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The L-Mount system, developed by Leica, Panasonic, and Sigma, provides a diverse range of high-quality 50mm primes for various photography needs, balancing performance, size, and affordability for users.

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The mainstreaming of mirrorless cameras brings a dilemma for a blog such as Macfilos. What to continue to cover? Up to now, our main focus has always been Leica — something of an oasis of calm among all these new developments — and compacts from Panasonic. But does the net noq have to be cast wider?

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Since the first indications of the end for the Leica CL, Macfilos columns have been full of lament. How could Leica simply abandon APS-C...

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