Previous Next Leica’s latest special-edition camera looks like it belongs in the hands of a rock legend — probably because it was created by one. The Leica M Monochrom Signature camera was designed by Andy Summers, former guitarist for The Police. The camera was also inspired by Fender’s Signature Guitar — and will soon have […]
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Leica’s new 50mm lens will set you back $4,500, because Leica
Previous Next Leica has introduced the APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2, a full-frame L-mount lens that costs $ 4,495. Panasonic, a member of the L-mount Alliance, also has a 50mm lens available for the system — with a faster f/1.4 aperture and lower price of $ 2,300. We’ve used it, and it’s a fantastically sharp lens. So […]
Leica is giving away $10K and a Q2 camera to three female photographers
Photography is a way of seeing, and Leica Camera USA is working to make sure the narrative behind those photos includes more perspectives. On Monday, July 22, Leica launched the Leica Women Foto Project, a program designed to promote diversity and the female view in photography. While the project is an ongoing program that is […]
Leica and Lenny Kravitz team up again for special-edition snakeskin rangefinder
Leica Leica’s little red logo is a symbol of photographic history, but it’s also a sign of elitist extravagance when applied to very expensive limited-edition cameras, the likes of which the company has been churning out in high number recently. Announced on Thursday, May 23, its latest special edition is the Lenny Kravitz Leica M […]
After controversial video, China bans saying Leica on social media
Type the word Leica on a social media network in China, and you won’t be able to share the post, due to a controversial video which has now been removed. The promotional video put together by an ad agency based in Brazil celebrated journalists (of course, using Leica cameras) but was widely criticized in the […]
Here’s a Leica that won’t break the bank, though there is a catch
Leica Store, Miami Leica cameras don’t come cheap. The Leica CL, for example, costs $ 2,800, while the Leica SL will set you back $ 6,000. And then there’s the Leica M10-P, which costs an eye-watering $ 8,000. The Leica M, however, has a price tag of just $ 45. But take note, this is […]
Leica targets street photographers with a pricey camera bundle
[embedded content] If shooting urban scenes is your thing and you’re on the lookout for a new camera kit, then you might want to consider this just-released bundle from Leica that’s aimed squarely at street photographers. The Leica CL Street Kit comprises a Leica CL camera body, a Leica Summicron-TL 23mm (35mm full-frame equivalent) F2 […]
The matte-black Leica Q-P is a statement piece for affluent introverts
Previous Next If the all-black, minimalist Leica Q was just too garish for you — with its brazen red dot logo and all — fret not, Leica has you covered with the new Q-P. Although internally identical to the Q, including the same 24-megapixel full-frame sensor and fixed 28mm f/1.7 lens, the camera’s exterior has been […]
The Leica M10-D is a reincarnated classic ‘film’ camera with digital guts
Previous Next Leica’s latest camera would be tough to pick out among a line of classic film cameras, despite the camera’s digital sensor inside. On Wednesday, October 24, Leica debuted the Leica M10-D, a full-frame digital rangefinder camera with a screen-free body channeling classic film. As part of Leica’s digital rangefinder series, the Leica M10-D […]
Gear from Leica, Sigma, Panasonic forms one system with new L-Mount Alliance
Leica / L-Mount Alliance While the new Nikon and Canon mirrorless cameras can use existing lenses with an adapter, Panasonic decided to take a different approach in order to launch a full frame mirrorless that already has several lenses available: the L-Mount. Leica, Sigma and Panasonic have created the L-Mount Alliance that allows users to […]
Leica continues instant film trend with the classically styled Sofort camera
Leica Classic camera designer Leica got even more classic with the Sofort, the company’s first instant film camera. After launching the instant camera in the fall of 2016, Leica hasn’t forgotten about the little film camera — on Friday, September 21, Leica launched a new black version of the Sofort. The camera, named after the […]
How Huawei and Leica made a camera phone so good, we ditched our DSLR
Daven Mathies/Digital Trends There’s a truism that’s grown painfully popular since the rise of the smartphone: The best camera is the one that is with you. But when it comes to street and travel photography, there is one phone that makes a strong case for being the best camera even in the presence of larger, […]