Leica is known for its prestigious and pricey cameras. But they also love launching limited-edition, redesigned cameras and lenses. The latest to get this transformation is Leica Q2, and the company teamed up with watch experts from Hodinkee for this one. The Leica Leica “Ghost” is the Q2 you already know but in a new, sleek suit. And unlike some other limited-edition Leicas, this one keeps almost the same price as the regular version....

Last month, Adobe shared a sneak peek of the new color grading wheels that were about to come to Lightroom and Camera Raw. The feature is coming to Lightroom Classic version 10.0, which is to go live today. But other than the video-style color grading, there are a few more improvements, so let’s see what’s new. Okay, as I mentioned, Lightroom Classic now has video-style color grading wheels. It allows you to control the colors in your image’s midtones, shadows, and highlights or adjust the overall color of your image....

Advertisements When you use this feature on your smartphone, it automatically scans the scene to determine the ideal exposure before you take the photo. Then, it takes three photos in Adobe’s DNG RAW format. But instead of leaving them to edit and merge them in the editing software on your PC, everything’s done on the smart device. Lightroom Mobile applies the algorithm that does all the aligning, tone mapping, deghosting, and merging, and then creates a 16-bit image in RAW format....

Skylum has revealed a new Extension coming to Luminar Neo for Pro Plan subscribers and owners of the 2022 Extensions Pack next month. Several Extensions have been released already, including HDR merge, Noiseless AI, Upscale AI, AI Background Removal, and Focus Stacking. Following on with the theme of tackling some of the most common and frustrating problems, the new one takes aim at blur. The new Supersharp AI Extension challenges both focus blur and motion blur head-on in order to try to create as sharp an image as possible....

The problem with most underwater camera housings is that they usually cost more than the camera you’re buying them for. With digital cameras being upgraded every 3 to 5 years, this makes the purchase of an underwater camera housing a significant investment. After purchasing a Sony mirrorless camera for video work, I decided that I’d like to get an underwater housing for it. I eventually chose a Meikon underwater camera housing (also sold under a number of other brand names such as Sonovel, Andoer, Neweer and others) for my Sony mirrorless camera (a Sony a6300)....