Leica
Leica’s newest M-mount lens, the silver chrome Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4, resurrects the look and feel of its film-era origins with modern optics to match the brand’s stable of high-resolution mirrorless cameras. The fifth member of the Leica Classic Line, the lens’s wide maximum aperture and naked-eye focal length yield outstanding results in both sharpness and bokeh, making it ideal
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On this episode of Leica Stories, we talk with Jennifer McClure, who often explores themes of identity and connection, using both herself and her love of literature to craft a body of work as introspective as it is captivating.
0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Photographing your own kids / Where Jennifer is in her projects
5:45 - Jennifer's approach to her projects
13:06 - Our work is tired with who we are as people
18:24 - Who are we creating for?
32:43 - Looking back on old work
35:05 - Handling missed opportunities
37:40 - Jennifer's love of water in
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Matt Zefi journeys to Leitz Park, aka Leica’s Global Headquarters, in Wetzlar, Germany. From the archives to the hotel, you’ll sneak a peek at this gorgeous campus dedicated to photography.
0:00 - In this Video
1:09 - Leica Camera Gallery
2:03 - Ernst Leitz Museum
3:58 - Invention of Leica's Cameras
4:50 - Archives
6:04 - Cafe Leitz
6:50 - Ernst Leitz Hotel
7:14 - Factory Tour
8:17 - Leica Classic Store
9:18 - Downtown Wetzlar and Final Thoughts
Would you visit Leitz Park? Let us know in the Comments section, below.
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Three seems to be the magic number for Leica, going back as far as the M3. Now, the SL3 offers major improvements and refinements that make the L-Mount mirrorless system even more compelling than before. Packing the latest 60MP BSI CMOS full-frame sensor, along with an updated physical design, the SL3 is a worthy upgrade for content creators.
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2023 has certainly come and gone in a flash, meaning it’s time once again for us to reflect on new photo offerings in our ninth annual Cameras of the Year episode, now renamed Photo Gear of the Year. We’ll be talking with B&H Camera and Lighting Senior Sales Trainer Kevin Rickert. Featured in our discussion are 25 new releases from Canon, FUJIFILM,
2023 has been a busy year on the optics front, with all brands showing a bevy of new releases spanning super-telephoto zooms to ultra-wide primes. Mirrorless camera development has reached a state of maturity now, and brands seem to be more focused on rounding out and filling in lens lineups to suit the different tiers of cameras and to address the broad variety of shooting genres. Here are some of our picks for the top lenses of the year.
Canon
Canon released a few significant lenses this year, but the standout lens has to be the
Mirrorless camera technology continues to evolve in 2023. Though some people want to define a camera as "video-centric" or "built for stills," some of the best cameras manage to balance the two by taking the so-called "hybrid" path. Compared to, say, a cine camera, the inability to pin down what a mirrorless camera is or should do makes it a highly versatile platform capable of anything from everyday photo taking to high-budget Hollywood productions. To see manual focus, stills-only rangefinders sharing a space with the first mirrorless
Leica has added a third zoom to its ever-growing SL system, with the Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH. Designed to cover the wide end of Leica's zoom lineup, this 16-35mm is ideal for landscape, architecture, and group-portrait applications due to its super wide-angle to general wide coverage. Complementing the versatile focal-length range is an impressive optical design that includes two aspherical elements