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Red Dot Forum: My blog has a new home 22 Jun 2011 | 09:23 am
All my future updates and reviews will now be on www.reddotforum.com. Red Dot Forum will offer me a platform that is much more flexible, with categorized article pages, a discussion forum and blogs, b...
New Leica X1 v2.0 Firmware Released 29 Mar 2011 | 02:43 am
Leica Camera is finally releasing a new firmware update for the X1. Version 2.0 will be available from tomorrow, March 29. The update will be available as a download from Leica’s homepage at: http://e...
Sophia’s Choice 12 Dec 2010 | 05:01 am
A few days ago, my almost-4-year-old daughter Sophia did something for the very first time: she asked me to take her picture. For me this was a pretty big deal. Up until now, I've had to convince her...
First Impressions of the Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5 7 Oct 2010 | 10:13 pm
1/500th @f/2.5, ISO 320, handheld I received my first demo Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5 this week and couldn't wait to take a few test shots to see what this lens is really capable of on th...
Photokina 2010: Day 3 - Pentax 645D and Fuji Finepix X100 27 Sep 2010 | 11:19 am
I headed into the show a little late on Thursday. I had a couple follow-up meetings at Leica and I wanted to see a few things in between appointments. Specifically, I was interested in two cameras tha...
More Photokina 2010 updates on the way 26 Sep 2010 | 05:31 pm
Cologne at night - shot with Leica S2 and 70mm Summarit-S ASPH 32 sec @ f/11, ISO 160 I am currently in Wetzlar, Germany attending the LHSA Annual Meeting. I left Cologne early on Friday and returned...
Photokina 2010: Day 2 – A look at other medium format offerings 23 Sep 2010 | 11:21 pm
With all day yesterday spent at the Leica booth and with Hasselblad's announcements today, I figured I'd try to check out the S2's main competition. Phase One First on the tour was Phase One. Their ...
Photokina 2010: Day 1 – Leica S System 22 Sep 2010 | 02:28 pm
Another Photokina has begun. Walking up the steps into the Koelnmesse and into Photokina felt great. Not only was it a beautiful day this morning, but the sheer amount of photo goodies awaiting you in...
Photokina 2010: Leica Design Preview Event – Unveiling the M9 Titan 21 Sep 2010 | 02:39 pm
I arrived in Cologne early this morning. The weather is amazing, with clear blue skies and temperatures hovering around 70 deg F. After the usual two hours sleep on the plane, I took a three-hour nap ...
Stay Tuned for Full Photokina 2010 Coverage 10 Sep 2010 | 03:00 pm
Photokina is the world's largest photo industry trade show. So large, in fact, that it is only held once every two years. With only two weeks before Photokina 2010 opens its doors, I am once again pre...
