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Leica SL

In Review: The Leica SL (Typ 601)

Five years later, where does it stand in 2020/2021?

In Review: The Leica SL (Typ 601) - A Long-Term Review in 2020

Silas Chu December 30, 2020

A review five years in the making, this is an in-depth look at the Leica SL (Typ 601 ) and where it stands in 2020/2021 amidst a playing field teeming with new mirrorless competitors…

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Tags leica, leica sl, zeiss 35mm, 35mm Distagon, 50mm Summilux, leica m
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From Hong Kong with Love

From Hong Kong with Love

Silas Chu January 13, 2020

During my travels to Asia last summer, I had the opportunity to work with Julia…

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Tags leica, leica q, Leica, leica sl, zeiss, zeiss 35 1.4, z, 35mm Distagon
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A classic M.

One roll, one week with the Leica M4

Quick Look: The Leica M4

Silas Chu April 28, 2019

Recently, I had the chance to shoot with a Leica M4 for about a week, before deciding it wasn’t the right camera for me…

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Tags zeiss, 35mm Distagon, leica, leica m, leica m4, leica m6, 28mm biogon
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State of Emergency

A look at February 2019’s Snowpocalypse

State of Emergency

Silas Chu March 14, 2019

A couple weeks back, the Seattle region was hit with one of the heaviest snow storms that it’s seen in decades.

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Tags leica, m240, leica q, summilux, 50mm Summilux, seattle, snow, zeiss, 35mm Distagon, M9-P, Leica, Leica M, film, fujifilm
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