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Rangefinders

Making a case for Leica: How my passion for rangefinders turned into a vocation

Leica Paul Glendell -
Change is never easy, but when forced to reassess your life you discover how to marry old skills and interests to create new opportunities.

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.…
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Leica Centennial: What does Leica mean to Macfilos?

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There are many ways in which we can relate and connect to Leica. But one word keeps coming back as an important cornerstone of our relationship. And that word is "Community".

City of Bridges: National Geographic Landscape winner Christopher West in Venice with Leica’s Q3 43

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Christopher explores one of the world's most beautiful cities with one of his favorite Leica cameras, the Leica Q3 43.

Leica releases the next generation of the ZM Watch range: ZM 12

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The new Leica ZM12 range comes with an evolutionary dual-layered dial, new strap designs and a precision watch movement to satisfy watch lovers everywhere...

Capturing the Canadian winter on film: re-embracing cold-weather photography

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The winters of my youth were spent in Sudbury, Ontario. The memories from those years are captured on film photos, which are crammed inside a discoloured shoebox…

Leica Heritage: The remarkable story of the Leica company on the 100th anniversary of “The Leica”

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Photography and camera enthusiasts know that ‘Leica’ is a concatenation of ‘LEItz’ and ‘CAmera’. The marque has a long history and, indeed, prehistory which certainly can be called a heritage…

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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.

South West Photo Show: Free tickets for Macfilos readers

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The South West Photo Show is being staged at Exeter’s Corn Exchange on Saturday, 24 May 2025, and free tickets are on offer for Macfilos readers.

2025 Leica Oskar Barnack Award

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This year the Leica Oscar Barnack (LOBA) photography contest, is being celebrated as part of the Leica Centenary celebrations under the banner of “100 Years of Leica: Witness to a Century”. 

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”

Rock n Roll Century straps celebrate 100 years of the Leica Camera

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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Leica Camera, Rock n Roll straps has introduced a limited edition of six Century camera straps. Read more...

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