The Cuba of clichés is easy to see. The real Cuba takes more effort. But the joy it brings is profound and challenges the preconceived notions we might have. Open a window on the real Cuba with James Rice. And then travel there…
Covid put the kibosh on fun, so what better way to celebrate a significant birthday in post-lockdown London than a very special flight in an 80-year-old Spitfire? Tom Lane was aloft in a spotter plane, Leica SL kit in hand, to record the occasion...
My friend George is dead. He had known for many months that he had little time left after his seven-year battle with cancer. But he set his heart on one last Christmas Day which he enjoyed with his family around him. Having achieved his goal, he died peacefully in his own bed on Saturday morning.
Almost three years ago our steps led us to the golden land known as Myanmar. That was before the election when the LND won a landslide victory. What was striking at the time was the people's hope for a more democratic regime…..
Keith describes the third and final destination visited on his trip to the northwest coast of the United States. Seattle turns out to be not only cool but very photogenic.
Kevin begins his adventure exploring the historic Regent's Canal through London. He starts with a personal quest for the site of the family timber yard…
Historically, a diptych was a hinged, two-panel artwork. In modern usage, it can be a related pair of paintings or, even more relevant to us, street photographs.
The oddly named “The Entrance” is a picturesque small coastal town on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and is the ideal location for a festival. It hosts the annual Chromefest — “a celebration of American Hot Rods” …
The Leica M11-P was often overshadowed by the Leica Q3 last year (and now, since the Q3 43 was released, even more so). That's why it's time to point out the (often underestimated) spectrum of possibilities offered by a rangefinder camera....
The Panasonic G9 has been called the Porsche 911 of cameras. But, as John argues, this comparison lies mainly in the burgeoning weight and bulk as once-small devices grow like Topsy…..
Panasonic's mini full-framer, the S5, has arrived at last. It pairs with the 20-60 S zoom as a kit and is reasonably priced here in the UK. The kit, in particular, is something of a bargain. This is the first fully-featured L-mount camera to go head to head with Sony on size and weight...
Three new hybrid zooms will be added to the Panasonic Leica DG lens range during 2017. Together with the existing long zoom and the superb fast primes, the line-up is now comprehensive and competitive.
More zoom lenses are being introduced which are lightweight but possess slow minimum apertures. Are we really sacrificing anything when buying such a lens? Keith puts one such lens, the Lumix 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom through its paces.
The humble ballpoint pen dates back 132 years. But it reached prime time on this day in 1945 when Gimbels department store in New York sold 30,000 pens at $12.50 each in the first week...
According to rumours, the Zeiss ZX1 will be announced at 7pm Japanese time today. The camera was announced two years ago and is finally reaching the market at a cost of around £6,000.
What do you think of Leica's rumoured plans to launch a monochrome version of the successful Q2 fixed-lens compact? Hit or a miss? Mike looks at the potential for this camera...