We heard the rumors months ago about this Leica 75/1.25 Noctilux, but now it’s real. I have to be honest: I’m quite excited about this lens. If it’s as good as the 50/0.95, I might be seriously tempted. But before we all get sentimental, let me clarify some things. I’ve been in the temptation to […]
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Coming up: The Canon 50/0.95 review
I almost finished my review on the Canon 50/0.95, so if you want to know more about this vintage, extremely fast lens, check my site tomorrow!
Coming up: the 35 goggled Cron review
Yes, I know, holidays are over. It’s time to get back to work! I’m working on my review of the goggled 35 Cron and my friend Maarten (owner of the analog camera store) has a Canon 50/0.95 available for a review. Can’t wait to see that lens. Meanwhile one shot of this vintage lens in […]
The Leica 80/1.4 Summilux-R review
With the increase in prices of used Leica M glass, the legendary Leica Summilux-M 75/1.4 has become too expensive for a lot of Leica shooters. But there is some good news for these Mandler loving shooters: the Leica Summilux-R 80/1.4 is still reasonably affordable and it’s very similar to the 75/1.4. All you need is […]
Leica SL drops 1000 Euro in price
Today Leica announced that the SL will we lowered in price by 1000 Euro. That means that the SL will retail for slightly more than 6000 Euro. By now, it is significantly cheaper than the Leica M10. This is bad news for SL owners, as the prices of used SL cameras (not that I’ve seen […]
Wish list for Leica SL firmware 3.1 update
Recently, Leica improved the SL with the release of a new firmware version. Version 3.0 features a couple of outstanding improvements: continuous exposure preview is my personal favorite. Here’s an excellent overview of the improvents: I think Leica did very well with this update, but I think there’s still room for improvement. After surfing around […]
Leica M9 sensor replacement no longer completely free for older cameras
I just received this email from Leica: Following the successfully begun and largely completed replacement programme for corroded sensors that affected M9, M9-P, M Monochrom and M-E camera models, we would now like to inform you about how this programme will be handled in the future. Until 15 August 2017, we will continue to offer […]
A few shots with the Leica Summilux-SL 50/1.4
I have one more day with the Summilux-SL 50/1.4, but I’d like to show a few shots and share some thoughts before I start my full review. I really hoped for a lightweight, small 50mm lens with a fast and reliable autofocus. Long story short, that didn’t happen. The SL 50/1.4 is only slightly smaller […]
The Leica Summilux-SL 50/1.4 is here!
I finally got my hands on the Leica Summilux-SL 50/1.4. Man, it’s a beast. It’s quite big and heavy, but first impressions are good. I’m taking it to two weddings (hope they’ll allow me to use the pictures as some of the guests are celebrities), a factory tour in Switzerland and some portrait sessions. This […]
A new Leica for me: the SL
Yes, the Leica M10 is a fabulous camera, but last week I bought a brand new Leica SL. I’ll tell you why. First of all, while I know many M-users asked for a camera without video, I actually use video on my cameras. Not on the M240 (because it looks crappy), but I hoped for […]