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B&W ISO Showdown 2021: Leica Q2 Monochrom / M10 Monochrom / Q2 / M10-R

February 21, 2021

Since publishing the my B&W ISO Showdown last year, a new Leica Monochrom contender has entered the ring. And it's not an M. The Q2 Monochrom is the first non-M camera to get the purely black and white tre...

Leica Q2 Monochrom Announced

David Farkas

November 10, 2020

Today, Leica has announced a new addition to its camera lineup: the Q2 Monochrom. Based on the outstanding and hugely popular Leica Q2, this is Leica's first black and white full-frame autofocus compact digita...

B&W ISO Showdown 2020: Leica M10 Monochrom vs. M Monochrom (Typ 246) vs. M10-P vs. SL2

David Farkas

May 13, 2020

Shortly after the M Monochrom (Typ 246) was introduced back in early 2015, I published an article comparing it to an M (Typ 240) with its color files converted to black and white to see if high ISO performance was really superior with a dedicated monochrome s...

Leica Announces M10 Monochrom with 40MP Sensor

David Farkas

January 17, 2020

Today, Leica has announced the highly anticipated M10 Monochrom. Now in its third generation, the black and white digital camera from Leica is based off of the capable M10-P digital rangefinder platform. Unlik...

Leica M Monochrom “Drifter” by Kravitz Design

David Farkas

May 23, 2019

Today, Leica has released a new special edition camera, the Leica M Monochrom "Drifter." This is the second collaboration between Leica Camera and musician, photographer, and recording artist Lenny Kravitz. Th...

Leica M10 Added to CCD Corrosion Upgrade Program

Josh Lehrer

July 2, 2018

At last! Leica has added the M10 to their CCD corrosion upgrade program. We have been patiently waiting for a while, and now owners of CCD cameras affected by the corrosion issue have the option to upgrade to the latest member of the M family. Also, in line w...

Leica Releases New Firmware for Full Range of Digital M Cameras

Josh Lehrer

November 29, 2017

Today, in conjunction with the announcement of the new Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH (read our coverage here), Leica has released new firmware for a number of digital M cameras to support the lens, as well as the...

Leica M-System Promotions Extended

Josh Lehrer

September 27, 2016

Leica has extended two of its most recent M-System promotions until November 30, 2016. Previously, the promotions were set to expire on September 30, 2016, just days from now.The first promotion to be exten...

Adobe Lightroom CC and Camera Raw Updates Released with Leica Fixes

Josh Lehrer

September 20, 2016

Today, Adobe has released Lightroom CC 2015.7 and Camera Raw 9.7, updated versions which include a lens profile for the Leica Elmarit-S 45mm f/2.8 ASPH CS and a fix for merging panoramic images when using source files from the M Monochrom (Typ 246).If you ...

Leica Monochrom (Typ 246) DNG Files Currently Incompatible with Apple ‘Photos’ App

Josh Lehrer

May 12, 2015

Today, Leica Camera has issued a notice regarding a compatibility issue with DNG files from new Monochrom (Typ 246) and Apple's Photos App. From Leica:Leica Camera would like to inform you that the Leica Mo...

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...