Posted on by Kevin Armstrong
Zagreb is not your typical tourist magnet. Indeed, compared with the more familiar cities of the old, Western Europe, it is something of an unknown for most people. Yet Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is well worth a visit,
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Douglas So, noted Leica collector and founder of the F11 Museum and F22 Photo Space exhibits in Hong Kong. Taken at a very slow 1/8s, f/2.8, ISO 800, 24mm
Posted on by Mike Evans
After extensive reviewing of both the Leica C-Lux and the Sony RX100 Mark VI, we are suffering from one-inch sensor overload here at Macfilos. The Sony, however, turns out to fully justify its “pocket” pretensions and crams a tremendous amount of power and sophistication into a package weighing just 50% more than an iPhone X.
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Posted on by David Bailey
The Fujifilm X-T3 brings a raft of major improvements but not everyone will be upgrading according to David Bailey….
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Posted on by Mike Evans
Sony RX100 Mk. VI and the Panasonic TZ200/Leica C-Lux. Which is the perfect pocket powerhouse for the lightweight traveller?
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Posted on by John Shingleton
Photographing cats has its challenges, technical and physical. But on the occasion old means best
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A visitor to the open day tries out the new Z7 and f/4 24-70 zoom
Posted on by Mike Evans
The Nikon Z7 in the metal is an impressive camera. Build quality is excellent and Nikon deserves success. Mike had a first hands on at a London Nikon centre.
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Posted on by Mike Evans
Leica has announced the winner and runner up in the 2018 Leica Oskar Barnack Awards. First place goes to Belgium’s Max Pinckers for his portfolio on North Korea while Russian photographer Mary Gelman takes second spot.
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Aperture on the world, with the M240 and 50mm Summilux, processed in Aperture but it was already entering a software cul-de-sac back in 2013
Posted on by Mike Evans
Just what happened to Aperture and why did it die a sudden death. Stephen Hackett traces the history of Apple’s much-loved post processor over at Macstories….
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Ever fancied your chances on a 550cc single-cylinder motorcycle without clutch, gears and almost no brakes. Nor had I, but I know a man who has…..
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An engraved top-plate, a touchy-feely screen and a whisper-quiet shutter: Would you pay €2,000 to convert your trusty old M10?
Posted on by Mike Evans
Right. You’ve owned a Leica M10 the the past year. Would you pay £2,000 to turn it into an M10-P? Better start making out the checklist because you could have the opportunity to to this in early 2019 according to rumours that are currently floating around
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Bruton Place, looking towards the leafy Berkeley Square. On the left is the Leica Store and on the road, Leica's Café Optik. (Leica M10 and 21mm Super-Elmar f/3.4)
Posted on by Mike Evans
Mike had a speck of dust on his M10 sensor, so off to Leica Mayfair for a quick scrub and a coffee at the Leica cafe, stopping by Berkeley Square on the way…..
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John is a frequent visitor to Blueys Beach, but not so often in the dead of winter. He took advantage of the quiet roads and the deserted locality to grab a couple of stunning shots with his trusty old Leica X1
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An unusually clean desktop and a new 2018 15in MacBook Pro portable replaces the old deskbound 27in iMac. Will the big screen be missed?
Posted on by Mike Evans
For a year or so Mike has been sitting at the side of the road watching the Apple bandwagon trundle by. But when to jump aboard? At last he has made a decision on a new Mac….
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Oddballs: Macfilos is a rather eclectic mix of gear lore and the oddball. Keep it that way, say readers
Posted on by Mike Evans
After sounding out the readership on extending the scope of Macfilos to cover the new, wider mirrorless world, Mike has a resounding answer: Stick to what you are passionate about and keep Macfilos on the same path.
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Night time in Kowloon. Was she using flash to keep noise down in the digital image? And what sort of noise reduction was embedded in the camera that must have been somewhere in the ‘droid, simultaneously taking a photo of her?
Posted on by Wayne Gerlach
Wayne wonders whether a bit of grain or noise isn’t a good thing after all…..
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