Leica X Edition Moncler Unboxing
Leica Store Miami received its first delivery of the limited edition Leica X Edition Moncler today, so we had an opportunity to do a little special edition unboxing. Enjoy. Click on the thumbnails below to ente...
Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) now shipping in the USA
The first batch of the highly anticipated Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) has just started to ship in the United States. Leica Store Miami expects to have the cameras in stock tomorrow (Friday, November 21), so if you pl...
New Firmware Released For Leica M8, M9, M9-P, M-E, M Monochrom, M (Typ 240) and M-P (Typ 240)
Leica has released updated firmware for all digital M camera models from the M8 to the M-P (Typ 240) in order to support the recently announced updated line of Summarit-M lenses. Hopefully, this means that the ...
Why Leica is staying at 37.5MP for the S (Typ 007)
Since Photokina, I’ve read some comments online expressing disappointment in Leica’s decision to use the same 37.5MP resolution of the current S (Typ 006) in the upcoming S (Typ 007). I’m not surprised. Indeed,...
Photokina 2014: A few quick pictures with the Leica Summicron-S 100mm f/2 ASPH
When I ventured by the S stand at the Leica booth on my last day at the show, I said hello to Dietmar Stuible, who was working the demo table. He is one of the optics designers at Leica and was responsible for ...
Photokina 2014: Day 4 – Leica compacts get upgraded with D-Lux (Typ 109) and V-Lux (Typ 114)
There has been a lot of excitement at the show around Leica’s two new compact cameras, the Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) and the Leica V-Lux (Typ 114). Admittedly, there is tons of excitement around pretty much all of ...
Photokina 2014: Day 3 – Hands on with Leica X (Typ 113) and X-E (Typ 102)
The X System has been an interesting evolutionary process. First, Leica released the X1 along with the M9 and S2 on 9/9/9. The theme of that launch was that the S2 was the smallest medium format camera, the M9 ...
Photokina 2014: Video interview with Stefan Daniel, Leica Director of Product Management
Stefan Daniel, Leica's Director of Product Management walked me through most of the major products introduced at Photokina. Of course, with so many new cameras and lenses, we couldn't go into too much detail on...
Photokina 2014: Day 2 – Everything you need to know about the Leica S (Typ 007)
With my focus on the M yesterday, I wanted to dedicate my second day at the show to the new Leica S (Typ 007). As the third generation in the S family (I’m not counting the old S1 as it’s a totally different an...
Dr. Andreas Kaufmann’s one-of-a-kind M240 spotted at Photokina 2014
So while I was waiting for an interview in the press area of the Leica booth earlier in the day, I noticed Dr. Kaufmann, the owner of Leica camera, sitting with a few people at one of the tall cocktail tables o...
Photokina 2014: Day 1 – Leica M System
I arrived at the Koelmesse this morning, headed up the familiar steps of the South Entrance and made my way to Leica’s huge booth, again occupying the entirety of Hall 1.The place is enormous with areas for eac...
Leica T (Typ 701) Review
Mirrorless or EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) cameras have become increasingly popular since the first Panasonic micro 4/3 systems came on the market several years ago. Sony jumped in with the...