The Man Who Changed Leica Almost anyone who has had their ear to the rail regarding photography, and especially Leica, is certainly familiar with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann. Dr. Kaufmann is responsible for lifting up Leica and moving it to where it is today. In 2004, Dr. Kaufmann and his brothers invested in Leica. He candidly shares his early experiences in Leica, as well as … [Read more...]
The Leica Story – CW Sonderoptic
Award Winning Cine Lenses Leica has a lot more going on than just Leica cameras and lenses. A division of Leica not too many people know about is CW Sonderoptic. This part of Leica design and manufacture some of the finest Cine lenses in the world. The company even won an academy award for their lenses. Chris and I got a tour of the CW Sonderoptic factory … [Read more...]
The Leica Story – The Leica SL
Leica's Brilliant Mirrorless Camera A little over two years ago Leica surprised the photo industry by introducing the Leica SL a mirrorless camera. I applaud Leica for doing this as they saw the future of camera was going to be mirrorless. To this day Canon and Nikon have yet to introduce an FF mirrorless Pro camera. The Leica SL is a beautiful 24 mp camera and quite … [Read more...]
The Leica Story – Camera Design
Form and Function = Legendary Design I am always in awe of good industrial design. It amazes me that a design team can make such products like an Apple MacBook and fit everything into it that makes it run and on the outside make it look so attractive. Well, Leica has done that with all of their products. From the first Leica to the newest releases design has been as … [Read more...]
The Leica Story – The Leica S
A Beautifully Crafted Medium Format Camera The dawn of the Leica-S was in 2007 when the Leica team began developing an entry into the medium format camera market. The Leica S has now had four iterations, and we are now with the 4th generation of the Leica S. The S camera is a 37.4 MP 45x30mm sensor. There are ten lenses in the system, and the camera can capture at 3.5 fps … [Read more...]
