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      August 21, 2014
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      David Farkas
      January 29, 2026
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      David Farkas
      December 4, 2025
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      David Farkas
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      David Farkas
      July 7, 2013
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      David Farkas
      May 13, 2023
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      David Farkas
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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
      September 9, 2015
      8
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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
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      September 12, 2016
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      November 9, 2025
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      David Farkas
      August 31, 2023
      11
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      David Farkas
      April 9, 2020
      16
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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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      July 13, 2019
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      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
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      David Farkas
      September 30, 2018
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      September 30, 2018
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      May 27, 2018
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      Cira Crowell
      February 15, 2026
      3
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      June 17, 2025
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      May 16, 2021
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      May 19, 2019
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    • Exposing the Soul: Portraiture with the Leica M240

      Ricky Stern
      March 22, 2015
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      November 8, 2011
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      Kirsten Vignes
      May 27, 2018
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    • 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
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      Bob Levite
      November 13, 2014
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    sfevans started the topic Leica 24mm Elmarit-M ASPH in the forum Gear For Sale 5 years, 10 months ago

    Excellent condition with original packaging and accessories (caps, hood, hood cap, leather case, etc.).

    Please contact me for details. Willing to trade (+cash) for Leica Q-P or Leica Q2.

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    hazu posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago

    Just noticed Leica's announcement of an event unveiling ‘the next M10 family member': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q-8O8Ke6M0 What do you think the next family member will be?

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    David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Unveiling New Addition to M10 Family on July 16 5 years, 10 months ago

    All across social media outlets, Leica teased an online event “welcoming the latest member of the M10 family.” The unveiling, to be hosted by Chairman Dr. Andreas Kaufmann and Global Director of Product Division […]

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    oeksen37 started the topic New Leica M10 Monochrom: occasional shutter locks! in the forum M Monochrom 5 years, 10 months ago

    After having bought Leica´s new “M10 Monochrom” I have experienced occasional annoying shutter locks…Have tried to find any “logical” reasons for this annoying experience, such as battery change, menu set ups, as well as change of SD card producer names, everything effect-less. Would that much appreciate learning from other owners of this cam…[Read more]

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    PatrickFoley posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago

    In the wonderful Youtube discussion of the SL system hosted by David and Josh, Josh mentioned that he uses an Eyelead Sensor Cleaning Kit on the SL2. Is it safe to use this to clean the SL2's sensor, given the IBIS capabilities of the camera. Do you have to disable IBIS first?

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    Gdma started the topic Leica m5 battery cap problem in the forum Film M Cameras 5 years, 10 months ago

    I am seeking for help,
    I hv a M5, and I can’t re-cap the battery compartment after I open it, I try to remove the battery and re-cap again, it success. It is the same battery, I don’t know why, does anyone can help? Thx a lot

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    BlakeM started the topic M typ 240 software update in the forum Leica M (Typ 240) 5 years, 10 months ago

    I have my first Leica coming tomorrow and I am not sure which version of the software it will be running. I didn't know if anyone here had an opinion on updating to the latest version which I believe came out 21/04/2016 or to just leave it at an older version. Any feedback would be great.

    Thank you,
    Blake

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    thegman started the topic Portrait view in preview in the forum Leica CL 5 years, 10 months ago

    Hi, I'm still getting use to my CL. Is it possible to get shots taken in portrait to auto rotate in the preview screen. It's really annoying having to turn the camera to view these shots.

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    Macaupc replied to the topic hi folks, new to Leica, been a long time dream, in the forum Leica CL 5 years, 10 months ago

    Hi Thegman,

    First, u need to go to the Customize Control submenu, which is the first choice on page 4 of the Main Menu. Once inside, u can assign the AE-L function to either the Fn button or Right Wheel button or both; simply by switching the AE-L On or Off. When AE-L is turned on during shooting, there is a little “AE” lock symbol at the low…[Read more]

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    Leica sl2 Firm ware 2: An amazing improvement for Black and white photography

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    David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica SL2 Firmware v2.0 with 187MP Multi-Shot 5 years, 10 months ago

    Today, Leica has released the first major firmware update for its flagship professional mirrorless camera, the SL2. Along with several bug fixes and a few performance improvements, the headlining news for version […]

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      Maharshi Aditya replied 5 years, 10 months ago

      This is a huge upgrade. I hope even Q2 gets this update as well since they have same image processor and sensor. 🙂 super excited

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        David Farkas replied 5 years, 10 months ago

        Firmware updates are camera specific. While some improvements for the SL2 may translate to the Q2, many others would not due to hardware differences between the two cameras.

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    Walter started the topic What is "Light Balance"? in the forum Leica Q (Typ 116) 5 years, 11 months ago

    Take a look at page 23 of the Q2 Manual. It lists item 14 as “Light Balance” and item 19 as “Exposure compensation scale”; referring to the image on page 22. To me, item 14 looks like the Exposure compensation scale and item 19 refers to something called. Light Balance. I guess I am confused with the information on the top and bottom of the…[Read more]

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