Leica

Buying a Leica screw fitting camera? We describe what you should check and how you should check. Leica I, II, II, IIa, IIIb, IIIc, IIId, IIIf, IIIg.

Fungus grows in camera and lens coating. It decimates equipment's value. You must understand how it is caused and how to prevent.

Buying a used Leica M6? We highlight the main points to check.

Looking for a 35mm film camera? The R8 is the best you can buy.

70 years old and in specular condition - the Leica IIf with 5cm Summitar lens

Leica's 21mm f3.4 Super Angulon will perform almost as well as anything built today. Quite an achievement for an optic designed 70 years ago

Leica. Fantastic cameras; beautifully engineered; designed by infallible German engineers … or are they?

Leica's model I camera launched in 1925 changed photography forever.

March 2018, a new world record has just been set at the WestLicht camera auction in Vienna.A Leica Null-series - one of only 25 pre-production cameras - has sold for a staggering €2.4 million.So why do people get so excited about Leica? Well, it started in 1925 when the company launched its first camera, the Leica I. At the time...

Buying classic equipment to use? Don't buy mint! This may sound a little counterintuitive but I’d never recommend buying classic equipment in like-new condition if you are planning to use ‘in anger’. You’ll always pay a premium for mint equipment. However careful you are, there’s always a chance you’ll scratch the base or the strap will rub the camera's corners. And that could...