David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

A Quick test: Leica Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH vs. Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH

November 5, 2011

At Photo Plus Expo in New York City, Leica introduced the new Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH wide angle lens for the S2. I received a lot of questions as to why Leica would come out with a lens so similar in focal l...

Shooting the Leica S2 in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater

David Farkas

October 19, 2011

Last week I was in Pittsburgh, PA for the LHSA Annual Meeting. We had the unique opportunity to shoot pictures inside Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Fallingwater at Bear Run, which is about an hour and a half dr...

ACM Sells 44% Minority Stake in Leica Camera AG

David Farkas

October 19, 2011

Breaking news this morning: ACM Project Management has sold a 44% minority stake in Leica Camera AG. ACM previously owned approximately 98% of the shares of Leica Camera AG and has, on several occasions over th...

Testing the Leica 400mm APO-Telyt-Modular-R on the Leica S2

David Farkas

September 19, 2011

One of the most frequent wish-list requests we get from S2 users is to have a really good long telephoto. The Leica APO-Tele-Elmar 180mm f/3.5 is an amazingly good lens, but sometimes it just isn’t long enough....

Leica S2 meets the Leica APO-Telyt-Modular R 400mm f/4

David Farkas

September 12, 2011

We figured we'd take a Leica APO-Telyt-Modular R 400mm f/4 and modify it for use on the Leica S2. Yes, it works! Yes, it's sweet!Check back soon for the results of our in-depth testing and lots of sample im...

First Look at the Leica S2 Microprism Focusing Screen

David Farkas

September 2, 2011

At long last, we have finally received a Leica S-Camera Microprism Focusing Screen to evaluate, and it did not disappoint.All Leica S2 bodies have come from the factory with the Universal Focusing Screen. W...

Testing the Pentax 105mm f/2.4 vs. the Leica 120mm f/2.5 APO on the Leica S2

David Farkas

August 12, 2011

We’ve been experimenting with alternative lenses on the Leica S2 for the better part of a year now, trying to see which lenses perform best and offer an S2 user some kind of additional functionality or creative...

Welcome to Red Dot Forum – First time visitors please read

David Farkas

July 13, 2011

We created Red Dot Forum as a home for Leica S2 and M shooters to share information and images, learn more about their systems, receive support and build relationships with fellow Leica enthusiasts. Our goal is...

Leica S2 as a vacation point and shoot?

David Farkas

June 30, 2011

Over Memorial Day Weekend, we took a mini family vacation to Clearwater Beach, on the west coast of Florida. Many people take pictures when they travel. For me, I travel to take pictures...usually. This trip wa...

Sophia’s Choice

David Farkas

December 11, 2010

A few days ago, my almost-4-year-old daughter Sophia did something for the very first time: she asked me to take her picture.For me this was a pretty big deal. Up until now, I've had to convince her to let ...

First Impressions of the Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5

David Farkas

October 8, 2010

I received my first demo Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5 this week and couldn't wait to take a few test shots to see what this lens is really capable of on the Leica S2. Unfortunately, I've been so busy ...

Photokina 2010: Day 3 – Pentax 645D and Fuji Finepix X100

David Farkas

September 26, 2010

I headed into the show a little late on Thursday. I had a couple follow-up meetings at Leica and I wanted to see a few things in between appointments. Specifically, I was interested in two cameras that a lot ...

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