I’m a big fan of Thumbs-ups on my Leicas. On both M9s that I own, the original Thumbs-up are almost permanently attached. I moved one of these to my new M240 when I bought it, but there is one big disadvantage with the current design: it leaves the EVF port useless and that’s inconvenient. If […]
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Taking care of your batteries
Taking care of your batteries? Excuse me? Yes, I’m not kidding. Batteries need to be taken care of. And even more so if they cost 120USD or more. I learnt my lesson when I tried to shoot with my Canon 5D2 after leaving it in a bag for months. I had to recharge the battery, […]
A poor man’s Noctilux I
The Leica M240 offers something we haven’t seen before: Live view! Although I thought I’d never use this feature when I bought the camera, I have found it to be incredible useful: when used with non-RF coupled lenses. I started my career in photography with a Minolta XD-7, also known as the XD-11. I needed […]
Handgrip for the Leica M240
Because the multifunctional handgrip wasn’t available AND because there were some rumors about the MF Grip sucking out the battery life – because of the GPS -I opted for the much cheaper regular handgrip. I only wanted it for ergonomic reasons anyway. I’ve been using it for a couple of weeks now and I can […]