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An exclusive Macfilos preview of Glas — a seminal work on the Isle of Skye

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The making of Glas has taken seventeen years of painstaking work by Andrew Tobin to deliver his homage to the Isle of Skye. It was well worth the wait.

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Leica D-Lux 8 Review: Redesigned compact becomes a full member of the Leica family

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Leica's redesign of the D-Lux 8 is a distillation of the rather fussy D-Lux 7 appearance and user interface. It looks gorgeous and works effectively. But in the process of simplification, Leica has thrown out some features which, we think, are actually essential.

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Third-party lenses for Leica, while affordable, lack communication with cameras, hindering image processing. This article provides solutions, including 6-bit coding for better compatibility and EXIF data accuracy for these lenses.
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The Leica alternative: The Leica CL analogue rangefinder with its 40/2 and 90/4

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

A life in colour slides and an idea how to save some memories

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Faced with a family archive of over 20,000 colour slides, what do you do? Throw them away or spend thousands to have them digitised? Or can you come up with a cheap, quick and effective home solution? Here's how...

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A limited edition of the steel-rim Leica Summilux-M f/1.4 in anodised black is launched today. Optically and mechanically, it is identical to the silver version, which was announced in 2022 as part of the factory's programme of re-creating classic lenses in modern format…

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