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Dear Peter, thank you very much for your comment; it is never too late to respond to a post. Reading…

I will let you know Keith! Cheers! Jon

Well, it’s a bit late to reply to this article, but here goes anyway ;-). I have manged to wrest…

I too was a little sceptical of a Leica meeting but reading that I really wish I’d made the effort,…

The original Ricoh GR had a viewfinder AND space inside for a full 35mm film cassette. I think that Ricoh…

That’s the spirit!!

The lack of viewfinder is the main compromise to get the small size of the GR series. It is a…

The unknown photographer was the rider of the other scooter that Mrs T was on the back of. I think…

That’s very kind Kathy, many thanks. Vietnam is a “target rich environment” for us photographers.

Thank you Andrew for an interesting read, along with some great snaps that demonstrate what great little cameras the Ricoh’s…

As often with your posts, some stunning photos. I’ve a weakness for Hoi An, Silk Weaver, pavement blacksmiths and of…

Andrew – thanks for a very interesting and informative article, and for sharing your very excellent photographs. I have always…

Excellent. Love the attitude toward new skills and creative photographic expression. I have wondered how to do this. I’ll hopefully…

Great idea – both my wife and eldest daughter are volcano addicts – so I think we’ll definitely have that…

Looking at the Ricoh site it’s the GA-2 adapter. I have a different one for my GRD IV and III…

Fabulous images! You and I have a similar “eye” for photographs. I just returned form a vacation myself in rural/small…

Enjoy Greece and let the creativity flow!

Hi David – thanks for your comment. Yes the dust is just annoying. It should be a simple thing to…

Thanks Jean. The dust is annoying but not a problem at wide apertures. Thanks for the recommendation for the add-on…

Excellent article and set of images. I have dust issues now on my original GR. However if you accept that…

Andrew, Take a short boat trip over from Kardamaina to Nisiros, which is still volcanically active. The landscape is fascinating…

Often advocated. Seldom followed. Well done, Mr T.! A fine set of pictures. Thank you for an interesting read. It…

Be good to meet there!

Interesting article, interesting place! Next week, I’m off to Kos (Greece) and also plan to just take my GRiv in…

What a surprising news! I didn’t think I would ever see the day…

I discovered Nick’s work 5-6 years ago when searching YouTube for tutorials on film scanning. He has a number of…

There is also Mark Denton, an English photographer who worked with a Fuji GX617 to document the Yorkshire landscapes. Unfortunately…

Dear Paul, thank you very much for your comments. Regarding functionality and design, I completely agree with you—there is certainly…

Olaf Yes, now that every camera manufacturer has included a rear screen that provides portrait orientation, Leica will close the…

Mike Yes, Leica’s views of an articulating rear screen is a pity. Fuji and Nikon both have rear screens that…

Thanks Stephen, It’s that combination of observant and wit that puts him in the same book as people like Elliott…

Excellent article, full of heart and soul! And understandable even to me, an ignoramus when it comes to photography and…

My first encounter with Martin Parr’s work was an article in (I think) the Daily Telegraph colour supplement back in…

“The 18mm f/1.4 is one of the best lenses ever made by Fuji” Oh, this is very sneaky: not content…

Thanks Chris, As mentioned above, I will be there later this year. I wonder whether I can buy a limited…

Thanks David, I’m a big fan of Martin’s work and, for an ex-Brit, captured part of the emotional heartland we…

Good insights. Thank you. I really like my SL3-S, especially in waxing or waning light, and shoot mostly landscape, street,…

Aut – Wanted to add my perspective having just done a thorough review of the S1RII as well as one…

Will do!

The Sign of the Angel pub is another reason to visit Laycock. David

I think almost every photographer in the country has grabbed an internal shot of the latticed window! I have quite…

The Lumix system also adds “Dual IS” where (selected Lumix) lenses work in tandem with the IBIS to slightly increase…

I would certainly recommend a visit to the National Trust property at Laycock and to the village itself. I had…

Well – I certainly have had no problems with the 5 stops – and it seems that the IBIS is…

Hi There Aut That’s an interesting question about IBIS – I imagine that it’s using different criteria (the Panasonic says…

Thanks for a very good review. How is the IBIS compared to the Panasonic S1Rii? On paper, the S1Rii have…

Thanks Ed. Yes, please do keep me posted on your results and thoughts about using M lenses on the S1RII.…

Dear Jonothan, A quick follow-up to my email: I visited the Leica Store in Düsseldorf on Saturday (they have air…

Dear Paul, thank you very much for your detailed comments. Since I’ve owned the Q3 Monochrom, I have “color days”…

Tom- I have been using the SL3-S with good results to photograph wild birds in flight and jet aircraft, and…

Thanks, Jonathan. I can’t wait to start the real-world comparison with the S1RII!

Paul, I have similar pangs whenever I see an article on black-and-white images. I always convince myself that Lightroom or…

Olaf Your article has placed me in a bit of a pickle. I’ve convinced myself that I didn’t need a…

Sounds about right! Our camera-owning lives are full of regrets. Yes, I should have kept the M10-D and ceased watching…

Hello Mike, forgive me, I have a severe memory issue, on reflection I think that you are correct. We had…

The -D (all three versions) are very scarce on the used market, and this perhaps reflects the fact that it…

A wonderful story Samson… Many thanks. A few years back, I bought the first example, a Leica M-D (Typ 262)…

Great to meet you in London and see the gorgeous kit you write about in person.

Thanks William – it’s great to be writing here! You’re spot on that the evolution from Anastigmat to Elmar involves…

Hi There Tom I was discussing this issue with a good friend of mine who does mainly supercar photography about…

HI Olaf I don’t think there is any doubt that stacked sensors and global shutters are faster, or that BSI…

Jonathan, an informative, interesting, and thoroughly scrupulous review. I’ll hold on to my SL3-S and get my pixel fix from…

Dear Jonathan, thank you very much for your comment and the correction! You are right—I really should have read the…

Hi Olaf It’s 40fps with full resolution (12 bit Raw not 14 but still!) 25fps full resolution 14 bit Raw…

Lovely to see you writing here, Samson. We must finally unravel the mysterious journey of what became ‘the Leica lens’…

Hi Olaf It’s 40fps with full resolution (12 bit Raw not 14 but still!) 25fps full resolution 14 bit Raw…

Dear Jonathan, thank you for your comments, with which I generally agree; I have already made my position clear regarding…

It’s certainly a welcome development because the Leica lenses have generally been heavy, especially when compared to offerings from other…

Yes that could be write. Ed Lara made this very point in his review of the S1RII.

Thanks for the reply! The new Summilux-SL 50mm is definitely a step in the right direction. It is more compact…

Hi there – glad you enjoyed it, and yes, it is versatile. . . . . . . I don’t…

Hi Mike It’s an interesting point – they might have thought it was too expensive to do the requisite software…

Hi Ed – great review of the S1RII – and Mike – having used the OM1ii which has different AI…

It’s probably good to have all the options. I just wonder why Panasonic didn’t think 60MP was for them. Anyway,…

Well Mike – rumour has it that the S4 is no more – so dropping a high resolution camera (which…

I think you have a point… the SL3-P doesn’t have as many AI options as the S1RII. The Lumix is…

Interesting question, Joel. There appears to be a current trend to thinking “enough is enough”, and all the major brands…

Hände hoch! I’m convinced. I just knew it must be a wholly different sensor, entirely unrelated to anything else we’ve…

Hi Jonathan, thanks for the review! It looks like this is the most versatile SL body yet. Is there in…

Jonathan- great review, as always. I was just at the launch event in NYC, and did get to do a…

Hi Joanathan, Interesting. Thinking about it, it might indeed make more sense to eliminate the SL3-S if they are going…

it has a different number of AF points as well (819 vs 768) 🙂

It’s interesting that over at Lumix they make a virtue of 24MP on the S1II, while the S1RII with its…

Hi Joel Thanks for chipping in – my feeling is that it is the SL3-S which could be removed from…

Hi There Olaf I wonder whether this is really to replace the SL3-S – it’s hard to see a need…

Joel, I find it telling that Panasonic clearly decided not to go to 60 MP. They must have had a…

Hey Jonathan, As always an engaging and well rounded review. I appreciate you covering all sorts of situations and photos…

Dear Jonathan, thank you very much for this article—engaging, substantive, and entertaining, as always. I am not in a position…

The digital lot shown above was sold for charity. In time, some digital cameras may fetch ‘collector prices’ but most…

Re-reading this thread a long time later, no-one within Leica has explained the reason for their lack-lustre marketing of their…

The observation about continuous lighting and pupil contraction is something I’ve noticed too but never heard articulated that clearly. It…

Thanks Keith, “The times they are a changing”

Thanks John for Report. Good to see M cameras taking centre stage. Also who would have projected any ‘digital’ body…

Thanks, Olaf. I bet they will release a Q3 43 Monochrom!

Congratulations, William.

Thanks, Jon. I would normally have done a piece on this auction in advance, but this year I have been…

Dear Ed, thank you so much for your detailed feedback on my post and for sharing your “Q experiences.” I…

Olaf – thank you for a great article. Your initial concerns about the Q made me smile as I remembered…

Joel- thanks for your comments. I appreciate your perspective, and do agree that if minimizing your system choices (including battery…

Very nice review. I have nearly pulled the trigger on this camera a few times. I think Panasonic makes fabulous…