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Joerg-Peter Rau

Jörg-Peter is a journalist and photographer based in Konstanz in South Germany. He has worked for regional publishers for more than 30 years and currently heads the local newsroom of the SÜDKURIER, the leading paper and news platform in the area between the Bodensee, Black Forest and the German-Swiss border. To this day, writing and photographing news stories and features is part of his job. He studied in Berlin and Glasgow. With degrees in Geography, Art History and English, his favourite subjects for personal projects include travel, art and landscape. His work for Macfilos was planned as a one-off because he wanted to return one story in exchange for all the great articles he had read that far on the blog. However, it has developed into a passionate hobby. Jörg-Peter has invented and continues to expand the M Files, a series about non-Leica cameras, lenses and accessories for M-Mount.

Leica M lens pouches: How to create good-looking labels

Lenses Joerg-Peter Rau -
Leica M lens pouches do not reveal what’s inside when they come from the factory. But you can fix it easily with a standard label printer.

The new Rollei 35AF: I want to fall in love, but it’s not so easy

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The Rollei 35AF is one of the few newly developed film cameras. Does it live up to its big name? Here comes the review after months of field testing.

OM System Old and New: Through Italy with an Olympus OM-4 and an OM-5

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OM System is today the maker of the OM-5 DSLM camera. But the OM System was also the platform of the Olympus analogue SLR cameras. We tried the recent OM-5 and the vintage OM-4 Ti side by side during a trip to Italy.

Discontinued Leica WATE: Farewell to a unique lens

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Leica has stopped selling the Wide-Angle Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 aka WATE. It was and is a unique lens which can help produce extraordinary pictures…

Too good to be true: Why the pictures of David Osborn fascinate us

Events Joerg-Peter Rau -
British photographer David Osborn creates his images with his camera and in Photoshop. The result is images to which the term “painterly” really fits.

Rock’n’Roll Havana Small: The beauty among leather camera bags

Accessories Joerg-Peter Rau -
The Rock'n'Roll Havana Small bag is ideal for Leica and other rangefinder cameras. But also for small DSLR or DSLM kits, it is worth consideration.
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M Files (27): Voigtländer Nokton VM 50mm lenses, a Noctilux and a Summilux for mortal M-Mount users?

M-Mount Joerg-Peter Rau -
Voigtländer has several fast M-Mount lenses in the line-up: The Nokton with f/1.0 and the Nokton f/1.5 appear to be interesting alternatives to Leica’s similarly speced, but far more expensive Noctilux and Summilux lenses. Part 27 of our M Files series reviews the two Voigtländers in this truly classic focal length.

Leica’s new Q3 43 answers a demand that has grown since 2015

Leica Joerg-Peter Rau -
Leica's highly successful Q range is extended to a unique 43mm Q3 43, offering an apochromatic view on the world as seen through the human eye...

Dutch photography museums: Two places to visit in Amsterdam and Rotterdam

Feature Articles Joerg-Peter Rau -
The Netherlands have several museums exclusively for photography. Two of the most important ones are the FOAM (Fotomuseum Amsterdam) and Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam. What they have to offer and what you should know when planning a visit to the Dutch photography museums.

M Files (26): Third-party lenses for Leica on steroids with 6-bit-coding and EXIF tweaking

Feature Articles Joerg-Peter Rau -
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. 

New Rollei 35AF: A classic is set to return

Film Joerg-Peter Rau -
The original Rollei 35 is nothing short of an immortal camera in the eyes of many photographers. In October, the first copies of the new Rollei 35AF will be sold. Again a film camera, optically close to the original. Will it meet the expectations?

The Leica M5: Ugly duckling or the most underrated rangefinder ever?

Feature Articles Joerg-Peter Rau -
When the Leica M5 came out in 1971, it was received with much criticism. Too big, too ugly. The built-in light metering got less praise. Even Leica collectors often ignore this ill-fated M model. We give it a try and show what the M5 is capable of.
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