24 Hours of Le Mans Classic with Leica: A photographer’s dream weekend

For motor racing fans, Le Mans is at the top of the list, including the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500. But for fans of historic Le Mans race cars, there's the Le Mans Classic. These are the images and memories from that event

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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.

Classic Digital Cameras: Is the revival a passing phase?

Does the “classic digital” camera exist, or is the...

Oskar One Zero Five comes in loud and clear

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The Great Fire of Chicago: An architectural turning point

Chicago's history took a dramatic turn after the Great Fire by turning its growing affluence into an architectural heritage that distinguished it from other cities.

Entering the Big League: Three weeks with the Hasselblad X2D

A chance encounter with a Hasselblad X2D at a shopping mall led to a three-week loan of the camera, and a chance to find out how a Leica shooter would fare with the flagship camera from a rival premier brand.

Taras Bychko: A visual journey through Ukraine’s past at the Leica Gallery Mayfair

Leica Gallery London is hosting the work of Ukrainian photographer Taras Bachko who aims to capture the fleeting world in his home neighbourhood that is being erased by time.

The Regent’s Canal continued: A journey from industrial past to urban oasis

The Regent's Canal was built from 1816 to 1820. It was the M25 of its day, moving goods around north London. Kevin continues with part 2 of his journey following the canal.

My Leica Journey: More than just testing Leica cameras

Jonathan Slack has been testing Leica cameras and lenses since the introduction of the M9. But his Leica journey involves so much more than this.

A Croatian Adventure Continues: Photographing Dubrovnik’s old city

Dubrovnik, The Pearl of the Adriatic, lives up to its reputation as a spectacular destination and a feast for photographers. Remember to take a good zoom lens though.

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Light Lens Lab’s new/old 28mm f/2.8 9E

Light Lens Lab re-made another classic Leitz/Leica lens: The first Elmarit 28/2.8, also called 9E for its nine elements, comes with an interesting mixture of old virtues and modern improvements.

Historical camera collections: Three important venues to visit in Germany

Historical camera collections help us to understand how photography became such an important medium. Three museums in Germany are especially worth a visit, Deutsches Museum MĂĽnchen, Leica Welt Wetzlar, Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin

The Leica Pocket Book review: Over 100 years of product history in one convenient...

The Leica Pocket Book is in its 9th English edition now. This review explains what it offers and who will profit from it.

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...

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Ming Thein on the evolution of street photography

Words of wisdom from Ming: It is worth remembering that an image reflects the photographer as much as...

First Impressions: Fuji X-T10, the mini X-T1 with lots to like about it. Even better for street photography

Fuji's new X-T10, a cross between the X-E2 and X-T1, has made a welcome arrived for review. I am a great fan of the X-T1 and Fuji X-series cameras in general.  Last October I wrote about the X-T1 as an alternative camera to the popular X100T for street photography. I argued that, when combined with the tiny 27mm (41mm effective) pancake lens, it could equal the fixed-lens 100T in performance without too much weight or size penalty. And it also offered the versatility of a system mount. 

What’s special about the Leica M system, asks Tom Stanworth

One of the photographic blogs I follow with interest is The Photofundamentalist by Tom Stanworth. Tom leads...

Apple supports Greek customers with 30 days of free storage

One of the consequences of capital controls has been the inability of Greek Apple users to use their credit cards to pay for monthly storage space. Nor are they able to buy apps or any other services from Apple. Recognising the difficulty, Apple has now written to Greek subscribers to tell them that their storage plans have been extended by 30 days at no additional cost.

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