David Farkas, Author at Red Dot Forum

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

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 ...

Using the Leica S2 at the LHSA Spring Shoot in Savannah, GA

David Farkas

May 2, 2010

Two weeks ago I attended the 2010 LHSA Spring Shoot in lovely Savannah, GA. I've gone to almost every meeting since going to my first one four years ago. The LHSA (Leica Historical Society of America) has about...

Square-pegging: Shooting action with a Leica S2

David Farkas

November 25, 2009

Leica sent us a final production S2 for our studio event and demo day this past weekend. So, I took the opportunity to head down to South Beach for some hometown shooting. I'm not quite sure why, but I decided ...

Leica S2 Review: Test Shooting in Germany

David Farkas

November 8, 2009

If you read my M9 review, you already know that I traveled to Germany in mid-August to test both the M9 and the S2. I was invited as part of a group of online journalists, consisting of myself, Michael Reic...

Leica M9 Review: Shooting in Wetzlar, Germany

David Farkas

September 10, 2009

The Leica M9 could very well be the most anticipated Leica M ever. With film users holding out for a full-frame digital M before making the switch, the tens of thousands of existing M8 users waiting to upgra...

Photokina 2008: Day 3 – Zeiss, Mamiya, Hasselblad, Nikon and Canon

David Farkas

September 26, 2008

I wish I could say that I slept more last night. What I can say is that I got a nice early start and a couple cups of Earl Grey to get me going.My first stop today was at Zeiss. As you may know, we becam...

Photokina 2008: Day 2 – Taking it easy and getting an education from Peter Karbe

David Farkas

September 24, 2008

Yesterday's post, the lack of sleep over the last few days and general jet lag finally caught up to me. I had to give in and relent to sleep and taking it easy today. I regret having to sit today on the bench a...

Photokina 2008: Day 2 – Taking it easy and getting an education

David Farkas

September 24, 2008

Photokina 2008: Day 1 – All things Leica

David Farkas

September 24, 2008

Well, where else do you think I’d spend my first day at the show? After last night’s marathon of typing, I decided to sleep in. No worries, as I had plenty of time at the Leica booth and no where else ...

Photokina 2008: Leica VIP Launch Event for S2

David Farkas

September 23, 2008

I’ve been looking forward to the Leica VIP launch event for some time now. The cryptic invitations, the tight-lipped Leica reps, the air of secrecy, the Internet rumors. Something big was in the wor...

Photokina 2008 Countdown

David Farkas

September 10, 2008

The doors to Photokina open in two weeks from today. The rumor mills are running full tilt. The forums are ablaze with pontification and prognostication. I'm getting phone calls and people walking in t...

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David Farkas

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

Using the Leica S2 at the LHSA Spring Shoot in Savannah, GA

Square-pegging: Shooting action with a Leica S2

Leica S2 Review: Test Shooting in Germany

Leica M9 Review: Shooting in Wetzlar, Germany

Photokina 2008: Day 3 – Zeiss, Mamiya, Hasselblad, Nikon and Canon

Photokina 2008: Day 2 – Taking it easy and getting an education from Peter Karbe

Photokina 2008: Day 2 – Taking it easy and getting an education

Photokina 2008: Day 1 – All things Leica

Photokina 2008: Leica VIP Launch Event for S2

Photokina 2008 Countdown

Author David Farkas