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      David Farkas
      January 29, 2026
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      David Farkas
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      David Farkas
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      David Farkas
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      David Farkas
      May 13, 2023
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      David Farkas
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      33
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      Kirsten Vignes
      March 3, 2020
      26
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      Kirsten Vignes
      August 11, 2019
      4
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      Victor Quintana
      May 19, 2019
      3
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      David Farkas
      March 4, 2019
      33
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      David Farkas
      February 23, 2015
      7
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      David Farkas
      February 21, 2021
      15
    • B&W ISO Showdown 2020: Leica M10 Monochrom vs. M Monochrom (Typ 246) vs. M10-P vs. SL2

      David Farkas
      May 13, 2020
      68
    • Using M Lenses on the Leica CL:
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      Luis Mora
      August 2, 2018
      15
    • Night Shooting with the Leica S (Typ 007)

      David Farkas
      January 9, 2018
      2
    • Shooting the “New” Leica 28mm Summaron-M in Little Havana

      Luis Mora
      January 6, 2017
      14
    • 24-90 Zoom vs. M Lenses on the Leica SL (Typ 601)

      Luis Mora
      September 12, 2016
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      David Farkas
      April 9, 2020
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      David Farkas
      August 31, 2023
      11
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      Kirsten Vignes
      October 11, 2018
      5
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      Josh Lehrer
      July 27, 2018
      10
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      David Farkas
      May 25, 2018
      8
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      September 17, 2014
      3
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      David Farkas
      July 13, 2019
      4
    • Photokina 2019 Cancelled | Next Show in 2020

      David Farkas
      December 3, 2018
      1
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      David Farkas
      September 30, 2018
      2
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      David Farkas
      September 30, 2018
      17
    • Photokina 2018: The Leica M-System

      David Farkas
      September 30, 2018
      2
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      September 30, 2018
      12
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      June 17, 2025
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      Cira Crowell
      February 15, 2026
      3
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      May 19, 2019
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      May 27, 2018
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      Ricky Stern
      March 22, 2015
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      March 23, 2016
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    • Travels through Morocco with the Leica S

      Albert Knapp, MD
      March 10, 2016
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      Albert Knapp, MD
      January 29, 2015
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      November 13, 2014
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    classeuro posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago

    Hi everyone and thanks of all of you for all information on YouTube!
    I bought my first Leica exactly 40 years ago and just bought a Leica Q2. I enjoy it and it's a fantastic camera. But. but I encounter an issue with an unexpected topic with Leica.
    The paint finish is wearing out! it shows a high gloss area versus the original matte satin finish…[Read more]

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    tonyjones posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago

    I grabbed my Leica M a few days back, tried a fully charged one nothing. I'm thinking it was the firmwear update I did a few weeks back. I did shoot about 20 frames after update. Worked just fine. I tried putting a a battery turning it on while holding down the infoe button nothing, no frame lines, no red flashing from lower right . Will try…[Read more]

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    David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Price Increase Coming April 1, 2021 5 years, 1 month ago

    Today, Leica has announced an upcoming price increase going into effect April 1, 2021. While impacting nearly every current product, the increases are not uniform across the board. The amount will vary on a […]

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      Glad I got my Q2 when I did!

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    love the picture and indeed it is the great lens you use right there, may I know what that called?

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    bampolsk posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago

    My M10-P rangefinder is off. I know this because at infinity the rangefinder patch never matches up, no matter the lens (including a brand new 50mm Summilux -M). I wanted to drive up to Leica and drop it off (I live outside Philadelphia so that's not a bad drive), but Leica insists I ship it with 5 week turnaround. I really don't want to ship…[Read more]

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    David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH 5 years, 2 months ago

    Today, Leica has announced a new addition to the M lens lineup, the Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH. Offering uncompromising reference-class optical performance along with a new close focus functionality, the […]

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    Ken Akiva Shapero posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago

    I called the Leica Miami store a few days back and was told that David Farkas doesn't work here anymore. What's up with that?

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      I thought he was the owner?

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    I want to thank you this great idea! I love every bit of it.

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    David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Q2 ‘Daniel Craig x Greg Williams' 5 years, 2 months ago

    Today, Leica has announced a new limited special edition camera, the Leica Q2 ‘Daniel Craig x Greg Williams.' Based on the ever-popular Leica Q2 full frame compact camera, the camera features unique styling and […]

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    David Farkas wrote a new post, B&W ISO Showdown 2021: Leica Q2 Monochrom / M10 Monochrom / Q2 / M10-R 5 years, 2 months ago

    Since publishing the my B&W ISO Showdown last year, a new Leica Monochrom contender has entered the ring. And it's not an M. The Q2 Monochrom is the first non-M camera to get the purely black and white treatment […]

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      gshough replied 5 years, 2 months ago

      David, you really out did yourself on this interesting and exhaustive study. Congrats

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      wodavidturner replied 5 years, 2 months ago

      Great test David. Thank you for doing such an exhaustive study!

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      jeffrypittman replied 5 years, 2 months ago

      Thank you David for another terrific monochrom test. While I am still likely to purchase the M10-M to pair with my M10-P, the Q2 Monochrom is very compelling too!

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      Thanks, David. Great job as usual!

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      Excellent job as usual. Your reviews are exhaustive and check all the boxes. Thank you for providing these tests.

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    David Farkas wrote a new post, New Firmware for Leica M10 and M240 Gen Cameras 5 years, 2 months ago

    Leica has issued new, updated firmware for the entire range of Leica M10 and M240-generation cameras. This includes the M10-R, M10-P, M10 Monochrom, M10, and M10-D from the current generation, as well as the M […]

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      Epddenoia replied 5 years, 2 months ago

      I viewed the video on downloading firmware updates (M 10) and it looked easy….. BUT I get this message

      There is no application set to open the document “M10-P-3.21.3.50-Customer(1).FW”.

      I searched the App Store …. found Leica Acquire but it was of no help.

      Please help me
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        David Farkas replied 5 years, 2 months ago

        Do not try to open the firmware file on your computer by double-clicking. Just drag and drop it onto your SD card.

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      David Farkas replied 4 years, 11 months ago

      The ASC Edition has special firmware that includes the cine looks. There is no update for it at this time.

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    maisie replied to the topic Leica Women Project? in the forum General Leica Discussion 5 years, 2 months ago

    Wow! Just awesome and I really like these colorful shots, thanks.

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    David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica APO-Summicron-SL 28mm f/2 ASPH 5 years, 2 months ago

    Today, Leica has announced the latest addition to the Leica APO-Summicron-SL lineup, the APO-Summicron-SL 28mm f/2 ASPH. Joining the existing four lenses ranging from 35 to 90mm, the new 28mm is the first of the […]

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      Mistral75 replied 5 years, 2 months ago

      There is a mistake in the diagrams provided by Leica. Beginning from the sensor side there are:

      – a single element, a doublet and a single element, for a total of 13 elements, as specified in the text, in the lens cut

      – a single element and two doublets for a total of 14 elements in the technical drawing.

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        David Farkas replied 5 years, 2 months ago

        Interesting catch!

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