A quick update on the rumored Leica THAMBAR-M 90mm f/2.2 lens: it will be released in November and the price in Japan will be ¥800,280 (including 8% tax) or around $7,000 (via Nokishita).
The International Leica Society (LHSA) announced the production of a new commemorative LHSA 50th Anniversary Oberwerth Freiburg bag. Additional information is available here.
Huawei announced Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro smartphones with dual Leica cameras:
“With the new Leica Dual Lens with f/1.6 aperture, you can easily take beautiful shallow depth of field pictures, crystal clear low-light photographs and blur-free shots of objects on the move. The 20MP monochrome sensor and 12MP RGB sensor with Optical Image Stabilization captures more light to perform at an expert standard.
With intelligent photographic algorithms, the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro identifies, in real-time, different types of scene and object, automatically adjusting color, contrast, brightness, exposure and more to produce vibrant, sharp, perfectly framed photographs.
Powered by AI to ‘learn’ from our data cache of portrait images, the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro can seamlessly evoke a professional bokeh effect by shifting the focal point onto the subject of the photograph, for picture-perfect portraits and selfies.”
The 2017 Complete Photography Bundle by 5DayDeal is back: you ca get a collection of video tutorials, eBooks, digital resources and instant access to $2,500+ in photography training and tools for the price of $117 (96% off). Sale ends Wednesday October 18 at noon (PDT). 10% of every sale goes to charity:
We already had a Giant Leica and a Lego Leica cameras in the past… and now we have a Giant Lego Leica III camera created by Milan CMadge (www.milanmadge.com):