Technical Articles

How to Set Up Tethered Shooting Between the Leica S (Typ 007) and Capture One Pro

April 21, 2016

While Adobe Lightroom, which comes bundled with the camera, does support direct tethering, I've had some Leica S photographers inquire how they can set up a straightforward and solid tethered workflow into Capture One Pro. Some use C1 with other cameras, other...

Live View and Playback Operation Walkthrough on the Leica S (Typ 007)

David Farkas

February 16, 2016

One of the most significant changes in the Leica S (Typ 007) over the previous S (Typ 006) and S2 is the addition of Live View functionality. While purists might consider LV to be an extraneous and gimmicky feature, I've found it to be extremely useful, especi...

The Great Debate: CCD vs. CMOS – Part 1

David Farkas

February 23, 2015

Since the Leica M (Typ 240) was introduced, there's been an ongoing debate regarding the merits of CCD vs. CMOS sensors. From a technological and marketing viewpoint, Leica needed to make the move from CCD to CMOS in order to offer live view and better low lig...

Why Leica is staying at 37.5MP for the S (Typ 007)

David Farkas

November 4, 2014

Since Photokina, I’ve read some comments online expressing disappointment in Leica’s decision to use the same 37.5MP resolution of the current S (Typ 006) in the upcoming S (Typ 007). I’m not surprised. Indeed, as a long time S-System user myself, I can’t say ...

The Bokeh Kings: A Look at 50mm M Lenses

Bill Rosauer

October 8, 2014

Wikipedia defines “Bokeh (usually pronounced Boc-ah) as the blur or aesthetic quality of the blur, in the out-of-focus areas of an image. The term comes from the Japanese word boke, which means “blur” or “haze” or boke-aji (blur quality). It is also defined ...

How to Update the Firmware on the Leica T

Kirsten Vignes

September 16, 2014

Today, Leica Camera has announced a new firmware update for the Leica T (Typ 701) at Photokina: Version 1.4. The firmware includes many user-requested changes such as the ability to lock the dials and set auto review to "off", as well as general bug fixes and ...

The Leica M-E Compared

Josh Lehrer

October 2, 2012

Today, we received our first shipment of the new Leica M-E. When Leica announced the M-E, there were a lot of questions about how it fit into Leica’s lineup and what was different when compared to the M9 and M9-P. Now that the camera is here in our store, we p...

Video: The Thumbs Up – Our Favorite Leica M Accessory

Leica Store

May 8, 2012

David and I are frequently asked what our favorite accessory is for Leica M digital cameras and our answer is always the Thumbs Up. Manufactured by Match Technical Services, the Thumbs Up is a small grip that slides into the hot shoe of your Leica M8, M8.2, ...

How to Install a Focusing Screen in Your Leica S2

Leica Store

February 13, 2012

As the new Leica S-Camera Microprism Screen begins to ship in the United States, and with the Leica S-Camera Screen with Grid currently available, we have created a handy instructional video that demonstrates how to install a focusing screen in your Leica S2...

Using Pocket Wizards to Fire the Leica S2 Remotely

Leica Store

January 6, 2012

A frequent companion when I am out shooting with the Leica S2 on a tripod is the Leica S-Camera Remote Release Cable. As with most electronic cable releases, this 24 inch (61 centimeters) long release allows the user to fire the S2 without physically touchin...

Dale Photo & Digital’s Leica M9 Instructional Videos

Josh Lehrer

November 14, 2011

Last year, we posted our Leica S2 Instructional Video series on YouTube and they were a big hit. We received a lot of requests for more videos, and we are pleased to announce that we have completed our next video series, detailing both the physical operation a...

Maximizing High ISO Performance on the Leica S2

Josh Lehrer

July 28, 2011

Traditionally, medium format photography involves sturdy tripods, long shutter speeds, and low ISO settings. I imagine that many Leica S2 owners have never even tried to shoot above the camera’s base ISO setting of 160. In reality, the S2’s versatile ISO capab...