David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

Leica Announces Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 – The Compact Classic Reborn

October 19, 2016

Today, Leica has announced the 28mm Summaron-M f/5.6 lens for the Leica M system. The lens is more than just a throwback to a classic design from the mid 1950s. It is a lens from the 1950s, at least optically, ...

Photokina 2016 – The Leica SL System

David Farkas

October 4, 2016

With Leica's new focus on professional imaging and nothing new announced for the flagship medium format Leica S System, the Leica SL was the unofficial star of this past Photokina. The Leica S (Typ 007) launche...

Photokina 2016 – Interview with Stephan Schulz, Director of Leica’s Professional Business Unit

David Farkas

October 2, 2016

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Towards the end of Photokina, I sat down with Stephan Schulz, the global director of Leica's new Business Unit Professional. We talked about what this new professional business unit would mean for customers, pr...

Setting a new standard with Leica SL Lenses: A discussion with Peter Karbe at Photokina 2016

David Farkas

September 28, 2016

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When I showed up for my meeting with Steffen Skopp, the product manager of the SL System, he greeted me and said, "I hope you don't mind, but I invited Peter Karbe to join us for our discussion." How could I po...

Photokina 2016 – The Future of the Leica Q

David Farkas

September 26, 2016

While the focus of this Photokina has been clearly centered around Leica's professional products, the entire product range was being shown to show-goers. Product managers for other systems besides the S and SL ...

Photokina 2016 – The Leica Sofort

David Farkas

September 22, 2016

The Leica Sofort has been getting a lot of buzz since the announcement leading up to Photokina and has proven to be a bit of a surprise hit here at the show. After handling the Sofort for myself, I can see why....

Photokina 2016 – Day 1: Checking Out the 50mm Summilux-SL ASPH and Multifunction Handgrip

David Farkas

September 20, 2016

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This is now my fifth consecutive Photokina, but walking up the steps to South Entrance on opening day still give me a little rush of excitement. What goodies await inside these hallowed walls? Historical...

Photokina 2016 – Red Dot Rewind: Leica Updates Before the Show

David Farkas

September 20, 2016

I posted a Red Dot Rewind video summary last night before heading off to bed. Apologies if I look a little tired. It was a very long day of travel and writing. Be sure to check out the individual articles fo...

Leica Officially Announces Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH for SL System

David Farkas

September 19, 2016

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone following the Leica SL System. At the SL launch event last October, the 50 Lux was teased as the third lens in the lineup, following the 24-90 and 90-280 zo...

Leica Announces HG-SCL 4 Multifunction Handgrip for SL (Typ 601)

David Farkas

September 19, 2016

Just ahead of Photokina, Leica has announced the long-anticipated SL Multifuntion Handgrip. This handgrip for the SL (Typ 601) offers a few nice features: Ability to shoot vertically in a natural...

Leica Creates New Professional Business Unit

David Farkas

September 19, 2016

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In a move to focus more on the professional line of products, Leica has created a new business unit. Headed by our longtime friend, Stephan Schulz, the Business Unit Professional will concentrate on the Leica S...

Leica Releases SL Lens Roadmap Highlighting Four Primes and One Zoom

David Farkas

September 19, 2016

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In addition to the official announcement of the Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH, Leica today also released a lens roadmap for the next 12-18 month, showing four primes and one zoom. If you read the official ...

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