David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

Stay Tuned for Full Coverage from Leica's May 10th Berlin Event

April 20, 2012

In less than three weeks, I will be heading to Berlin for Leica's big May 10th event. Rumors abound about what might be announced and Leica has been extremely tight-lipped about any upcoming products. Aft...

Testing the CS lenses on the Leica S2

David Farkas

March 1, 2012

When the S2 launched, Leica announced that the camera would feature a dual shutter system. The rear of the S2 has a power switch with three positions: Off, FPS and CS. FPS stands for focal plane shutter, which ...

Photo Plus Expo 2011: A Discussion with Leica S2 Product Managers Stephan Schulz and Toni Felsner

David Farkas

December 6, 2011

During Photo Plus Expo in New York I had the opportunity to sit down with Leica S2 product managers Stephan Schulz and Toni Felsner at the Leica S-Studio to chat about the S System. I had a few product questio...

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

David Farkas

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...

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