Morgan Stanley to help find a buyer for Leica Camera stake
Morgan Stanley is rumoured to be helping Blackstone sell its 45% holding in Leica Camera AG....
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Zenit SL: A Russian version of the Leica full-frame digital?
I've said before that the Leica SL is built like a tank. But a Russian tank? Rumours are swirling to suggest that the well-known Russian Zenit brand will produce a full-frame camera based on the SL. Interesting times.....
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Adapting legacy lenses to use with modern mirrorless cameras
Mirrorless cameras can be used with a wide variety of legacy lenses from many systems, but usually only with manual lenses. Here'a a handy guide to choosing the right adapter.......
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For the cost of three unrepairable Contax G2s you can have one M6 TTL that will prove a faithful companion for life
Contax passion leads down the road to a reliable Leica (or three)
Another take on false economy, echoing John Shingleton's experience with his brace of Contax rangefinders. In the end, the Leica costs more but it can be repaired and will seemingly last forever. That's why they are so popular, as Steve Karsten found out the hard way.....
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The MacBook is the perfect travelling companion, but is it too slow? Would you be better with a similarly priced MacBook Pro, even though it weighs more?
Speccing up the MacBook or choosing a faster MacBook Pro
Choosing a Mac laptop these days isn't at all easy. Do you major on the smallest side, with the MacBook, and limit performance? Or do yo go all-out for speed with the MacBook Pro and suffer the additional weight? Whatever route you take you have to make compromises.
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iOS 11: Leica image shuttlers beware, it could break your workflow
If you rely on Leica's Image Shuttle application as an integral part of your workflow don't update your iPhone or iPad to iOS 11 next Tuesday. It could stop Image Shuttle working. Check with Leica before updating the software.....
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Cormorant drying wings
Cormorants Reconsidered: Birds of ill omen get makeover
Cormorants have had a bad press. But David thinks all the ill-omen stuff is overdone. These birds are remarkable creatures he believes.....
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Andy Sands of Chiswick Camera Centre trying out the new medium format GFX, just one of the significant mirrorless competitors to the traditional DSLR (taken with the Leica M10)
DSLR v Mirrorless: An open letter to my beloved Canon
In his open letter to Canon, Jason Futrill asks why there has been a lack of real development and why mirrorless cameras from Sony and Fuji are leading the way in innovation.....
Read MoreResort Abandoned: The decline of a popular resort from the 1960s to today
A resort of choice in the 1960s has become a derelict reminder of what once was. These photographs show what 50 years of neglect can achieve...
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Smartphones: Apple celebrates ten years of iPhone with the iPhone X
The new iPhone X is a worthy tenth-anniversary marker. In many ways it is as revolutionary as the original iPhone back in 2007.....
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Contax: A tale of two beautiful but unused cameras
Quite by chance two classic Contax cameras and a bunch of lenses came John's way. They were crying out to be used but in the end they have languished on the shelf. John explains why.....
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Leica M10: Making of a masterpiece
How to make your own M10: Loads of parts, a stack of screws and a dollop of experience.....
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Classic Cases introduce new design for the Leica M10
Classic Cases are renowned for their British-made high-quality protectors for Leica cameras. The new M10 design is a perfect complement for Leica's finest digital rangefinder.....
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Showering, Terrigal Beach. You can see this scene most mornings at Terrigal. Even in the depths of the winter there are ocean swimmers taking an early morning dip. This particular morning the light was just at the right angle
Golden Hour: The joy of early rising
Early to bed, early to rise: Few of us have the discipline to jump out of bed at 5.30 every morning. But that's the time to catch the delights of the golden hour on your camera......
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A close inspection of 70013 Britannia Class Oliver Cromwell
Train and manspotting on God's Wonderful Railway
The Great Western Railway's 111-year-old Old Oak Common maintenance depot is on death row. So 18,000 fans paid a visit last Saturday. They were just as interesting as the trains.....
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