David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

Dr. Andreas Kaufmann’s one-of-a-kind M240 spotted at Photokina 2014

September 17, 2014

So while I was waiting for an interview in the press area of the Leica booth earlier in the day, I noticed Dr. Kaufmann, the owner of Leica camera, sitting with a few people at one of the tall cocktail tables o...

Photokina 2014: Day 1 – Leica M System

David Farkas

September 16, 2014

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I arrived at the Koelmesse this morning, headed up the familiar steps of the South Entrance and made my way to Leica’s huge booth, again occupying the entirety of Hall 1.The place is enormous with areas for eac...

Leica T (Typ 701) Review

David Farkas

April 24, 2014

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Mirrorless or EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) cameras have become increasingly popular since the first Panasonic micro 4/3 systems came on the market several years ago. Sony jumped in with the...

Leica X Vario (Typ 107) Review: Looking Beyond the Specs

David Farkas

July 7, 2013

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Leading up to the launch of the new X Vario, Leica rolled out a teaser campaign for what they were calling a “Mini M.” The campaign was quite effective at building up anticipation for this new camera. So much s...

Leica Announces the Leica X Vario (Typ 107)

David Farkas

June 11, 2013

Today, Leica has announced a new camera: the Leica X Vario (Typ 107). Leica has been slowly teasing the market with this camera for a few weeks now, branding it as the "Mini M." Now that we have the camera in...

Leica M Monochrom Firmware Update 1.002 Released

David Farkas

June 5, 2013

Leica has released their first firmware update for the Leica M Monochrom, version 1.002. The firmware update offers the following improvements: Bugfix to improve stability in “Discreet-Mode Linguistic i...

Leica Announces S-Adapter-C for Contax 645 Lenses

David Farkas

May 31, 2013

Today, Leica has announced the Leica S-Adapter-C, which allows Contax 645 AF lenses to be mounted on a Leica S system camera (S2, S2-P, or S typ 006) with full functionality, including auto focus and aper...

Leica Mini M Coming June 11

David Farkas

May 23, 2013

Leica just posted this teaser on their website for a new camera. The "Mini M" doesn't have an official name yet, but is shown sitting between the new M Typ 240 and the X2, which Leica apparently classifies as...

Leica Store Miami + Adam Marelli: Prague Photography Workshop

David Farkas

May 7, 2013

This summer Leica Store Miami is teaming up with photographer and workshop leader Adam Marelli for an unforgettable photographic experience in Prague, Czech Republic. Adam Marelli is a New York City-based ar...

New: Leica S Right Angle Finder by M. Leibfritz

David Farkas

April 25, 2013

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Today, we received a unique new product to test, which Dale Photo & Digital has now made available for sale: the Leica S Right Angle Finder. Prior to discovering this product, there was no reasonable way ...

Leica Announces Price Increases for May 1, 2013

David Farkas

April 1, 2013

Today, Leica has announced that there will be price increases on a number of products from the M, S, and compact camera product line. The new prices will be in effect on May 1, 2013. The major affected i...

Grand Opening Weekend at Leica Store Miami

David Farkas

March 18, 2013

Leica Store Miami is kicking off its Grand Opening later this week with Leica Akademie photo walks during the day and talks by Magnum photographers in the evenings. With a store featuring just about every singl...

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