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The Kit Zoom: Not so boring after all

So-called standard kit zooms often have a bad rap. But there are good ‘uns and not-so-good ‘uns. The Leica 18-56mm...
Micro four-thirds is definitely not dead, but is it dying? Will the flood of new full-frame cameras crop the opposition...
The new Leica D-Lux, based on the now-established Panasonic LX100 Mk. II, cannot be far away. Should you sell our...
An essay on the persistence of the original Barnack film format sets Mike thinking about the confusion which reigns in...
 Back in 1981 — I nearly wrote 1891 — I would travel down to London, UK, from Peterborough where I...
The Leica X cameras continue to gather fans as they languish in the Old Camera Home. Just what is it...
It wasn’t a new lens, but it was new to me. The Noctilux 0.95 went out for a run in...
Five years ago and a visit to London’s Borough Market with a Leica M
Ten years ago: My shiny new iPhone 3G arrives, maxed out with 16GB of storage. A revelation, and the first...
With the sky-filled blue waters fringed with every shade of yellow, orange and verdant green, the trees backlit by an...
In my household the M10-D has caused more controversy than any other camera that I’ve tested for Leica,...
Leica’s press office has excelled itself with “ambient shots” of the new M10-D, what with photographer Tomas van Houtryve ...