An Alternative View of the Leica S2 By Kurt Kamka Photography either as a profession or as a hobby is one of those avocations that frequently end up being all about the buying, selling and trying out of gear. It’s the endless pursuit of the perfect lens, feature set or upgrade that is just one [Read More...]
My good friend and Leica dealer Ken Hansen has MANY Leica M9′s and X1′s in stock today! GIve him an email HERE and tell him I sent you. I don’t make any $$ from Ken for mentioning him. Only do so because he is a great dealer and well, he has these items in stock [Read More...]
Wow, B&H had a Grey M9 in stock today earlier and just last week I was able to acquire another M9 so I am back again with this wonderful, amazing camera. Thanks to Collectible Camera in Phx, AZ for helping me out. I have not had any serious shooting time with the camera yet but [Read More...]
It’s been a while since I did one of these and i feel its time for another CRAZY COMPARISON… How about this one? The $6995 Leica M9 with a 1940′s $350 lens attached..the 50 Summitar vs The $699 Sony NEX-5 with the 18-55 kit zoom set to 35mm to get as close to 50mm as [Read More...]
Some of you may have heard the rumors going around the internet saying Leica is stopping production of their MP and M7 film cameras. I have received about 20-30 emails with links to various web sites who picked up the story from a web site and there is a reason I did not post that [Read More...]
How To Capture Emotion and Feeling in your Photographs by Steve Huff So here I am on a sunny morning wondering what the heck I am going to write about today. I feel like I am on a roll with the site. Traffic is up, my creativity is kicking back up into high gear, I [Read More...]
Leica Rangefinder Philosophy by Robert Boyer I am sure you all know Leica’s official rangefinder philosophy, if not you can read it on Leica’s site. What I am going to talk about is my rangefinder philosophy. Well mine along with my take on some other much more famous people’s age old thoughts on the matter. [Read More...]
How I became a rangefinder aficionado – by Felix L. Esser ABOVE: M8 + Nokton 35/1.4 First of all, I’d like to thank Steve Huff for giving me the opportunity to write a guest article for his website. I feel very honored, as there have already been many great articles by many great photographers here–besides [Read More...]
Is the Leica M8 Still A Good Choice? By Steve Huff (or, one hour with an old friend, the Leica M8) Hey guys! Still working on my film stuff as I am awaiting a couple of more rolls to get back from the lab. Having a lab process and scan this time and they take [Read More...]
From Steve: Hey guys! I will be posting some film stuff later today but for now, here is a guest article by Tapas Maiti about shooting Bridal Fashion with a Leica M9. Enjoy! Also, if anyone is interested in submitting a guest article, contact me as I am now accepting submissions! Shooting Bridal Fashion and [Read More...]
Hey! Been shooting with a Leica CL for a few days and have been really enjoying it. The CL was manufactured in the 70′s by Minolta in Japan for Leica. It has an M mount and most of the CL’s that are found today come with the Leitz 40mm Summicron. This particular CL was recently [Read More...]
Some Saturday Leica X1 Love… The weekend is upon us and it’s a BEAUTIFUL grey and rainy day here in Phoenix, AZ! Yes, beautiful as it is a break from the extreme heat and sun! Anyway, just thought I would post a slew of X1 photos that I took over the past 3-4 weeks. Total [Read More...]
It’s here! Leica released version 1.138 today for the Leica M9. You can get it at Leicas M9 page by clicking on “updates” on the right hand side of THIS page. Improvements in the M9 Firmware Version 1.138 1. Camera Performance: • Improved compatibility of SDHC cards. Nevertheless, we recommend our customers the “Extreme III” [Read More...]
This review will basically be a republished version of my original M9 review from October 09 at my old site. I wanted to move it here to the new site as well as update it with new thoughts, new photos and more info on this wonderful camera that so many of of love and lust [Read More...]





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