The Leica TL2 - First Impressions

Leica TL2 in black with the Greubel Forsey Signature 1 timepiece. Shot on the Leica SL with 24-90mm SL zoom lens. — **Leica TL2 in black with the Greubel Forsey Signature 1 timepiece. Shot on the Leica SL with 24-90mm SL zoom lens.**

Leica Camera has just unveiled it’s latest camera in their prosumer TL-System line - the new Leica TL2. For those of you who have read my Leica T review, you’ll remember that it was launched at a time where mirrorless cameras were showing signs of becoming the mainstream ‘go-to’ camera for many amateurs due to the performance to size ratio. Following the T came the world’s first professional mirrorless camera in the SL, which set new standards for the mirrorless system by offering all the benefits of a mirrorless camera with the performance of a full-frame professional SLR. Leica then made some major firmware improvements to the T, and also released the upgrade in the Leica TL. Fast forward to the present, and we now have the Leica TL2.

Taking Street Photography to new limits using the Huawei P9 by Muhammad Imam Hassan

**Portfolio Image from Muhammad Imam Hassan**

Social Media has taken online communications to the next level, giving photography enthusiasts a way to connect and share their work and inspire like-minded enthusiasts, be it of amatuer or professional status. Personally, I set very high standards for my own work, and the same set of standards for those photographers I admire. Every now and then you come across a new photographer you haven't heard of and I had that moment recently while viewing my Facebook timeline.

While doing my usual run down my news feed filled with the usual selfies, complaints about daily life, and crazy posts about Trump, I came across a picture by a picture posted by a guy named Muhammad Imam Hassan......

Leica T (typ 701) Mirrorless Camera Review

Leica T with Summicron-M 35/2 V4 using T-adapter sitting on Apple Macbook Pro

Quite possibly the most anticipated Leica camera since the M9, the Leica T (Typ 701) is finally here, well almost (in stores around 4 weeks from now). Launching with two lenses – a SUMMICRON-T 1:2/23 ASPH and a VARIO-ELMAR-T 1:3.5-5.6/18-56 ASPH, the camera starts off with a very sound lens combination that works very well together, with more lenses to come later this year. With the sensor being an APS-C Size with a magnification ratio of 1.5, those lenses become 35mm f/2 and a 27-84mm f/3.5-5.6 in full-frame 35mm terms. The camera will be launched in silver with a black option to come from July.

Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon on the Leica M (type 240) Review

**Leica M240 (type 240) with Zeiss Otus at f/1.4 ISO 3200**

If you saw my last blog post on using the Zeiss Otus on the Nikon Df, you’ll know just how excited I am about this beast of a lens. Since writing my first impressions, there have been many questions as to whether this lens is as good as I say it is.......

Book Review | The Suffering of Light by ALEX WEBB

There are endless amounts of photography books available these days, and an endless line of photographers behind them. Amongst those are some of the elite photographers, and once in a while they create a body of work that leaves you absolutely speechless. One of those photographers (at least for me) is Alex Webb.

Leica M (typ 240) Field Test and Review

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The latest camera in Leica’s M line of digital rangefinders was a big surprise to many upon it's announcement. Looking at it's feature-set it's clear that Leica has taken a few new steps to compete against cameras in the mainstream market, including M4/3, NEX, Nikon 1 and even SLR’s.