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I don’t think that Ricoh have done this right. Perhaps I am old fashioned, but the tripod effect created by…
Thanks for your very comprehensive article Joerg-Peter. I would like to weigh in supporting the Zeiss C Sonnar 50mm f/1.5,…
Oh my, that’s exceptional.
Ian, thank you for your wonderful chronicle of bygone times. A priceless document and brought alive in your evocative pictures…
Welcome to the Macfilos comments section, Peter. Good wishes to your dad who never fails to raise a smile!
That’s exactly why the Ricoh is so popular. It looks boring and inoffensive and, shall we say, unserious.
I think this will be a home run. Hopefully they bring out a 40mm version of this attractive camera.
I love this article! I was born and raised in Bradford and like William I’m a big fan of the…
Beautifully done. Thanks so much. I have a deep love of cask ale from q brewing course at BrewLab in…
Absolutely outstanding!!
Superb insight into the pub culture! Love it! This is what Leica cameras are meant to document!
A shame it’s such an unattractive box. I’ll stick with my Q2M.
Great work once again, Ian. I love the Winnie’s piano image. You can almost hear the countless tunes played on…
It’s exciting to see the launch of this long-wished-for camera, if rather disappointing to see the US price. I will…
Are there any other members?
Godspeed, one might say. With hopes we’ll see a long-term review!
Thanks Brian, Mr Evans will be delighted to have your company in the 100RF Club.
I am now a minimalist. I have downsized from multiple cameras and many lenses to a Fujifilm GFX 100RF. I…
Many thanks Jeff, There was a degree of solemnity but also a lot of joy in such a beautiful part…
Thanks Mark, I want to go back and head further north along the coast and in to Whistler. My dream…
Many thanks, Andy! It’s a lovely part of the world and worth exploring.
Many thanks, Reinhold! I’m a bit late responding – apologies!
Extraordinary article and photos! Thanks for sharing this journey with us!
Thanks Andy, You are for sure a minimalist, but what you can do with a Q3 or a Ricoh GRIII…
Thanks Peter, That mechanical feeling is hard to walk away from. A good manual gearbox or a good derailleur bike-shift…
Thanks Christophe, I think either or both, or now all three Q3s, cover just about any base that needs to…
Thanks Jono, I think you fit a special category called “The Jonoist” who can change identity at a whim. A…
Great article Jon I don’t think I’m ever a mechanist – Yesterday I was a maximalist, today I’m a minimalist.…
Indeed, Nepal is one of the most beautiful places in the world. I went there to Everest Base cap, it…
My Q3 43 covers more than 80% of my professional requirements (political events, articles on vespa gatherings). The other 20%…
IIIf and M3 and a few lenses. , Greatly admire Chapman’s engineering skills, too. I guess that makes me a…
I’m definitely a minimalist these days. One small camera of high quality, and a tolerance of occasionally extreme cropping or…
Like David Osbourne’s Charles Bridge picture very much.
I can edit it but unfortunately I am away from the office and don’t trust to do it on the…
…Forgotten again! The reason, is that the back of the lens needs to almost touch the film plane, otherwise, there…
Michael… Is there a way to edit what I have written? My reason for this question is that I omitted…
Thanks Jörg-Peter, I did not know about the coatings being internal as well as on the outside of the lens…
I think in suggesting to Mike that B&W would make it more interesting with the tonal gradations. I was wrong.…
Dear Stephen, thanks for sharing tis experience. I have never used a Hasselblad SWC myself but I heard about its…
Tanks a lot, Mark, of adding this information. Good to know that there is a solution for the colour problems.…
Hi Brian, thanks for sharing your experience. I guess you refer to the C Sonnar 50/1.5 – this is a…
Thank you, Richard, for your kind feedback. Glad to read that you enjoyed the article!
A few years back I downsized my home, gave deposits to my kids so that they could get started on…
I use the 35mm Summicron pre asph code 000110 on my M240 and have no colour problems at all. The…
That’s a great story. I can see it wouldn’t do to put it in the main article, but I’m glad…
I once sold this lens and then repurchased it as I missed its wonderful unique rendering of low contrast overcast…
What a treat, finding this article on a damp January evening in Zambia. Thank you for all your hard work…
Thanks Andy, It’s a terrific example of persistence to delivery truly excellent work and the dedication to get the details…
Thanks Kathy, I admit that I love B&W photography, but I realise it isn’t always the best treatment. For me,…
Perhaps a bit quick to judge. I hope you’ll pardon a long-winded response. I’m new to photography, and have mixed…
Thanks for the lovely review Jon. I’m delighted you are enjoying Glas (and Skye At Night). The philosophy of Glas…
Thanks, Gerard. I was told that similar vineyards exist in Sicily and mean to check this. In retrospect, the colour…
Very interesting article. Like the Italians the people of Lanzarote made clevearly use of the fertile lava to grow their…
Thanks, Daniel and Mike. I see that Munich tags for dogs were either square or triangular with different colours for…
Stephen, good to hear from you again after all this time. I’m sorry to hear of your further health trials,…
It is 11th January 2026… Nearly ten years later. I am still just about alive after attempting to pass a…
Thank you Daniel. That is the first new bit of information we’ve had in five years. From memory, we identified…
“A bit stiff focusing” – my copy has that too :/ While material-wise the lens is fantastic and clicking of…
The owner of the dog is resident of Munich. We can see in the Hundemarke, which is square. Switzerland’s Hundemarken…
Thank you, Dave… a bit like your Grimsby paths in places. And those hills (dead volcanoes?) remind me of Lancashire…
A really interesting piece with wonderful images. All while I’m doing dry January 🤔😂😂
Thank you, Andrew. I, too, was surprised. When I booked for the winery tour I didn’t expect anything like this,…
Alex, thanks for this. I saw you posted it twice because it didn’t appear immediately. The problem is that any…
With these small sensors, the circle of confusion is very small, resulting in a very large depth of field even…
Fascinating insight into growing grapes in such inhospitable conditions. I never even knew they made wine on Lanzarote. As I…
An excellent article and wonderful set of images. The monochrome suits perfectly.
I doubt that the DOF goes up to infinity at f1.9 if snap mode is set at 5m. I think…
Thanks, David. I think I agree with you. Mike
I think the vine leaves look so much better in natural colour. The contrast between green leaves and the dark…
I wanna keep the compactness of the camera that is why I stayed away from the GXR bodies. I must…
An excellent question, David. I discussed this at length with my colleague Jon Cheffings. We examined the colour version and…
Mike, your visit made for an interesting account of an industry on the island that I knew little about. Although…
If you want to shoot B&W, the standard B&W mode gives you more latitude with a processing software. I also…
Hi Jean, Yes it helps and confirms what I found. I finally read the manual and understood that. I thought…
Hi Alex, If you shoot raw the images will be in colours. The B&W high contrast is for jpeg only.…
Hello, I have one of this model but when I use the Hi contrast the picture appears in color and…
Photos, even AI ones, have an annoying way of affecting our emotions 🙂 Why many of us take photos. My…
Ah yes, that was my choice. Since we were already including our favorite photos in the article, I did not…
Apologies if I’ve missed a joke. Why the A.I. image at the head of the article? If photography blogs use…
I’m so glad you enjoyed the trip Jon. You certainly packed in a ton of stuff in a short time.…
All the best for the new year Kathy.
Great job editorial team in 2026! I enjoy your site so very much. All the best for the year to…
No question — Ian Beesley’s photo is exceptional. But after that … there’s just too many damn good photographers here.…
Chuffed to be in company like this. Thanks to the Macfilos team for everything you do.
[…] At MacFilos, Andrew has a new piece of kit — an “unexpected trade deal benefit” — that’s capable of…
Thanks so much for highlighting my photo, JP. What a beautiful summary of the shot. All the best in 2026.…
Yes, we Irish went everywhere, but I think that in the 21st Century, Australians are the great travellers of the…
Thanks Andrew. As a rule of thumb I generally take one camera only, and which one depends on what I…
Thank you William. And yes the person smiling on the bridge is my wife. Pursuing history and retaining it are…
A very nice doodle through a part of the world I have never had the pleasure of visiting. I’ll add…
Great Article – Thanks! Great explanation and comparison photos!
Never had the opportunity or pleasure of meeting Brian. Both his books Leica Reflex Photography and Leica M Photography have…
Hmm, get thee behind me Satan! 😉 My 503CX & 80mm Planar has been gathering dust since the demise of…
Interesting article. As a Q3 user, I have also been thinking about maybe adding a D-LUX 8 (or something!) to…
Lovely story and photos, Jon. The story about your Great Uncle George is the most fascinating part, of course. Is…
What an amazing story … bravo 👏🏻 Wonderful images accompany your words.
I have been using this system since it was released; first the CFV 50 anniversary edition, and now the CFV100.…
Hi Andrew, it is indeed a gorgeous camera. Having developed the digital ‘back’ I assume Hasselblad realized they could make…
Thanks, Kathy! I found it quite easy to achieve focus using the rear screen. The camera’s autofocus system works well.…
There’s no doubt that a camera without EVF doesn’t suit everyone. But, as with the boring appearance, the GR follows…