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Thanks Dunk, It was fun being there, but listening to Stefan I was reminded of the opening monologue from Star…

Thanks Keith, It was fun, and you charmed Her Ladyship for sure! And here’s to the next meet up! Jon

A wonderful and comprehensive review of the event which brought a smile and lifted the spirits on a damp summer…

Excellent and very informative report. I particularly enjoyed the M7/DMR ‘prototype’ experiment which brought back memories of using both my…

Hi Erwin, would you also sell your A7c if a standalone Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 lens were available? There…

Kathy, The X-E5 with the 16-50 compact zoom is definitely an ideal replacement for the old X Vario. The lens…

Erwin, that’s interesting. For some reason, everyone seems to be moving to Fuji, and I’m not quite sure why it…

[…] l’autofocus et un bokeh agréable, en insistant sur le rendu d’ensemble homogène. Macfilos replace ce zoom dans la continuité…

I am contemplating saying goodbye to my very adequate Sony kit. I will keep my beloved RX1Riii, but my a7c…

Hi Jörg Peter, I enjoyed your excellent article. It’s always interesting to hear about others’ Fujifilm journeys. I have a…

First: thank you for posting the link to your photojournalism article; I overlooked the original. Not only was it truly…

Thanks for this articleJoerg-Peter. I just stick to my X2 and XVario along with my Ricoh GXR system. Leica for…

I just stick to my X2 and XVario along with my Ricoh GXR system. Leica for colour and Ricoh for…

Since I fell while putting up Xmas lights and messed up a couple of discs in my back and broke…

Thanks for this! This is a very good article and it explains your thought process very well. Just like yourself…

Really inspiring article. I recently discovered Ralph’s work and am eagerly devouring everything I can find. This was well written…

Whenever I look back, as I often do to the many shots I took all those years back om such…

The photos of aircraft in flight are simply amazing — I never imagined one could get so clear a photo…

[…] est devenu un boîtier d’occasion accessible à une fraction de son prix initial. Le site Macfilos, dans un article…

I very much agree with you on the M11-D, though, speaking of concept, I’d only add that my perfect camera…

Hi Mike, Just yesterday I contacted Leica USA about getting one of these to test and review. And lo and…

Thanks, Don. I find your comments on the optical performance of Fujinon lenses interesting, not to mention your comparison with…

I have long admired Fuji both in terms of its products and vitally for me frankly as a more caring…

A significantly larger body, close to that of an M, retaining the 4/3’rds sensor, with the format gimmickry and the…

Thanks, Peter. Very true!

A fascinating article and a reminder of the way life was in older times. My wife has one of the…

Thanks, Dunk. I hadn’t realised you were a rocker! It’s fascinating that you were reading my articles over 60 years…

Many thanks, Keith. I’m not so sure things were that much simpler back then. We tend to forget the inconveniences…

A lovely trip back to simpler times and when work was fun! Although like yourself a great fan of b&w…

Motor Cycle Magazine 11 November 1965 – price 1/3d = 6.25 New Pence. I was addicted to buying the mag.…

Dear Bill, Thanks for your support and good wishes. Although I now shoot RAW only (there’s an article coming up…

Great article. Welcome to the fold, Mike and Jörg-Peter! As I mentioned my “journey” in a comment the other day…

Thanks for your comment, Robert. I’ve also thought about this, and I even checked to see if third party suppliers…

What an exceptionally informative and well-written article! It almost had me ordering an X-E5 on the spot and line up…

How wonderful- thank you

Dear Mike, Quite so — and I think actually your article was all the stronger for leaving the raw /…

[…] La photographie APS-C Leica a encore un pouls, grâce à la monture L (en anglais) […]

Thanks. I also very much enjoyed meeting you in London. It was an excellent event. I can’t deny the mini-pro…

I believe most mainstream photography (only) enthusiasts are not entirely convinced yet by the quirky Sigma cameras and the Panasonic…

Dear Joel, It was good to meet you in London, and I am delighted to receive your endorsement of our…

Keith, I do understand your commitment to the TL system. I felt like that up to and some time after…

The case for Fujifilm is well made, but like many have said, it is the TL lenses that keep me…

Mike, This is well thought out and nicely written! It resonates with me and I am a Fujifilm fanboy for…

We have a couple of articles coming up —both concentrating on lens choice. Jörg-Peter and I have both written “building…

Thomas, thank you for your kind words. You are right about the simulations and they are part of the argument.…

My original motivation of moving from the Sony APS-C E mount system to the Leica TL was based on the…

An excellent article and full marks for arguing cogently and with good objective reasoning for a Fujifilm choice on a…

A happy TL2 user here. The haptics of this camera are just wonderful and the image quality from the Elmarit…

Many thanks Andrew. The image quality from the Ricoh is so good, and this camera is a sensible alternative to…

Your article makes a good point that Full Frame is not the only god to worship and, APS-C can deliver…

Thanks for this. We will verify and, if necessary, amend the sentence.

It is certainly an option if you own the lenses. My colleague Keith James does just that. But the conclusion…

Minor correction: Fujifilm uses Sony sensors, just like everybody else (except Canon). X-Trans is not a sensor type, it’s just…

It is a good decision to use a developed system parallel to a dying system. I like the arguments in…

Strange conclusion while a compact FF L-mount camera allows to use TL lenses in crop mode. Old Fuji user speaking.

A brilliant article! I loved the Fujifilm X100VI but recently sold it as well as my total camera systems for…

Thanks, Andrew. That’s a valid view and thanks for joining in. Let’s see what other readers think.

I guess I don’t agree with discounting Pentax APS-C, for a couple reasons: one, an SLR viewfinder is a nice…

Ha! I just bought my wife an XE-5 to replace her older XT-20. Of course she won’t be using it…

Happy CL user here — so much so, in fact, that I’ve been considering another; alas, Keith keeps coming up…

Martin, thank you for your interesting comment. Firstly, very sadly there will not be in more articles featuring little Marvel…

Just thought of one other consideration. I have been using the TL2 with the Sigma 100-400mm mounted on a tripod,…

Perhaps it is more pronounced with OIS lenses. I used to have 2 non-OIS Sigma APS-C lenses and they definitely…

You should notice relatively quickly. I took about 50 pictures of a bison herd and the system went through 3…

Mark, this is a problem I had with the X1 and X2 (see elsewhere in this week’s comments). Nice cameras…

Last year I purchased a used TL2 from the Leica store in Melbourne and love it. I had previously owned…

In part I suspect this may be due to lenses with optical image stabilisation which require power from the camera.…

I am very much into the T system. I have two T’s, a TL, a TL2, and a CL. I…

I was very disappointed that when I sent my T in because the internal battery had failed and all settings…

Hi Don, and many thanks! Was your TL2 black or silver? I still see them offered for sale on the…

Hi SlowDriver, I have not noticed any unusual loss of battery power when using my Sigma 100-400 telephoto, either with…

Yes, physical longevity (through build quality) alone nowadays is not sufficient, you need digital longevity as well. I am still…

You’re welcome. I look forward to more stories you can do about other exhibitors/photographers at the store gallery. -Joel

John, I do enjoy your articles. Especially when Marvel is involved [:-) FWIW, a couple of thoughts on the subject.…

My two Sigma lenses do drain faster than the Leica made lenses. They also sometimes struggle to find focus. Apparently…

Thanks Joel, I appreciate your comments. I get a real thrill out of seeing the work, particularly from up-and-coming photographers.…

Hi Jon, I really liked this article. A great story of Chicago history and a nice peek into some of…

Hi Keith, interesting article, does your Sigma lens drain the battery faster than the native APS-C Leica lenses? I have…

thanks for this article and the images.

A Very welcome article thank you Keith. I still have my Leica T and the standard and Tele zooms but…

I have an X1 and X2 sitting, unused, on a shelf. Both have broken battery clips, and both have dead…

Well, we agree on those points, and I suspect that many of us have more than one camera, for that…

Yep — that’s been my experience with an X2.

As has been said elsewhere, you marry lens systems, and have affairs with cameras. I think those of us who…

Thanks Kathy, One person’s “best” is another person’s “ho-hum”. I like my CL and brace of Q3s, but know if…

Thanks Peter, Macfilos Towers is divided on APS-C and where to go next. Two of us still have Leica TL…

I am in the thick of this argument as I am wondering which way to go next. I have an…

Some of us wonder whether Leica’s APS-C venture could have been more successful if ‘articulated monitors’ had been incorporated into…

Likewise. I loved it though it did need the external EVF for it to be truly effective

Think of it as an APS-C version of the M11-D.

I was gifted an X Vario about 18 months ago. I sent it off for a full clean and service…

Very interesting timeline. Showing all was not in vain. I remember when the X was launched all the journals pitted…

“the best future in APS-C” — I guess we’ll have to wait until the final judgement comes off the press!…

When I hold a Leica T /TL in my hand I have a feeling that I suspect the photographer who…

Indeed. We are taking all that into account…

Mike Funny enough when I started to photograph some light years ago when I went to a photoshop to buy…

Given what I learned through the Leica APS-C debacle, if I were to invest in an APS-C system right now…

Many thanks Paul. All very true. I agree the sensor terminology is confusing, especially for newcomers. As Jörg-Peter Rau always…

Dear Mr. Mike Evans, Thank you for your interesting and informative article. You are right that most cameras with APS-C…

Stil using my half-broken CL with manual M lenses; hanging on to the TL and the X1 and X2 languishing…