Beauty is more than skin deep. Thoughts on the Leica T
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The Leica T
Leica T
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You may have seen the tee shirt,‘Life is uncertain - start with dessert’. Well, that’s my maxim for this brief review for two reasons. Firstly, the hors d’oeuvres and entree’s have already been served by reviewers far more experienced than myself, particularly here on LuLa; but also by Slack, Thein and Huff… links below). There is no point in my repeating their first class writings. Secondly, those reviews are in broad agreement that the Leica T is fundamentally a Good Thing although they have some, relatively minor reservations.
But I’m starting with dessert. So I’ll zero in on the three key features which really stand out for me and tell you why. They are Image Quality, User Interface and Experience.
Firstly, a quick overview in the unlikely event that you missed the launch; the T is a new system from Leica with radical styling and operation, a mirrorless camera with a 16MP, CMOS, APS-C sensor, M lens adapter, Visoflex EVF, two lenses now...
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Olaf is a photographer, writer and researcher living in London, UK. He believes good art leaves space for the viewer to engage with the work and has a life long fascination with creativity. Exploring new and different ways in which we can take our work as artists to new levels. As Robert Frost said, “No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader’.
His work has been; featured in UK fine art and photo magazines, exhibited in UK, US and European venues and endorsed by The World Wildlife Fund who distributed 5,000 ebook copies of Olaf’s book, ‘Antarctica, A Sense of Place’ to help raise money for environmental causes.
His interest in storytelling also extends beyond photography. He has spoken on the art of using storytelling to improve business communications on various platforms in London, Basel, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Athens and Chicago.
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