Aiarty Image Enhancer Makes Old Photo Restoration Easier With More Natural-looking Results (49% OFF Anniversary Sale)

Aiarty Image Enhancer Makes Old Photo Restoration Easier With More Natural-looking Results (49% OFF Anniversary Sale)

Restoring old photos is rarely as simple as increasing sharpness or removing visible damage. Many photographers and families are now digitizing decades-old prints, film negatives, and family albums to preserve them before physical deterioration becomes irreversible. However, scanned family photos and aging film prints often suffer from multiple issues simultaneously, including faded colors, scratches, dust, low-resolution scans, compression artifacts, and facial detail loss accumulated through years of storage, rescanning, and digital compression.

For photographers and archive enthusiasts, the challenge is restoring clarity without destroying the original texture and character of the image. Film grain is often mistaken for digital noise, facial details become overprocessed, and low-quality scans leave limited data for accurate restoration or upscaling.

Traditional workflows still rely heavily on manual Photoshop adjustments such as denoising, retouching, sharpening, scratch removal, and color correction, especially when processing larger photo archives or film scan collections.

AI-assisted restoration tools are increasingly being used to simplify repetitive cleanup tasks within a broader editing workflow. Designed around a restoration-oriented approach rather than one-click filters, Aiarty Image Enhancer combines denoising, deblurring, face recovery, scratch cleanup, upscaling, and color correction into a single workflow pipeline while maintaining more natural-looking results.

To celebrate its anniversary, the software is currently available at 49% OFF lifetime pricing, with the coupon code ANNIVERSARY providing an extra $5 off single products and $10 off bundles. The special offer runs through June 8.

The lifetime plan includes:

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DJI currently holds a whopping 72.5% of the video camera market in Japan


DJI currently holds a whopping 72.5% of the video camera market in Japan (Insta360 is at 12.5%):

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Pictures of the upcoming Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG | Art lens (L/E)


Here are pictures of the upcoming Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG | Art lens for L/E mount (additional information):

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Comparing the new Canon EOS R6V with the Nikon ZR




Comparing the new Canon EOS R6V ($2,499) with the Nikon ZR ($2,197):

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What else is new?


Here is what else is new:

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Brightin Star AF 12mm f/2.8 full-frame autofocus ultra-wide lens


Brightin Star officially announced the previously reported AF 12mm f/2.8 full-frame autofocus ultra-wide lens. Only the E-mount was released today, other versions will follow.

Orders are now open at the official Brightin Star online store and at B&H Photo.

Here are the lens’s key features:

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Zeiss is teasing “The next major advancement in lens technology” coming on June 2nd


Zeiss is teasing “The next major advancement in lens technology”. The announcement will happen on June 2nd and will be “New horizon in Zeiss lens technology.”

Here are a few enhanced versions of the teaser:



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Just announced: Venus Optics Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 (E/Z/RF/L/X/EF-M/MFT) & Thypoch Ksana 35mm f/2 (M) lenses


The previously reported Venus Optics Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 CF APS-C fisheye zoom lens for E/Z/RF/L/X/EF-M/MFT mounts has now been officially released. The price is $399:

Additional information:

Venus Optics announced a new Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 CF APS-C fisheye zoom lens for Nikon Z-mount


Thypoch officially announced the previously reported Ksana 35mm f/2 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount. Orders are now open at the official Thypoch online store and at B&H Photo.

Additional information:

Thypoch Ksana 35mm f/2 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount officially launched, available for order

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DxO released new modules for the latest lenses from Nikon, Sigma, Tamron, Zeiss, and more


DxO released new modules for the latest Nikon, Sigma, Tamron, and Zeiss lenses. A total of 1,085 new DxO Modules were released, including support for the latest Nikon Z 70–200mm f/2.8 VR S II, Tamron 35–100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD, Zeiss Otus ML 35mm f/1.4 – here is the complete list:

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Lenses

The new DxO Modules can be found in:

You can get 15% off DxO products with code RUMORS (for new customers only).

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Brightin Star to announce a new 12mm f/2.8 full-frame autofocus ultra-wide lens next


 
After the new 10mm f/5.6 Ⅱ and 7.5mm f/2.8 IV lenses, Brightin Star will announce a new 12mm f/2.8 full-frame autofocus ultra-wide lens on May 22nd (previously reported here):

Brightin Star announced a new 12mm f/2.8 full-frame autofocus ultra-wide lens for Nikon Z-mount

Brightin Star to announce four new lenses

Brightin Star already has a manual-focus 12mm f/2.8 lens:

New Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8 full-frame lens announced (E/Z/RF/L)

Additional information on the upcoming lens:

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