Photokina 2012: Day 2 – The Leica S (Part 2)

After a full rundown of the changes on the new Leica S camera which I covered in Part 1, I wanted to delve into the three new S lenses. Clearly, the announcement of the 30-90mm and the 24mm came as no surprise to anyone. Leica has been sharing the basic specs ...

Leica Announces Leica ELPRO-S 180

Today at Photokina Leica has announced the new Leica ELPRO-S 180 which adds close-focusing capability to the already superb Leica APO-Tele-Elmar-S 180mm f/3.5:Solms, Germany (September 17, 2012) – Leica Camera presents the Leica Elpro-S 180 close-up le...

Leica Announces the new Leica S-Case

Today, Leica has announced the new Leica S-Case, designed to securely carry and transport the Leica S camera system. The case is weather and dust sealed and designed to meet the carry on regulations of most airlines. From Leica:Leica Camera is pleased to i...

Testing the CS lenses on the Leica S2

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 ...

Leica S2 meets the Leica APO-Telyt-Modular R 400mm f/4

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 images. We're going to have fun with this one.G...