How discovering a Leica M9 created a fresh enthusiasm for photography

For Keith Walker a Kodak Box Brownie may have been the first step, but discovering a Leica M9 transformed his photographic experience and the start of a relationship with Leica.

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Is Leica's successful Q2 the ideal travel camera, despite the restructions of its fixed wide-angle lens? Keith sets off for Europe to find out...

OM System: Old memories, optical masterpieces and obscure mistakes

The rebranding of Olympus to OM Systems is a good opportunity to look at the legacy of OM cameras which featured ground-breaking innovations until Olympus messed up. And there even are some very interesting connections to Leica...

Yorkshire’s Jurassic Coast: Favourite stretch of magnificent scenery

Everyone needs a favourite bit of the world. And for Dave, the North Yorkshire Jurassic coast hits all the buttons. Here he takes a scenic view with the Nikon Df and the Leica X.

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Review: Urth Magnetic Filters vs Lee Seven5

Filters can be messy and sometimes you just leave them at home and regret it. Urth filters are magnetic, compact, and easy to add. No argument not to take them.

Making a case for Leica: How my passion for rangefinders turned into a vocation

Change is never easy, but when forced to reassess your life you discover how to marry old skills and interests to create new opportunities.

Palm Springs Public Art: The view through a camera lens

Palm Springs, and its surroundings, are home to spectacular examples of public art, freely available for visitors to view or photograph.

All about the Ricoh GR IV: specs, design, and updates

The Ricoh GR IV, set for late 2025 release, features a new APS-C sensor, lens, and enhancements while maintaining its successful lightweight design, continuing the legacy of the GR series.

Discover the Fujifilm X Half: Retro style meets modern tech

The Fujifilm X Half is a lightweight, JPG-only compact camera priced at £699 and $849. It offers a 3:4 vertical aspect ratio, retro design, and features such as a 1-inch sensor and creative filters, ideal for smartphone users.

Leica Q3 43 “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways”

The Leica Q3 43 is the perfect camera for me. I can count the ways, image after image.

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The painful progress from film to digital photography

After a lifetime of professional photography, Don Morley was thrust into the digital deep end back in 2002. He survived and has found new enthusiasm.

Worst Digital Camera: It’s all a matter of opinion

Are these really the worst digital cameras ever produced? Mike takes issue with two candidates, the Ricoh GXR and Leica M10-D...

Wetzlar Camera Auctions: Over three million for Leica Null

The fifth Wetzlar Auction fetches high prices, including over €3 = million for another Null Series prototype Barnack Leica...

Sixth Wetzlar Camera Auction: October 12 is the red-letter day for collectors

The sixth Wetzlar Camera Auction on October 12 brings a raft of exciting collectors' items to the table.

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New Notes app wins plaudits from professional writers. Shock, horror.

Notes, the long-in-the-tooth editor for iOS and OS X, is pretty unloved, at least among those who write for a living. Up to now it has been just about ok for casual use, but most writers have long ago moved to more fully featured apps such as Ulysses (my current favourite), Editorial or Byword. 

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The new iOS9, coming this autumn, brings a welcome touch for thumb typists. Instead of always showing upper-case letters,...

Leica Q: New fixed-lens full-frame camera with stabilisation, viewfinder, 1.7 Summilux and priced to sell

Today Leica launched a full-frame mirrorless camera built in Germany to M-standards and with an integral viewfinder. From the X compact, through the X and X Vario, all European-made Leicas up to now have had to slum it with an external electronic viewfinder perched on top. 

Bièvres Camera Fair: A new annual fixture for Macfilos

My weekend visit to Bievres  turned out to be one of the most enjoyable outings I've had this year. The camera fair in this small town near Versailles is one of Europe's foremost places to buy used photographic equipment, from the very earliest days through to modern digitals. The crowds of visitors from all over the world were a testament to the pull of this annual event. This year was the 52nd fair and it has become an pilgrimage for anyone who is anyone in the collectors' sphere.

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