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David Farkas wrote a new post 7 years ago

Staying in the same hotel as the Chairman of the Board of Leica during Photokina has its benefits. After the Leica joint press event prior to the show opening, I was sitting in my hotel lobby and chatting on the […]

darylgo replied 7 years ago

Fascinating interview, questions and answers, thank you David. Did I read correctly that an electronic viewfinder M is a consideration? I couldn't agree more that 24mp and 37mp are sufficient for most applications. quality pixels and lenses from Leica continue to amaze me when looking at images from the S2 and M240.
Jack MacD replied 7 years ago

David, delightful that you held this one back for nine months and it reads as fresh as if you had breakfast with him yesterday. Sounds like there is a lot of life still in the S system. Oh, and nicely done with the photographs of the good Doctor. Did he share the shots he got of you?
garydmorris replied 7 years ago

This was a good read. Lots of between the lines nuggets of info. For instance, I believe I had read some time ago that Leica’s lens designer felt his lenses were good for up to 200MP sensors. Dr. K. seems to indicate half or a little less than half.
jsrice00 replied 7 years ago

Wonderful interview and photographs, David. I think Dr. Kaufmann's greatest gift is his instinct for what is best for Leica. It seems his instinct is calibrated by his willingness to listen to what Leica users want (i.e., the development of the M10 without video). All that makes for a great brand.

David Farkas wrote a new post 7 years ago

For a limited time, Leica USA Customer Care is offering a Summer Repair Special for Leica M (Typ 240), M-P (Typ 240) and M Monochrom (Typ 246) cameras. Regularly priced at $500, they are now offering a full CLA […]

David Farkas wrote a new post 7 years ago

Today, Leica Camera has
issued a new software update for the Leica FOTOS smartphone app on iOS and
Android. The version 1.3 update brings with it new functionality and changes:

Location logging for Leica […]

David Farkas wrote a new post 7 years ago

Today, Leica has announced the V-Lux 5, the successor to the extremely popular V-Lux (Typ 114). With many of the same specifications that made the previous V-Lux such a hit, the V-Lux 5 sports a redesigned body, […]

David Farkas replied 6 years, 7 months ago

The V-Lux 5 zoom range is still 25-400mm (equiv). There is no 25-600mm version announced or available.

David Farkas wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago

When we attended the Leitzpark 3 Opening last summer, the Ernst Leitz Museum was still being built out. The temporary exhibit Augen Auf! Eyes Wide Open was on display while a more permanent exhibition was […]

Josh Lehrer wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago

Today, Leica Camera has introduced the M-E (Typ 240),
their most affordable digital M camera to date. The M-E (Typ 240) has all of
the same features and functions as the well-loved M (Typ
240), with a 2GB buffer […]

David Farkas wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago

Leica is officially discontinuing the Leica M a la Carte program tomorrow, June 7, 2019. Orders placed today or tomorrow will still be fulfilled, but these will be the last. Currently, the program allows for […]

David Farkas wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago

Today, Leica has released a new special edition camera, the Leica M Monochrom “Drifter.” This is the second collaboration between Leica Camera and musician, photographer, and recording artist Lenny Kravitz. The […]