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Hi There, I want to mention that your review is awesome as always but I want to also share my…
Many brands including Nikon and Canon copied Leica lenses in the early days. I’m sure Leica doesn’t mind as it…
Back when I had my M cameras, I found focus at f/1.4 was far more accurate with the rangefinder than…
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You’ve made no mention of the Leica EVF-3, which I use with great success on my D-Lux6. Expensive, yes, but…
And now that doesn’t look very out of place compared to several Leica M lens prices!
Another benefit of the Visoflex 020 Is the built in GPS module. The Visoflex 2 does not appear to have…
Thanks Marc. Best of luck with the GX. I’ve always wanted to try that model. I’m sure it will be…
That’s interesting, William. Thanks for adding this. If they find a smarter solution for focus control than focus peaking at…
Thank you, Andrew, for this insight. I agree that the EVF2 is very helpful for precise framing especially (but not…
Thank you, Patrick, for providing this information. So, M11 owners, be warned!
I found the EVF2 invaluable on my M240 for landscape photography. It was quick and easy to snap onto the…
I think I’m with you on this, William. I’ve never really experienced problems with rangefinder focus, except perhaps on very…
Thank you for the interesting article on EVFs. It might be worth mentioning that not only does the Visoflex 020…
According to Stefan Daniel on our LSI Zoom last week, there is another Leica EVF on the way. Personally I…
Wow David I have always hated shooting TX. Also I just traded 2 6×17 cameras for a Rolleiflex GX. Seeing…
James, thanks for the kind words. Yes, it does take great eyesight to nail focus on the Rollei, especially when…
Great meeting you too, William. Hopefully I can make it out to the UK in the spring. Chat soon ~david
Thanks for the feedback, Joe. I agree, I digital Rolleiflex would be sweet. ~david
Many thanks, Gerard!
What!? Leica is making a special Steampunk Edition camera? Oh, that’s going to be major a collector’s item.
Great story; great pictures! Thanks.
I’ve never owned a Leica but I’ve owned a Rolleiflex f/3/5. Great camera and Ive never understood why Rollei didn’t…
David, it was good to meet you in Montreal. I think you recognised me first. Don’t worry about bringing a…
Excellent article and your photographs are wonderful. I too once owned a Rolleiflex 2.8F. It takes plenty of skill and…
Kathy, thank you for introducing me to this phrase/concept. It’s wonderful!
Glad to be the source of a few chuckles! Happy Christmas!!
Thank you, Craig. It’s surprising how old articles pop up randomly — and your comment promoted me to re-read the…
I found this article whilst watching the 1975 movie ‘One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing’ where a steam powered lorry…
I agree with you and with Jonathan. As far as I could tell, there is no difference between the performance…
Peace of mind? There is absolutely no reason to get the Leica instead of the Sigma. Even Sigma support tends…
Thanks for this. I got some much needed laughter. Nicely done. Happiest of holidays to all! Joel
What a wonderful insight. I’ve been having difficulty reconciling what I’d always read about ‘street’ since HCB and many other…
Obviously you haven’t yet installed firmware 4.0.0.0.0
Mike might want vindication, but I think it’s vanishingly unlikely that Sigma would apply different manufacturing or QA procedures. .…
It bugs me – but I suspect that turning it around would be a real complication, also an admission (in…
“DMB”? … can’t seem to find it on my Q3 🙁
“Decisive Moment Boost” – hilarious. Good work.
Thanks Jono – glad you enjoyed it! Happy Christmas!!
Wonderful – thank you for that – I really enjoyed it
Something I hadn’t considered, but it makes sense. The snap focus feature means that the Ricoh GR is one of…
I just did a very brave thing today. At the start of a two-week vacation in the sunny Canaries, with…
An interesting angle of the GR series is its connection to Japanese “snap” photography, which is a genre all its…
Indeed. If reminded me of when I was young and I subscribed to The Folio Society to receive a different…
By the way love the Folio books on the delightfully messy shelf. Great review.
Hi Ed, I understand your point and I do not assume that you intend to harm Leica. But in my…
I first met Brian at our second TLS meeting in Corsham in 2016. We stood beside his car and discussed…
Like many cameras, it isn’t for everyone that’s for sure. The lack of a viewfinder can be a pain in…
Thanks for reminding me: the ‘distant focus’ cataract surgery on my right eye was a stunning success; I saw a…
Thanks for the overview and insight, … not a brand / camera type that I have any knowledge about; always…
David, I wrote about my cataract operation about three years ago, as you will remember. I recall that I had…
Kathy, if it is any consolation, I am at the end of a year with double vision and worsening cataracts.…
I still have my Ricoh GR digital and it still amazes me with its image quality and handling. It comes…
Apologies in advance for being the wet blanket…. I don’t have any clothes with a pocket, let alone a (shudder)…
Sad news; Brian will be missed by all who had the pleasure of meeting him; he was a very polite…
Now this is sad. When I bought my first digital M camera, his was the book I read and reread.…
Nice! These prizes are surely worth competing for. Not that I could compete, but those Hasselblad prizes are amazing. Not…
Global service: Leica Camera AG’s website states that its factory-trained experts around the globe can service your personal Leica products,…
Sadly this would appear to be the truth. I recently purchased a used Leica Q Typ116 in mint condition manufactured…
Thanks Chris. Alfa Romeo should survive as a red-blooded car brand. I owned two Alfasuds, which were great cars, and…
Jon Thank you for posting this colourful Italian themed article. As the owner of two Italian cars, a Fiat Panda…
I handed my model 3 back to tesla today. Easily the worst car i have ever owned. In the end…
Most of the average lenses made today are computer-designed, and made to a price point. They are mostly interchangeable, and…
Great, and thanks for the images, Kannan! Still awaiting mine. Ed
Hi Ed i received my Titanium copy yesterday. and very impressed. here are some pics. https://www.instagram.com/p/DSNIXKPCOb0/?img_index=1 all shot in low…
This question of zoom-ring direction is an interesting one. If the 28-70 Vario-Elmarit had been a redesign to meet Leica’s…
Good point. I forgot to mention this.
Thanks, Vlad. A typo, and after we had four people proofread it, including a real Leica expert! I will amend…
Please note ‘The Leica 24–90 f/2.8-4.0 Apo-Summicron is a clear example of this kind of trade-off.’ This lens is an…
What I’ve always found odd is that Leica-branded Sigma zooms have their zoom rings turning in the opposite direction compared…
I have, of course, considered all those possibilities. They have been mentioned many times to suggest the reason the one…
From a manufacturing background I can say it would absolutley be possible for Sigma to produce the lenses to two…
Virginia, I wish you could go back and visit as well. It would likely be a very moving experience for…
Thanks Steve. It means a lot to hear you say I captured an authentic depiction of Cuba.
Hi Kathy, You could ask, but I’m not sure if anyone working there would understand what that meant :). I…
It’s chilly and raining where I live, and reading your article was a breath of fresh air. In addition, I’ve…
Thanks Andrew, It’s lovely to hear from you! Thanks for the encouragement. Mark
Thank you Joel. I appreciate the kind words. I am really happy it doesn’t put you to sleep. I enjoy…
Hi Mark, I’m not sure of the superlative to use for your writing but it makes me laugh and holds…
Beautifully written. “…heavy enoughto stun a small horse” and “…despair in sandwich form” both excellent. Pics are a lovely document…
Hi David, Thank you for geting in touch. I have the SL#-S, the SL# a Q2 Mono and a Hasselblad…
Mark, a superbly entertaining read. Thank you. I am intrigued by your choice of cameras. Was one, in theory, your…
Lew: apologies. It does work. When I tried the transfer just after buying the camera, it was on the firmware…
Lew, see my reply to Jon Cheffings on this subject.
Jon/Lew, I am thoroughly confused by this. I have now had the chance to try transferring data from my D-Lux…
If LLL copies Leica’s APO-Summicron (a product under active patent protection) exact and sell them even under a different name,…
Lew, the simple answer is this does not appear to be possible. The following is from the instruction manual: DATA…
Many thanks William, If you have any stories/anecdotes we could share with readers, please let us know, and we can…
Thanks, Joel. It’s been fun dipping into this corner of the photography/cinematography world. The Lumix S5 provides good support for…
Thanks, Chris! It’s good to know I’d have your vote if Editor Mike ever decides to add this one to…
Lew, I don’t have the D-Lux 8 in front of me at the moment, but I think it works like…
We did a lot of work over many years with him at Photo Museum Ireland here in Dublin. His career…
Thanks Kathy, I believe we should honour our influential photographers. Their legacies are what educate and inspire the next generation…
Thanks for posting this. For those of us on the other side of the pond, The Guardian has a nice…
Great review–I learned a lot. One question: how do you set up to use the camera as a mass storage…
Keith Surely your comment: “In these days of social media, video creation is well within the purview of the unwashed…
Thanks Keith – makes sense that Photoshop is used for unsqueezing. Sounds like a good buy at $250. I got…
Hi Keith, Really interesting article! In the past I’ve sort of skipped over articles I’ve seen about anamorphic lenses because…
You always explain subjects like I wish all other reviewers would! BRAVO! As I own q2m and watched Mr. Reid…
I recently acquired a NOS silver Summilux 35. I also have the HCB version of the LLL 35 f2 eight…