Leica Prices Going up on May 1st
On May 1st, prices on a bunch of Leica products are going up. For the most part, the increases aren't major, and don't impact all products across the board. The entire SL System is unchanged. S lenses remain th...
Sound Devices Announces New MixPre-3 and MixPre-6 Audio Recorder/Mixers
Today, Sound Devices announced a new line of audio recorder/mixers, the MixPre. The MixPre is aimed squarely at videographers, YouTubers and podcasters, with features and sound quality that will still appeal to...
Leica Announces Fix for S-Lens Focus Motors
Today, Leica has issued an official statement regarding the focus motor issue that has plagued S-Lenses for the last year or so. After engineering a new motor assembly, the QA team had to make absolutely sure t...
Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH Review: A New Standard
Back at Photokina 2016, I had the pleasure of sitting down and discussing SL lenses with Peter Karbe, the head of optics at Leica. You can click the link to read the full interview, which has some great info, b...
New Lightroom Tethered Plug-In v1.2.0.759 Available for Leica M, S and SL Cameras
Leica has released a new version of their Adobe Lightroom Tethered Plug-in, version 1.2.0.759. The plug-in supports the following cameras and allows tethered shooting over USB directly into Lightroom:
Leic...
Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.9 and Camera Raw 9.9 Updates Released with Leica M10 Support
Today, Adobe released updates for both Lightroom CC and Camera Raw. In the release notes, Adobe notes that the Leica M10 has been added to the list of supported cameras. This is a bit confusing, as Adobe previo...
Leica M10 Review: The Quintessential Digital M
The Leica M10 might be the most ‘analog’ digital M yet. And perhaps the most faithful to the M lineage. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed Leica’s journey into digital photography over t...
Firmware Ver 1.3.4.0 for Leica M10 Released
Today, less than a month after release, Leica has issued a firmware update for the Leica M10.You can download the firmware here: Leica M10 Firmware 1.3.4.0.
These aren't fixes for anything egregious. Rather,...
The Leica M10: A Discussion with Stefan Daniel and Jesko von Oeynhausen
While I was in Germany for the Celebration of Photography Event a.k.a The M10 Launch, I had a chance to sit down for a chat with Jesko von Oeyhausen, product manager for the Leica M10, and Stefan Daniel, Global...
A Celebration of Photography: The Leica M10 Launch Event in Wetzlar, Germany
Back in December I received an interesting invitation from Leica. My presence was requested at Leica’s corporate headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany to attend a Celebration of Photography, honoring legendary photo...
Live Coverage from the Leica “A Celebration of Photography” Event in Wetzlar
Keep it tuned to Red Dot Forum for full event coverage from Leica's headquarters at Leitz Park in Wetzlar, Germany. I arrived earlier today and am excited to attend tomorrow night's "A Celebration of Photograph...
Leica Announces Special Edition APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH in Red Anodized Finish
Leica has announced a special edition APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH in red anodized finish. Limited to just 100 pieces worldwide, the special edition lens will come with a unique gray leather lens case and will...