Category: Leica

Leica acknowledges development of new system camera (R-solution) | Leica News & Rumors

Leica acknowledges development of new system camera (R-solution) – Leica Rumors

Echenique.com published a letter sent by Leica to a customer regarding the future of the Leica R lenses: “We are fully aware that you like to use your valuable R lenses on a digital Leica body in a adequate way. This need has been integrated into the deve

via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/09/06/leica-acknowledges-development-of-new-system-camera-r-solution.aspx/

Add hundreds, if not thousands, of aptly dressed photographers to the South of France. Mix in a rather heavy bias towards wearing Canon’s latest and greatest around your neck, sprinkle in a few keffiyehs, some ego’s, a pinch of super star photographers and finally a dash of those purchasing work and you end up with Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan.

September 6, 2010
The Online Photographer: The Secrets of the Leica

The Secrets of the Leica

Distractions are like catnip to photographers. We can’t resist them, and they often make us act silly. The Leica didn’t allow us the option of very many distractions. What follows is a short list of the major and minor secrets…

via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/09/the-secrets-of-the-leica.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FZSjz+%28The+Online+Photographer%29

Lenses are expensive, so chances are better you’ll only own one or two.Three at most. If you are lucky enough to acquire a Leica but you also acquire too many lenses for it—too bad! You lose. Lenses are like women: one main one and maybe one on the side are enough for any real man, as long as they’re the right ones for you. Too many and you’re either just playing around or busy making yourself and everyone around you unhappy

September 4, 2010
Leica: "We are still producing film cameras" – British Journal of Photography

Leica says that it “has not stopped producing its analogue camera models, the Leica M7 and Leica MP, nor does it currently have any intention to do so.”

Link: Leica: “We are still producing film cameras” – British Journal of Photography

August 26, 2010
iPhone 4 turns into a Leica M9 | Leica News & Rumors

iPhone 4 turns into a Leica M9 – Leica Rumors

First, there was that comment from Steve Jobs that the iPhone 4 looked like “a beautiful old Leica camera”. It did not take long to see the first iPhone-Leica modification and now flickr member joey_joey_joey has an even better implementation, this time t

via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/08/25/iphone-4-turns-into-a-leica-m9.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeicaRumors+%28LeicaRumors.com%29

Canon has unveiled the EOS 60D. The successor to the EOS 50D fits in between the EOS T2i/550D and EOS 7D in Canon’s lineup and gets many of its still and video features from these models. It has a 17.92 million image pixel CMOS sensor, shoots stills at up to 5.3fps, sports 63-zone metering and 9-point AF systems, can control and trigger remote Speedlites with its built-in flash and captures 1080p video at up to 30fps. It’s also the first Canon digital SLR to incorporate a tilt-and-twist rear LCD.

August 25, 2010
The Online Photographer: 'A Leica for a Year' a Year Later

‘A Leica for a Year’ a Year Later

UPDATE: I am not going to be able to “feature” all the comments that deserve to be singled out—there will be many good comments in the Comments section, and I’m very sorry, but I’m just not going to be able…

via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/08/a-leica-for-a-year-a-year-later.html

I don’t know how many of those who tried the exercise will be visiting TOP today or even this week, and would see this, but I thought that today, in honor of Cartier-Bresson’s birthday (he was born on this day in 1908), I’d ask to hear from people who actually carried out the “one Leica one year” exercise (or tried to): What did you do? How did it go, and what did you get from it? Are you happy you did it?

August 23, 2010
PDN Gear Guide Review: Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH Lens

I’ve used a number of other brands of 35mm f/2’s and 35mm f/1.4’s and reviewed old images for comparison while testing Leica’s new model, and can definitely say this is the best 35mm focal length lens I’ve tested, period.

Link: PDN Gear Guide Review: Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH Lens

August 21, 2010
An Interview with Michael Kamber of the New York Times « The Leica Camera

A seasoned photojournalist acclaimed for his brilliant and sensitive coverage of conflict zones around the world tells the amazing story of his evolving career and his Leica connection

Link: An Interview with Michael Kamber of the New York Times « The Leica Camera

August 11, 2010
Leica related links | Leica News & Rumors

Leica related links – Leica Rumors

A short interview with Luigi Crescenzi from Leicatime. You can browse all currently available Luigi cases on eBay. Did you know that Konica produced M lenses? For example: the Konica 21-35/3.4-4. Some sample shots are available here. They also had a Hexan

via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/08/05/leica-related-links-3.aspx/

Leica M9 “Urban Camouflage” limited edition

August 6, 2010
Leica M9 firmware version 1.138 is out | Leica News & Rumors

Leica M9 firmware version 1.138 is out – Leica Rumors

Leica M9 firmware version 1.138 can now be downloaded from Leica’s website. Here is the list of improvements: Camera Performance: Improved compatibility of SDHC cards. Nevertheless, we recommend our customers the “Extreme III” cards from the leading brand

via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/08/06/leica-m9-firmware-version-1-138-is-out.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeicaRumors+%28LeicaRumors.com%29

Leica M9 “Urban Camouflage” limited edition

August 6, 2010
the curse of a film leica

What to do? I want to shoot some film, process it and share the prints around the family table. But why carry my favorite M when I know I can’t replace it if it breaks? A little point and shoot I can eat in the wallet if my nephew spills soda on it.

Link: uncommons – the curse of a film leica

August 4, 2010
What to expect from Leica at Photokina 2010 | Leica News & Rumors

What to expect from Leica at Photokina 2010 (*updated*) – Leica Rumors

Photokina is the biggest photography equipment show in the world and it takes place every two years in Cologne, Germany. For Leica Camera AG, this is their “home turf” – Solms is 150km/100miles away from Cologne. As Rudi Spiller mentioned on the last fina

via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/08/03/what-to-expect-from-leica-at-photokina-2010.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeicaRumors+%28LeicaRumors.com%29

Henri Cartier-Bresson… Garry Winogrand… Helen Levitt… Robert Frank… André Kértész… William Klein… Jacques Henri Lartigue… Marc Riboud… Raymond Depardon… Elliot Erwitt… Joel Meyerowitz…

I started this list as I thought of who all the great street photographers might be. But I stopped early, realizing that in photojournalism (or any of its other pseudonyms) we all photograph life in the street.

August 3, 2010
Aditya Mukherjee: Insightful Eye on India and Beyond « The Leica Camera

Aditya Mukherjee is a talented 24-year-old photographer of Indian descent currently living in Singapore. He is a serious enthusiast of long standing whose pictures are clearly of professional caliber. No matter what camera he uses, his luminous, exquisitely composed images have that classic “Leica look” and we were not at all surprised to learn that his favorite photographer is the great photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado. An inveterate Leica fan, Mukhergee has often rented Leica cameras and lenses, but doesn’t own one quite yet. His dream outfit is a Leica M9 with 24mm, 35mm, and 50mm lenses. Clearly a photographer with a social conscience, he is currently working on a themed project called simply “poverty.” Here are his heartfelt observations on his mission, his technique, and his equipment as revealed in his thoughtful answers to our interviewer’s questions.

Link: Aditya Mukherjee: Insightful Eye on India and Beyond « The Leica Camera

July 30, 2010
“Shooting Robert King” now available for free online | Leica News & Rumors

The documentary “Shooting Robert King” can now be watched online for free – Leica Rumors

An excellent documentary – worth seeing if you haven’t done so already (warning: graphic content). Watch more free documentaries Related posts: “One camera, one life” is a short documentary about Leitz family’s efforts to rescue Jews during the Holocaust

via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/07/29/shooting-robert-king-now-available-for-free-online.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeicaRumors+%28LeicaRumors.com%29

In one sense, the carefully choreographed exercise represented a new kind of hybrid journalism. WikiLeaks was more than just a source, it was a publisher. And however it got the goods, WikiLeaks found willing collaborators in the mainstream eager to both compete on a big story and to serve their readers.

July 29, 2010
Mugur Vărzariu Interview, part 2 « The Leica Camera

Here is part two of the interview with Mugur Vărzariu who embodies the definition of a compassionate photographer: “I only press the shutter release when I can help my subjects.”

Link: Mugur Vărzariu Interview, part 2 « The Leica Camera

July 22, 2010
Leica M9: “We will probably produce more than twice as many as planned” | Leica News & Rumors

Leica M9: “We will probably produce more than twice as many as planned” – Leica Rumors

An interesting article in the Austrian newspaper DiePresse.com (in English) about Andreas Kaufmann (Chairman of the board at Leica Camera). One of the quotes, referring to the Leica M9: “The camera is sold out for months. We will probably produce more tha

via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/07/21/leica-m9-we-will-probably-produce-more-than-twice-as-many-as-planned.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeicaRumors+%28LeicaRumors.com%29

I wanted to set the record straight. I kept hearing people say, “Chechnya was when you really started to be a photographer.” And that’s not true. I was shooting back at the Berlin Wall, but nobody knew about it. I fell through the cracks. I wanted a way to say that my influences are not the ones you think they are. They are about painting. They are about music. They are about other things. The way I’ve been shooting really hasn’t changed since back in the ’70s, before all these new photographers emerged. My old work, like rock and roll, really nails it.

July 22, 2010
Likea: The Cardboard Fake Leica | Gadget Lab

Likea: The Cardboard Fake Leica

The Likea camera is like a Leica camera. Specifically, the Likea MPH is a stripped down version of Leica’s already frill-less MP rangefinder. How stripped down? Try these anti-specs: No battery, no light meter, no mechanical shutter, no embellishment – ju

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/07/likea-the-cardboard-fake-leica/

it uses the exact-same 35mm film as the legendary German rangefinders have always used.

July 9, 2010
The Online Photographer: Leica S2 in the Wild

Leica S2 in the Wild

When I put up that quote from Michael Reichmann yesterday, a number of people used it as a touching-off point for the familiar old disputation between old film cameras and new digital ones. “Semilog,” for example, wrote a characteristically eloquent…

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Who but Leica, conceiving its flagship camera, could so resolutely eschew gee-whizzery? Sony earns a passing mention here for the straightforwardness of the A900/A850, but that’s only relatively—relative to the competition. The S2 is is another league in this regard. No other camera maker would have—no other camera maker could have—the utter confidence to make a camera that does the important things well and just says no to all the rest to the same extent the S2 does.

July 4, 2010
Leica S2 – First Impressions

Here is a camera that is actually smaller and feels lighter than a 35 mm pro DSLR, handles much better than any Medium Format camera, yet delivers image quality competitive with the bigger, heavier and much more cumbersome top of the line Medium Format systems. I would say that this is proof that the tweener concept is a great one.

Link: Leica S2 – First Impressions

June 28, 2010
50mm f1.1 Nokton

The classic F/1 lens is the Leica Noctilux. For those lucky enough to own one, its huge weight and price tag bought passable sharpness wide-open and creamy, buttery-smooth rendering of out-of-focus areas, worthy of any dairy metaphor you cared to heap on it.

Leica recently upped (or downed?) the ante by producing the fantastical 50mm f0.95 Noctilux. If the Leica 50mm F/1.4 ASPH is the Ferrari of fifty-millimeter lenses, the 0.95 is the Bugatti Veyron.

Link: 50mm f1.1 Nokton

June 24, 2010
Leica M9 as Landscape Camera? — Six Months Later

Michael, of course continues to work with a full range of cameras, as readers here well know. I have sold my Canon gear in favor of Leica body and lenses. And how is the change working out?

Link: Leica M9 as Landscape Camera? — Six Months Later

June 21, 2010