Lenses

A Passion for Leica: Not a Leica photographer but a photographer with a Leica

When your your background as an engineer aligns with with the key attributes of Leica it can lead to a passion for what the brand has been delivering to photographers for 100 years.

Partners in Crime: A meditation on the importance of friendship and film photography

Best friends are difficult to come by. My son, Kipling, met his best friend, Christian, in the first few days of Junior Kindergarten. They’ve been inseparable ever since and epitomise the importance of friendship…

Two Leica digital cameras with legacies that defied initial criticism

Not every camera in history succeeds, but some deserve to succeed despite being under appreciated with a reputation that often and unfairly damns them to be forgotten.

Panasonic Launches New Lumix DC-S1RII high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera with surprise 44MP sensor

The new Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII offers a faster, lighter and more compact full frame camera with improved phase detection autofocus and up to 8 stops of stabilisation...

Sigma launches two new lenses: 16-300mm F/3.5-6.7 DC OS and Sigma 300-600mm F/4.0 DG OS Sports lens

Sigma launches two new versatile extended-range zoom lenses to appeal to all photographers from professional to amateur alike

Long-Term Review: The new Leica Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 Classic Line

Jonathan Slack has a close look at the latest addition to Leica's “Classic” series of lenses. The reissued Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 does not disappoint…

Visiting The Hoover Dam? Forget nifty-fifty, you need a thrifty twenty-sixty

Photographing the magnificent Hoover dam requires some wide-angle action. What better lens to take with you than the affordable Lumix 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom?

Bouldering in Nevada: Boldly going where no Leica M has gone before

The close proximity of climbers means that photographing bouldering with a Leica M camera and a 35mm lens is a straightforward proposition.