DP Review Monday May 16, 2022
Could Leica be working on a new medium format mirrorless camera? A recent video from the company suggests the answer is yes, declares DP Review. At the very least it appears the company has been prototyping such a camera. It’s been pointed out by Leica Rumors that a camera mock-up visible in the background of a shot in the video appears to showcase a medium-format camera, a potential hint Leica could be working on some kind of mirrorless successor to the company’s S3 single lens reflex medium format camera, which was released back in 2020. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday May 16, 2022
The photography industry is emerging from "the fog of covid" as many aspects of society and business return to normal. That, at least, is the picture revealed by a new study from photo platforms
Zenfolio and Format. The survey of 3,300 photographers from 97 countries around the world shows an uptick in optimism from similar studies done in 2021, with 57 percent of respondents … Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Friday May 13, 2022
The Leitz Phographica Auction House is about to celebrate a historic milestone at the upcoming the 20th anniversary auction event with the estimated $3.2 million dollar sale of an extremely rare Leica 0-Series camera (No. 105) originally owned by Oskar Barnack. Now PetaPixel looks at some of the other collectables to be sold this year. Among them: a custom-made analog Gold Leica MP (Serial number 5630769) with Leica Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8 lens. Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Friday May 13, 2022
In 2001, David O’Mara, a graduate of Dublin’s National College of Art and Design, had just moved from Ireland to London with his girlfriend. He’d never envisioned himself working on a building site, but he needed money, and construction paid better than trying to break into the conceptual-art world. With a background in photography, O’Mara began making images of his fellow workmen—photographs, notes The Guardian, that suggest art and manual labour don’t have to be worlds apart. Read the full Story >>
