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You will have to let us know what you think of the new camera, with some samples!

I use a “Thumbie” from a UK dealer on my M240 and it’s excellent. It doesn’t use the visited coupling…

JJC and Haoge hoods are great. Excellent quality and price. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Have several of them.

Thanks, Tom. Another useful tip.

Great review! It’s fascinating to see how vintage light meters stack up against modern technology. I especially loved the detailed…

I recently purchased a handgrip for my Leica Q3 43. I was sorely tempted by Helium Design Lab version but…

I use the JJC hood on my LX100 (the original version). It’s primarily for protection – I doubt if it…

Dear Paul, Many thanks for the added information. We will check that link and correct it if necessary. Not sure…

Caveat emptor. The link to the Q3 thumb grip now takes one to an inferior product, a completely different design…

Here in Australia the genuine Leica soft shutter release button for the Q3 retails at a ridiculous A$140-(£70). This is…

I tried one of these on previous versions of the D-Lux but I dint like the appearance. I know it…

We have covered the IDSworks foldable grip in an early article and I should have inserted a link in this…

This is strange. I have been satisfied with all of these examples. I have not used the Leica Q3 grip,…

I use for my Leica D Lux 8 and Leica x2 a hood wich opens and closes as tulip automatic…

Indeed I found the grip for the M11 being quite heavy, the relief through better grip wasn’t compensated due to…

I have purchased both Haoge and JJC hoods and found both the quality and fit excellent, including the bayonet mount…

JJC for Ricoh GRIII is good 👍🏻

Tried both Haoge and JCC thumb supports (as well as Thumbs Up’s one) on my Leica Q2 and M11-D. Unfortunately,…

Nice review, never been a fan of rangefinder cameras – just as you mentioned; critical focusing wide open – nothing…

I use the LTM version on an M10 with very little colour issues – just a faint hint of magenta…

The M240 is a great camera. One does not need the massive mega pixels of the latest cameras unless you…

Thanks for your comment. Haptics are my top priority in picking a camera. I basically set my camera up using…

Hi Andrew, you cannot go wrong with a Leica M, and it certainly does not need to be current camera.

I have, as yet, resisted the lure of the ‘M’, despite having partaken of the ‘gateway drug’ Q3. An established…

It’s amazing what you did with the M240 and the tree at sunset. I admit to being a ‘focus fiddler’.…

Well said. Your points on the haptics and feel of the camera as an extension of self are well made.

Lovely to see your story here, Don. I have heard it from you before and also about your equal bravery…

Hello Dunk. I had one of those later Telyts and have today ir was so needlessly heavy I thought Leca…

[…] design is more refined. Gone are some of the super-basic elements of earlier models. The new door design is…

Thanks Don, The story is spellbinding and we know how powerful and shocking were the images at that time. And…

A fascinating story Don and a very enjoyable read. I visited the stadium in the mid 1970s and the events…

Wow. Inspirational stuff. Kudos for taking advantage of the conditions to produce unique work.

Wow, what a story and what courage going way beyond reasonable expectation.Thanks for sharing the detail of the event. Perhaps…

This is your life, Mr Morley – thank you so much for sharing.

Wonderful article Don. You thoroughly deserved very much more than the Munich Olympics tie for your considerable efforts and risks…

To be taxed appropriately for those importing to USA (made in Germany + white Canadian colour), unless it becomes the…

Different from market to market then it seems, in the US there is $655 difference ($9,840 versus $10,495). The big…

I ordered this grip from Leica Store Heidelberg Germany. On the photo in the order it is looking like the…

Looking back — I decided to look more closely at these ‘photos’. The magnified view of the clothing on the…

I think a white edition would be great for us Canadians.

Only £100 more than the black or silver models….

I think Leica could attempt this innovation one more time by making the M11 in red… that would be cool

I spent three months in Australia, driving from Sydney to Adelaide, and though I saw quite a few sheep, none…

A wonderful portrait at the end of the article. Is that an SAS badge on his hat? If it is…

I was interested to read this article once I saw the thumbnail. I found it was missing a few things…

I write this comment some time after the original article, time brings a change, and the SL3, with 60MP, which,…

Thank you for expanding on that lunch — it adds a great deal to the description of the lunch (Rules…

I don’t remember it being romantic, … but I do remember one point that stayed with me. I’d recently relocated…

A very interesting story, Andrew. Whatever photographic experience you have acquired during your lifetime in business, has transferred seamlessly to…

The opening scene sounds incredibly romantic: could be from a film of the 50’s. After lunch you’d be flying off…

When I read you had to work at getting the lighting set up for the Skye at night photos, it…

Thank you very much for your nice article and wonderful photos. I visit Istanbul every year and it’s always a…

Excelent analogy to addiction there. Nicely written.

And thanks for reminding me about this series of posts and for publishing them. I keep eyeing up TL2’s and…

Dear Stephen, why not consider writing an article for us? I am sure our readers would be interested in a…

I use an 11-23mm 18-56mm 55-135mm On an SL3 26mp images allied to image stabilisation I’m taking the kit to…

I enjoyed your article Andrew, it has certainly drawn my attention to Mali, a photographer who I have not heard…

Thanks Keith, much appreciated. Having an open mind is so essential to “finding” compositions, when in fact they are there…

Thanks so much Kathy. That lichen shot – I was stumbling about trying to find compositions in the grand landscape,…

I’m very intrigued by this camera. I’ve owned the original M11 and the P iteration. I grew up shooting film…

Thanks Andy. This story and set of images have stood out in my mind since you first posted them. I…

Like Keith, I enjoyed your ‘three little lichen’ photo. It reminded me of one of your Skye photos, that of…

Thanks for your comment on the Godzilla homage photo. All I had to do was wait for a train to…

Thanks for your comment. I was doing some yard work this morning, when I remembered “Always clean your tools”. So,…

Hi Andrew, that was a fun read, and the photos were terrific. The shot of the three ‘lichen things’ was…

Thanks! Stac Pollaidh is a very nice climb isn’t it? And the views are stunning from up there.

Thanks Andrew for a wonderful series of images and great article that took me back down memory lane. I went…

Kathy, I can relate to the perfectionist father. Thanks for sharing your journey. I very much enjoyed it.

Dear Jorg-Peter, I have just given in and bought an M4 having been digital for too long…. do you have…

Thank you, Kathy. A moving story laced with dry humour and I love the layered complexity of the Shinjuku photograph.…

I made a cardinal error and sold my copy when I decided that the X2D produced images I preferred in…

Handy tip. This is helpful! As far as font alternatives go, the font doesn’t have to match the Leica typeface…

Yeah, quite a lot of the lens cases don’t really work so well because the lens no longer fits after…

Thank you. I tried to not go all ‘wesentlich,’ but have a bit of fun. Besides: who can resist having…

Thanks for your good wishes; it’s a long journey, and important to have good company.

Hi Kathy, interesting to read about your journey. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Kathy. I can say on behalf of our (voluntary) editorial team that we all appreciate that sentiment. Mike

On of the most enjoyable aspects of MACFILOS is that it’s like a club. No-one here is trying to be…

Ah, the stories Mr. Snuggles could tell…. I guess we’l have to wait for the biography.

I enjoyed your story Kathy. A pleasure indeed. Regards, Mark

any tarrifs on Chinese lenses to the U.s

Hi Kathy That’s a great story, thank you for sharing All the best

Hello George, I checked my own Leica registration account and everything seems to be working as normal. All my products…

All these fun stories you guys are writing up!

Thanks Kathy for this enjoyable article and images. Older or newer models of Leica cameras are perfect tools indeed.

Many thanks Kathy – I enjoyed doing it. Now we just need an article from Mr. Snuggles!

A hearty thanks to the editors at MACFILOS for whipping my maunderings and snaps into coherent shape!

George, Sorry for the delay in publication of this. Because of the link to your website it was held for…

After all the time and effort over many years, to list all of my Leica cameras, lenses, etc.etc on you…

Curiously, I never use lens cases. They remind me of the never ready cases that came with cameras decades ago.…

Leica + tits = good photography Brb gonna buy a leica and find some tds and I’m gonna be the…

I alternate between my M10-R and CL. It is hard to differentiate between the photos they produce. I tend to…

That’s fascinating Kathy. Thank you for sharing. I have to admit that Mr. Osborne’s photos don’t appeal to me much…

Hi JL – author here. Just to put the record straight; I decided to write this article because I found…

Thanks, William. Like you, I find looking into the history of cameras entertaining. Mr H was obviously a keen photographer…

Mike, you had shown this to me before publication. Apologies for not responding until now. There is a certain resonance…

LEICA M12D titanium, sapphire glass, cerramic shutter release button, with the same analog forwarding lever as in analoq Ms and…

A few years ago, a young women in my calculus class asked if she could take the coming exam late.…

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Matt’s website is a treasure trove of all things Leica. Definitely worth delving into his articles and vast library of…