Chinese manufacturer Lailens has announced a pair of new lenses, including a fast and affordable 50mm f/1. 1 for Leica M-mount and L39 cameras, as well as a compact 35mm f/1.
The Leica I was first introduced in the Spring of 1925, and now, 100 years later, Leica is introducing 100 M11 “NEW YORK USA” Collector’s Edition cameras to celebrate the centennial of an icon. In those 100 years, Leica has captured the admiration and love of photographers and collectors alike.
Leica has been having a wonderful year so far. They have been launching varied products, and recently, they also announced Sirui as their ninth member for the coveted L-mount. As the L-mount is becoming a strong competitor in the market, there are reports of the company's models making a splash this year.
Leica and Hasselblad are two legacy camera companies that have achieved many milestones over the past centuries. One could even credit them for certain innovations that we continue to use in our digital cameras even today.
The Olympus Pen F came out nearly a decade ago; and Olympus and OMDS seemed not too keen on bringing it back. It's nice to sometimes have hope, but there are a lot of factors that tell us that it's probably never going to happen.
French company Pixii has announced the latest version of its APS-C digital rangefinder camera, the Pixii+.
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Many photographers are nostalgic for film. It might be the smell of the darkroom as you wait for your print to develop, the physically mechanical nature of shooting photos, or the skill required to bring home a decent photo. [Read More]
Recently, Leica and Panasonic announced a new initiative called L2. It's centering around the fact that they're making a brand new camera together. This, honestly, is quite exciting. And when you say it like this, it could mean a whole lot of different things.
What is a leaf shutter? If you started out in photography under a decade ago, we're pretty sure that you won't know the answer to this question. Even if you started in digital a decade ago, you might not know what a leaf shutter is.
Leica has historically been known for rangefinder-style cameras but has branched away in recent years. But if there is one thing the company should take away from the praise the new M11 is getting, it's that it should stick with what it's good at. [Read More]
As a professional corporate photographer who completes around 300 professional assignments a year and has done so for many years, I have used a number of modern, ultra-fast lenses made by excellent optical equipment manufacturers, but I keep on coming back to the Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 lens by Leica. As a Leica shooter, I was […]
If someone would ask me what digital camera brand is the most different from all the others, I would definitely answer Leica. A couple of weeks ago I bought my first Leica rangefinder, after using virtually every other camera brand on the market.
We know it's not going to help with your GAS, but we're back with yet another noteworthy find for your camera collection. This time, it's a rare Fujifilm TX-2 -- or the Hasselblad XPan II, if you want to call it that.
Leica today announced the new Leica M10-P, a stealthy M series rangefinder camera that’s designed to help “photographers to see and not be seen.” “Exceptionally discreet, the M10-P embodies the essence of the M philosophy and raises the traditional subtlety of the M series to an unprecedented level,” Leica says. One of the main features […]
It’s the end of an era: Leica has discontinued the M7 film rangefinder, the last numbered M series camera before the Leica M8 brought the iconic line into the realm of digital photography. Red Dot Forum reports that Leica has ended production of the M7 in both black and silver. And while certain models of […]
The Leica M6 is without a doubt a favorite of many Leica lovers, from ardent film photographers, to collectors looking for the rarest, most expensive special editions like the platinum-plated 150 Jahre Optik edition and ultra-rare M6A/M7 prototype.
Ever since I jumped into photography several years ago, I’ve always had a fascination with Leica. I used to think their cameras were overpriced and absurd—they were heavy and lacked many of the latest features I was accustomed to being on the latest DSLRs.
The Leica M10 has to be one of the worst kept secrets from Leica in a while. Perhaps it's because it generated a whole lot of excitement, and indeed it's worth the hype. For the purist photographer, this is bound to be a tool that they'll closely look at.
Following up our recent posting on the development of Konost recently, Konost has revamped their website and provided a latest update on their latest situation. They have missed their originally targeted deadline of taking pre-orders by end of 2016 with delivery in 2017 and the founder Bob Lian has written a long explanation about the delay and challenges they were facing and how they planned to move forward.
Back in early 2015, we have covered a promising start up project, Konost that aimed to create a full frame digital rangefinder (read here). Konost has been silent with their development status ever since with intermittent social media posting.
As part of Leica's centennial celebrations on May 3, the legendary German photo company is releasing a special New York-themed limited edition Leica M11. The Leica M11 100 Years of Leica "New York USA" edition is available exclusively in the United States and limited to just 100 units. [Read More]
Leica revealed the M11-D, a screen-less version of 2022's M11, a 60-megapixel M-mount digital rangefinder camera.
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Omnar Lenses, a new optics manufacturer based out of the United Kingdom, has announced a partnership with Skylanney Opto-Mechanics to offer a new one-off service that will turn any non-rangefinder lens into a rangefinder coupled M-Mount lens. [Read More]
Accessory maker Fotodiox is known for creating some unique (if occasionally problematic) lens adapters, and they’ve just done it again. Their new MY7 – GFX pro fusion adapter lets you use Mamiya 7 rangefinder lenses on Fuji’s medium format GFX cameras, including electronic control where possible. The adapter works by letting you to unlock the […]
Back in July 2018, photographer Oscar Oweson started an effort to build a homemade rangefinder camera — a 6×7 camera designed to be like an all-mechanical version of the Mamiya 7. Months later, the Panomicron Holmium was born.
One day after announcing its highest revenue ever, Leica unveiled new, glossy black editions of its M11 digital rangefinder camera and popular Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH. lens. [Read More]
Austrian photographer Markus Hofstaetter is always doing fun photography projects, whether it's turning a Leica M11 into a fancy film scanner, shooting wet plate portraits with a teeny-tiny lens, or creating HDR tintypes.
French camera startup Pixii today announced the Pixii Max, a new 24.5-megapixel full-frame digital rangefinder camera that promises to be a "seamless upgrade" for current Pixii owners. [Read More]
In the photographic arms race, mirrorless systems are on the rise, having pushed DSLRs into the history books. But, just as film isn’t dead, neither are rangefinders.
Funleader has announced an updated version of its Caplens 18mm f/8 for M-Mount that it claims has been adjusted to make for a better user experience in street and landscape photography, specifically on Leica rangefinders.
If you love both Leica and LEGO, today is your lucky day: Leica Store Miami has started selling Leica M camera LEGO kits that you build yourself. The resulting creations look like Leica’s revered rangefinder line.