Leica News

The new Leica X Vario Mini M announced, an APS-C compact camera for… what!?

12/06/2013 By Mathieu 2 Comments

There has been a lot of talk recently about the new Leica “Mini M” that the German brand has been dangling in front of our noses for the past couple of weeks. When the first spec rumors came out, no one believed them or more accurately, no one wanted to believe them. Sometimes rumors are false, sometimes they are true, and in this case they reveal themselves to be 100% true. So what’s the story behind this new Leica camera?

Thoughts about the new Leica M

16/01/2013 By Mathieu Leave a Comment

I always tend to think of Leica as the Ferrari of cameras. Back in the small Italian town where I lived as a child, we had a neighbour with a great collection of Ferraris in his garage. He used to pick one out every Sunday morning and drive to the local kiosk to buy a newspaper. I made the connection a few years ago when I visited a family friend’s cottage and saw his huge collection of photographic equipment. Naturally, there was an abundance of Leica models and rarities only a collector would buy. It was fascinating to see, but at the same time, I couldn’t help but think: when was the last time these wonderful cameras were used?