The Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2023 The award has long been considered one of the most important and highly endowed photography prizes in the world, and this year Leica Camera AG is granting it for the 43rd time. The jury, which has a new composition each year, has been selected; and the current LOBA year […]
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Create crystal-clear photos with this crystal-clear Leica camera: More April 1st news can be found here. Never drop your Leica again: new extra-wide braided rope straps available now
After the news of Dpreview shutting down, you should know that L-Forum.com is still online and operational. I am currently in discussion with a few parties to inject some new life into that forum. If you have any good ideas contact me here. Here are also a few Leica-related Facebook group alternatives where you can get […]
→ B&H has listed several new SD cards (64GB and up) with V60 ratings along with a 512GB V90 card (V60 cards read speed: up to 250MB/s, write speed: up to 130MB/s; V90 cards read speed: up to 300MB/s, write speed: up to 250MB/s). → The Benro Theta self-leveling intelligent modular tripod already raised over $1.2M […]
A reader sent me his idea and mock-up images specific to Leica cameras for an Exposure Donut concept (EXPODO): Fundamentally, exposure control is simply a trade-off between image brightness and three types of blur. Light and the three essential camera controls all contribute to the brightness of your image. The exposure donut visualises all four […]
A reader sent me this quick write-up on a little-known task of the Leica MD camera in the past five decades:
