David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

Leica Introduces Three Limited Production M Lenses

February 7, 2019

Today, Leica has announced three new limited production M lens variants. The three lenses are all current offerings within the M lens lineup, but will be produced in limited quantities with unique finishes. In...

Price Increased on Leica CCD Sensor Replacement

David Farkas

December 19, 2018

At the end of 2014, Leica officially acknowledged the CCD sensor corrosion problem that started appearing on many M9, M9-P, M Monochrom and M-E camera bodies. The corrosion issue, identified by unusual spots on...

Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 8.1 and Camera Raw CC 11.1 Updates Now Support D-Lux 7, M10-D and M10-P

David Farkas

December 10, 2018

Today, Adobe has released updates for Photoshop CC, Camera Raw CC and Lightroom Classic CC. Along with the usual bug fixes and incremental feature additions, the most notable change is the added support for new...

Leica Launches CL ‘Street Kit’ with 23mm Lens, Grip, Strap and Extra Battery

David Farkas

December 7, 2018

Today, Leica Camera USA has announced the Leica CL 'Street Kit.' Adding another bundled option to the lineup after the CL Starter Bundle with 18mm Elmarit-TL was introduced earlier this week, the CL 'Street Kit...

Save $895 with Leica CL + 18mm Starter Bundle

David Farkas

December 4, 2018

Today, Leica Camera USA has announced a new way to save on the popular Leica CL mirrorless camera. Priced at $3,195, the CL Starter Bundle includes a black Leica CL camera and 18mm Elmarit-TL f/2.8 ASPH lens. T...

Photokina 2019 Cancelled | Next Show in 2020

David Farkas

December 3, 2018

In somewhat surprising news, I received an email today that the Photokina Show to take place in May of 2019 has been cancelled. Photokina is the largest photography trade fair in the world, and has historically...

Leica D-Lux 7 Compact Camera Released

David Farkas

November 20, 2018

Today, Leica has released the D-Lux 7, their next generation compact digital camera. Featuring the same solid, ergonomic body and fast 24-75mm (equiv) f/1.7-2.8 lens as the popular D-Lux (Typ 109), the D-Lux 7 ...

Leica Q-P in Stealth Matte Black Released

David Farkas

November 6, 2018

Today, Leica has released the Q-P, a new model variant of the ever-popular Q (Typ 116). Taking design cues from other "P" models of the past, the Leica Q-P features a "Stealth" matte black finish, no red Leica ...

Leica M10-D Announced: Digital M with Analog Soul

David Farkas

October 24, 2018

Today, Leica has announced the Leica M10-D. Based on the recently introduced M10-P digital rangefinder, the M10-D takes the analog aesthetic to a whole new level. With no rear LCD display, an ultra quiet shutte...

Photokina 2018: Details on the L-Mount Alliance

David Farkas

September 30, 2018

Following the announcement of the L-Mount Alliance at the Leica press event preceding the start of Photokina, there seemed to be more questions than answers. How did such an alliance come to be? How much cooper...

Photokina 2018: The Leica CL and Future of APS-C

David Farkas

September 30, 2018

Leica officially announced the CL, Silver Anodized this week at Photokina. And while functionally identical to the original all-black CL, the silver does look quite nice and offer a little refresh to the camera...

Photokina 2018: The Leica M-System

David Farkas

September 30, 2018

The Leica M10-P was announced a month ago, just ahead of Photokina. Like other 'P' models before it, the camera is a refresh/upgrade to the stock M10. With the same 24 megapixel CMOS sensor and Maestro II image...

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