Leica opens new London flagship store in Dover Street

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Leica's new UK flagship opens at 14 Dover Street, Mayfair, with four floors of products, a basement gallery and 14 hand-engraved King Nerd M-A cameras going on sale on 5 November.

Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm review: Full reach, light weight

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Ed Lara reviews his experience shifting from two solid-performing Sigma zooms to the latest L-mount telephoto zoom. Has it proven better?

Getty Images bankruptcy: Not dead, just going private

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Getty Images has filed for Chapter 11 and will leave the stock market. Why its customers stopped buying, where the money went, and what remains of the picture-licensing business.

All in a Day’s Work: Out and about with the Leica M10-P

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Ed Lara takes his Leica M10-P off the shelf for a day of shooting around his neighborhood, Manhattan streets, and an evening event, and finds it changes what he sees as much as how he shoots.

CIPA August 2026: Compacts surge as full frame slumps

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CIPA's August figures show camera shipments down 3.2% this year as their value rises 3.7%. We look at the full-frame slump, the compact boom, rising prices and the outlook for 2026.

LCE Photographer of the Year 2027: Free to enter, £10,000 to win

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Entries are open for LCE Photographer of the Year 2027. The free competition runs until 20 January, with 14 categories, four judges and £500 in vouchers for each category winner.

Leica Summicron-M 66 f/2 review: The classic Elcan 66 remake

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Jonathan Slack tests Leica's limited-edition Summicron-M 66mm f/2, a remake of the Elcan lens Walter Mandler designed for the US Navy, and uncovers the remarkable story of one surviving original.

Sigma FP2 and 50mm f/1.4 CL: Small camera, big ambitions

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Sigma has announced the FP2, a pocket-sized full-frame camera with a 24.5MP stacked sensor, 6K OpenGate video and a new viewfinder, plus the compact, all-metal 50mm f/1.4 CL lens.

Leica vs OM System: the weather-sealing verdict

Mike Evans - 10
Most cameras are called weather-sealed without proof. Only Leica and OM System back the claim with a certified IP rating — here's what the numbers actually mean, and who earns them.

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Leica Q3 43 Formula 1 Edition: Carbon fibre comes to Wetzlar

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Leica and Formula 1 have announced a licensing partnership and a special Q3 43, dressed in genuine carbon fibre and steering-wheel Microvelour, with an exclusive Formula 1 Leica Look.
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DxO ViewPoint 6: AI masks bring local geometry control

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DxO ViewPoint 6 adds AI masks to ReShape Fusion, allowing local perspective and geometry corrections without cropping the frame. It also gains direct RAW editing, exposure and white balance controls.
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Wanted: Macfilos camera and lens reviewers

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Macfilos, the volunteer-run Leica, L-mount and Fujifilm site, is recruiting new contributors to test cameras and lenses, and to write on general photography and travel.
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Nightlife Manifesto: Photographing Chicago after dark

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Photographer Francisco Malavé spent three years shooting Chicago's nightlife, from a broken Nikon compact to a Ricoh GR III, building trust with strangers one flash-lit portrait at a time.
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Young Railway Photographer of the Year: Entries now open

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Entries are open for the third Young Railway Photographer of the Year, with a new under-12 category, Canon cameras for the category winners and an exhibition in York and Shildon next August.
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Leica 0-Series No. 103 sells for €4.25 million at Wetzlar Camera Auctions

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Leica 0-Series No. 103 sold for €4.25 million at Wetzlar Camera Auctions, leading a sale that also saw strong prices for prototypes, gold Leicas and black-paint M cameras.
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Steampunk: The genre where posers are posers and photographers are loved

Tom Lane - 15
Shy of asking if you can take pictures of interesting characters? If so, try visiting a Steampunk event where everyone is just waiting to meet your lens...
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Street Photography: Diptychs — three for the price of two

Keith James - 10
Historically, a diptych was a hinged, two-panel artwork. In modern usage, it can be a related pair of paintings or, even more relevant to us, street photographs.
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Conversations: The art of bonding with your photographic subjects

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David tells us about a chance encounter with a street crusader which proved pivotal to his photographic career...
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Viltrox AF 50mm f/2 Air L: Is this the niftiest fifty you can buy?

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Viltrox's tiny AF 50mm f/2 Air L undercuts every L-mount rival on price, yet still delivers sharp, colour-accurate results across two weeks of real-world testing on a Leica SL3-P.

Sirui Vision 75mm T1.4 Cine Lens Review: Leica-league glass

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Keith James tests the Sirui Vision Prime 75mm T1.4 cine lens as a still-photography portrait optic, finding sharpness, character, and interchangeable mounts that rival dedicated photographic primes.

Review: Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro

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In June, Leica launched the APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8 lens, while Panasonic's Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro, smaller and cheaper, offers an excellent alternative with impressive performance for general photography.

Not a Replica of the Leica Clas­sic: The Mand­ler 7-Element 35mm f/2 re­ima­gined

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A conversation between two photographers led to discovering Mandler, a company recreating classic Leica lenses. Mandler emphasizes their lenses are modern interpretations, offering quality at an accessible price for enthusiasts.

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Wetzlar Camera Auction 9 October 2021: A personal preview

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William Fagan takes a look at the lineup at next month's important Wetzlar camra auction and comes up for a select list of personal favouries...

Après-lockdown: Brooklands comes to life after 18 months in hibernation

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The Covid-induced closure of the Brooklands Museum left a hole in the lives of many frequent visitors. Now things are getting back to normal and Mike has been there to record some of the most recent weekend events...

The Girl with the Leica: Why you should read this book

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It was the book of the Year in Italy in 2018, but judging from the reviews published, “The Girl with the Leica” by Italian writer, Helena Janeczek, had little impact in the English-speaking world. Yet it is a book you should read...

No Time to Die Leica Q2 appears at long last

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Travellers delight: The new James Bond Leica arrives with the launch of No Time to Die and comes in its own customised Globe Trotter suitcase...