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Leica CL in Scotland: Final test for Leica’s much-lamented APSC camera

L-Mount Andrew Tobin -
All good things must come to an end. Seven years on after an intensive week of testing the Leica CL in the Highlands of Scotland, how did it perform? Was it a "keeper" and why did Leica kill it off?

The new Safari edition joins Leica’s expanding M11 lineup

Leica Editorial Team -
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 launches M11-S camera, with radical new viewfinder

Leica Keith James -
As part of its Leica Centennial celebrations, the company has released a most unusual limited edition version of its flagship M11 camera – the Sinistra – for left-handed photographers.

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

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

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

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

Two Leica digital cameras with legacies that defied initial criticism

L-Mount Jon Cheffings -
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.

Finding meaning, humour and lightness of heart in traditional film photography

Film David Smith -
It’s easy to take life too seriously, and even easier to do the same with photography. I took myself too seriously. But then.…

100 years of Leica: Witness to a century (1925-2025) 

Leica Jon Cheffings -
For Leica Camera, 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the Leica I. First presented to the public at the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1925, it was the first mass-produced Leica 35mm camera…
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James Jarché — A largely forgotten former London Fleet Street press photographer

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James Jarché — a now largely forgotten former London Fleet Street press photographer — came to fame in 1936 as the first photographer to capture the future Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson in public. He was also the grandfather of the famous actor, Sir David Suchet…

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

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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…

Leica Launches the Summilux-M 50 f/1.4: Another retro gem in the Classic Line

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Leica introduces the Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 lens which becomes the fifth member of the Leica Classic Line. The company is dedicated to re-issuing historical Leica lenses…

Istanbul: An odyssey through chaos, carpets, and call to prayer with a Leica Q-P

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Istanbul is a crossroads city at the interception of cultures. It is both traditional and modern. It's Western and Eastern European, and the gateway to Asia. It defies easy definition and for that reason is a magnet for curious travelers.

Going for a Burton: Leica Sofort instant camera teams up with snowboard pioneer

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Leica has teamed up with Burton Snowboards to bring us a special edition of the Leica Sofort 2 instant camera…

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Leica and FujiFilm both named twice in Amateur Photographer’s Camera of the Year awards

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Leica and Fujifilm receive multiple plaudits in this year's Amateur Photography Awards, for cameras we are big fans of.

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.

FujiFilm takes on the Leica Q: The medium-format GFX100RF is big daddy of fixed-lens cameras

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The new large format GFX100RF significantly adds to the fixed lens format category.

Leica Camera announces winners of the sixth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award 

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8th of March 2025 Leica will be paying homage to International Women’s Day, and announcing the winners of its sixth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award under the theme of "Unity Through Diversity."

Leica Gallery Mayfair: Exhibition of images from the leading fashion magazines of the 20th Century

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The Fashion Forward Exhibition captures the timeless images of masters of photography at the Leica Gallery, London, from 15 March to 8…

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