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Luis Castañeda posted an update 9 years, 5 months ago
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Luis Castañeda posted an update 9 years, 5 months ago
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Michael Reichmann, Founder of Luminous Landscape, Passes Away at 71 9 years, 5 months ago
Yesterday, the photography world suffered a great loss. Micheal Reichmann, known best for founding the Luminous Landscape website 17 years ago, passed away after a year-long battle with cancer.
Michael and I […]

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David Farkas wrote a new post, New LockCircle “Metal Jacket” Cinema Production Cage for Leica SL (Typ 601) 9 years, 5 months ago
So, this press release came across my inbox this morning and I have to say, the Metal Jacket looks very, very cool for those looking to put the Leica SL (Typ 601) into service for professional video applications. […]

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Luis Castañeda posted an update 9 years, 5 months ago
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica M-D (Typ 262) Starts Shipping in US 9 years, 6 months ago
The first batch of Leica M-D (Typ 262) cameras are making their way to dealers in the US this week.
The initial delivery, as is the case for most new Leica products, is extremely meager, with just a hand […]

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Luis Castañeda posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
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Luis Castañeda posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
“Potatoes” -
Luis Castañeda posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
At Wynwood Art District. Miami. Florida. USA -
Luis Castañeda posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Leica Releases New Firmware for M Camera Lineup 9 years, 6 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has released new firmware for most of its current digital M lineup. The firmware fixes a number of bugs and improves operational stability of the M (Typ 240), M-P (Typ 240), M (Typ 262) and M […]

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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Leica Announces M-D (Typ 262): Digital M with Analog Feel 9 years, 6 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has announced the Leica M-D (Typ 262), a full-frame digital M rangefinder camera with no rear LCD screen, live view, video or electronic viewfinder compatibility. The camera features similar […]

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David Farkas wrote a new post, Limited Edition ‘Oberwerth for Leica' Camera Bag Set Announced 9 years, 6 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has announced a collaboration with high-end German camera bag designer and manufacturer Oberwerth. The ‘Oberwerth for Leica' set has been made exclusively for Leica and is limited to 800 […]

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David Farkas wrote a new post, How to Set Up Tethered Shooting Between the Leica S (Typ 007) and Capture One Pro 9 years, 6 months ago
While Adobe Lightroom, which comes bundled with the camera, does support direct tethering, I've had some Leica S photographers inquire how they can set up a straightforward and solid tethered workflow into […]

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For the S (Typ 006), you will have to use Image Shuttle 2.2, but the procedure remains the same.
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I am in a Windows 10 environment. Can I tether in a Windows environment?
(I am a big fan of C1 and I hope I can make use of it with my 007).
Thanks,
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Fred,
Unfortunately, there is no Image Shuttle 3 for Windows 10 just yet. I'm hoping to see this soon, as I work in both OS X and Windows environments.
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You can't set White Balance to the default DNG profile, but you can create a preset. Alternatively, what I was doing in my testing was to manually set a gray card white balance in the camera before shooting the tethered session. I find this technique works well, and have used it for LR as well going back to the S2.
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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Leica Officially Ending 12% Exchange Rate Savings Program on May 10, 2016 9 years, 6 months ago
In 2015, Leica Camera USA announced a special pricing promotion to compensate for the weakness of the Euro versus the US Dollar, cutting retail pricing on nearly all photographic equipment by 12%. That pr […]

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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Leica SL (Typ 601) Firmware Version 2.0 Released – A look at what's changed 9 years, 6 months ago
Today, Leica has released a major new firmware update for the SL (Typ 601): Version 2.0. This firmware incorporates a considerable number of new features, enhancements, stability improvements and bug fixes. Before […]

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I have never been so happy with a firmware update before. 🙂 thanks for breaking down the updates! greatly appreciated since exploring the updates last night on the camera where very DIY.
Thanks Josh!!
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There might be some inherent hardware-based per-pixel noise reduction in the imaging pipeline, but a DNG wouldn't have software NR applied to it like a high ISO JPG shot in-camera would. You'd still have to apply NR in post processing, just as before when a DNG+JPG was captured. The JPG used for preview would have NR; the DNG wouldn't.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 Lens Review: Telephoto Titan for the SL (Typ 601) 9 years, 7 months ago
Developing an entirely new lens lineup is no easy task. For the recently released SL, Leica focused their initial efforts on quickly launching high quality zooms for the system, in an attempt to cover the largest […]

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I enjoyed your review as usual. The lens looks like a stellar performer.
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Great review David! Seems like a lens worth having.
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Hi David
I hope you're well.
Great report as usual – I had the lens for a week, but I didn't have time to really do it justice.
Hope to get my hands on one again soon.best
Jono -
Correct, there are no strap lugs on the lens itself. I had no issues carrying from just the camera strap. The lens points downwards which doesn't exert the same kind of lateral torque on the lens mount that mounting it to a tripod from the body would. In that case, use the tripod foot to remove the stress on the mount.
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I don't know what the stock situation in Hong Kong is like these days. Here in the US, the 90-280 is still in short supply relative to demand.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica S (Typ 007) Firmware Version 3.0.0.0 Released 9 years, 7 months ago
Today, Leica has released a major firmware update for the latest S (Typ 007). This release adds in features that I have wanted since first testing the camera in Iceland last summer. Here's the full rundown of […]

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Mark, unfortunately, the distance scale is only available in meters, even on v3.0.0.0. I made a request/suggestion during my initial testing for the scale to be in feet as well.
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David,
Thanks for the walk through.
An easy update. Surprised they jumped from calling it a 2.xxx all the way to 3.0.0.0..0000
I expect 3.00.001 to convert meters into feet. And what other suggestions did you make that they may include on 3.00.002?I like that it will update my old lenses “automatically” so I will be good to go as soon as the S 350mm is announced.
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Thorough and concise!
Thanks, David!
Albert
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Launches APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 Telephoto Zoom 9 years, 7 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has officially launched the Leica APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens in the USA. Priced at $6,395, the lens is expected to ship in April. This will be the second SL-system lens r […]

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What would be a compact elegant leica-like camera if only for the fact that the only thing made for the front of it are metal munching monster lenses. They promised a 50mm normal i think…. thats the lens which should have come out. Whats needed is a pancake 40mm. Hold the blueberries… make is short stack..
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I'm sure there will plenty of primes to come, starting with the 50 f/1.4 Summilux-SL coming later this year. In order to cover the widest range of focal lengths, the two zooms were launched first.
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Yes, the 90-280 SL has a very nicely designed rotating, detachable tripod collar. There is a knob to lock the rotation and a knob with safety release for the tripod food.
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The collar is part of the lens. The foot is removable.
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I will always have Michael next to my heart. Literally. When Luminous Landscape issued DVDs, I bought all of them, and ripped the tracks to MP4 i-device-compatible videos. There are 11 videos on Iceland alone. The good news is, instead of having a nameless or faceless presenter of scenes, Michael and his associates are participants and presenters in these photographic adventure videos. And having them at hand at all times, they continue to inspire me as well as others I come into contact with.