Journey to Wetzlar, the home of Leica Cameras, shot on the Leica M11
Wetzlar is a city in Germany that’s a 40-minute drive from Frankfurt Airport (or as fast as 20 minutes if you race down the autobahn where there’s no speed limit — but please don’t). It’s a beautiful city known for its landmark cathedral, charming baroque buildings, and most notably, for being steeped in the optics […]
Interview with the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2024 Winners
On the evening of 10th October 2024, the 44th edition of the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) was presented to Swiss-based photographer, Davide Monteleone. His series titled, “Critical Minerals — Geography of Energy” is an on-going, long-term study where Monteleone questions the current reorientation of the energy towards renewable sources, and the complicated geographical, […]
The Legendary Peter Karbe, Leica Camera’s Senior Managing Expert on Optics and Platform talks Camera Lenses with us
When it comes to designing camera lenses, Peter Karbe has created some of the best in the world. Since 1986, Karbe has been in optics development — first at Wild Leitz, then from 1992, at Leica Camera. Today he oversees so much more than just the development of Leica’s optical systems, and he’s credited for […]
A photo journey in Germany with the new vivo V40 series co-engineered with ZEISS
Carl Zeiss was a visionary; his construction of microscopes on a scientific foundation is the basis of today’s ZEISS, a global manufacturer of optical lenses, medical technology, semiconductors and of course, camera lenses. In December 2020, vivo and ZEISS announced a long-term strategic partnership, with the two brands co-engineering the camera systems on vivo flagship […]
Leica announces a new compact digital camera, the Leica D-Lux 8, launching 2nd July 2024
The hotly anticipated Leica D-Lux 8 has finally been announced by the brand, and this new compact digital camera brings the Leica experience to a more accessible form (and price point). The controls have been simplified and ergonomically repositioned, and the user interface takes after the user-friendly one used in Leica Q cameras. The camera […]
First look at the Lomography Lomomatic 110 camera
While we’re big fans of anything Lomography pushes out, we think the Lomomatic 110 is the most attractive and sentimental camera produced by the brand — and because of its unconventional shape and size, likely the most talked-about too. It’s a pocket-sized camera that has a sliding mechanism and uses the 110 cartridge-based film format […]
6 Female Photographers discuss Inspiring Inclusion for International Women’s Day 2024
Each year, the world celebrates International Women’s Day with a theme to raise awareness for gender parity. This year it’s about inspiring inclusion, and inclusion goes across gender, race, and identity. Inspiring inclusion also means celebrating women’s achievements — especially in male-dominated industries. One such industry is photography, which hits home to everyone, now that […]
HONOR Magic V2 is the thinnest foldable smartphone on the market, but apart from being super thin, is it worth $1,999?
Just a few years ago, foldable smartphones were presented as a prototype that tech companies made us dream of; but today we are spoiled for choice across the various brands vying for our top dollar. Foldables are not cheap; but they come with larger screens and the same high-end specs that flagship phones offer. And […]
The LEGO Ideas Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera is dropping 1st Jan 2024
LEGO once again brings our dreams to life with a brick version of the Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera. It resembles the real thing, even down to its moving parts; but do note that this is really just a toy. As much as you hope it’ll take actual photos, it’s just meant to be built, and […]
Taking the new Nikon Z f out to the streets of Tokyo and Nagoya
My first “real” camera was a Nikon Df. It had full manual controls (apart from the autofocus), and it was packaged in a super cool retro design. The Df still remains a popular camera and those who own one refuse to let it go (which also means the camera keeps its value and market price). […]