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Leica M10-R vs Leica M10 Monochrom high-ISO acuity and noise side-by-side comparison

By LR admin | Published: July 26, 2020

Leica M10-R vs Leica M10 Monochrom high-ISO acuity and noise side-by-side comparison

By Onasj (see previous articles by Onansj)

I obtained a customer-release—not pre-release/beta—M10-R and compared it side-by-side with the M10 Monochrom (hereafter referred to as the M10-M) on a test scene at high ISO values. The firmware version for both was the latest firmware currently available to the public: 10.20.27.20 for the M10-R (upgraded from the initial released 10.20.23.49 firmware that was pre-installed in the new camera), and 2.12.8.0 for the M10-M.

Methodology: all shots were taken on a tripod with a 2-second delay to minimize vibration. The same Leica 50 APO lens was used for all tests. The aperture was set to f/5.6 for all tests, at which the resolving power of the 50 APO is about as high as possible among commercially available 35-mm format lenses. The ISO value and shutter speeds were as follows:

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Topaz Labs Sharpen AI version 2.1.0 released (coupon code included)

By LR admin | Published: July 24, 2020

Topaz Labs released a new version 2.1.0 of Sharpen AI with a new auto-detect masking tool that can detect 20 different types of subjects, including people, cars, planes, and various animals:

“Sharpen AI takes some of the tedious work out of post-processing. With the new “Find Objects” feature in the masking tool, Sharpen AI will automatically detect the subjects in your image for sharpening. It can detect 20 different types of subjects including people, cars, planes, various animals, and more. This feature can be accessed by clicking the “Mask” button to the right in the file list, and then clicking “Find Objects” in the left corner.”

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Topaz Labs Utility Bundle: $195.99 (regularly $249.99)
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You can use coupon code RUMORS15 for an additional 15% off.

The complete Sharpen AI 2.1.0 changelog can be found here.

Venus Optics announced six new Laowa lenses for L-mount

By LR admin | Published: July 24, 2020

Venus Optics announced new L-mount versions on six of their existing Laowa lenses:

These L-mount lenses can currently be used on the Panasonic S1 series, Sigma FP, and Leica SL/CL/TL cameras:

The lenses can be purchased directly from the Venus Optics online store. Laowa lenses are sold also at Adorama and B&H. Additional information:

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Leica M10 vs. Leica M10P vs. Leica M10M vs. Leica M10R specifications comparison

By LR admin | Published: July 22, 2020

A quick specifications comparison between the Leica M10, Leica M10P, Leica M10M, and Leica M10R can be found here:

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Leica Talk: Leica M10-R

By LR admin | Published: July 21, 2020

Leica published a new video interview with M-system product manager Jesko von Oeynhausen talking about the new Leica M10-R camera:

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How to calibrate the manual focusing of the TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 lens for Leica M-mount (video)

By LR admin | Published: July 20, 2020

TTartisan sent me a video on how to calibrate the manual focusing of the TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 lens for Leica M-mount:

The lens I got was slightly front focusing on short distances, but keep in mind that there is user error when manually focusing at f/0,95 (this is a 100% crop, focusing is on the X):

The lens comes with a small screwdriver for adjustments (I have not adjusted my lens yet – maybe I will do a separate post on that):

The lens can be purchased at the PR online store with free international shipping. The current wait time is over 30 days. Additional information on the lens can be found here.

Posted in Leica Lenses| Tagged TTArtisan, TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 manual focusing accuracy and adjustment, TTartisan 50mm f/0.95 lens for Leica M-mount| 6 Comments