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thanks, that gave me a really good laugh. so much of the philosophy about leica in the article is true.…

For the day that is in it! I have a photo of a negative in 35mm panoramic format which Barnack…

Keith The “Kylescu Bridge, Scotland, photographed with the Leica Drohne 1 ©Leica Camera AG” was in fact photographed with a…

Dear Gary, thank you so much for your report and the wonderful pictures. I find it amusing, by the way,…

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Yesterday, SWMBO and myself took some bags to a local recycling spot, and on the way out, my wife stood…

Hi Mark, No, I didn’t use this technique because I don’t consider it part of my normal workflow. As you…

Ah! This is a contentious issue. I know that many Leica owners are opposed to tilting screens, especially on the…

Hi Jonathan, I hope you enjoy the M EV1. I’d be interested in your views after you’ve had more experience.…

I exchanged my M11 for the EV1 as I use the Voigtlander wide angle lenses frequently and having the EV…

Just re-visited this article… I’m having fun with a Leica M8 with the 21mm f4.5 ZM Biogon-C. With a 28mm…

Just the opposite: The tilting screen should be just AVOIDABLE in all LEICA cameras! LEICA: Are you LISTENING?!

Hi, did you feel the need to focus wide open then stopping down to take the photo? I always seem…

Thanks Mark. I wish I’d had a Noctilux available when I borrowed the camera. It would definitely have added a…

Like you Mike I was initially sceptical of the EV1, but upon inspection and trial, purchased one. I find it…

To be honest, I hadn’t considered this option of adding AF, which sounds very contrarian. But I do remember thinking…

Many thanks for your kind words! I did try all the options and, although I may not have stressed it…

« I began to use focus peaking less and less, and found myself satisfied with magnification as the primary focus aid.…

Sorry I have replied, but in the wrong place!

Could be I don’t much mind how, but if Leica are even considering such a option they will also be…

Thanks, Don. Are you suggesting an AF option based on the mount adapters available for some mirrorless cameras? I’m thinking…

Initially I welcomed the then new EVF camera , though was of the immediate opinion Leica also needed to offer…

I had an interesting AI experience yesterday; I managed to capture an improbably lucky photo of a deer and raven…

And, OCOLY isn’t the approach for the editorial staff of a photography blog, who need to write about a wide…

Ah, Chris, the question is, are they photographs? My personal bare-bones definition of photography is ‘Capturing a representation of the…

Hi Stephen, thanks for your comment, which ranges far and wide, but seems only tenuously connected to the content of…

Hi Bill, I studiously avoided discussing generative AI manipulation of images, of the kind you refer to. There is a…

Hi Andrew, and thank you. The calculations you refer to — determining the dimensions of a cropped image that would…

No, I never entered, never did any racing. I was a member of the magazine’s reporting team in the Isle…

Interesting, did you enter the Isle of Man TT races? Know a guy called Ian Maguire?

Why people are saying they are using a 50mm lens for portraits.When I was learning photography I was told that…

Hi, quite some years later, it seems they opted for the second option. 🙂 My compliments to have foreseens such…

I remember from my Latin lessons at school the phrase, “Reductio ad absurdum”. So, in answer to Keith’s question, “when…

Keith you have clearly put a good deal of effort into the question, and it was an interesting read… But…

Using AI needs boundaries. Entering a prompt into a Photoshop generative AI tool invites photo material that is not yours.…

I have a black Oberwith which fits my Q2 and Q2m. $348.00 US and it sucks. It doesn’t feel “that”…

Hi Jorge, apologies for the slow reply. I only just saw your comment. I shoot RAW and process the images…

Well done, the “AI in the Sky” may spare you when other mere mortals are discarded! More seriously, I would…

What a fantastic overview of the Minolta CLE! I’ve always appreciated the charm of analogue cameras, and your insights into…

The city already does that.

Hi Jon, I have just yesterday heard from a friend who was waxing lyrical about a new laser beam cleaning…

Completely agree Andrew! It’s easy sometimes to lose sight of why we buy camera equipment in the tangle of competing…

Thanks Stephen, You sense the joy and fun that these contributors had in shooting and proudly entering them into this…

Thanks Kathy, As Andrew correctly says, it’s nice to see an organization like LCE focusing on the end result and…

For me, many of these images were just pain old fun to look at. And it’s nice to see that…

Yes, you are right, of course. That’s what I meant. But so long ago now!

Some very good snaps, and no AI! I particularly like the composite by Millie Melvin. Long may real photography continue.

Those would be at best tiny, tiny jpegs. Possibly you mean 2GB.

I’m amazed at the colors in the images. I shoot with the Q2 and Q2M. I can’t get vivid colors…

One of the YouTube photographers, James Popsys, expressed a view that many ‘amateur photographers’ actually have two hobbies … (1)…

Thanks Stephen, All these images have been sanctioned by the City of Chicago, and by neighborhood committees. They are an…

Not to be a killjoy, but if somebody walked up to a snapper, took their camera bounced it off of…

I agree. The M-D is unfairly criticised. I have the 11-D and it is now my sole (modern) rangefinder camera.…

I could not agree more! I have had the M10-D since 2019 and it has been pure joy! As I…

Thanks Gary, And Rick Steves says “Keep on travelling”. There’s lots more still to see out there! Now I need…

Thanks Andrew, But the bricks are weathered and interesting, no doubt with good stories to tell. And the street names…

Thanks Kathy The Polish and Ukrainian Villages are gradually getting eaten away by gentrification. As Dire Straits sang on Telegraph…

Great images Jon, I’d like to ‘return the compliment’ by showing you street art from here in North Wales, but,…

You must have put in an enormous amount of walking, curating all these art works! Chicago is not a small…

Thank you for your ability to beautifully articulate and photograph the power and meaning of street art. I thoroughly enjoyed…

Sorry about that. There is no option for readers to edit comments. However, I can do so for you if…

Top. My first draft somehow got posted. Please, please, could we have an edit function? If only for say, one…

All these comments make me thankful to stay with my old Nikons – D90, D700, D800. My partner has two…

Infamous Leica X1 Battery Clip: Like most X1/X2 fans of Leica’s only truly pocketable and APS-C sensored camera, the first…

Jeffrey, surely there is a typo in the last line of your story?

Not unless someone tells him. That one is gone I’m afraid. It’s a brave new world. The new VP for…

Great article! My favourite focal length is the 50mm. It also takes more skill to use wider focal lengths. In…

Congrats… I wonder if he will notice the gaping hole where APSC used to be?

Hi Richard — many thanks! A Sirui Saturn 35mm FF anamorphic is on my wish list. All the reviews I…

Great read on the shift toward cashless payments — the convenience and speed of card and contactless methods are hard…

Keith, excellent article. I recently purchased the Sirui Saturn carbon fiber 50mm T2.9 1.6x Anamorphic and it’s the closest I’ve…

Hi Tom, yes, the squeezed image is captured on a 3:2 sensor. All the visual information you eventually see in…

Hi Hans-Peter, many thanks! I suspect these won’t be the last anamorphic shots you’ll see from me… All the best,…

I assume the image captured has a 3:2 aspect ratio and everything in the horizontal dimension is squashed up ?…

Thankfully Keith isn’t cured yet ;-)) – great pictures and interesting articel. Thanks!

41 days with the Leica M-EV1 Prologue I’m not an M-series user, and I didn’t find the M-system appealing to…

With EVF Extended the rear screen is off unless you use the Menu button. So the nose on the screen…

How does use of EVF Extender allow the focus point to be locked? The extender function is common to all…

I have indeed been campaigning about the lack of a focus lock for years and have written several articles on…

Thanks John, I agree we all have particular irritations whether hardware or firmware and why things don’t get fixed faster.…

Jon, thanks for a very comprehensive explanation of a complex subject. However whilst not wishing to sound like a fully…

Dear Richard, thanks for commenting. Good to head that other products from Squarehood are also excellent (not that I would…

Hi Andrew, if you are ever testing it, let me know, I would like to add this to my review.…

You’re welcome, Thomas. In quite few cases, Leica lenses look better with these hoods. But then, the recent (last 15-20…

I have been to places like these shown and found areas almost in another world, the Black country is where…

Thanks Stephen, I think in many ways we all yearn for simplicity, whether it’s cameras, food, or retreats into the…

Many thanks Kathy, I hope readers can see that this is not an easy process for Leica to pursue nor…

Thanks William, As mentioned elsewhere, simplicity is anything but simple. I hope that despite pressure to add more features that…

Thanks Andrew, I’m also pretty enthusiastic about Leica’s approach to the UI. I just hope users can see that moving…

Thanks Andy, The process of convergence is slow because physical components and firmware have different development cycles. And that can…

Thanks William, You said it much better than me. I wish I had read your comment before I twisted myself…

Thanks for this interesting piece Mr. Cheffings. My brain injury has made more menu choices a real problem, so I…

Whoa! I feel as though I’d just finished an advanced seminar in Design. Incredible; I doubt there are very many…

Interesting, Jon. I have noted the Leica digital standardisation, but as you know I pay little attention to menus, apart…

I came late to the Leica party, having struggled through the menu jungles of many a camera from alternative brands,…

Well that was very interesting. Good work Jon! I loved the UI of the T-series. It was really innovative and…

Difficult to resist a lens that delivers such good results! I think that it will be interesting to see how…

Even the big ones might be revisiting earlier decisions and strategies: https://www.canonwatch.com/canon-is-maybe-possibly-allegedly-working-on-three-new-powershot-cameras-in-2026/

Excellent design and tempting me to get one for the 28/2.8 Elmarit v4 (i.e. immediate predecessor of the first 28/2…

Excellent design and tempting me to get one for the 28/2.8 Elmarit v4 (i.e. immediate predecessor of the first 28/2…