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John Shingleton

Chromefest — a celebration of American hot rods

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The oddly named “The Entrance” is a picturesque small coastal town on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and is the ideal location for a festival. It hosts the annual Chromefest — “a celebration of American Hot Rods” …

Brooklands: The historic venue hosts a meeting of Macfilos authors

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The backstory to Brooklands is fascinating. At the turn of the 20th century, motor racing was banned on public roads in mainland Britain….

Jet-lag Junkie rediscovers the lure of international travel and meets some cool cats

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In the past, I travelled often and far from my base in Australia. Then, in the first months of 2020, my adventures came to a grinding halt…

Leica X1: Neglected for five years but now resurrected, and it’s as good as ever

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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...

Marvel in the sky with diamonds, and a touch of artificial intelligence

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Marvel, John's ginger cat, was delighted. The recent announcement by Virgin Australia that domestic animals could accompany their owners and travel in the passenger cabin on Virgin Australia flights welcomed by an enthusiastic purr.

Tasmania: The devil is in the rainfall

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Inspired by Australian photographer Peter Dombrovskis, John travels to Tasmania and renews his acquaintance with landscape photography
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Quintessential Portugal from the archives: A trip down memory lane in 15 images

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It was not until 2016 that we discovered Portugal. If you live in the Europe or the United Kingdom, Portugal is right up there with Spain as a top holiday destination. But living here on the other side of the planet, it is not high up our list of ‘must visit’ places…

Kimberley: The Land of the White Toyota and the Leica Q2

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The Kimberley is an extraordinary place. First, it is vast, at 432,517 km2. Second, it is a true wilderness and very little of it is habitable. There are only three towns of any size and the population of the whole region is no more than 55,000, of which 40% are First Nation people who live predominantly in remote settlements…

Leica IIIa brought back to life after 85 years: Flip or flop?

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John has owned the Leica IIIa for 56 years, ever since she was a sprightly 30-year-old. Completely refurbished, the IIIa is now working as well as when new. But is it a keeper, even after all these years?

AI tools in Lightroom and Photoshop: A shipwreck on the rocks of New South Wales

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Artificial Intelligence is never out of the news these days. Some even believe it will be the cause of Armageddon. John Shingleton drinks the Kool-Aid during a brief play with new AI tools incorporated in LightRoom Classic and PhotoShop...

Leica X1 bites the dust after 13 glorious years

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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...

Freycinet: Where in the world is this wonderful natural resource?

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An island the size of Sri Lanka, a host of natural wonders, including a magnificent place by the name of Freycinet, half a million souls and dangling 250 km south of the world’s sixth largest country. Where in the world is Faycinet?
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Leica cupboard at Macfilos HQ almost bare. Strange happenings at the blog

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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 Vario-Elmarit-SL 70-200mm zoom and 2x extender join the SL-System

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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 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.

Classic Digital Cameras: Is the revival a passing phase?

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

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

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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. 

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

Davide Monteleone and Maria Gutu head this year’s Oskar Barnack Awards

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

Top prices at the sixth Wetzlar Camera Auction: Christo’s wrapped Leica sells for €212,500.

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

Leica M11 family firmware update 2.1.3 tackles bugs and improves stability

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

Panasonic: New Lumix S5D camera, 18-40mm tiny S zoom, white S9, and firmware updates

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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.

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