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Wotancraft Ryker - The Perfect Leica Camera Bag?

The quest for the ultimate camera bag is a lifelong journey filled with the occasional mistakes, great rare finds and excitement for the purchase of a bag that just may be the holy grail.  I’ve been searching for the ultimate Leica M bag for the last 21 years and I believe I may have found it. Not only that, top reviewer Steve Huff is of similar opinion......

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tags: wotancraft, leica, Leica X, LeicaT, leicam, camera bag, bag, ryker
categories: reviews
Saturday 11.08.14
Posted by Kristian Dowling
Comments: 10
 

Leica T (typ 701) Mirrorless Camera Review

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

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.

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tags: LeicaT, Leica, Summicron, Leica X
categories: Leica, reviews
Friday 04.25.14
Posted by Kristian Dowling
Comments: 54
 

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

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.......

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tags: Leica, M240, zeiss otus, Zeiss, Otus, Novoflex, Leica X
categories: Leica, reviews, Zeiss
Friday 12.13.13
Posted by Kristian Dowling
Comments: 18
 

Leica M (type 240) Rangefinder Unboxing

​I'm going backwards in time because my blog wasn't running at the time I made this video, but in case you haven't seen it, here's my unboxing of the Leica M (typ 240).

tags: leica, type 240, m240, unboxing, Leica X
categories: Leica, unboxing
Thursday 05.09.13
Posted by Kristian Dowling
Comments: 1
 

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. 

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tags: Leica, Monochrom, Nokton, Summarit, M240, Leica X
categories: Leica, reviews
Tuesday 05.07.13
Posted by Kristian Dowling
Comments: 15
 

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