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Studio Portrait Photography: Adding colour with a Lume Cube Tube Light

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In his third article of the series, Keith unleashes some colour fills on his portraits, using the Lume Cube Tube Light Mini.

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Cropping Part 2: Enhancing cropped images using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Gigapixel AI, from Topaz Labs, offers photographers the opportunity to digitally enhance heavily cropped images. In this article, the author explains how to use it and illustrates its impact using several wildlife shots.
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All About M: Highlights from the 45th Leitz Auction on 23 November 2024

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Catalogues of the top auctions represent a remarkably efficient way of learning about the history of cameras and photography. The 45th Leitz Auction to be held in Vienna on 23 November 2024 is no exception to this, particularly in relation to Leitz/Leica items…
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The Leica Q3 43 goes to Crete and becomes the noumero ena for travel

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I received the Q3 43 when I visited Wetzlar in August. I spent all my time with it until we went to Crete on September 23, by which time I had written my article and selected the pictures for the release date three days later...
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Leica Cine Play 1: A versatile home projector with a cinema feel

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Leica expands its line-up of premium home cinema projectors with the Leica Cine Play 1, a lightweight, compact and portable new option.
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Leica SL System Update: Adobe Frame.io and more on the SL3-S

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The Leica SL system was boosted in March this year when the latest 60MP SL3 hit dealers' shelves. It is proving to be another success for Leica and even persuaded editor Mike to alter his views on the system.

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Street Photography: Diptychs — three for the price of two

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The Leica M11-P was often overshadowed by the Leica Q3 last year (and now, since the Q3 43 was released, even more so). That's why it's time to point out the (often underestimated) spectrum of possibilities offered by a rangefinder camera....

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Leica announced the Leica M Edition 70, a special product based on the current Leica M-A and limited to 250 examples worldwide. It is expected to become a collector's item and will be supplied with the Leica APO-Summicron 50 f/1.2 ASPH lens.

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Leica's redesign of the D-Lux 8 is a distillation of the rather fussy D-Lux 7 appearance and user interface. It looks gorgeous and works effectively. But in the process of simplification, Leica has thrown out some features which, we think, are actually essential.

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Does the “classic digital” camera exist, or is the...

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M-Mount lenses from other manufacturers than Leica have no 6-bit coding. This brings a couple of disadvantages. Part 26 of our M Files series shows workarounds for do-it-yourself coding as well as for obtaining correct EXIF data in a digital workflow. 

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The shortlist of contenders for this year's Leica Oskar Barnack Award, LOBA 2024, has been announced. The list reflects a global photography community and its efforts to document the lived experiences of people from around the world.

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