David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

Photokina 2018: Details on the L-Mount Alliance

September 30, 2018

Following the announcement of the L-Mount Alliance at the Leica press event preceding the start of Photokina, there seemed to be more questions than answers. How did such an alliance come to be? How much cooper...

Photokina 2018: The Leica CL and Future of APS-C

David Farkas

September 30, 2018

Leica officially announced the CL, Silver Anodized this week at Photokina. And while functionally identical to the original all-black CL, the silver does look quite nice and offer a little refresh to the camera...

Photokina 2018: The Leica M-System

David Farkas

September 30, 2018

The Leica M10-P was announced a month ago, just ahead of Photokina. Like other 'P' models before it, the camera is a refresh/upgrade to the stock M10. With the same 24 megapixel CMOS sensor and Maestro II image...

Photokina 2018: The Leica S3

David Farkas

September 30, 2018

Back at the end of last year, I posted my thoughts and a poll on what the next generation S camera might look like and what features are most important to S users here: Thoughts on the Next Generation Leica S ...

Leica at Photokina 2018: Wrap Up

David Farkas

September 29, 2018

Entering the Koelnmesse for Photokina never loses its excitement, even as I head into my sixth show. The hustle, the bustle, and energy of the show hits you as soon as you weave your way through the crowds of e...

Leica Adds Three More SL Prime Lenses to Roadmap

David Farkas

September 26, 2018

At the press event today, Leica announced three new SL lenses. Slated to be released in 2020, these new optics will add fast, wide-angle primes to the system. With focal lengths of 21, 24 and 28mm, all lenses f...

Photokina 2018: Day 0 – Leica Press Event

David Farkas

September 25, 2018

Alright, so Photokina 2018 hasn't actually started yet. But that didn't stop Leica from making a bunch of announcements today at their special press event. I arrived at the event in time to get my ticket with t...

Leica Announces CL in Silver Anodized Finish

David Farkas

September 25, 2018

Today, just ahead of the start of Photokina 2018, Leica has announced that its popular Leica CL mirrorless camera will soon be available in a silver anodized finish. All the technical specifications and feature...

Leica Announces L-Mount Alliance with Panasonic and Sigma

David Farkas

September 25, 2018

Today at a special press conference the day before Photokina 2018, Leica announced a new strategic alliance with partners Panasonic and Sigma. The L-Mount Alliance seeks to create cameras and lenses around the ...

Leica Releases New FOTOS App for Wi-Fi Connectivity

David Farkas

September 25, 2018

Today, Leica Camera has announced the Leica FOTOS app. A brand new mobile app for iOS and Android, the Leica FOTOS app provides support for almost all Wi-Fi enabled Leica camera models. This is a dramatic chang...

Leica Announces Black Sofort Instant Camera

David Farkas

September 21, 2018

Today, Leica has announced a new color option for the Sofort Instant Camera. The Leica Sofort in black shares all the same specs as its orange, mint and white versioned siblings. Not exactly the big Photokina a...

Stay Tuned for Full Photokina 2018 Coverage

David Farkas

September 12, 2018

Photokina is here again. In two weeks, the biggest photo equipment expo in the world gets underway.I will be heading off to Cologne, Germany for what should be another great show. As I have done for the pas...

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