David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

Leica Black Friday 2019 Instant Savings on M10 and CL

November 25, 2019

Leica just announced instant savings on M10 cameras and CL bundles for Black Friday. The promotions go into effect starting this Wednesday, November 27, 2019 and continue for a week, ending Wednesday, December...

Leica Sofort Instant Film Camera in New Red Finish

David Farkas

November 22, 2019

Today, Leica has announced a new color option in the Sofort instant camera lineup. With all the same specs as the existing, as well as past color choices, the Leica Sofort Red is boldly styled in a bright red ...

Leica FOTOS 2.0 App Adds Support for SL2 and iPad

David Farkas

November 22, 2019

Leica has released a major update for its FOTOS app. In version 2.0, the FOTOS app adds support for the latest SL2 mirrorless camera, as well as coming in two flavors - a free version for iPhone and Android, a...

Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) “Leitz Wetzlar”

David Farkas

November 15, 2019

Today, Leica Camera has announced a limited run Leica M Monocrhom (Ty 246) to pay homage to the 150 year anniversary of Ernst Leitz taking over management of the Optical Institute in Wetzlar, Germany. The new ...

Leica CL ‘Edition Paul Smith’

David Farkas

November 14, 2019

Today, Leica has announced the Leica CL 'Edition Paul Smith', a new special edition of the CL mirrorless camera. The set marks the second collaboration between Leica and British fashion designer Paul Smith. W...

Leica SL2 Announced: 47MP, IBIS, Cine4K60 and More

David Farkas

November 5, 2019

Today, Leica has announced the SL2, its next-generation professional mirrorless camera. The original Leica SL (Typ 601), introduced in late 2015, set the standard for mirrorless cameras. From its cutting-edge ...

Leica M10-P ‘ASC 100 Edition’

David Farkas

October 17, 2019

Today, Leica has announced a new special edition camera set. The Leica M10-P 'ASC 100 Edition' commemorates the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers, the oldest and one of the most pre...

Leica CL ‘100 jahre bauhaus – bauhaus museum dessau’ Limited Edition

David Farkas

September 24, 2019

Back in May, Leica introduced the CL 'Jahre 100 Bauhaus Edition' which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus school of art and design in Germany. The sleek silver camera included a ...

Leica M Monochrom “Signature” by Andy Summers

David Farkas

September 17, 2019

Today, Leica has announced a new special edition camera set, the Leica M Monochrom "Signature" by Andy Summers. Designed with guitar legend and former member of The Police Andy Summers, the camera is definite...

Firmware 2.7.5.0 for Leica M10/M10-P/M10-D Released

David Farkas

September 4, 2019

Today, Leica Camera has released firmware version 2.7.5.0 for its M10, M10-P and M10-D digital rangefinder cameras. The firmware primarily addresses a few small bugs while adding stability and overall software...

Leica APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH Now Shipping

David Farkas

August 15, 2019

Today, Leica has announced that the highly anticipated APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH L-Mount prime lens will start shipping immediately with a price tag of $4,495. The 50mm APO-Summicron-SL joins the exi...

Firmware v1.1 Released for Leica Q2

David Farkas

August 1, 2019

Today, Leica has released the first firmware update, version 1.1, for the recently introduced Leica Q2. The most significant change addresses a bug that prevented DNG files captured in continuous super speed f...

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