APS-C cameras: The world keeps on turning after the death of the Leica CL
Leica has left the APS-C camera market with the discontinuation of the CL. But the assumption that a sensor size between Micro Four Thirds and full-frame has not future proved wrong.
The Nikon F4: An affectionate appraisal of a milestone in camera technology
The Nikon F4 was a landmark camera when first launched, featuring a host of technological capabilities in a single body for the first time. Today it seems like an excessively heavyweight beast, but it still has some enthusiastic fans.
Newberry Springs, California: Sightseeing in a suburb slowly being swallowed by sand
Newberry Springs is a small town on the edge of California's Mojave Desert. It is known as the location where the English language German film, Bagdad Cafe, by Percy Adlon was shot. Its abandoned homes, buried under sand, illustrate the power of nature to reclaim its own territory.
Infrared Photography: A beginner steps into a world where trees are white and all...
Who isn’t fascinated by pictures of white or yellow trees, blue skies and filigree clouds? Who has never heard of the "Wood effect“? And...
Leitz Auction: A selection of highlights from the June event
It will be hard to top the €14m-plus record of last year's Wetzlar Leitz Auction but William Fagan provides his selection of lots that are likely to grab the interest of collections at this year's event in June...
An Interview with Claire Thomas: Award-winning photojournalist and fine art photographer
Without the sacrifice of photojournalists willing to cover the world’s more remote regions and conflict zones, our understanding of human society would be sadly...
41st Leitz Photographica Auction: Checking the highlights for the November 26 event
William chooses some interesting and unusual lots from this month's Leitz Photographica Auction which takes place in Vienna on November 26...
Shock or Not? How I came to return to Leica
It may come as a shock after the news that I abandoned Leica in favour of Nikon six months ago. But I'm back in the Leica fold. All (or almost all) is forgiven...
The significance of insignificance
Whatever feelings of grandeur or catastrophic worries might fly around in the mind, the sight of rugged peaks around me immediately brings perspective. Maybe this is because the landscape I grew up in is a flat as a pancake, or maybe this is something that happens to people who have lived in the mountains all their lives...
Now the CL is pensioned off, where to go for a lighter alternative to...
Since the first indications of the end for the Leica CL, Macfilos columns have been full of lament. How could Leica simply abandon APS-C...
Nikon said to be withdrawing from DSLR market in favour of a mirrorless future
Nikon is rumoured to be withdrawing from the DSLR market in favour of an all-mirrorless lineup. And Canon could follow in the next few years...
From a snapshot to a fisheye and all that glitters
The Leitz Auction at Wetzlar is now looming large. It takes place on June 11 and William Fagan takes another look at some of the more interesting items in the catalogue...
A hard break-up: Life without Leica
Is there life after Leica? Erwin Hartenberg rationalises his move from Leica back to Nikon and wonder whether, at some point, he will move back to the Leicasphere...
The Invisible Camera appears at the Tamarkin Auction
Cameras and lenses at the upcoming Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction in Chicago are not all invisible, although one pretends to be. But the prices for rare Leica gear continue to astonish...
Looking back on Irish photography since 1839
On August 17, William Fagan will present a Zoom talk on the subject of Irish photography since 1839. Here is a review, written by William, intended to whet your appetite. He hopes you will join him for the talk...