The Leica TL is a compelling little camera and performs well. This shot is taken with the original, slowcoach T and 23mm Summicron-TL. If only the camera had had a built-in viewfinder from launch it would have been a much bigger success for Leica. Even now, though, the wait is still not over

New Leica TL: The mystery of the missing viewfinder

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Mike Evans

A new TL is coming, probably sooner rather than later, and we had all hoped for a built-in viewfinder. Sadly, our hopes are likely to be dashed....

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Apple's latest upgrades bring the iMac back to the fore as the ideal desktop computer. The new specs tip the balance in favour of running two separate computers — powerful desktop and lightweight portable, such as the tiny MacBook Air seen on the left

New Macs: Deciding between a desktop or a powerful portable

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Mike Evans

Back to the dilemma of whether to run two computers — big desktop and ultra-portable laptop — or a one-size-fits all MacBook Pro with external monitor. Mike investigates.....

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I have used UV filters on all my lenses, as here on the Leica Q. I am not convinced I would notice a difference if I took the same shots with a naked lens. But I remain open to argument

Protective Filters Part II: Is it worth covering the face of your lens?

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Mike Evans

To filer or not to filter: The argument continues, but not without an alleged protective comment from Leica....

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Bièvres en Fête: A video tour of this year's photo fair

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Mike Evans

Bièvres Photo Fair — a video tour by Francis Qureshi and Red Dot Cameras

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Smartphones flatter with their results, but many new-found enthusiasms are now helping camera sales. The smartphone does a good job but sometimes you need just that bit more — as here with the Panasonic GX8 and Olympus M.Zuiko ED 75mm f/1.8 (Photo Ken Fung)

Camera sales come up for air after long period of decline

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Mike Evans

After over five years of decline in the wake of the smartphone boom, sales of "real" cameras are on the up...

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Panasonic Leica DG 8-18mm Vario-Elmarit ASPH wide-angle zoom

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Mike Evans

The professional Leica DG zoom range for micro four-thirds is showing a lot of promise. The 12-60mm is an all-round good guy and his new 8-18mm wide zoom is shaping up....

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Twelve Years with Apple: But are the pips beginning to squeak?

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Mike Evans

Mike has had a twelve-year love affair with Apple. But the competition is gathering and Apple is showing worrying signs of ignoring the opinion leaders in favour of a dumbed-down mass market. It does so at its peril.....

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Zeiss-ZM 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar, a classic design, mounted on the Leica M-D. All photographs in this feature taken by Mike Evans

Classic Look: Closing the door on modern Leica glass

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Mike Evans

Would you sell all your Leica lenses and invest in Zeiss-ZM entirely? Hamish Gill has done just that, but then he does like the classic rendering.....

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This young lady, waiting for her car outside my hotel in New Orleans, sportingly allowed me to take a photo

New Orleans to Chicago with the Leica Q: A camera for all occasions

Posted on June 14, 2017 by John Shingleton

New Orleans to Chicago and just one camera to record the trip — the versatile Leica Q.....

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From Bolton with love: The Witness with the rare f/1.5 Dallmeyer 2in (50mm) Septac lens

Ilford Witness: How Bolton almost became the Wetzlar of England

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Mike Evans

This is the story of two Germans, one from Zeiss, the other from Leitz, who escaped Nazi persecution in the mid-1930s and set out to design a Leica-beating camera in Bolton. Yes, Bolton. It's a fascinating story of ingenuity and lost opportunities.....

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