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The Fascination with Full Frame | La Vida Leica!

Ask pretty much any digital photographer what „full frame“ is and they’ll tell you it’s sensor based on a full 35mm frame’s dimensions, which measures 24x36mm. Back in the heyday of film, there were fewer options… Especially when the 35mm Read more …

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Leica M (Typ 240) low light performance | Jip van Kuijk

The Leica M (Typ 240) is the successor of the M9 and M9-P digital rangefinder cameras by Leica. It features a new 24MP CMOS. imaging sensor, a ‘upgraded’ rangefinder mechanism that is supposed to be more precise and some other Read more …

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I bought a Leica M, and… ? | Fae Photographies

Often people want to know why i choose the Leica M System. It´s a question easy and difficult at the same time. Easy because it´s a choice who came almost naturally to me in view to the way I choose. Difficult Read more …

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Review: Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super Elmar M Lens | The Phoblographer

The Leica 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit ASPH was, for a long time, one of the best ways to get into a super wide angle lens for your Leica M system, but in June 2011, Leica announced a replacement for the aging Read more …

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THE LEICA M MONOCHROM: IS IT (RANGEFINDER) LOVE AGAIN? | VIERI BOTTAZZINI

At the beginning of 2012, after using film and digital Leica Ms for years (M2, M3, M6, MP, M8, M9), I had enough of the temperamental Leica M9, its reliability issues, its quirkiness with colours, colour casts, colour corrections, 6-bits Read more …

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Leica Noctilux-M 50 mm f0.95 ASPH Review | Edmond Terakopian

No other manufacturer offers as many 50mm lenses as Leica does for its M range. In the current line-up are four; the f2.5 Summarit, f2 Summicron, f1.4 Summilux and the f0.95 Noctilux. Along with 35mm, 50mm is the classic rangefinder Read more …

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What Is a „Good“ Lens? | La Vida Leica!

In this article, we’ll take a look at what makes a „good“ lens and the various aspects one must look at when making that determination. Not just the technical, but also the optical (and thus artistic) characteristics. While the former Read more …

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Photographing Monochrome with Leica M (Typ 240) | Jip van Kuijk

As I was packing my bag for a 4 day trip to France, I came across some B+W Yellow filters and found myself wondering how they would perform on a colour digital camera. Up until now, I’ve only ever used Read more …

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Egypt | Dan Baker

Finally a bit of traveling and photography, a chance to see some more of the world with my camera! So for the last week I have spent my time floating around Egypt; Sharm El Sheikh to be more precise and Read more …

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Justifying the Purchase of a Leica | Leicaphilia

In one version of our lives, childhood is a series of deprivations and desires whereby we want things we can’t have, some of which we grow out of or just forget. In my case, I was seized with heartache when Read more …