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    • Leica Announces the Leica M-P (Typ 240) Camera

      Josh Lehrer
      August 21, 2014
      5
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      David Farkas
      April 16, 2026
    • Leica Price Increase Coming March 13, 2026

      David Farkas
      March 1, 2026
      2
    • Leica Announces Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH

      David Farkas
      January 29, 2026
    • Leica Introduces Three New Safari M Lenses

      David Farkas
      December 4, 2025
    • Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 Classic in Glossy Black

      David Farkas
      December 4, 2025
      1
    • Leica M EV1 Officially Starts Shipping in the US

      David Farkas
      November 24, 2025
  • Reviews
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    • Leica X Vario (Typ 107) Review: Looking Beyond the Specs

      David Farkas
      July 7, 2013
      22
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    • Leica M11 Monochrom Review: Pure B&W Performance

      David Farkas
      May 13, 2023
      9
    • Leica M11 Review: The Ultimate Digital M

      David Farkas
      January 13, 2022
      33
    • Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH Review: Single-Lens Setup in the Boundary Waters

      Kirsten Vignes
      March 3, 2020
      26
    • The Leica V-Lux 5: A Closer Look

      Kirsten Vignes
      August 11, 2019
      4
    • The Everyday Backpack by Peak Design Review

      Victor Quintana
      May 19, 2019
      3
    • Leica CL Review: The Perfect Travel Camera

      David Farkas
      March 4, 2019
      33
  • Field Tests
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    • The Great Debate: CCD vs. CMOS - Part 2

      David Farkas
      February 25, 2015
      9
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    • B&W ISO Showdown 2021: Leica Q2 Monochrom / M10 Monochrom / Q2 / M10-R

      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:
      New City, New Camera, Familiar Glass

      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
      3
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    • Video: The Thumbs Up - Our Favorite Leica M Accessory

      Leica Store
      May 8, 2012
      4
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      David Farkas
      November 9, 2025
    • Leica Firmware Master List

      David Farkas
      August 31, 2023
      11
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      David Farkas
      April 22, 2020
      87
    • The Definitive Guide to Leica S Lenses

      David Farkas
      April 9, 2020
      16
    • Leica Binoculars: The Ultimate Buying Guide

      Kirsten Vignes
      October 11, 2018
      5
    • Nitecore USB Chargers for Leica Batteries Offer Maximum Flexibility

      Josh Lehrer
      July 27, 2018
      10
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      David Farkas
      September 16, 2014
      12
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    • Breakfast with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann

      David Farkas
      July 13, 2019
      4
    • Photokina 2019 Cancelled | Next Show in 2020

      David Farkas
      December 3, 2018
      1
    • Photokina 2018: Details on the L-Mount Alliance

      David Farkas
      September 30, 2018
      2
    • Photokina 2018: The Leica CL and Future of APS-C

      David Farkas
      September 30, 2018
      17
    • Photokina 2018: The Leica M-System

      David Farkas
      September 30, 2018
      2
    • Photokina 2018: The Leica S3

      David Farkas
      September 30, 2018
      12
  • Inspiration
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    • How to talk to Strangers: “The Couple”

      Adam Marelli
      December 8, 2014
      1
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    • "Phenomenal – Everest Massif” • Cira Crowell, Leica SL, 2019

      Selecting the Sublime: A Decade with the Leica SL in the Himalayas

      Cira Crowell
      February 15, 2026
      3
    • Behind the Shot 2025

      Kirsten Vignes
      June 17, 2025
      4
    • What’s in Our Camera Bags – 2024 Edition

      Kirsten Vignes
      June 6, 2024
    • What’s in Our Camera Bags – 2021 Edition

      Kirsten Vignes
      May 16, 2021
      4
    • What’s In Our Camera Bags – 2019 Edition

      Kirsten Vignes
      May 19, 2019
      2
    • What’s In Our Camera Bags

      Kirsten Vignes
      May 27, 2018
      1
  • User Reports
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    • The S2 and I ... Recent Work

      fotografz
      October 20, 2011
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    • Two Weeks in India with the Leica CL: Getting out of my Comfort Zone

      Kirsten Vignes
      May 27, 2018
      10
    • Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q

      Kirsten Vignes
      March 23, 2016
      25
    • Travels through Morocco with the Leica S

      Albert Knapp, MD
      March 10, 2016
      10
    • Photographing the Atacama Desert with the Leica S (Typ 006)

      Albert Knapp, MD
      January 29, 2015
      3
    • A Year with the Leica T (Typ 701)

      Jonathan Slack
      January 16, 2015
      3
    • The Leica V-Lux (Typ 114): A versatile travel companion to my M Monochrom

      Bob Levite
      November 13, 2014
      4
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    deiwegian started the topic Low light performance of Leica SL vs. SL2 and SL2-S in the forum Leica SL (Typ 601) 5 years, 4 months ago

    How does the low light performance of the SL compare to the SL2 and the new SL2-S. I am interested in doing some Astro photography.

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    deiwegian started the topic 2021 Leica SL firmware update in the forum Leica SL (Typ 601) 5 years, 4 months ago

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    TCavallo started the topic Focus Peaking Using Non-Coded Older M lenses in the forum Leica SL (Typ 601) 5 years, 5 months ago

    Hello-I'm new here, and just received my Leica SL this week. I don't seem to able able to use the Focus Peaking mode while using an older non-coded M lens. I set the camera for Focus Peaking, and it works when I use a new AF lens in Manual mode. Any help would be appreciated.
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    Hi, I reported the problem in March 2020. Leica repair workshop in Melbourne sent my camera to Germany. I was told electronics had been renewed completely. I received the camera in July 2020. Of course latency was not Leica's fault, as the repair workshop was closed due to covid. Unfortunately the freezing problem returned, occurred just once in…[Read more]

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    Today, Leica has announced the Leica SL2-S professional mirrorless camera. This new member of the SL family doesn't replace the existing SL2. Rather, the SL2-S complements it, offering enhanced video […]

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      But does it also have the same power problem as the SL2? The inability to shoot 4K or high-speed stills below 75% power is disappointing.

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