Breakfast with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann
Staying in the same hotel as the Chairman of the Board of Leica during Photokina has its benefits. After the Leica joint press event prior to the show opening, I was sitting in my hotel lobby and chatting on t...
Photokina 2018: The Leica M-System
The Leica M10-P was announced a month ago, just ahead of Photokina. Like other 'P' models before it, the camera is a refresh/upgrade to the stock M10. With the same 24 megapixel CMOS sensor and Maestro II image...
Photokina 2018: The Leica S3
Back at the end of last year, I posted my thoughts and a poll on what the next generation S camera might look like and what features are most important to S users here: Thoughts on the Next Generation Leica SOverwhelmingly, resolution was the number one re...
The Leica M10: A Discussion with Stefan Daniel and Jesko von Oeynhausen
While I was in Germany for the Celebration of Photography Event a.k.a The M10 Launch, I had a chance to sit down for a chat with Jesko von Oeyhausen, product manager for the Leica M10, and Stefan Daniel, Global...
Photokina 2016 – The Leica SL System
With Leica's new focus on professional imaging and nothing new announced for the flagship medium format Leica S System, the Leica SL was the unofficial star of this past Photokina. The Leica S (Typ 007) launche...
Photokina 2016 – Interview with Stephan Schulz, Director of Leica’s Professional Business Unit
Towards the end of Photokina, I sat down with Stephan Schulz, the global director of Leica's new Business Unit Professional. We talked about what this new professional business unit would mean for customers, product development, the future of the S-System, and...
Setting a new standard with Leica SL Lenses: A discussion with Peter Karbe at Photokina 2016
When I showed up for my meeting with Steffen Skopp, the product manager of the SL System, he greeted me and said, "I hope you don't mind, but I invited Peter Karbe to join us for our discussion." How could I po...
Photokina 2016 – The Future of the Leica Q
While the focus of this Photokina has been clearly centered around Leica's professional products, the entire product range was being shown to show-goers. Product managers for other systems besides the S and SL ...
Photokina 2016 – The Leica Sofort
The Leica Sofort has been getting a lot of buzz since the announcement leading up to Photokina and has proven to be a bit of a surprise hit here at the show. After handling the Sofort for myself, I can see why. It just looks cool. The colors and styling are re...
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 2012 – Red Dot Forum Interview with Jesko von Oeynhausen
It is obvious that Leica has stolen the spotlight at Photokina 2012 with a flurry of new announcements. Possibly the most exciting of their new products is the Leica M, successor to the groundbreaking M9 announ...