Leica X (Typ 113) Review – Part 2

I took the X to Charleston, South Carolina for the weekend to see how it might perform.  Overall, the focus was fast and write speed was so quick I had no hold-up in writing to the SD Card while shooting photographs.  I still have to get used to the changes between… 

Leica X (Type 113) Review – Part 1

Hopefully, if time permits, I will get several parts out for this review.  For now, this is a quick look at some out-of-camera JPEG’s (OOC for short).  I looked carefully at the same OOC JPEGs in the Fuji X series and was pleased.  Let’s see what we find here in… 

Leica Announces Little Impact to the M-System at Photokina

Anyone that follows my photography knows that I love the Leica M rangefinder system -using digital and film bodies – and the Leica glass is second to none in most instances.  So, with 3 new M bodies, 10 new lenses and 4 new cases introduced at Photokina, why am I… 

What Makes a Great Camera Lens?

This is a loaded question depending on who you speak with.  Some are tied to brands and some to focal lengths.  The purpose of this discussion is to figure out what weaknesses a typical lens has and which of those weaknesses may be most important to have fixed.  Finding a… 

The Music of the Night – the Noctilux

This describes the Noctilux f/1.0 lens… Night time sharpens, heightens each sensationDarkness stirs and wakes imaginationSilently the senses abandon their defensesHelpless to resist the notes I writeFor I compose the music of the night This is from the song, The Music of the Night, from the Phantom of the Opera.  It remains… 

The 24mm Elmarit-M f/2.8 ASPH Lens

I have an article on What Makes a Great Lens about half-way drafted.  As I was working on it, I received back from Leica, NJ my Chrome version of the Leica Elmarit-M 24mm f/2.8 ASPH lens.  I had it 6-bit coded and a CLA performed (as an aside, Josh Lehrer at Leica… 

Morning on Main Street with the Monochrom

Almost sounds like a tongue-twister, huh?  This particular shot drew me because the lights from the overhang on the York County Chamber light up the sidewalk even when it’s still dark outside.  If you’ve been watching my photography over the last year, you know that I have been concentrating on… 

Leica MP and the Voigtlaner Nokton 50mm f/1.5

I still like to shoot film when I know I will be able to find the time to develop it, scan it, archive it and then enjoy it.  I was with our Boy Scout troop in Charleston during October and finally found the time to develop and scan.  All of… 

Fuji Firmware Update 3.10 for XF Lenses and the X-E2 – A Must.

Fuji announced a firmware update for four XF lenses to take advantage of the LMO and PDAF of the Fuji X-E2.  This version 3.10 is outstanding as I’ll tell you about in just a moment.  First, I always forget what those acronyms stand for.  I guess that comes from shooting… 

Leica X2 or Fuji X100s – Which to Take with Me?

The Fuji X100s has such great usability and the sensor detail is superb with the 35mm (equivalent) f/2.0 lens.  The Leica X2 has the same focal length, but starts at f/2.8, has a much slower focus, far fewer settings and uses a dial for the f/stop rather than a ring… 

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