User Reports

Two Weeks in India with the Leica CL: Getting out of my Comfort Zone

May 27, 2018

“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 few pastors conferences being organized by his frien...

Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q

Kirsten Vignes

March 23, 2016

It happened by accident really. A few years ago, a couple girlfriends and I started talking about getting together. Life had taken us in different directions and we were living in opposite corners of the country. We would all have to travel to see each other,...

Travels through Morocco with the Leica S

Albert Knapp, MD

March 10, 2016

Morocco occupies a uniquely strategic and cultural position on the African continent. Perched on the northwest coast of Africa, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean are natural borders to the North and West. Spain lies within sight of the coastal citie...

Photographing the Atacama Desert with the Leica S (Typ 006)

Albert Knapp, MD

January 29, 2015

My wife Ruth and I ventured into the Atacama Desert in December 2013 with John Paul Caponigro and Seth Resnick of Digital Photo Destinations. The Atacama is one of the oldest, driest and highest deserts in the world, spanning Northwest Argentina, North East Ch...

A Year with the Leica T (Typ 701)

Jonathan Slack

January 16, 2015

IntroductionI have been testing cameras for Leica since 2008. Initially, I beta tested firmware updates for the M8, which led to camera testing of the M9 and afterwards, the M Monochrom and the M (Typ 240). I have also tested all the X cameras. It’s someth...

The Leica V-Lux (Typ 114): A versatile travel companion to my M Monochrom

Bob Levite

November 13, 2014

My primary camera is a Leica M Monochrom, but as a serious and frequent traveler I needed a versatile, all-around camera, capable of capturing color as a companion to the Monochrom, which only shoots in black and white. I purchased a V-Lux 4 a while back and l...

Every Bit of the Last Light

ciracrowell

April 2, 2013

Though my S has an unfortunate shutter issue that leaves me with a number of black files, it is still producing stunning images. This is the last light over Santa Fe this evening. Great color separation and amazing sharpness, even on peaks 30-150 miles awa...

X2 Goes Skiing!

ciracrowell

February 4, 2013

The windswept summit of Santa Fe mountain (12,000' elevation) taken with an X2 last week. While the X2 is certainly a minimalist's camera I'm very happy to have 16mpx with a gorgeous lens and CMOS sensor in my parka pocket while skiing. Opens up a whole ne...

S2 and concert photography

erlingmm

January 12, 2013

I was lucky to get a used S2 kit with 30/70/120 at a decent price in November. Although I did not have high expectations for low light photography, I got the chance to try it out at a Christmas concert with a local band in Oslo. I did not go higher than ISO ...

Christmas Morning, First Light Over the Teton Range, Wyoming

ciracrowell

January 9, 2013

Not my usual black-and-white aesthetic, but the hues were so delicate and pre-dawn light so deep, couldn't help but share in color. S2, 70mm, handheld, straight from the camera. ...

Iced S2 After Sub-Zero Pre-Dawn Shoot

ciracrowell

January 9, 2013

The S2 pulled through two pre-dawn sub-zero shoots (one recorded night low was -28). The battery and menu system slowed and mirror locked briefly on two bracketed images out of several hundred, but the camera kept shooting - slow but sure - and thawed quickly ...

In Light at Robert Berman Gallery

ciracrowell

October 16, 2012

If anyone is in Los Angeles go see "In Light," which just opened at the Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica. After a year of working with the S2 on the street and in studio I am pleased to present over thirty large and small ...