Gary Schwartzwald

Here at Macfilos, our Leica cupboard is almost bare. Whatever next? Mike looks at the comings and goings of the blog's test fleet…

Leica completes the trinity of fast zooms with the addition of a new 70-200 Vario-Elmarit-SL and a new x2 range extender

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.

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

M-Mount lenses from other manufacturers than Leica have no 6-bit coding. This brings a couple of disadvantages. Part 26 of our M Files series shows workarounds for do-it-yourself coding as well as for obtaining correct EXIF data in a digital workflow. 

Macfilos has been completely revised, with a much more involving front page and easier-to-read articles...

The two winners of the Leica Oskar Barnack Awards 2024 (LOBA) are Davide Monteleone and Maria Guțu. Read more...

Top prices were again achieved at the sixth Wetzlar Camera Auction last Saturday.

Improved stability and bug fixing is included in the Leica M11 family firmware update…

Panasonic's range of full-frame L-Mount cameras and lenses goes from strength to strength, with the addition of the new S5D, 10-40mm compact zoom, and new colourway for the S9.