by Carlo Velasquez | May 13, 2022 Leica Store SF x Taschen Portrait of a City Book Signing Recap On April 30, 2022, Leica Store San Francisco and TASCHEN launched a new book, "San Francisco, Portrait of a City." The book is a pictorial history of San Francisco which spans a wide range of years to the present day, and features a long list of photographers. Continue Reading
by Ben Carpenter | May 5, 2022 New Firmware for Leica Q2, M10, and SL2 cameras Leica announces several major firmware updates for the Leica Q2, SL2 and SL2-S, and Leica M10. All of us at Leica Store San Francisco are very excited to bring these updates to you and share some of the interesting features that will be coming to the Leica cameras you already own. We have taken the time to go through all of the technical release notes on each firmware and highlight why they matter to you and what you can expect from these new updates coming to your Leica camera. Continue Reading
by Carlo Velasquez | April 27, 2022 Thumbprints & Signatures: The Leica 40mm f/2 Summicron-C The Leica 40mm Summicron-C was originally created to be paired with the analogue Leica CL, a compact rangefinder that was made between 1973 and 1976, and has an M bayonet mount. Leica offered the compact camera system that consisted of 1 body and 2 lenses, the other being the 90mm f/4 Elmar-C. I Continue Reading
by | April 4, 2022 Book Launch and Reception: San Francisco Portrait of a City You're invited: Book launch, signing and reception for San Francisco, Portrait of a City by TASCHEN with some photographers in attendance. Continue Reading
by Alex Ramos | January 10, 2022 A Hands on Review of The Much Anticipated Leica M11 After much rumor and speculation, the Leica M11 is finally here. It is the fifth generation of the digital rangefinder (M8, M9, M240, M10), and comes sixty-eight years after the M3, Leica’s first “M.” Since that time, not only is the form of the camera very similar, but the lens “bayonet” mount has not changed, so compatibility with vintage lenses is always an option. With the release of this new camera, it shows that Leica continues to stay true to its heritage, while also bringing ready to shine far into the future with many design and performance upgrades. Continue Reading
by The Leica Store SF Team | November 8, 2021 Leica Store San Francisco Holiday Staff Picks A year in review, if you will. From the Leica Q2 Monochrom, Leica M, and Leica SL2, Leica made some incredible cameras and optics available to us this year, and we immensely enjoyed using them. Finely crafted accessories from our favorites such as Oberwerth and Billingham made excellent bags that we all enjoy using. Read on to learn more about each one of us, the gear we used this year. May it serve as inspiration to get something new for yourself or someone special that loves photography. Continue Reading
by | October 27, 2021 Photowalk with the Leica IIIF Join Carlo on the streets of San Francisco for a photo walk with the Leica IIIF and a 2.8cm Summaron-M. Continue Reading
by | August 13, 2021 Classic vs. Modern? Discussing the differences between the Leica M10 Monochrom and TRI-X 400 Film Answering the question: Leica M10 Monochrom or the time-proven classic, TRI-X 400 film? Continue Reading
by Carlo Velasquez | July 29, 2021 Thumbprints & Signatures: The Leica 13.5cm Hektor lens Today in Thumbprint & Signatures; a series that highlights the unique visual signature of Leica lenses, new and old, we are featuring the Leica13.5cm f4.5 Hektor. Continue Reading