Lightroom 15.5/9.5/11.5: Generative Expand, Render to DNG, Mask Sliders
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Daily Digest
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Lightroom adds Generative Expand as Sony's imaging profit doubles
Software updates and lens rumours
From the Editor
Adobe has pushed simultaneous updates across Lightroom Classic, Desktop and Mobile, with Desktop and Mobile gaining Generative Expand for the first time. Sony's Q1 FY2026 earnings release re-confirmed the proposed Tamron acquisition alongside a sharp rise in imaging-sensor profit, and Leicarumors reports a Q3 43 Monochrom slotted for fall with no date pinned yet. Lens rumours round out the day, spanning Sony's E-mount pipeline and Canon's RF 24-70mm f/2L and 300-600mm.
Top Stories · 10 items
1 Classic still lacks Generative Expand, and Render to DNG bakes the edit stack into a file closer to compressed TIFF, so original highlight/shadow headroom is gone.
2 Sony Q1 FY2026: Sensor Profits Double, Tamron Acquisition Confirmed
Industry News·1mo agovia CineDSony's Imaging & Sensing Solutions segment more than doubled its profit for the quarter.
3 Leica Q3 43 Monochrom Confirmed for Fall Release
Camera Rumour·1mo agovia LeicarumorsUnconfirmed by Leica directly — Leicarumors frames it as following the pattern set by the Q2 and Q3 Monochrom.
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Photo Essay News·1mo agovia The Guardian Photography5 Sony Reportedly Has Six New E-Mount Lenses in the Pipeline
Lens Rumour·1mo agovia Sony Alpha Rumors6 Saramonic K9 XTX: Plug-On UHF Transmitter with 32-Bit Float and Timecode
Audio News·1mo agovia CineD7 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2L and RF 300-600mm Reportedly Due September
Lens Rumour·1mo agovia Canon Rumors8 Nikon D6 and D780 Firmware Fixes Underexposure Bugs
Firmware News·1mo agovia Nikon Rumors9 Sirui Saturn V2 Full-Frame Anamorphic Series Confirmed for September
Lens Rumour·1mo agovia PhotoRumors10 Luminar Neo 1.28.0 Out Now, App Rebranding to Drop 'Neo'
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