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Leica M11 Monochrom Review: Pure B&W Performance

David Farkas
9
When the original Leica M Monochrom was introduced back in May 2012, the world didn’t know it needed a purpose-built digital black and white camera. In fact, at the time, skeptics, cynics and armchair imaging experts wasted no time questioning the relevancy o...

Leica M11 Review: The Ultimate Digital M

David Farkas
29
Leica had a real challenge this time around. In just a little over a decade, the legendary German camera maker had progressed from its first rudimentary attempt at a digital rangefinder camera in the M8 to what I dubbed the quintessential digital M with the M...

The Leica V-Lux 5: A Closer Look

Kirsten Vignes
3
For the last four years, the Leica V-Lux (Typ 114) which features a 1-inch CMOS sensor and fast 25-400mm built-in optical zoom, has been the go-to for both amateurs and professionals looking for a back-friendly and travel-ready superzoom. Last week, Leica ann...

The Everyday Backpack by Peak Design Review

Victor Quintana
3
Recently, I found myself in the market for a new camera bag and was leaning towards a backpack. But I didn’t want something that screamed ‘camera backpack.’ Nor was I excited by the prospect of a big, bulky pack loading me down. Whatever I went with had to be...

Leica CL Review: The Perfect Travel Camera

David Farkas
32
When the Leica CL was introduced a little over a year ago, the APS-C mirrorless camera joined an already full Leica roster, sharing many similarities with its siblings. Functionally equivalent to the then very recently launched TL2, but with familiar design e...

The Leica Q-P: A Closer Look

Josh Lehrer
7
Last month, Leica launched their latest variant of the Q: the Leica Q-P, which is the first time that their legendary "P" designation has been applied to a fixed-lens camera. Expectations are high whenever a new "P" model is launched, and given the Q's immense...

Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH Review

David Farkas
4
The Leica SL System continues to grow and mature. Two and a half years since the SL (Typ 601) launched, Leica’s focus is now on expanding the lens lineup. The 24-90 and 90-280, the first two SL lenses, are the first zooms that I’ve used which offer Leica prime...

A Look at the New Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH

David Farkas
1
Back in November, Leica announced the Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH, one of the most exotic M lenses made to date, with an amazingly complex optical design and some very exotic glass. It's also the largest and heaviest, weighing in just over 1kg (2.2 lbs). And t...

A Look at the New Leica Thambar-M 90mm f/2.2

David Farkas
Starting with the Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 last year, Leica has started reissuing classic lenses from their past, keeping the original optical designs while implementing modern manufacturing and lens coatings. This allows M users the to experience the distinctive...

Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH Review: A New Standard

David Farkas
25
Back at Photokina 2016, I had the pleasure of sitting down and discussing SL lenses with Peter Karbe, the head of optics at Leica. You can click the link to read the full interview, which has some great info, but the main takeaway is this: the SL lenses repres...

Leica M10 Review: The Quintessential Digital M

David Farkas
39
The Leica M10 might be the most ‘analog’ digital M yet. And perhaps the most faithful to the M lineage. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed Leica’s journey into digital photography over the last decade or so. Every step of the way, the v...