David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

Testing the Pentax 105mm f/2.4 vs. the Leica 120mm f/2.5 APO on the Leica S2

August 12, 2011

We’ve been experimenting with alternative lenses on the Leica S2 for the better part of a year now, trying to see which lenses perform best and offer an S2 user some kind of additional functionality or creative...

Welcome to Red Dot Forum – First time visitors please read

David Farkas

July 13, 2011

We created Red Dot Forum as a home for Leica S2 and M shooters to share information and images, learn more about their systems, receive support and build relationships with fellow Leica enthusiasts. Our goal is...

Leica S2 as a vacation point and shoot?

David Farkas

June 30, 2011

Over Memorial Day Weekend, we took a mini family vacation to Clearwater Beach, on the west coast of Florida. Many people take pictures when they travel. For me, I travel to take pictures...usually. This trip wa...

Sophia’s Choice

David Farkas

December 11, 2010

A few days ago, my almost-4-year-old daughter Sophia did something for the very first time: she asked me to take her picture.For me this was a pretty big deal. Up until now, I've had to convince her to let ...

First Impressions of the Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5

David Farkas

October 8, 2010

I received my first demo Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5 this week and couldn't wait to take a few test shots to see what this lens is really capable of on the Leica S2. Unfortunately, I've been so busy ...

Photokina 2010: Day 3 – Pentax 645D and Fuji Finepix X100

David Farkas

September 26, 2010

I headed into the show a little late on Thursday. I had a couple follow-up meetings at Leica and I wanted to see a few things in between appointments. Specifically, I was interested in two cameras that a lot ...

More Photokina 2010 Updates on the way

David Farkas

September 26, 2010

I am currently in Wetzlar, Germany attending the LHSA Annual Meeting. I left Cologne early on Friday and returned back to the show for several hours yesterday to catch all the areas I hadn't seen during th...

Photokina 2010: Day 2 – A look at other medium format offerings

David Farkas

September 24, 2010

With all day yesterday spent at the Leica booth and with Hasselblad's announcements today, I figured I'd try to check out the S2's main competition.Phase One First on the tour was Phase One. Their boo...

Photokina 2010: Day 1 – Leica S System

David Farkas

September 22, 2010

Another Photokina has begun. Walking up the steps into the Koelnmesse and into Photokina felt great. Not only was it a beautiful day this morning, but the sheer amount of photo goodies awaiting you inside c...

Photokina 2010: Leica Design Preview Event: Unveiling the M9 Titan

David Farkas

September 20, 2010

I arrived in Cologne early this morning. The weather is amazing, with clear blue skies and temperatures hovering around 70 deg F. After the usual two hours sleep on the plane, I took a three-hour nap in the hot...

Stay Tuned for Full Photokina 2010 Coverage

David Farkas

September 9, 2010

Photokina is the world's largest photo industry trade show. So large, in fact, that it is only held once every two years. With only two weeks before Photokina 2010 opens its doors, I am once again preparin...

Taking the Leica Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH and the S2 for a spin around the neighborhood

David Farkas

July 2, 2010

The long-awaited Leica Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH lens is finally shipping, with the first units going to customers this week. Many have hoped this lens would be one of the best wide-angle offerings for medium ...

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