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Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens now shipping (part 2)

By LR admin | Published: February 22, 2018

A reader received his Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH lens from B&H Photo and sent me a few pictures of the new lens including a side-by-side comparison with the Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH:

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New unused Leica M6 TTL and M7 cameras for sale on eBay

By LR admin | Published: February 17, 2018

Shenikon Camera is currently selling on eBay several brand new unused Leica M6 TTL and M7 cameras:

Brand new unused Leica M6 TTL camera for $2,199
Brand new unused Leica M7 camera for $2,899 (regular price $4,550)

Update: the price went up by $100.

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UK deal of the day: Leica M-P “Grip” by Rolf Sachs special edition camera now £2,400 off

By LR admin | Published: February 16, 2018

The Leica M-P “Grip” by Rolf Sachs special edition camera is currently £2,400 off at Park Cameras UK (2 cameras left).

Additional pictures and unboxing video of the Leica M-P “Grip”:

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Leica SL Type 601 firmware update 3.1 released

By LR admin | Published: February 15, 2018

Leica Camera released firmware update 3.1 for the SL Type 601 mirrorless camera. Here are the changes introduced:

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Leica CL sensor test data added at PhotonsToPhotos

By LR admin | Published: February 14, 2018

PhotonsToPhotos added new test data on their website for the Leica CL mirrorless camera ($2,795):

You can now also compare the dynamic range vs. ISO setting between different camera models and manufacturers on this page. Here are a few screenshots comparisons (click for larger view):

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Leica APO-Summicron 50mm LHSA 50th anniversary lens now shipping (first unboxing video)

By LR admin | Published: February 13, 2018

The Leica APO-Summicron 50mm LHSA 50th anniversary lens is now shipping. Here is the first unboxing video sent by a reader from Germany:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAc4Jpti3Cs

As far as I know all 500 pieces (300 black and 200 silver chrome) are already sold out. Here are some pre-order links:

B&H: black version | silver version
Adorama: black version | silver version
Leica Store Miami: black version | silver version
PopFlash: black version | silver version

Additional pictures of the lens:

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Adobe released updates with support for the latest Leica THAMBAR 90mm f/2.2 and NOCTILUX 75mm f/1.25 lenses

By LR admin | Published: February 13, 2018

Adobe released several new software updates today with support for the latest Leica THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 and NOCTILUX M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lenses:

Adobe Lightroom Classic 7.2 with new performance updates (see also this post)
Adobe ACR 10.2
Adobe Photoshop 19.1.1

The current Adobe CC plan rates can be found here. You can get a free Lightroom CC trial on this page (no credit card required). More information on the different Lightroom versions is available here. The different Adobe Creative Cloud options are described here

Full list of new lens profiles added:

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