Leicaflex SL Review – Leitz’ Second Attempt at the SLR
Nicholas Clayton reviews the Leicaflex SL, Leitz’ second attempt at making a pro-quality 35mm film SLR camera.
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Leica M8 Review – Like Shooting an Unending Roll of Kodachrome
We review Leica’s first digital rangefinder camera, the Leica M8, and see how this fourteen-year-old camera holds up today.
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My Hunt for the Surprisingly Elusive “Leica M of SLRs”
James muses over his search for the perfect camera, what he calls the “Leica M of SLRs.”
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Which Leica SLR Should I Buy?
Looking to buy a Leica SLR film camera? We’ve got you covered. Here is our buyer’s guide for those shopping for a Leica R mount camera.
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Leica Q2 – a Real World Camera Review
The Leica Q2 is the most exciting and interesting digital camera I’ve shot in years. But is it worth $5,000?
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Leica? More like Lies! Lies…ca? Or Something?
When Ernst Leitz GmbH invented the M system in 1954, they named their first M camera the Leica M3 for a very good reason. The name M3 signaled to the…
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Leica CL Review – the Smallest M-Mount Rangefinder Defies Comparison
The great thing about the Leica CL, when new, was that it shed the trappings of the brand whose name it wore. It wasn’t trying to be a Leica M.…
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Leica Elmarit-TL 18mm F/2.8 Aspherical Lens Review
Leica has just revealed a cosmetic update to its digital mirrorless Leica CL, and this time, it’s silver. But I’ve already reviewed that camera. Can I really request a test…
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Voigtländer Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Leica Thread Mount Lens Review
My foray into the world of Voigtländer started off as a lark, and I can blame this Voigtländer Ultron 35mm f/1.7 LTM lens for that. I wanted a 35mm lens…
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Unboxing a Brand New, Never Opened, Leica M6 Classic – Video Feature
Very rarely does one get to experience something old as though it were new. Instead, we search for the cleanest examples, the vintage gear with the lowest mileage, striving to…
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Leica M5 – 35mm Film Camera Review
Leica’s biggest rangefinder flop has found a new audience of fans in the modern age. James examines its history and our gives it the review treatement.
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We Review the M-A, Leica’s Newest 35mm Film Camera
In 1968 Mercedes-Benz introduced the world to the pinnacle of the luxury sedan. Up to that time, the 300SEL 6.3’s combination of engineering, ambition, and sheer bloody mindedness had never…
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Leica CL Mirrorless Digital Camera Review
James Reviews the Leica CL, a compact mirrorless interchangeable lens digital camera that’s a throwback to the Leicas of old.
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Leica’s Worst Summicron 50mm F/2 is one of the Best (and Priciest) Legacy Fifties Around – Summicron V3 Lens Review
Longtime readers of the site will know that I’m far from a Leica fanboy. I generally prefer Japanese manufacturers and often champion their products’ value over their pricier, hyper-mythologized German…
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