Leica Life Lessons
Today, August 19th, is World Photography Day, marking the day in 1839 that one of the earliest forms of photography and the first to be publicly available was announced: the Daguerreotype.Over the last 187...
Behind the Shot 2025
Here at Red Dot Forum and Leica Store Miami, we are all avid photographers that love sharing our passion for Leica. We don’t just talk specs - we actually use the gear. Whether we’re on a Leica Store Miami...
What’s in Our Camera Bags – 2024 Edition
In preparation for our upcoming episode of “Show Us Your Leica Kit” on Red Dot Forum Camera Talk, we thought it would be a good time to show you what’s in our kits. So, we are back again with another insta...
Leica Price Increase Coming April 1, 2022
Today, Leica has announced an upcoming price increase going into effect April 1, 2022. Impacting a range of products, the increases are not uniform across the board. The amount will vary on a per-product b...
What’s in Our Camera Bags – 2021 Edition
I have a camera bag problem. It started out innocent enough - just one or two bags for different-sized camera systems - maybe a backpack for longer hauls and a shoulder bag for the day-to-day stuf...
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH Review: Single-Lens Setup in the Boundary Waters
It’s no secret: I like to travel light. If you’ve read any of my previous articles such as Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q or Two Weeks in India with the Leica CL: Getting o...
Leica Price Increase Coming Jan 1, 2020
Leica has announced an upcoming price increase, going into effect on January 1, 2020. This price increase affects most Leica products, from cameras and lenses to accessories like batteries and lens caps. On av...
The Leica V-Lux 5: A Closer Look
For the last four years, the Leica V-Lux (Typ 114) which features a 1-inch CMOS sensor and fast 25-400mm built-in optical zoom, has been the go-to for both amateurs and professionals looking for a back-friendl...
What’s In Our Camera Bags – 2019 Edition
Last spring, my colleagues and I at Leica Store Miami published an article called What’s in Our Camera Bags, where we individually laid out our gear bags and showed you how and what we shoot. Since then, a lot...
Leica Binoculars: The Ultimate Buying Guide
I started with Leica six years ago as a camera specialist. With a background and passion for photography, I was quickly swept into the world of Summicrons and Elmarits, but paid little attention to Leica’s pure...
Two Weeks in India with the Leica CL: Getting out of my Comfort Zone
“Do you want to go to India?”“What are you talking about, dad?” I half-laughed through the phone.My father, a recently-ordained pastor, eagerly explained that he’d been invited to India to speak at a fe...
What’s In Our Camera Bags
My colleagues and I are often asked “What do you shoot with?”and what we take with us when we shoot (not to mention how we choose from a seemingly limitless number of camera bags). Being exposed to the full lin...