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Jean Perenet explores the rugged coastline of Brittany and discovers connections with its British neighbours, Cornwall and Wales, while on holiday.

I set my sights on the much-maligned Leica X Vario. Just 18 months ago, I traded in the Panasonic kit and carried home an almost-new X Vario…

The Leica X1 was John's passion. It became his favourite lightweight carry around camera. Then it languished unloved for five years. It's now been resurrected and it's as good as ever...

The Leica X Vario was introduced in 2013 and received a lukewarm reaction. By early 2014, many photographers were having second thoughts. This is what Macfilos had to say in January 2014...

One of the world's most enthusiastic fans of the 2009 Leica X1 has finally admitted defeat. A long-running and very annoying defect has rendered his trusty old X1 useless. RIP Leica X1...

When the trust old Leica X2 gave up the ghost, where to turn. Jean Perenet has migrated to the similarly sized Panasonic Lumix GX9, swapping APS-C for micro four-thirds along the way...

Our second look this week at the maligned but popular Leica X Vario. It's a classic in the making and enthusiastic owner, John Shingleton, takes a trip down memory lane...

Five years agp, two Leica cameras, the X Vario and the fixed-lens X were discontinued. The lack of a built-in viewfinder was perhaps the main reason for the relative lack of success in a competitive market...

Oysters have been appreciated by the kings of France and the gentry since the 17th century. When wild oysters became rare by the end of the 19th century the first oyster farms were created on the shores of Normandy. When the tide is high you can't imagine what is underwater unless you have a drone. But low tides allow oyster farmers to work on their oyster beds....

Once maligned, now acclaimed: The Leica X Vario makes a pilgrimage to Budapest...

Cameras come, cameras go. But Jean believes the Leica X2 and its X1 predecessor are timeless classics. Here, he takes is beloved X2 to all the rusty spots along the promenade...

If you own a Leica X1 or X2 you have been very lucky if the plastic battery retaining clip hasn’t sheared off before now. Maybe it’s worth ordering a spare in case Leica run out of them...