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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Sofort Instant Film Camera in New Red Finish 5 years, 1 month ago
Today, Leica has announced a new color option in the Sofort instant camera lineup. With all the same specs as the existing, as well as past color choices, the Leica Sofort Red is boldly styled in a bright red […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica FOTOS 2.0 App Adds Support for SL2 and iPad 5 years, 1 month ago
Leica has released a major update for its FOTOS app. In version 2.0, the FOTOS app adds support for the latest SL2 mirrorless camera, as well as coming in two flavors – a free version for iPhone and Android, as […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) “Leitz Wetzlar” 5 years, 1 month ago
Today, Leica Camera has announced a limited run Leica M Monocrhom (Ty 246) to pay homage to the 150 year anniversary of Ernst Leitz taking over management of the Optical Institute in Wetzlar, Germany. The new […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica CL ‘Edition Paul Smith' 5 years, 1 month ago
Today, Leica has announced the Leica CL ‘Edition Paul Smith', a new special edition of the CL mirrorless camera. The set marks the second collaboration between Leica and British fashion designer Paul Smith. […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica SL2 Announced: 47MP, IBIS, Cine4K60 and More 5 years, 1 month ago
Today, Leica has announced the SL2, its next-generation professional mirrorless camera. The original Leica SL (Typ 601), introduced in late 2015, set the standard for mirrorless cameras. From its cutting-edge […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica M10-P ‘ASC 100 Edition' 5 years, 2 months ago
Today, Leica has announced a new special edition camera set. The Leica M10-P ‘ASC 100 Edition' commemorates the 100th anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers, the oldest and one of the most […]
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The firmware is exclusive the ASC 100 Edition.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica CL ‘100 jahre bauhaus – bauhaus museum dessau' Limited Edition 5 years, 3 months ago
Back in May, Leica introduced the CL ‘Jahre 100 Bauhaus Edition' which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus school of art and design in Germany. The sleek silver camera included a […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica M Monochrom “Signature” by Andy Summers 5 years, 3 months ago
Today, Leica has announced a new special edition camera set, the Leica M Monochrom “Signature” by Andy Summers. Designed with guitar legend and former member of The Police Andy Summers, the camera is definitely […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Firmware 2.7.5.0 for Leica M10/M10-P/M10-D Released 5 years, 3 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has released firmware version 2.7.5.0 for its M10, M10-P and M10-D digital rangefinder cameras. The firmware primarily addresses a few small bugs while adding stability and overall software […]
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I found when installing this update that I was NOT prompted to save my settings. When the update was done my existing settings had not been altered or deleted. Maybe Leica has found the secret to updating without resetting the camera.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH Now Shipping 5 years, 4 months ago
Today, Leica has announced that the highly anticipated APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH L-Mount prime lens will start shipping immediately with a price tag of $4,495. The 50mm APO-Summicron-SL joins the existing […]
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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Leica SL Firmware 3.6 Released 5 years, 4 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has released firmware version 3.6 for the Leica SL full-frame mirrorless camera. The firmware primarily improves compatibility with non-Leica L-mount lenses – an excellent demonstration of […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Firmware v1.1 Released for Leica Q2 5 years, 4 months ago
Today, Leica has released the first firmware update, version 1.1, for the recently introduced Leica Q2. The most significant change addresses a bug that prevented DNG files captured in continuous super speed from […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Offers M9 Summer Repair Special II 5 years, 4 months ago
After the positive response for the M240 Summer Repair Special, which was launched a couple weeks ago, Leica USA Customer Care will now offer a Summer Repair Special II for Leica M9 generation cameras. Eligible […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Firmware v3.1 for Leica CL Released 5 years, 5 months ago
Today, Leica has released firmware version 3.1 for the Leica CL. This update adds some nice features and customization options, including manual focus enhancements like focus peaking sensitivity and moveable […]
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Thanks for the reminder on how to update. I needed it.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Breakfast with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann 5 years, 5 months ago
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 the […]
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Fascinating interview, questions and answers, thank you David. Did I read correctly that an electronic viewfinder M is a consideration? I couldn't agree more that 24mp and 37mp are sufficient for most applications. quality pixels and lenses from Leica continue to amaze me when looking at images from the S2 and M240.
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David, delightful that you held this one back for nine months and it reads as fresh as if you had breakfast with him yesterday. Sounds like there is a lot of life still in the S system. Oh, and nicely done with the photographs of the good Doctor. Did he share the shots he got of you?
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This was a good read. Lots of between the lines nuggets of info. For instance, I believe I had read some time ago that Leica’s lens designer felt his lenses were good for up to 200MP sensors. Dr. K. seems to indicate half or a little less than half.
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Wonderful interview and photographs, David. I think Dr. Kaufmann's greatest gift is his instinct for what is best for Leica. It seems his instinct is calibrated by his willingness to listen to what Leica users want (i.e., the development of the M10 without video). All that makes for a great brand.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Offers M (Typ 240) Summer Repair Special 5 years, 5 months ago
For a limited time, Leica USA Customer Care is offering a Summer Repair Special for Leica M (Typ 240), M-P (Typ 240) and M Monochrom (Typ 246) cameras. Regularly priced at $500, they are now offering a full CLA […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Updates FOTOS Smartphone App to v 1.3 5 years, 5 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has
issued a new software update for the Leica FOTOS smartphone app on iOS and
Android. The version 1.3 update brings with it new functionality and changes:Location logging for Leica […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Announces V-Lux 5 Superzoom Camera 5 years, 5 months ago
Today, Leica has announced the V-Lux 5, the successor to the extremely popular V-Lux (Typ 114). With many of the same specifications that made the previous V-Lux such a hit, the V-Lux 5 sports a redesigned body, […]
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The V-Lux 5 zoom range is still 25-400mm (equiv). There is no 25-600mm version announced or available.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Ernst Leitz Museum Officially Opens with New Exhibit 5 years, 6 months ago
When we attended the Leitzpark 3 Opening last summer, the Ernst Leitz Museum was still being built out. The temporary exhibit Augen Auf! Eyes Wide Open was on display while a more permanent exhibition was […]
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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Leica Announces M-E (Typ 240) Digital Rangefinder 5 years, 6 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has introduced the M-E (Typ 240),
their most affordable digital M camera to date. The M-E (Typ 240) has all of
the same features and functions as the well-loved M (Typ
240), with a 2GB buffer […]
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I could not explain better the advantages of using the smartphone as source for GPS Data. Thank you, Scott.
Loved the article.very good review.i own the Leica sl for almost 4 years .would I still be able to use the adobe lightroom to process my workflow with the Leica sl2? I have a15inch mac book pro.
Just a note on the laptop question. The 85MB DNG files from the SL2 place a much higher demand on your computer than the SL601 files did. The latest generation MBP with six and eight core processors should be able to handle the files fine, better if equipped with 32GB of RAM vs. the base 16GB. Older generation hardware will work, but you'll definitely feel it.
I own the Leica sl for almost 4 years.i use Adobe Lightroom 6.3 on my Mac book pro 15inch for my workflow.qusetion is will the above support the Leica SL2 ?
My mistake the Adobe Lightroom I am using is 6.12 not 6.3. Will the 6.12 support the leica sl2 ?
Yes, your version of Lightroom should work ok. But… I'd highly recommend switching over to Lightroom Classic CC. It's well worth the $10/mo subscription fee to take full advantage of the latest improvements and continual updates.
Is there now compatibility with profoto for TTL metering? I will be purchasing this camera from you, for use during events and that would fit perfectly with my profoto lights. If no is there a technical limitation or is just the companies decision?
No Profoto integration has been announced at this point.
Hmm. Looking at the list, I think only the googled 135 might not clear the front of the EVF bump. But otherwise, I'd think you'd be good to go on everything else.
David, thanks for this post and also for your YouTube overview. Do you have any idea if the SL2 has ultrasonic sensor cleaning like the original SL? There's no mention off it in the SL2 manual .
The color space only applies to JPG files, not to DNG. So, if you don't shoot JPG, there's no need to worry about it.