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Leica Store London Mayfair: Snaps from the opening

Snaps from this morning's opening of Leica Store London Mayfair at 14 Dover Street, where the Leica board cut the ribbon, William Klein fills the gallery, and the shop feels more like a club.

TTArtisan 40mm review: the perfect all-rounder for L-Mount photographers?

Ed Lara spends a few weeks with the TTArtisan AF 40mm f/2 on his Leica SL3-S, weighing its compact metal build and aperture ring against sharper L-Mount rivals from Viltrox and Panasonic.

Leica opens new London flagship store in Dover Street

Leica's new UK flagship opens at 14 Dover Street, Mayfair, with four floors of products, a basement gallery and 14 hand-engraved King Nerd M-A cameras going on sale on 5 November.

Getty Images bankruptcy: Not dead, just going private

Getty Images has filed for Chapter 11 and will leave the stock market. Why its customers stopped buying, where the money went, and what remains of the picture-licensing business.

CIPA August 2026: Compacts surge as full frame slumps

CIPA's August figures show camera shipments down 3.2% this year as their value rises 3.7%. We look at the full-frame slump, the compact boom, rising prices and the outlook for 2026.

LCE Photographer of the Year 2027: Free to enter, £10,000 to win

Entries are open for LCE Photographer of the Year 2027. The free competition runs until 20 January, with 14 categories, four judges and £500 in vouchers for each category winner.

Sigma FP2 and 50mm f/1.4 CL: Small camera, big ambitions

Sigma has announced the FP2, a pocket-sized full-frame camera with a 24.5MP stacked sensor, 6K OpenGate video and a new viewfinder, plus the compact, all-metal 50mm f/1.4 CL lens.

Leica Q3 43 Formula 1 Edition: Carbon fibre comes to Wetzlar

Leica and Formula 1 have announced a licensing partnership and a special Q3 43, dressed in genuine carbon fibre and steering-wheel Microvelour, with an exclusive Formula 1 Leica Look.