Leica Vario-Elmarit vs Sigma Contemporary: Exploring the benefits of standard 28-70mm zoom lenses

Modern standard zoom lenses have evolved, proving their worth against prime lenses. The Leica and Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 options offer high quality, differing in build, weight, and price, catering to diverse needs.

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Jörd-Peter expands The M Files with a discussion on the Leica CL and its lenses.

Langley Vale Centenary Wood: The Regiment of Trees.

Kevin visits the new Regiment of Trees, commemorating the fallen of World War One, at Langley Value in Surrey, England.

Travels with the Ricoh GR: Myanmar Part I, Yangon

Almost three years ago our steps led us to the golden land known as Myanmar. That was before the election when the LND won a landslide victory. What was striking at the time was the people's hope for a more democratic regime…..

Gloriana: The Queen’s Rowbarge sets forth in infinite splendour

It’s not every day you can get a close-up...

On the Road with the Leica Q2: Seattle, the coolest place in The Pacific Northwest

Keith describes the third and final destination visited on his trip to the northwest coast of the United States. Seattle turns out to be not only cool but very photogenic.

Living like a vampire: Landscape and the Leica Q2 Monochrom

Monochrome photography for landscapes and mountaineering: The choice between Leica SL2 conversions, the M Monochrom and the new Leica Q2 Monochrom

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In the Luberon, where I’m fortunate enough to live, there’s a temptation to believe you may have already seen the best of Provence. But every so often, the call of another village, just a bit further afield, lures you out of your comfort zone…

100 years of Leica: Witness to a century (1925-2025) 

For Leica Camera, 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the Leica I. First presented to the public at the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1925, it was the first mass-produced Leica 35mm camera…

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Leica firmware updates for M11, SL, Q3 and D-Lux bring improvements but few new...

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My Leica III and its 91-year journey through life

Photography can often be described as a journey, and this is the story of a 91-year journey for a Leica III that had been forgotten and left behind by time. I feel like I've been away from photography for a while. Like most people these days, the general state of the universe has got me down....

Leica X Vario: Ten-year-old underdog continues to confound its critics

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The Panasonic Lumix S5 and S5II models are attracting...

Q what a scorcher: Heat and Leica’s Q2

Take a snap with Leica's new Q2 using DNG plus a JPG sidecar and you've said goodbye to 100MB of disk storage. Can you cope?

Panasonic Lumix G9: To G or not to G

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Leica Q2 Monochrom: Lust again rears its ugly head

Mike is entering a period of supreme temptation. It's a get-thee-behind-me-Satan moment as Leica's latest monochrome compact arrives for review. Can he resist?

Own a Leica camera for only 7 pence a day…

Those were the days. When you could walk out of a smart London photographic retailer with a brand new Leica for only 7 pence a day over 24 months. But was it such a bargain?

Leica Q2 Monochrom hands-on review

Introduction The Leica Q2M is the company's fourth monochrome camera in the last eight years. It is especially interesting because...

Leica Q2 Monochrom: Full-frame compact with integral 28 mm lens to tempt B&W fans

It's here at last: The much-leaked Leica Q2 Monochrom is finally shaken off the press embargo...
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