Josh Lehrer, Author at Red Dot Forum

Leica Releases Statement about M (Typ 240) Delivery Delays

June 19, 2013

Today, Leica Camera has released a statement about the delivery situation regarding the Leica M (Typ 240):Since its presentation at the photokina 2012, the new Leica M has become extremely popular. The la...

Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH Now Shipping in the USA

Josh Lehrer

January 31, 2013

Today, we received the official word from Leica USA that the highly anticipated Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, originally announced at Leica's May 10, 2012 event, is now shipping in the United State...

Leica S CS Lens Upgrade Program Finalized

Josh Lehrer

January 22, 2013

Today Leica has made an official statement on the status of the CS lens upgrade program (the lenses which allow you to sync with external flashes at 1/1000th of a second instead of the current 1/125th) for ...

Leica Vario-Elmar-S 1:3.5-5.6/30-90mm ASPH Lenses Begin Shipping

Josh Lehrer

January 7, 2013

Today, we have received the official word from Leica that the new Leica Vario-Elmar-S 1:3.5-5.6/30-90mm ASPH lens has begun shipping in the United States. Like many new Leica products, initial quantities...

Leica M Monochrom 2013 Calendars Now Available

Josh Lehrer

December 27, 2012

The new Leica M Monochrom 2013 Calendars are now available! The M Monochrom wall calendar features images from this year’s Montreaux Jazz Festival. All calendar images are double perforated so that they can b...

Leica S2 Firmware Update 1.0.4.2 Now Available

Josh Lehrer

December 7, 2012

Today, Leica has released a new firmware update for the S2 and S2-P, version 1.0.4.2. From Leica:Leica Camera has released a new firmware update (FW 1.0.4.2) for the Leica S medium-format system.The f...

Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH Deliveries Delayed

Josh Lehrer

November 30, 2012

Today, Leica has informed us that the new Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, announced on May 10, has been delayed due to the "extraordinary technical requirements" of this unique lens. Since its announcement...

Leica D-Lux 6 Review: A solid improvement over the D-Lux 5

Josh Lehrer

November 5, 2012

The new Leica D-Lux 6, replacement to the popular D-Lux 5, has started to ship in the United States, and I have been playing with it for a few days (the above image of the water tower was taken with the D-Lux 6...

Photos from the Leica S-Studio in New York City

Josh Lehrer

October 26, 2012

This week, Photo Plus Expo is going on at the Javits Center, and in addition to their booth at the show, Leica also has a dedicated S-Studio to demonstrate the latest addition to the Leica product lin...

The Leica M-E Compared

Josh Lehrer

October 2, 2012

Today, we received our first shipment of the new Leica M-E. When Leica announced the M-E, there were a lot of questions about how it fit into Leica’s lineup and what was different when compared to the M9 and M9...

A Few Thoughts on the New Leica M Products

Josh Lehrer

September 17, 2012

After an incredible day of announcements from Leica, there are a slew of new products in the Leica lineup. My thoughts on a few:Leica M: The highly anticipated successor to the hugely popular Leic...

The Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux Aspherical vs. ASPH FLE

Josh Lehrer

August 29, 2012

"OK, now I am going to remove the 35mm f/1.4 Summilux Aspherical and put on the 35mm f/1.4 Summilux FLE ASPH.” Not a sentence that I speak frequently, however thanks to the generosity of a few friends of ours, ...

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