Leica M hands on I was very fortunate to be able to go to a Leica event and get my greasy little mitts on the new series of Leica cameras. And I have to admit it, I was impressed. But was I actually impressed enough to buy one?
Digital cameras that I want to see Photokina has got everyone buzzing, with the new releases from Leica and all of that jazz, there has been an influx of new cameras on the market, some of the great some of them not so great. Seeing as everyone has chucked their tuppence into the ring about [...]
A hands on with the M9-M After the announcement from Leica in Germany the Ginza Tokyo pro store held a reception for the Japanese market. We got a hands on with the delightful M9-M…and what a camera it is.
Rumors flew, but one was right, the big one So, unless you have been hiding under a rock or are in sensory deprivation detention you will not have failed to notice that there was quite a significant announcement from Solms yesterday. But what does it mean for photographers?
Last night I went to a party, a very special party I was lucky enough to be invited to the Leica Ginza 新年会 party last night. For those of you who don’t read Japanese (i.e. most of the world) that says shinnenkai, which means new years party. And what a very interesting party it was [...]
You got a Leica, now you need some glass So, you have gone out and bought a Leica camera/M-mount type camera. Now you have to put some glass on it. And this is where things can get tricky. What a lot of people forget when asking me about buying a camera is that the lenses [...]
Seeing as I have posted a couple of pictures of Leica lenses this week, I thought it might be nice for you all to see the video of how they are made. Yeah, it is a slick piece of promo material, but it is nice nonetheless. You can really see why the damn things cost [...]
Here’s something cool from Digital Rev. Leica loveliness…..