New Firmware for Leica SL2, SL2-S, SL 601, SL Lenses
Today, Leica has released a range of firmware updates for the entire SL system. The biggest news is the highly-anticipa...
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Latest Leica News
Leica Q2 ‘007 Edition’
Today, Leica Camera has unveiled the new Leica Q2 “007 Edition” to celebrate the release of the 25th Bond adventure, No...
Free M-Adapter-L Promotion for SL2 and SL2-S
Today, Leica has announced a new promotion on its SL2 and SL2-S professional mirrorless cameras. From July 1, 2021 thro...
Firmware v4.1 for Leica CL Released
Today, Leica has released minor firmware update v4.1 for the CL mirrorless camera. This update doesn't add any new feat...
Recent Reviews
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH Review: Single-Lens Setup in the Boundary Waters
It’s no secret: I like to travel light. If you’ve read any of my previous articles such as Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q or Two Weeks in India with the Leica CL: Getting out of my Comfort Zone, you’ll know that I’m a one-...
The Leica V-Lux 5: A Closer Look
For the last four years, the Leica V-Lux (Typ 114) which features a 1-inch CMOS sensor and fast 25-400mm built-in optical zoom, has been the go-to for both amateurs and professionals looking for a back-friendly and travel-ready superzoom. Last week, Leica ann...
The Everyday Backpack by Peak Design Review
Recently, I found myself in the market for a new camera bag and was leaning towards a backpack. But I didn’t want something that screamed ‘camera backpack.’ Nor was I excited by the prospect of a big, bulky pack loading me down. Whatever I went with had to be...
Field Tests and Technical Articles
B&W ISO Showdown 2021: Leica Q2 Monochrom / M10 Monochrom / Q2 / M10-R
Since publishing the my B&W ISO Showdown last year, a new Leica Monochrom contender has entered the ring. And it's ...
B&W ISO Showdown 2020: Leica M10 Monochrom vs. M Monochrom (Typ 246) vs. M10-P vs. SL2
Shortly after the M Monochrom (Typ 246) was introduced back in early 2015, I published an article comparing it to an M ...
Lightroom Presets for Leica Cameras
I’ve taken advantage of Develop Presets when importing and processing my Leica DNG files since switching to Adobe Light...
Inspiration and User Reports
What’s in Our Camera Bags – 2021 Edition
I have a camera bag problem. It started out innocent enough - just one or two bags for different-sized camera systems - maybe a backpack for longer hauls and a shoulder bag for the day-to-day stuff. Yet I’ve now somehow reached the point where I’...
What’s In Our Camera Bags – 2019 Edition
Last spring, my colleagues and I at Leica Store Miami published an article called What’s in Our Camera Bags, where we individually laid out our gear bags and showed you how and what we shoot. Since then, a lot has changed. We’ve hired new staff, new cameras a...
Show Reports
Breakfast with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann
Staying in the same hotel as the Chairman of the Board of Leica during Photokina has its benefits. After the Leica join...
Photokina 2019 Cancelled | Next Show in 2020
In somewhat surprising news, I received an email today that the Photokina Show to take place in May of 2019 has been can...
Photokina 2018: Details on the L-Mount Alliance
Following the announcement of the L-Mount Alliance at the Leica press event preceding the start of Photokina, there seem...
Photokina 2018: The Leica CL and Future of APS-C
Leica officially announced the CL, Silver Anodized this week at Photokina. And while functionally identical to the origi...
Photokina 2018: The Leica M-System
The Leica M10-P was announced a month ago, just ahead of Photokina. Like other 'P' models before it, the camera is a ref...
Photokina 2018: The Leica S3
Back at the end of last year, I posted my thoughts and a poll on what the next generation S camera might look like and w...