My first photo, 1960
Posted on by John Shingleton
Most of us can remember our first damera. But how many can think of the first photograph taken with that camera. John takes us back to 1960 and his first outing with the Halina 35X…..
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Posted on by Mike Evans
Can you exist without cash? Electronic payments for trifling amounts are now commonplace, thanks largely to the total acceptance of swipe cards and smart devices such as the Apple Watch. We are moving inexorably to a point where cash will be an curiosity, a payment method of last resort…..
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The Leica M10-D has the best chance of being a long-term digital keeper, free from the temptations of extra electronic gizmos. This is digital photography at its most simple (Image Leica Camera AG)
Posted on by Mike Evans
Digital image quality has now reached a point where it is tempting to say that it cannot be improved. It’s not true, of course. Everything can be improved. But do we need it? Have we reached a plateau in development?
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High up on the hills leaving the Grabove Doline area with storm clouds falling over the Velebit mountains.
Posted on by Kevin Armstrong
Kevin continues his exploration of the Paklenica National Park in Croatia
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Delicious pickings at the Royal Horticultural Hall photo fair in London, 2016
Posted on by Mike Evans
Mike remembers his first proper camera — after a series of hand-me-down Box Brownies and Kodak folders — and how much it cost him....
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Posted on by John Shingleton
Our Leica X1 ambassador has nurtured a secret lust for a long zoom. It’s an itch he has scratched for just a few dollars, with Fuji as the surprise newcomer to the Shingleton stable.
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The Leica M3, the archetypal rangefinder camera, introduced in 1953. This pristine example is fitted with the dual-range Summicron and “specs”. Image Red Dot Cameras, London
Posted on by Mike Evans
Hamish Gill’s excellent guide to the rangefinder is well worth reading…..
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Posted on by David Babsky
A digital camera with no screen but with a dummy wind-on lever? David introduces the M10-D to some curiosities from the past — plus one of the most iconic cameras ever made....
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Image Leica Camera AG
Posted on by Mike Evans
The Leica CL — one year on. Has Leica got it right? What would you like to see in the next CL?
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The new 12.9in iPad Pro with Apple Pencil (Image: Apple)
Posted on by Mike Evans
I have always preferred processing and handling asset management on my Mac. I’ve never really bonded with the iPad as a primary productivity tool. But things change, iPads get better. Could the new 12.9in iPad Pro be the tipping point?
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Posted on by Jean Perenet
After a long relationship with his minimalistic Ricoh GR, Jean is growing closer to his second-hand Leica X2. This summer he took it as his sole camera on a tour of France, from south to north
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Advent is a-coming, but how long will be have to wait for Lightroom and the Leica D-Lux 7 to play happily together? (Image, in enforced monochrome, Leica D-Lux 7)
Posted on by Mike Evans
It looks like Lightroom currently doesn’t like the new Leica D-Lux 7, despite its Panasonic sibling having been on the market for several months. RWL files are currently processing in monochrome, so beware.
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Thomas from Austria with his “new” Leica M3 and classic 1957 rigid Summicron
Posted on by Mike Evans
Film photography has now cult status among young whipper-snappers. Mike found a 60-year-old M3 outfit in 20-something hands while enjoying a plate of Kaiserschmarrn at the Gendarmenmarkt Christmas market
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The only D-Lux 7 in the country looks gorgeous in the metal
Posted on by Jason Hannigan
The second Leica Store in Australia has opened in Melbourne. Our on-the-spot correspondent, Jason Hannigan, went along to see if he could be tempted….
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Where it all begins in Whitby - the first railway arch that marks the start.
Posted on by Dave Seargeant
Dave and Liz pay another return visit to the Cinder Track in North Yorkshire…..
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