Grey is a beautiful colour – Leica Monochrom 246 Review | Mirrorlessons

At the dawn of photography and motion pictures, monochrome was the only option for those who wanted to make images. When colour photography arrived on the scene, it was more expensive than B&W and therefore less accessible to the general public. Read more …

Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) review | Digital Camera World

A digital camera that shoots only in black and white might seem mad, but Leica has embraced the idea and introduced an updated version of its Monochrom rangefinder. The most obvious upgrade is the move from an 18-million-pixel CCD sensor Read more …

Mono a mono: Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) hands-on |
Damien Demolder

Leica’s new Monochrom M camera brings the black-and-white-only concept up to date and into line with the technological advantages of the latest M (Typ 240) and M-P cameras. The main changes in Leica’s latest M-series models are a switch from Read more …

Leica 28mm Summilux f1.4 Aspherical | Jonathan Slack

In 2008 Leica surprised the world by releasing the 21mm and 24mm f1.4 Summilux Aspherical lenses and in 2010 they announced the 35mm Summilux FLE (floating Element). So there has been an expectation for some time that there would be Read more …

The Leica 50mm f/2.5 Summarit-M | 35mmc

Along side – or at least attached to – the Leica M-A I recently borrowed from Leica UK was a 50mm f/2.5 Summarit-m. To be honest I’m not sure if they meant to send me this lens, or if they Read more …

Why Shoot Film? | Leicaphilia

Why shoot film? In a digital world of instant information and communication, there is something very appealing about a medium that requires one to slow down, focus and delay, (thus enhancing) gratification.  There is nothing like shooting a roll of Read more …

Leica M Edition 60 – The Street Photography Review . . . |
Street Photography Blog

. . . During the previous installment of this review, I got to know the M Edition 60 a little better and gained a clearer understanding of what it can offer photography today. Now in this, the final chapter, I Read more …

New Leica M Monochrom (Type 246) at High ISO – Comparison Test | Jono Slack

Well, I don’t do this sort of thing, but I have been asked, so I thought I’d do a simple (hah!) comparison between different Leica cameras at different ISO values in black and white. I’ve included:   Leica M9 Leica Read more …

The Future of the Leica M (Cometh) | La Vida Leica!

Exclusive La Vida Leica news! So, earlier in the week we dropped a little tidbit about the Leica Q (Type 116) coming in June. What about the Leica M, you ask? Many people have been thinking that there must be Read more …

How to choose a film Leica M rangefinder | Michael Fraser

I’m often asked, „Which Leica M should I buy?“. My usual response is to run down the features of the various models and compare this to what the photographer is looking for in a camera. At this point, it generally Read more …