This week at Photokina, Leica reminded us of their history and showed us their future. With more than half of their exhibit hall dedicated to a gallery show of iconic images created by renowned photographers using Leica cameras, visitors were immediately overcome with the spectrum of emotions a photo can elicit. Shooting a Leica isn’t as easy as many other cameras, but the masters show …
by Warren Rubin For the release of the newest Leica M-System camera, the black-and-white only M-Monochrom, Magnum photographer Jacob Aue Sobol journeyed across the Trans-Siberian Railway, stopping in Moscow, Ulan Bataar and Beijing with the camera and a 50 mm APO-Summicron-M lens. The Leica M-Monochrom is the first 35mm-format commercial digital camera built exclusively for black-and-white photography. With a design based on the M9 and …
Taking an already amazing camera to the next level, for $400 ColorWare will custom paint a Leica D-Lux 5 camera’s seven major parts, making it uniquely yours. The application’s color combinations are so fun, even the Leica-less crowd will be tempted to buy one brand new from ColorWare (for $1,200).
