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Meet the Praktica Family: a film camera and lens system at reasonable cost

Other brands Ken Davis -
The Praktica cameras from East Germany enjoyed a good reputation even in the West. Rightly so, as we see even after decades…

Classic Digital Cameras: Is the revival a passing phase?

Feature Articles Wayne Gerlach -
Does the “classic digital” camera exist, or is the term an oxymoron? Many believe that a classic is, by definition, a film camera. But...

Contax G System: The other rangefinder camera

Rangefinders Joerg-Peter Rau -
It was a shot-lived rangefinder option – maybe because it was too modern. The Contax G System consisted of two cameras and seven lenses. This article gives an overview of history and product range.

M-Mount lenses with automatic depth-of-field scale

L-Mount Jason Murray -
Our weekly news round continues with a new M-Mount lenses featuring an automatic depth-of-field scale. There's also a w(eir)dly named, vowelless panoramic digital full-frame camera with “viewfinder” aspirations, a design for a Lego M6, and a reminder of desirable Leica camera/lens bundles. We are also bringing tips on Leica’s perspective control, and news of the worst product name of the year...

The Ten Most-Read Articles of the Quarter: Gear news gets the views

Feature Articles Jason Murray -
Jason takes us on a quick tour through the most viewed Macfilos articles over the last three months. Gear reviews continue to be tremendously popular with the growing Macfilos readership.

The M Files (21): Zeiss Ikon SW, a very unusual camera for Leica M-Mount

Film Joerg-Peter Rau -
Our series about non-Leica M-Mount cameras, lenses and accessories continues with an unusual camera. In Part 21, Jörg-Peter takes on the Zeiss Ikon SW. Its striking feature is… the absence of a viewfinder.

The M Files Jubilee: Creating the largest knowledge base for M-Mount photographic gear

Film Jason Murray -
The M Files jubilee marks 20 episodes of a unique Macfilos series. It covers third-party lenses, cameras and accessories with Leica M-Mount. Read here why these articles could be useful for you

Phase One XC: Designed to be with you, always

Leica Mike Evans -
The new fixed-lens "compact" from PhaseOne XC puts Leica's Q3 in the shade in more ways than one, apart from costing ten times as much. If you want 151 MP muscle in a 1.82Kg go-anywhere body, then the PhaseOne XC could be for you...
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LEICA MOMENTS

How four generations of the Leitz family shaped a century of photography 

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The story behind the birth of Leica can be traced in “Four Generations Leitz in Company Management 1869–1986”

Ilford Witness: How a Lancashire mill town nearly became the Wetzlar of England

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In a parallel universe, the last of the rangefinders is not made in Wetzlar, Germany, but in Bolton, England. Here is an alternative Witness to a Century...

A 55-year Love Affair with Leica that started with a Leica III

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Some relationships are meant to be, no matter how innocently and unassumingly they start out. Tom Lane's relationship with Leica is not a brittle affair, but one that accommodates differences as it grows.

Sirui joins the L-Mount Alliance

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Sirui becomes the 9th member of the L-Mount Alliance to expand choices for Photographers and videographers.

WATE and the Frankenfinder: A journey with the wide-angle Tri-Elmar and the Leica M8

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Gordon Brown dusts off his Leica WATE lens and the bulky Frankenfinder to explore remote corners of Idaho and Colorado...

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The Leica Q3 43 is the perfect camera for me. I can count the ways, image after image.

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The Leica M11-P Safari is the latest in a long line of distinctive olive green cameras that have added a distinctive look to the M since the 1970s.

Leica Gallery London will host Douglas Kirkland’s ‘From The Heart’ exhibition from May 10 until July 10

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Douglas Kirkland's impressive work spans six decades, from humble beginnings to being feted by numerous awards and showings in some of the world's most prestigious galleries and museums.

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