Fujifilm reported record revenue, operating income and net income for the year to March 2026. But the detail behind those figures matters more. Instax, not the X and GFX cameras we write about most, is doing much of the work. The latest quarterly numbers show the same pattern.
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Prague Street Photography with the Leica Q3: The city as a stage
Every city has its postcard scenes. Prague has several, and on a bright September afternoon it feels as if half of Europe has come to stand in front of them at the same time. I went to photograph the monuments and ended up doing Prague street photography of a different kind, pointing the camera not at the towers and statues but at the people facing them. The buildings stay still. The show is on the cobbles…
Leica M11-P Hammertone and M-A: Two special editions
Leica has revived a finish it has rarely used on its cameras. Two new special editions, the M-A Hammertone and the M11-P Hammertone, carry that textured surface across their top and baseplates. Both go on sale on 12 November 2026. The pair is priced between £5,700 and £8,500, and only one of them is completely mechanical.
Leica Noctilux at 60: The anniversary book
Leica is celebrating 60 years of the Noctilux this year. The lens family began at Photokina in 1966 with a 50mm f/1.2 built to capture light at night. A new 240-page hardcover, titled Noctilux: The Anniversary Book, traces how that idea grew into a family of lenses. It goes on sale on 27 November.
On Foot Across Sicily: Walking the Magna Via Francigena with a Leica Q3 43
I am slogging across a farmer’s overgrown field, mud splashed up to my knees, when the trail disappears into the long grass. Overhead, angry clouds gather and the rain begins to pour, making every step a struggle. My hiking partner shoots me a look that seems to say, “What did you get me into?” I’m not sure which way to go, how to find the trail again, or whether we will reach the next village by nightfall. Yet amid the downpour and the uncertainty, there is one thing I feel sure of. I chose the right camera . . .
Leica Cine Play 1 Plus: More light for less money
Leica’s projector business has been busy this year. In June came the Cine Compact 1, a smaller and cheaper laser projector, and now the Cine Play 1 of 2024 gets its first upgrade. The new Cine Play 1 Plus is brighter, offers more contrast and runs a newer operating system. Rather unusually for Leica, though, the price has gone in the other direction . . .
Leitz Photographica Auction 49: Leica BOX and Salgado’s R6
A camera small enough to slip into a jacket pocket is expected to sell for up to half a million euros later this month. It measures 100 × 64 × 48mm, Leitz built it in the mid-1950s, and only two were ever made. One sits in the Leica Museum in Wetzlar, a design study that never took a picture. The other works. On 28 November it goes under the hammer at Leitz Photographica Auction 49, alongside a lens with a Cold War past and a camera that went to the Gulf with Sebastião Salgado.
The M Files (32): Thypoch Simera 28/1.4 review — the universal rangefinder wide-angle?
Thypoch, part two: after the 50/1.4, the Thypoch Simera 28/1.4 review is due. The lens rightfully comes into focus. A fast 28mm lens is a favourite choice for reportage projects and many other purposes. And, of course, it suits rangefinder cameras well, as most of them support 28mm as the shortest focal length their built-in finder can handle. But is the Simera a viable option, or maybe even the universal wide-angle lens for M-Mount users?
Leica Store London Mayfair: Snaps from the opening
Leica’s new London flagship opened its doors at 14 Dover Street this morning. The red carpet was out, and much of Leica’s top team was there for the occasion. I went along with my M11-D and the 35mm Apo-Summicron to record the event. The words are few this time, so treat this as a snaps piece. Yet one important figure was missing from the line-up…
Viltrox Air 40mm Review: Leica Q3 43 field of view on a budget
Macfilos authors and readers love the Leica Q3 43, especially its 43mm focal length. It’s an impressive piece of kit, but will cost you almost $8,000. The recently launched Viltrox Air 40mm f/2.5 offers an inexpensive way to add a comparable focal length to your L-Mount kit. But does it run the risk of being neither fish nor fowl?
TTArtisan 40mm review: the perfect all-rounder for L-Mount photographers?
The L-mount has suddenly become a crowded place for anyone who likes a 40mm lens. Viltrox has just brought four of its Air primes to the system, among them a new 40mm f/2.5 (which was reviewed separately by my colleague, Keith James), and Panasonic launched its compact Lumix S 40mm f/2 earlier this year. With so much attention on those two, it is easy to overlook the other good-value options in this focal length. One of them, the TTArtisan AF 40mm f/2, has been on my Leica SL3-S for the past few weeks, and it earned its place there for a reason that has little to do with outright sharpness. . .
Vintage Digital Cameras: The point-and-shoot revival
There has been a rather noisy revolution under way in the photographic world for the past few years. It’s nothing to do with the major manufacturers, nothing to do with new models, and certainly nothing to do with sales statistics. It has everything to do with social media, and with the endless videos and blog posts about point-and-shoot cameras from the mid-naughties. Yet, it also creates an opportunity because the latest fad offers a once-in-a-generation chance to unload your heirlooms . . .
Leica opens new London flagship store in Dover Street
Leica has a new home in London. The company’s UK flagship now fills four floors of a Mayfair town house at 14 Dover Street, a few steps from Piccadilly. It takes over from the Duke Street store, which closes, while Leica Store Harrods carries on as before. And to mark the opening, Leica has asked a West London engraver to decorate just 14 examples of the Leica M-A . . .
Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm review: Full reach, light weight
With the Leica SL3-P now sitting alongside the Lumix S1RII, the L-mount system finally has two high-speed, high-resolution bodies genuinely capable of drawing serious action and wildlife photographers into the fold. The question, though, is whether the lens line-up has caught up with them, and whether there is yet a sufficient variety of long telephoto and tele-zoom options to actually put that speed and resolution to work. This review looks closely at Panasonic’s newest entry into that segment, the Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1, and weighs it — quite literally, as it turns out — against a stable of well-regarded Sigma tele-zooms I have carried, and occasionally struggled with, over the past two years.
Getty Images bankruptcy: Not dead, just going private
The headlines this week have not been kind to Getty Images. “Collapse” is the word doing the rounds, and it conjures up visions of liquidators boxing up the Hulton Archive. The reality is less dramatic. On 21 October, Getty filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware, but this is a prepackaged restructuring designed to take the company private, not to wind it up. Even so, something has ended. The world’s best-known picture agency is leaving the stock market after barely four years. And the reasons why say a great deal about photography in 2026 . . .