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Thanks for your kind comment on the article and the photos. I agree Mateus Rosé was a brilliant piece on…

I spent two months in Alaska. Besides my GF100s, multiple lenses I took my Q2. I gotta say I used…

Dear Mr. Shingleton Congratulations for the article and the beautiful, inspiring, photos. Mateus Rosé was a hugely successful marketing idea,…

A fascinating read, Jon. the pictures aren’t half bad, either.

I for one am glad you chose the Q3 43. For example, I really enjoyed the pic of the fisherman…

Thank you for your feedback, Bryan. I do agree that most Zeiss lenses are very good or even excellent. But…

Thanks, Des, for the feedback, You will read about the new 90/2.0 soon here on Macfilos. So do stay tuned!

Agree, Brian, and thanks for your comment. As you certainly know, the old saying about lenses goes: Small size, great…

You’re welcome! It is the interested readers for whom we are passionate about making Macfilos!

Great pictures and a fascinating historical journey. Thanks.

Except for discontinuing the 85mm focal length, the Zeiss ZM lens collection isn’t really missing anything. They haven’t really needed…

Great commentary Jon! Pictures great too…. of course!

Thank you. Pleased they stirred good memories!

the 90 2.0 is the one I am most looking forward to hearing your opinion on, soon I hope ;-).…

I found the VM Apo 35mm and 50mm glass to be equal in image quality to the Leica equivalent lenses…

We are operating on parallel tracks. I have the M-11 P Safari and the Q 3 43. I have owned…

Thank you for an informative read [as usual].

Hi There Keith Your sizes are more accurate – I was doing some rounding!. . . . and then there…

Hi Jiri, and many thanks for your comments. I chose the SL3 plus 21mm APO Summicron SL as a theoretical…

Thanks Kathy, I go north but to the Hancock building as my last stop. No more frogs legs at the…

I’m looking forward to Part II 🙂 Wondering if you’ll get north of the river and see the old Water…

Wonderful review, very enjoyable read! Thank you for taking the time to write the article. I would be curious to…

Hi Jono, your print-aspect ratio is a very helpful analogy, and pretty close to reality. I calculated it to be…

Hi Andrew, the lens that accompanied the X2D, a 25mm f/2.5 (~20mm, ~f/2 FF) did not lend itself to wide-open…

Hi There Keith Really interesting – if I wasn’t so invested in Leica I might be tempted as well. Again…

I have been drawn into looking at larger format sensor cameras like the x2d for a few weeks now. I…

Hi Rorie, many thanks! It’s a brilliant design and a real talking point when people see it around my neck…

Dunk, I think David is now based in Greenford Middlesex, Best regards, Don

I have had other cameras, including full frame with interchangeable lenses, since I purchased the Vario. However, every time I…

Thanks for this article. Love your photos too! I purchased a TL2 with 18-56 lens for a three week trip…

Thanks, Keith. Before trying this camera, I had no intention of adding to my modest collection of cameras. However, having…

Hi Virgil, many thanks! I hope you get a chance to try one of the models from this latest generation…

Thank Jon. Checking out this camera was both a fun and informative experience. My admiration for Hasselblad has grown as…

Hi Brian, many thanks for sharing your own experience as a Hasselblad owner. Hasselblad’s color science does indeed seem to…

Thanks Don, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it.

Another lovely and so welcome article Kevin and I am 100% with you re your views on the X-Vario but…

Excellent review and enjoyable read. Hope it doesn’t cost me a lot of money! If an update is arriving in…

Lovely images Keith, and a very timely review. I too have been thinking about a medium format kit, but the…

Excellent article Keith! There’s much to be learned here about what features really help and which ones are well-intended but…

Excellent pictures! Made me remember my childhood years spent on Gloucester station, including riding on the last ever “Chalford Tich”…

By the way, the X2D IIII is coming in August so get your preorder in now or you will be…

I owned the X1D and a number of lenses for a while. Their colour science was the best I have…

Hi There Wilbur Thank you so much for the kind words – and especially copping the ‘Conversation’ reference – mind…

Thank you Kevin. I was unaware my X series battery clip replacement procedure is now an AI generated article .

The Leica X series cameras including the X Vario, share the same battery – but, the X Vario’s ‘battery retaining…

Also if you put into Google how to replace a battery clip on an X1 you’ll see your description in…

As a postscript David Slater (David@camera-focus.co.uk) is very good at repairing X series cameras. So all is not lost regarding…

Thanks Kathy, next time you are in London you can check out the canal and the bookstore. I thought the…

I agree Dunk, it’s a very good camera.

I’m glad you liked it Jean. I have one or two articles ‘in the works’ to come in due course.

Thank you, Tony. The Q series has been the catalyst for the current fashion for large-sensor, fixed-lens compacts. And, as…

A worthy and laudatory piece on the Qs, Mike – I cannot imagine being without my Q2 and Q3 43.

Thanks Kevin for a great article and series of images. The battery clip is gone on my XVario as well…

The Leica X Vario, released in 2013 was the world’s first APS-C digital compact zoom camera. Unfortunately, too many die-hard…

Thanks for the tour of life along the Regent’s. I can easily imagine myself as the woman sitting and enjoying…

Great article, as we have come to expect! And, a particularly nice Walk Down Memory Lane. That image “The Conversation”…

Hi There Kevin I remember Paula very well! a wonderful camera hamfisted by a clumsy launch campaign. Glad you still…

Hi There Sture Wasn’t that a great meal in Loutro – it certainly needs repeating this autumn, Thanks for the…

Hi there Chats I remember breakfast at that hotel very well, I also remember that hangover! Nothing expansive about our…

Hi There William Thank you for the kind words. I remember that dinner at the Wirt Am Dom – I…

Thank you for the introduction to Paula. I’m sure you remember her. We are still together. Hope you understand. Best,…

Great as always Jono! I have read all of them, but first I will say that I real like your…

Excellent article, Jono, and very well said, William. I met Jono for the first time in 2014 at the Klein…

Jono, I don’t think of you as a Leica tester, just as a friend that I meet several times very…

Thank you very much Mark – I’m glad you enjoy it (‘cos that’s what it’s really about! All the best…

Hi There Kathy Thank you so much – nice to seem quiet, sane and honest! (I’m not sure my family…

Hi There Joel I’m not sure that I realised it was all about the people until I started to write…

Hi Brian What a nice thing to say – I think it makes life much easier that I have no…

Hi There Richard Thank you! as for sending the cameras back – sometimes its a sad day, but other times…

I could not do any better in summing up my appreciation for your contribution to providing your readers the most…

Like many here, I’ve enjoyed your reviews for some time. In a world of influencers and YouTube popstar wannabes, it…

Hi Joel, and many thanks! Those are two of my favorites too. They both meet my criteria for a ‘non-tourist’…

Sorry! 😉

Hi Jonathan, What a wonderful journey and so nicely conveyed. I love that you feel it is about the people.…

Hi Jono, I have always enjoyed your expert reviews and images. You are in the elite of reviewers – technically…

Jonathan, I always enjoy your reviews. Thoughtfully written and helpful with purchasing decisions. What a sad day it must be…

Hi Keith, Thanks for this! You’ve motivated me even more to get to Croatia. Lots of nice images by I…

Bugger! That’s another place to add to my bucket list!!

Thanks, Dirk. Yes, that deep history, literally etched into the buildings and streets, is one of the reasons Europe remains…

Hi Mark, many thanks. It seems I missed my calling as a travel agent! But then again, it’s never too…

Sorry, yes you are right. Thanks.

That was a pleasure to read. Some lovely images as well. Enough detail for me to sense you have a…

I think what Kevin meant is the film MD. Think of M2, but remove the rangefinder and VF. Voigtlander Bessa…

Hi Keith, it’s wonderful to see the images of these history stuffed places and to read how much you enjoyed…

Hi Tomislav, thanks! I thought I had made it clear that the trip to Kotor and Perast required crossing the…

I agree that the 20-60 is a gem. I would willingly choose it over any 24-70 because of that wider…

Great review, though, the Title should be called: Croatian and Montenegrin Adventures. As you know or as you should of…

Hi David, yes the LUMIX 20-60mm zoom is a full-frame, L-Mount lens. It’s a cracker. Great point on the choice…

Thanks, Keith! It was fun putting the article together, and I was spoiled for choice when choosing photographs to include.…

Thanks a lot, Ken. It’s a marvelous place, and unlike any other city I have visited. It was a true…

Hi Jon – many thanks! A used (of course) Leica SL2 would set you back around $2.5K, and would be…

An excellent summary of your time in Dubrovnik, Keith. Does your 20-60mm lens cover full-frame on the SL? the results…

Fabulous images of a lovely place. Nice commentary that made an interesting read.

Keith, thank you for this comprehensive article and an excellent set of photographs. I visited this wonderful city some years…

Cracking good article Keith! It now makes me want to go to Croatia. The polished flagstones is a great shot.…

Merci beaucoup. Profitez bien de votre magnifique M4.

Many thanks

Bonjour, bravo pour ces superbes images. La Grande Bretagne reste une reférence en matière de valorisation de son patrimoine industriel.…

Hi Keith, I really enjoyed your article. The photographs are all superb, but ‘Corfe Castle Station’ is a real stand…

But what if I don’t have Leica? 😢 Am I doomed to travel heavy and never make friends? 😭