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Leica M11 pre-production sample gallery

January 18, 2022
Sunshine, showers, fog and a civil rights march – it must be January in Seattle. Since it was launched last week we’ve been out and about with the Leica M11 as much as possible, and we’ve prepared a gallery of samples from our pre-production camera. Click through to check them out. Please note that because of the way Leica digital rangefinders write aperture information into…
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Leica's M11 risks rendering the rangefinder obsolete

January 17, 2022
How do you design a camera when its performance as a camera is arguably incidental to its appeal? And how do you manage your relationship with the latest technology when one of your products’ selling points is history and a shooting experience untouched by time? The…
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Photographers, It’s OK to Not Own the Latest Camera Gear

January 17, 2022
Photography is a tech-heavy job. Camera companies do a great job of hyping up new gear and creating a fear of missing out. However, very few professionals that I know actually go and splurge on the latest and greatest equipment. A high-end food photographer I know uses 90s flash generators daily. Another fashion photographer I know uses a camera from 2012 on most commercial jobs. So why do many…
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Can You Shoot Underwater Photos with an iPhone?

January 17, 2022
It doesn’t seem that long ago that we tried to revive wet smartphones by sticking them in a bag of rice and hoping for the best. Now, most modern smartphones are “water-resistant.” If water gets into them, they won’t be destroyed, like in years past. Still, we’re…
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Hands-on with the new Leica M11

January 17, 2022
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hands-on with the new Leica M11 The Leica M11 is the latest in a series of rangefinders from the venerable German company going back to the early years of the 20th Century. In terms of general design, the M11 can trace its lineage back to…
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Rockstar 10mm f/8 and 27mm f/2.8 APS-C Lenses are Less Than $80

January 15, 2022
Chinese manufacturer Rockstar has released a set of incredibly affordable prime lenses that are both under $80. The manual focus 10mm f/8 Fisheye and 27mm f/2.8 pancake lenses are available for Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm, and Canon APS-C cameras as well as Micro Four Thirds. Rockstar 27mm f/2.8 Initially spotted by Photo Rumors, the first lens is the fully manual 27mm f/2.8 side angle manual…
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Film Friday: Is the 'new' Fujifilm 200 film just rebranded Kodak Gold 200? Is sure looks like it

January 14, 2022
Last month, Fujifilm announced the release of Fujicolor 200, a ‘new’ film stock that so far has only shown up on the company’s North America website. While both its name and branding bears a striking resemblance to the company’s Fujicolor C200 film stock — which is still listed on its websites outside of North America and has been available since 2020 — the datasheet for the ‘new’…
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