Leica M Edition “Leica 60” Unboxing
The Leica M Edition "Leica 60" became the darling of this past Photokina. Leica had the audacity to launch a digital camera with no LCD screen and no menus, epitomizing Leica's rallying cry of Das Wesentliche, ...
Why Leica is staying at 37.5MP for the S (Typ 007)
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,...
Leica V-LUX (Typ 114), X (Typ 113) and X-E Now Shipping
Now that Photokina has wrapped up and we have had time to learn all about the amazing group of new Leica products, we wait patiently for our first deliveries. We are pleased to report that as of today, Leica Camera is shipping the new V-LUX (Typ 114), the X (T...
Photokina 2014: A few quick pictures with the Leica Summicron-S 100mm f/2 ASPH
When I ventured by the S stand at the Leica booth on my last day at the show, I said hello to Dietmar Stuible, who was working the demo table. He is one of the optics designers at Leica and was responsible for ...
Photokina 2014: Day 4 – Leica compacts get upgraded with D-Lux (Typ 109) and V-Lux (Typ 114)
There has been a lot of excitement at the show around Leica’s two new compact cameras, the Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) and the Leica V-Lux (Typ 114). Admittedly, there is tons of excitement around pretty much all of ...
Photokina 2014: Day 3 – Hands on with Leica X (Typ 113) and X-E (Typ 102)
The X System has been an interesting evolutionary process. First, Leica released the X1 along with the M9 and S2 on 9/9/9. The theme of that launch was that the S2 was the smallest medium format camera, the M9 the smallest full frame camera and the X1 the smal...
Photokina 2014: Video interview with Stefan Daniel, Leica Director of Product Management
Stefan Daniel, Leica's Director of Product Management walked me through most of the major products introduced at Photokina. Of course, with so many new cameras and lenses, we couldn't go into too much detail on...
Photokina 2014: Day 2 – Everything you need to know about the Leica S (Typ 007)
With my focus on the M yesterday, I wanted to dedicate my second day at the show to the new Leica S (Typ 007). As the third generation in the S family (I’m not counting the old S1 as it’s a totally different an...
Photokina 2014: Day 1 – Leica M System
I arrived at the Koelmesse this morning, headed up the familiar steps of the South Entrance and made my way to Leica’s huge booth, again occupying the entirety of Hall 1.The place is enormous with areas for each system, press areas, dealer areas, a sport optic...
Leica Announces M (Typ 240) Edition “Leica 60” Set
Today, as part of their Photokina announcements, Leica has released the M (Typ 240) Edition "Leica 60" Set which includes a unique Leica M-P (Typ 240) made from stainless steel that has no LCD screen and a stai...
Leica Announces S (Typ 007) Medium Format Digital SLR
Today, as part of their Photokina announcements, Leica has introduced the Leica S (Typ 007), the highly anticipated successor to the Leica S (Typ 006) medium format digital SLR camera. The S (Typ 007) features ...
Leica Announces Silver Noctilux-M 50mm & Summilux-M 35mm
Today, as part of their Photokina announcements, Leica has released silver anodized versions of two of their most popular M-System lenses: the Leica Summilux-M 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH FLE Silver Anodized and the Leica Noctilux-M 50 mm f/0.95 ASPH  Silver Anodized. Un...