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Particularly interesting that you have compared with the A7RV and the A1, which are frequent comparisons. I rejected the A7RV…
Keith, the photo planning apps Photopils or TPE (The Photographers Ephemeris) both enable you to plan alignments between set geographical…
The Sun’s IR and UV wavelengths are invisible to the naked eye
Thank you Keith
Hi Chris, many thanks for your comment. I have not printed many of my photographs for display at my home,…
Hi Dunk, thanks for pointing out the risks associated with taking telephoto shots of the sun — both to camera…
Keith Thank you for posting an engaging article with a simple theme. You must have had a sense of satisfaction…
Photographing the Sun with a telephoto zoom lens at the longer / longest focal lengths, especially when using a cropped…
Dear Christoph, At the time of writing the above article, I had not used the M EV1 and was discussing…
Hi Kathy, and many thanks! As I mentioned, it was a fun project. It has inspired me to try some…
Good test and summary Mike. A few questions: As far as I understand, it is not possible with a M…
Wonderful article! A combination of techniques and amazing photos. And, for the record, my vote goes to “disappearing sun”.
good critic. i am writing now a book about 3 visits of capa in mid east. great guy. i also…
Addendum: Here is a Campsnap snap from yesterday. https://flic.kr/p/2rZk8o1
I saw this yesterday Mike. Hmmm… Leica yes, Xiaomi no, Android no. In fact, distressed by the knowledge that my…
This certainly looks like an interesting alternative to the Leica non APO 35mm f2 in terms of size and image…
In recent years I have baulked at the price of new iPhones so I cannot see myself being tempted by…
Leica and Apple were excited to work together many years ago, from what I heard. Apparently it was all going…
I don’t think Leica is owned by Chinese concerns. The major shareholder is the Kaufmann family trust and, as far…
Sorry, forgot to fill in my name!
Yes, I am also invested (since 1988) in the Apple ecosystem system, but if they give up privacy I would…
Personally, I could not justify spending £1700 on any smart phone. My iPhone serves me more than adequately but is…
Don’t like Android, had Xiaomi phone years ago and not impressed. Endless security and privacy concerns and this isn’t any…
How do you put a 1″ sensor in a flat smartphone? The physics confounds me.
Agreed!
Thanks, Donald. I agree, mainly because I am invested in the Apple ecosystem and even the attraction of a Leica…
No way I am giving up my privacy. As long as Apple keeps on protecting it I will stay with…
Quite right.
Bodega Bay is so wonderful-i once lived near there and was on the look out for birds!
I once went to a presentation by a college professor that was titled “Graffiti -Art or Vandalism “. His presentation…
Thank you, Stephen, for the extra information. The nine-mile stretch from Little Venice to Camden makes a great day’s outing,…
Excellent article Mike, many thanks. When I bought my first digital camera a Panasonic LX3 5A, it was the Regents…
We have thought about that, Kathy, and we might do it. Every article is proofed by the four Macfilos editors,…
All of which suggests we don’t properly appreciate the editorial process. The check is in the mail .. or will…
Thank you Stephen. I am never disappointed with the Ricoh. I tend to carry a compact camera with me on…
And that little lens on the Ricoh has done an excellent job of capturing detail. The moody sky and the…
Point taken, Kathy. We need to up our game on these subtitles because they do not appear in the proofs…
As with Kevin’s canal photos, this article leaves me with a longing for more! As tothe graffiti — at least…
Oh Kathy! We try so hard as an editorial team to catch things like this. I think this means I’m…
subtitle: “intriquing lock system are just a pretty background for the crows who flock to one of London’s major tourist…
Thank you Chris. As you worked out, the Dead Dog Tunnel pictures weee taken on a sunny winter day. The…
Thank you, Thomas for your kind words.
You have captured the lovely light of winter sunshine on your later visit to ” Dead Dog Tunnel”. Image 12…
Interesting article and great pictures, Mike.
Thanks for your feedback, Joshua Rothman. Interesting to read about your experiences with using Fujifilm and Leica APS-C parallel. Both…
Thank you, Don. I know some people raise graffiti to an art form, but I call it vandalism — unless…
Very enjoyable article Mike and one which brought back many happy memories as my Wife jo and I used to…
Hi William/Jon, respectfully, there are (perhaps necessary) business decisions, and then there is the way they are executed. In the…
Thank you Brian. I regarded this as one of those opportunities that presented themselves when I least expected to me…
A wonderful treat this morning. Loved the article and the images!
This is a great article. I now use only the M system, but for many years I used Fuji X-mount,…
Hi JP, the recently rumored (but denied by Leica) APO 135mm would be a good candidate but I am not…
Dear Don, thanks for joining in. I hope you are doing well. It’s always fascinating to read your thoughts. So…
Thanks, René, for your feedback. I am sure you will continue to have a lot of fun with your CL.…
Dear William and Jon, I can’t reply to all your important points. That’s why I’ll leave it at a thank…
Thanks, Andrew, and sorry for replying only now. I agree with all your points. I got used to Fujifilm’s interface,…
Thanks, Andrew, for your contribution. Yes, Fujifilm did clever, that’s what I wanted to point out. And APS-C can be…
Hi Jon. thanks for adding your experience here. I am repeating myself, but yes, the CL still is a good…
Lieber Herr Huser, danke für den Kommentar. Ja. Leica hatte sich viel vorgenommen und dann eben dort weitergemacht, wo Stückzahlen…
Hi SlowDiver, I don’t want to speculate about these questions. But I think you got my point, also to be…
Dear Thomas, thanks for your kind comment. And welcome to this lively discussion! I work with Leica cameras for very…
Dear Jean, your positive feedback means a lot to me. I have always admired your photography with the X2 and…
Thanks for adding and sharing your thoughts, Kathy. I agree that you get excellent value for money at Fujifilm. Sure,…
Thanks, Stephen, for your comment. Sorry to read about your grief over the CL. As I wrote, this was, is…
Thanks, Gerard, this comparison is striking. I should have mentioned the film-loading CL from back then. And this all the…
Certainly medium format was incredibly stupid. I was considering CL but decided to wait until more lens appeared. Hence, I…
Hi Peter, thanks for your feedback and joining the discussion. The Q vs. X100 comparison is a never-ending story, and…
Hi Mark, it is worrying to hear that a Leica T can’t be serviced any more – but good to…
Hi Daryl. The Q was certainly an unexpected success for Leica, and it will have taught them what customers want.…
Hi Bill, thanks for joining the discussion. I can only reply now, sorry. I can image what you wish for,…
Thanks, Fazal, and sorry for the late reply. I agree that Leica can’t be invested in so many different systems.…
Hi SlowDiver and Don, views can de different, and that’s a good thing. And I do agree that Leica refuses…
The issue these days seems to be the race to poke a camera straight up the nostrils of some unsuspecting…
Another compelling reason to invest in the L mount system.
While Leitz was working its way towards a 35mm camera there were at least 40 other individuals or companies also…
For me this says it all as it really is rather than as the sycophant’s and dare I suggest the…
Alasdair, thank you for getting in touch. In this article of March 2021, I wrote: “Since Captain Hodge J Vineyard…
Thank you William, As J-P says, Leica APS-C was caught in the middle with an ambitious and focused Fuji on…
I am a Leica user, have been for over 70 years, but back in 2010 Fuji asked me to try…
My grandfather (Stuart Hood) worked with ‘a New York lawyer’ presumably Captain Vineyard on 9th Army HQ. The two were…
Hi JP, I might indeed have a slightly different view on things, especially on the SL. Leica listens to its…
“Because a camera that was once good remains good!” This is a very good statement Joerg. You hit the hammer…
Dear commentators, What a wonderful discussion in the comments section. Thank you so much for all your feedback and knowledge.…
Thanks, fiatlux, for your feedback. I agree that it is mostly about user experience. There are no more bad cameras…
Thanks, SlowDriver, I agree that a medium format venture is risky for Leica. Their core competence if full frame, and…
Coming to this after 3 hours and 45 minutes of Leica duties today – one hour Q&A with Peter Karbe…
It is such a shame about the CL. I was so enamoured with mine, and I felt like I had…
Since Lyca started the monochrome series I am waiting or hoping for a fujifilm x100 monochrome.
Fujifilm is a master class in how to reinvent your core business – when the film market shrank in the…
Hi Hans-Peter, I chased your text through Google translate and you touch upon an interesting point. About a decade ago,…
J-P carefully and fairly spells out where Leica went wrong and where Fuji got it right. Arguably, Fuji had already…
Einmal mehr ein sehr fundierter und kluger Artikel von Herrn Rau. Die Schwierigkeit liegt doch wohl in einem gewissen Grössenwahn…
I am very impressed by this article and comparison by Jörg-Peter because it is relatively rare for Leica lovers to…
Edit: “The Hassy is quite heavy, but the negatives are wonderful, and with the T* are still some of the…
Thanks Joerg-Peter for this excellent articles. The Leica aps-c cameras are wonderful tools. I still stick to my X2 and…
Let me start by saying how wide ranging and carefully thought out this article is. There are a couple of…
Great piece Joerg-Peter, many thanks. It nudged my memory, which is partially broken, in regard to some of my Leica…
Thanks for this comprehensive analysis. It’s become clear the second time that Leica are afraid of cannibalism. The fantastic analogue…
Companies like Fuji and Ricoh that commit themselves to APS-C have enjoyed immense commercial success. It is all about commitment.…
Hi Tom, many thanks for these great suggestions! Before I saw your comment, I asked Claude, the Anthropic LLM, to…