UPDATE: I spoke with my contact at a Leica dealership and they confirmed that the build of the X Vario is much more like the Leica M and less like the Leica X2. The weight alone is about double the X2. I think the look is similar, but the frame…
A new Leica M is on the way to be announced On June 11, says the Leica web site. The new model is slated to take the spot between the X2 and the classic digital M system and dubbed the ‘mini’. Presumably, the mini designation means small. This is an…
Borris. Borris is the name of our marshmellow cat. I found him sitting on the deck railing with the setting sun behind him. A perfect opportunity to test the APO corrections to the Leica-M 75mm ASPH APO lens. I think the test is passed. See for yourself. I also included…
Love the lens and love the color. Click the images to see the full size. I like the detail rendering with this lens. I was between 1 and 1.5 meters for most of these shots, using f/4.0. Notice the narrow depth of field in spite of the f/stop. The camera…
The Monochrom is producing black and white images that remind me so much of my days developing silver halide (which I still do, by the way, with a Leica MP). I have also written a variety of posts on how well the Fuji X100s in-camera JPEG’s deliver in terms of…
After a few weeks shooting daily with the Monochrom, I have begun to remember some of the film training I have not used in a number of years. I spent a cloudy morning on the greenway looking for suitable lighting, contrast and subjects. This is some of what I found…
So many times I read reviews of the Monochrom in which the reviewer says that the Monochrom is a niche camera. They are correct, the Monochrom is a niche camera, even in the world of Leica. However, the reasons I see for reviews placing the Monochrom in a niche are…
First, this is not scientific, but a simple review of two images to compare the flare in two Leica wide angle lenses. In order to make a more thorough conclusion, one would need to take multiple images at varying f/stops and conditions with more measurable data. I decided to make…
First, this is not a review of the Leica Monochrom – there are many high quality reviews already completed. This is the beginning of a new series that is considerably more important than a review of a new camera. The Monochrom is a photographer’s tool unlike any other tool in…
I got it today, about 10:00am. The package was well sealed and took a careful moment to open. Josh at Dale Photo & Digital had just received two Lecia M Monochrom(s) – remember, the same owners run Leica Store Miami. I have been studying this camera for about 4 months to see…