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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leitz Wetzlar M10 Monochrom and 35mm Summilux 1 week ago
Today, Leica has announced two limited production “Leitz Wetzlar” variants. The first, the Leica M10 Monochrom “Leitz Wetzlar” is a nice surprise, given that the M10 Monochrom was just released about a month ago […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, New Safari and Silver Leica Summicron-M Lenses 2 weeks ago
Today, Leica has announced new finish options for three Summicron-M lenses. Two lenses, the 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH and 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH, will be available as Safari editions in olive green enamel, […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, New firmware for SL (Typ 601) and CL cameras 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Today, in addition to the major firmware update version 2.0 for the Leica Q2, Leica has also released minor updates to both the SL (Typ 601) with v3.7 and the CL with v3.2. The vast majority of the changes relate […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Q2 Firmware v2.0 Released 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Today, Leica has released the first major firmware update for the Leica Q2, which was launched last Spring. Unlike the previous v1.1 update, aimed mostly at implementing bug fixes, version 2.0 includes a wide […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Updates CCD Corrosion Upgrade Program 1 month, 1 week ago
Leica has just updated the CCD Corrosion Upgrade Program once again, eliminating discontinued models and adding additional camera options. The program started in 2015 as an alternative to sending an affected […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Announces M10 Monochrom with 40MP Sensor 1 month, 1 week ago
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. Unlike […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Offers New Custom Leather and Engraving Retrofit Service 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Leica Customer Care is now offering a wide variety of leather covering and custom engraving options for select digital M cameras, including the Leica M9, Leica M (Typ 240), Leica M-P (Typ 240), Leica M10, and […]
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David Farkas commented on the post, Leica Announces V-Lux 5 Superzoom Camera 1 month, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Announces V-Lux 5 Superzoom Camera Today, Leica has announced the V-Lux 5, the successor to the extremely popular V-Lux (Typ 114). With many of the same specifications that made the previous V-Lux such a hit, the V-Lux 5 sports a redesigned body, […] View The V-Lux 5 zoom range is still 25-400mm (equiv). There is no 25-600mm version announced or available.
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David Farkas commented on the post, Leica CL Review: The Perfect Travel Camera 1 month, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica CL Review: The Perfect Travel Camera When the Leica CL was introduced a little over a year ago, the APS-C mirrorless camera joined an already full Leica roster, sharing many similarities with its siblings. Functionally equivalent to the then very […] View Barry,
You wouldn’t have any issues printing 24×36 inches from the CL. I have prints at 20×30 inches that look as good as ones from the SL. In fact, it’s near impossible to tell them apart at this size.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica M10-P “White” 2 months, 1 week ago
Today, Leica has released a new special edition based on the M10-P digital rangefinder. The Leica M10-P “White” comes on the heels of the M10-P “Ghost Edition” which was released just last week. This time, we’re […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Today, Leica has announced a new addition to the venerable M lens roster, the Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH. As the fastest 90mm lens Leica has ever produced, the new 90mm Summilux-M follows in the footsteps of the […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica M10-P “Ghost Edition” for HODINKEE 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Today, Leica has announced a new special edition set built around the Leica M10-P digital rangefinder. The new Leica M10-P “Ghost Edition” for HODINKEE is the first collaboration with the well-known wristwatch […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Black Friday 2019 Instant Savings on M10 and CL 3 months ago
Leica just announced instant savings on M10 cameras and CL bundles for Black Friday. The promotions go into effect starting this Wednesday, November 27, 2019 and continue for a week, ending Wednesday, December 4, […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Sofort Instant Film Camera in New Red Finish 3 months, 1 week ago
Today, Leica has announced a new color option in the Sofort instant camera lineup. With all the same specs as the existing, as well as past color choices, the Leica Sofort Red is boldly styled in a bright red […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica FOTOS 2.0 App Adds Support for SL2 and iPad 3 months, 1 week ago
Leica has released a major update for its FOTOS app. In version 2.0, the FOTOS app adds support for the latest SL2 mirrorless camera, as well as coming in two flavors – a free version for iPhone and Android, as […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) “Leitz Wetzlar” 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Today, Leica Camera has announced a limited run Leica M Monocrhom (Ty 246) to pay homage to the 150 year anniversary of Ernst Leitz taking over management of the Optical Institute in Wetzlar, Germany. The new […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica CL ‘Edition Paul Smith’ 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Today, Leica has announced the Leica CL ‘Edition Paul Smith’, a new special edition of the CL mirrorless camera. The set marks the second collaboration between Leica and British fashion designer Paul Smith. […]
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David Farkas commented on the post, Leica SL2 Announced: 47MP, IBIS, Cine4K60 and More 3 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica SL2 Announced: 47MP, IBIS, Cine4K60 and More Today, Leica has announced the SL2, its next-generation professional mirrorless camera. The original Leica SL (Typ 601), introduced in late 2015, set the standard for mirrorless cameras. From its cutting-edge […] View Hmm. Looking at the list, I think only the googled 135 might not clear the front of the EVF bump. But otherwise, I’d think you’d be good to go on everything else.
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David Farkas commented on the post, Leica SL2 Announced: 47MP, IBIS, Cine4K60 and More 3 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica SL2 Announced: 47MP, IBIS, Cine4K60 and More Today, Leica has announced the SL2, its next-generation professional mirrorless camera. The original Leica SL (Typ 601), introduced in late 2015, set the standard for mirrorless cameras. From its cutting-edge […] View No Profoto integration has been announced at this point.
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David Farkas commented on the post, Leica SL2 Announced: 47MP, IBIS, Cine4K60 and More 3 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica SL2 Announced: 47MP, IBIS, Cine4K60 and More Today, Leica has announced the SL2, its next-generation professional mirrorless camera. The original Leica SL (Typ 601), introduced in late 2015, set the standard for mirrorless cameras. From its cutting-edge […] View Just a note on the laptop question. The 85MB DNG files from the SL2 place a much higher demand on your computer than the SL601 files did. The latest generation MBP with six and eight core processors should be able to handle the files fine, better if equipped with 32GB of RAM vs. the base 16GB. Older generation hardware will work, but you’ll…[Read more]
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Thanks David,
Excellent as usual.
Your YouTube videos were helpful. When I saw how high you were shooting in ISO I was surprised. Setting Auto ISO was the answer, and a good procedure.
Jack