In addition to the new, co-developed with Leica, Ultra 15 smartphone with Summilux lenses, Xiaomi also release two prototype photography solutions for smartphones: Xiaomi Modular camera optical system Xiaomi interchangeable lenses for a smartphone The lens adapter for the interchangeable lenses appears to be M-mount. Update: the second prototype is from a company called Realme […]
→ Leica Store Miami new pre-owned arrivals. → The previously reported Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphone, co-developed with Leica, has now been officially announced (in the US Xiaomi phones are sold at Amazon). → Sigma to release a new and improved 35mm f/1.2 DG DN | Art II lens for L-mount later this year. → The new 2025 […]
I did mention this on social media a while back – it seems that the new Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphone (co-developed with Leica) has a curious design (or rather color scheme) that resembles a… Leica camera: The official announcement is expected on February 27th. Here are the leaked camera details and additional pictures:
→ Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH changed its name to Leitz Cine GmbH. → The Thypoch Eureka 50mm f/2 lens for Leica M is now in stock. → TTArtisan announced a new RGB version of their film canister magnetic LED light (currently in stock at Amazon and TTartisan). → Godox announced a new iM30 mini camera flash (additional information can be found here […]
→ Leica Stories: A conversation with Jeremy Saffer. → Topaz Labs will soon release Video AI 4.2 with several new features – see the details here. → New Excire photo management software launched (additional information): Excire Foto 2024 AI-powered image organizer: you can instantly retrieve photos via free-text inputs Excire Search 2024 AI-powered image-management plugin for Adobe Lightroom […]
Xiaomi and Leica unveiled Xiaomi x Leica Optical Institute for pioneering advancements in mobile imaging (see the latest Xiaomi smartphones on Amazon):
A new Xiaomi 13 Ultra smartphone with a Leica camera/lens combo was announced a few days ago. Here are the technical specifications for the Leica camera/lens:
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