The Panasonic Lumix S5 range is attracting younger customers to the expanding L-Mount system.

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The Panasonic Lumix S5 and S5II models are attracting buyers in their 20s and 30s, providing an injection of younger talent into the L-Mount...

From Nikon to Leica: I handled the Leica and fell in love. I have...

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Professional photographer Jeremy Walker used Nikon gear most of his working life. Now he has sold up and opted for the Leica rangefinder. Here's why...

Klack goes the keyboard, blink go the eyes through the rose-tinted glass

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What do you miss most when using the modern, silent keyboard. Well, as a former typewriter aficionado, I miss the nostalgic clackety-clack of the mechanical machine. Now you can Klack away with a new macOS utility that transforms your Magic Keyboard….

All GAS and Gaiters: A reflection on a distressing condition affecting some photographers

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It's an affliction that most of us suffer from, one time or another, and it's difficult to treat effectively. Jon takes us through the tale of his own lifelong GAS, Gear Acquisition Syndrome, and discusses the remedies (if any)…

Brand Loyalty: A love affair with the Ricoh GR and its 28mm field of...

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Brand loyalty is something that Leica aficionados know all about. Many readers of Macfilos would never look at another brand, let alone buy an alien camera. But the Ricoh GR range inspires similar loyalty, as Jean Perenet tells us….

Sigma fp L: First impressions and a few unusual tweaks

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The Sigma fp L is the smallest full-frame L-mount camera on the market. But it has its limitations, some of which Canadian-based Allan Dew has addressed in this article. Some mods are not for the faint of heart, but they are possible…

Leica M11-P Review: The camera with Contact Credentials

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The Leica M11-P, announced last month, is the latest iteration of the customary “-P” version of the standard M digital. In June 2011, Leica brought us the M9-P, the first of these modern variants. It's now a tradition that the -P (said to be for “professional”) with its cosmetic and minor technical tweaks, follows on around 18 months after the base model. So it was with the M-P (Typ 240), the M10-P and now the M11-P...

Leica Q3 Update: New firmware and shorter waiting lists

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Leica's Q3 compact has been a great success. But waiting lists are shortening and, for existing owners, a firmware update brings some welcome news...

Rangefinder Photography: A beginner dives deeper with a two-lens kit

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It can be hard to resist adding additional lenses to your collection. But do they all spark joy? Isn't a two-lens kit all you really need?

Airport Security: When disaster strikes on the conveyor belt

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What happens when your bag of valuable disappears on the conveyor belt at airport security? Mike panics gently as the worst happens...
Oppenheimer analogue: Claim on a movie poster in Sweden

Oppenheimer Analogue: Why #filmisnotdead in movie production

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A full movie shot on silver halide film in the year of 2023? Quite right. And Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" is not the only production that relies on analogue technology.

Highlights of the October Wetzlar Camera Auctions

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Wetzlar Camera Auctions is owned by Lars Netopil of Classic Cameras, Wetzlar and Jo Geier of Mint and Rare, Vienna. They hold one auction...

Turn to film: Stepping back into the world of film photography

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I don't consider myself a Luddite at all. I am a big believer in technology and its potential to bring improvement to humans across the globe, despite its obvious challenges. And yet, in the world of photography, as I turn to film, I find myself evolving in the opposite direction when looking at where photographic technology is heading...

Leica M6 2022: A mix of essay and review

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The Leica M6 2022 is an exercise in mechanical high-tech perfection. It is built to last for generations, in direct contrast to today's consumer products. Claus delves into his motivation in buying the new camera

Phase One XC: Designed to be with you, always

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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...