, 2021

Topaz Labs released Sharpen AI version 3.0 with faster AI Engine and model improvements for large blur. Starting today through April 9, Sharpen AI is on sale for $59.99 ($20 off).

The old Topaz Utility Bundle has been renamed to Image Quality Bundle and is also on sale for $199.99 – more than $150 in savings. The new Image Quality Bundle includes Sharpen, Gigapixel, DeNoise, and JPEGtoRAW. You can use coupon code SHARPEN15 for an additional 15% discount on all Topaz products (good through April 9).

Adobe is now offering a new Design Mobile Bundle for ‌iPad (available directly from the App Store)‌ that includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Fresco, Spark Post, Creative Cloud app, Adobe Fonts, Behance, Portfolio, and 100 GB storage. The price is $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year (this is a 50% savings if subscribed to the individual products).

Get 15% off on the new Capture One Nordic Style Kit (more info available here).

Get 20% off on all ON1 products with code NIKONRUMORS.

Get $10 off Skylum Luminar with code PHOTORUMORS (more info on the latest Luminar AI update 2 is available here).

Get 30% off on all DxO products.

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Reminder: Leica price increase is coming to multiple countries on April 1st (not a joke)

By LR admin | Published: March 29, 2021

Reminder: a new Leica price increase is coming to multiple countries on April 1st (not a joke – confirmed for USA, Russia and Germany, other countries could be impacted as well):

Posted in Other Leica Stuff| Tagged April 1st, Leica price increase| 3 Comments

Leica x 1854 Commission Series offers a £5000 grant

By LR admin | Published: March 29, 2021

Leica x 1854 Commission Series offers £5000 grant

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Jony Ive & Marc Newson designed Leica prototype camera listed at the 38th Leitz Photographica Auction

By LR admin | Published: March 29, 2021

The 38th Leitz Photographica Auction (previously reported here) will take place on June 12, 2021, in Vienna and as usual, will have several interesting items, including a Jony Ive & Marc Newson designed Leica prototype camera (this was the base for the Leica M 240 RED camera that sold for $1.8 million, the Leica museum has another prototype):