The Leica M10 Monochrom has a specially developed sensor for black and white photography. This will absorb more light than a color sensor and produce significantly sharper photos.
Vintage girls still stir spirits today, because the beauties of the last century left many speechless. Today, their beauty is celebrated by some, while others find such a perception of beauty unimaginable. They certainly prove that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Leica cameras can act like a time machine on us. Just looking at them takes us back half a century into the past. Half a century ago, among other things, the Woodstock music festival, the Flower Children's Festival took place, where Jim Marshall skilfully caught the performers in the photographic lens. His signature can be found on many photographs of rock stars of the time, from the Beatles and Led Zeppelin to Miles Davis. As a tribute to him, Leica decided to produce a Jim Marshall version of the M246 camera.
Do you remember Norman Seeff's famous black and white photos of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs posing with a new Macintosh at his home (Woodside)? In these photos from 1984, the computer visionary was wearing a Seiko wristwatch, which became a global bestseller in these photos taken for Time magazine. Seiko has now decided to revive the famous watch and launch a limited series of "Steve Jobs" watches, originally known as the Seiko Chariot.
When we remember the past, we often imagine it in black and white. After all, most photographs from the first half of the 20th century are monochromatic. Thanks to the artist Marina Amaral, we can now look at historical moments from the past in a completely new, colorful light, as she added colors to them. See (re)colored famous black and white photos.
Leica was, is and probably will remain the holy grail for photographers. Ever since 1925 with the Leica I prototypes, in the 1950s with the introduction of the legendary Leica M series cameras and today with the S, T, X and Compact Series cameras of incredible quality and versatility, Leica remains the queen. The latest Leica M Monochrom Typ 246 is also ready to share the company, which this time will serve only black and white photos.
The history of photography is about two hundred years old, but the period when photography experienced a color version is much shorter. Colors in photographs allow us to experience the image much more realistically.
Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjor is distinguished by his incredible ability to capture peaceful glimpses of nature, which he beautifully packages in black and white.