Leica LUX - Pro Manual Camera

Name: Leica LUX - Pro Manual Camera
Rating: 4.8 (4250 reviews)
Author: Leica Camera AG

Capture RAW Digital Photos

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases

4.3K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Leica Camera AG
Language

EN
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Size

273.7
MB

iPhone

Leica LUX is a professional camera app that brings the iconic Leica Look – and its signature color, style, and feel – to your iPhone. Developed in-house by Leica, it gives you the unique visual character of Leica cameras in a powerful mobile experience. FLEXIBLE PHOTOGRAPHY Leica LUX simplifies the photographic process to capture life's moments with clarity. Whether you're shooting landscapes, street scenes, or intimate portraits, Leica LUX offers countless creative opportunities. Photographers of every skill level can craft masterpieces, using automatic mode for spontaneous snapshots or diving into the manual settings to tweak every detail. LENS SIMULATIONS Stunning simulations of legendary Leica lenses bring prestige and personality to your mobile photography. Each lens has a distinct visual style, from the Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH to the Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH, with more lens options coming soon. The custom software engine also creates authentic-looking bokeh directly on your iPhone. ICONIC LEICA LOOKS Leica LUX was developed in accordance with the acclaimed color science of Leica, offering the same color corrections and film presets as found in Leica cameras. These Leica Looks include Leica Classic, Leica Contemporary, Leica Black & White, and Leica Vivid. More than 15 looks are currently available, giving your images rich textures, emotional nuance, and inimitable drama. AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL CONTROL Leica LUX allows you to expand your creativity, choosing between an intuitive automatic mode or full-fledged manual control. Manual photographers can adjust the exposure compensation, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, focus mode, RAW output, and more. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Leica LUX Pro expands the Leica experience for photographers looking to get the most from their images. Choose from a $6.99/month or $69.99/year package. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary. Subscriptions are automatically renewed. Go to your account settings in the App Store to manage your subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://leica-camera.com/node/9954/iframe

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

4.3K Ratings

This is 98% Awesome
Aug 29

Sethreissig
As a professional cinematographer (and Leica owner), this is great. The lens emulations are spot on 90% of the time considering its using a supremely small sensor and lens to create these images. The bokeh could use some work sometimes, especially on lenses like the 50 1.2, but as an owner of the Sony 50 1.2GM i understand its a very hard look to emulate. Sometimes it unfocuses things that are on the same focal plane as the subject which essentially ruins the photo. That’s why I prefer the 35 lux or 28 lux for scenes where focus might be tough to distinguish. As a hiker this is great though, it eliminates my need to bring a mirrorless camera with me, and also gives me multiple lens options instead of just one zoom lens or one prime. I hope improvements continue to be made in terms of the bokeh/unfocusing things that should be focused, but I’m so impressed with this app that I can’t even use that as a reason to give this 4 stars because the look of a fast 50 is so hard to emulate

Developer Response
Thanks so much for the thoughtful and insightful review, Seth! We're thrilled LUX is proving useful in your workflow. Your feedback on depth and focal plane handling is spot on and helps guide our continued improvements.
This is 98% Awesome
Aug 29

Sethreissig

As a professional cinematographer (and Leica owner), this is great. The lens emulations are spot on 90% of the time considering its using a supremely small sensor and lens to create these images. The bokeh could use some work sometimes, especially on lenses like the 50 1.2, but as an owner of the Sony 50 1.2GM i understand its a very hard look to emulate. Sometimes it unfocuses things that are on the same focal plane as the subject which essentially ruins the photo. That’s why I prefer the 35 lux or 28 lux for scenes where focus might be tough to distinguish. As a hiker this is great though, it eliminates my need to bring a mirrorless camera with me, and also gives me multiple lens options instead of just one zoom lens or one prime. I hope improvements continue to be made in terms of the bokeh/unfocusing things that should be focused, but I’m so impressed with this app that I can’t even use that as a reason to give this 4 stars because the look of a fast 50 is so hard to emulate
Developer Response Sep 3
Thanks so much for the thoughtful and insightful review, Seth! We're thrilled LUX is proving useful in your workflow. Your feedback on depth and focal plane handling is spot on and helps guide our continued improvements.
Seems limited for the price but if you REALLY want the fake bokeh it’s ok
Sep 13

Jeff!!!!!
As far as I can tell this app does two things, and you can only choose one of the two features while taking photos: you can either (1) run a simulation of the field of view and out of focus blur you might get from a full frame lens, and to me this feature does work better than Apple’s portrait mode. They call this “A” mode but you are not controlling exposure with the aperture, just the simulated bokeh. Or you can have an exposure compensation dial. They call this “P” mode. That’s it. I sure wish you could have both controls at once but you can’t. I have always wanted a decent uncluttered camera app with an exposure comp dial, so this could have become my new camera app, except that there’s a monthly subscription fee! Argh. No thanks. The editing ability is very limited, they have a handful of color and black and white “looks” (filters), most of which are tasteful and usable, and definitely different from the options apple gives you, and you can adjust the simulated bokeh, but that’s about it.

Developer Response
Thanks for the thoughtful review, Jeff. You're right, Aperture Mode prioritizes depth simulation, while Photo Mode gives you full manual exposure control, and due to current limitations, both can't be combined. We appreciate your feedback on editing tools and pricing, it helps us shape future updates. If you're open to it, feel free to reach out via the app's support section, we’d love to hear more.
Seems limited for the price but if you REALLY want the fake bokeh it’s ok
Sep 13

Jeff!!!!!

As far as I can tell this app does two things, and you can only choose one of the two features while taking photos: you can either (1) run a simulation of the field of view and out of focus blur you might get from a full frame lens, and to me this feature does work better than Apple’s portrait mode. They call this “A” mode but you are not controlling exposure with the aperture, just the simulated bokeh. Or you can have an exposure compensation dial. They call this “P” mode. That’s it. I sure wish you could have both controls at once but you can’t. I have always wanted a decent uncluttered camera app with an exposure comp dial, so this could have become my new camera app, except that there’s a monthly subscription fee! Argh. No thanks. The editing ability is very limited, they have a handful of color and black and white “looks” (filters), most of which are tasteful and usable, and definitely different from the options apple gives you, and you can adjust the simulated bokeh, but that’s about it.
Developer Response Sep 15
Thanks for the thoughtful review, Jeff. You're right, Aperture Mode prioritizes depth simulation, while Photo Mode gives you full manual exposure control, and due to current limitations, both can't be combined. We appreciate your feedback on editing tools and pricing, it helps us shape future updates. If you're open to it, feel free to reach out via the app's support section, we’d love to hear more.
Ridiculously awesome
Jun 25

DharmaBlade
Long time photographer with a degree in photography. Been using the app for the last week while traveling Europe. It definitively takes the iPhone camera to a completely different level. I am creating images that would not be possible without. I am a long time 35mm Contax G2 user and this app has also helped me to “pre-compose” shots using my phone giving a reasonable sense of the final product on film with regards to depth of field and similar. Highly recommend. Your photos will absolutely go to another level.Follow up: Shortly after writing this review I bought a Q2 Monochrom. Incredible camera! One suggestion though…. When someone spends $7K on a camera and gear, you shouldn’t require them to subscribe to your app. Just a thought.

Developer Response
Thanks for the great feedback! Glad you're enjoying the Leica Looks and lens simulations—we’ve got more features and artist looks coming soon, so stay tuned!
Ridiculously awesome
Jun 25

DharmaBlade

Long time photographer with a degree in photography. Been using the app for the last week while traveling Europe. It definitively takes the iPhone camera to a completely different level. I am creating images that would not be possible without. I am a long time 35mm Contax G2 user and this app has also helped me to “pre-compose” shots using my phone giving a reasonable sense of the final product on film with regards to depth of field and similar. Highly recommend. Your photos will absolutely go to another level.Follow up: Shortly after writing this review I bought a Q2 Monochrom. Incredible camera! One suggestion though…. When someone spends $7K on a camera and gear, you shouldn’t require them to subscribe to your app. Just a thought.
Developer Response Jun 24
Thanks for the great feedback! Glad you're enjoying the Leica Looks and lens simulations—we’ve got more features and artist looks coming soon, so stay tuned!
Minus the slow performance, I have never seen anything like this.
Mar 19

gallison83
Let’s get the docked star out of the way. The app does have some performance issues. For me, I had a moment where it dragged unrelated apps down, such as Messages. That is something that should be fixed, obviously.However, this app is a beast when it comes to rendering an image. I can’t objectively describe what is going on, but that’s kind of the point with photography looks. It’s distinctive. I normally shoot with my Panasonic Lumix, which does have Leica lenses in its system and has a distinct look with its photos. I feel as if my 13 mini is nearly equal with this app. So bravo on having the good parts of the app be otherworldly.

Developer Response
Really appreciate the thoughtful take! We're aware of the performance hiccups and are actively improving things with every update. That said, it's awesome to hear the rendering quality stood out to you—that distinctive "Leica feel" is exactly what we're going for. If you ever hit issues again, just drop us a note via the app’s support—we’re here to help!
Minus the slow performance, I have never seen anything like this.
Mar 19

gallison83

Let’s get the docked star out of the way. The app does have some performance issues. For me, I had a moment where it dragged unrelated apps down, such as Messages. That is something that should be fixed, obviously.However, this app is a beast when it comes to rendering an image. I can’t objectively describe what is going on, but that’s kind of the point with photography looks. It’s distinctive. I normally shoot with my Panasonic Lumix, which does have Leica lenses in its system and has a distinct look with its photos. I feel as if my 13 mini is nearly equal with this app. So bravo on having the good parts of the app be otherworldly.
Developer Response Mar 25
Really appreciate the thoughtful take! We're aware of the performance hiccups and are actively improving things with every update. That said, it's awesome to hear the rendering quality stood out to you—that distinctive "Leica feel" is exactly what we're going for. If you ever hit issues again, just drop us a note via the app’s support—we’re here to help!

LEICA PERSPECTIVE CONTROL Leica Perspective Control automatically straightens vertical lines and corrects perspective distortion with a single tap, keeping buildings upright and compositions clean. First introduced on Leica cameras, this feature now brings the same refined correction to your Leica LUX shots as a simple, non-destructive adjustment. HOLA. BONJOUR. CIAO. 안녕하세요. Leica LUX now speaks your language. With full localization in English, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, and Italian, every feature feels native the moment you open the app. === LUX 1.10.3 === • Improve the visibility of grid when Perspective Control is turned on but not available • Improve reliability of our Lock Screen widgets

Version 1.10.3

6d ago

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