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How a Kodak Baby Brownie led me to Leica

Leica Ed Schwartzreich -
Above all Leica represents a sense of community. You become part of a group that enjoys photography. Enjoys history. Enjoys travel. and enjoys technical prowess.

OM System Old and New: Through Italy with an Olympus OM-4 and an OM-5

Film Joerg-Peter Rau -
OM System is today the maker of the OM-5 DSLM camera. But the OM System was also the platform of the Olympus analogue SLR cameras. We tried the recent OM-5 and the vintage OM-4 Ti side by side during a trip to Italy.

Oppenheimer Analogue: Why #filmisnotdead in movie production

Feature Articles Joerg-Peter Rau -
A full movie shot on silver halide film in the year of 2023? Quite right. And Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" is not the only production that relies on analogue technology.

The M Files (19): Voigtländer Bessa R3M with Voigtländer Heliar 40/2.8 

Film Joerg-Peter Rau -
The Voigtländer Bessa R3M is an exceptional analogue rangefinder camera with a 100% viewfinder. Here, it is reviewed with the Voigtländer Heliar 40/2.8 — the shortest focal length this camera supports.

The curious case of the disposable Tri-X camera

Film Mike Evans -
A roll of pro Tri-X B&W film and a disposable plastic body to put it in. For under £20, it's probably worth a punt. Read the full review here...

Oops, I did it again. But is it really a good idea to develop your films at home?

Accessories Joerg-Peter Rau -
Film is enjoying a renaissance, especially among younger photographers. But do you process your own films? Have you entered the mysterious world of the darkroom? Jörg-Peter brings us up to date on home developing techniques...

Quo vadis, good and faithful slide film?

Film Joerg-Peter Rau -
The real slide show is fast disappearing. Slide film and the once-mighty supporting paraphernalia, is slipping from us. All that will be left, soon, is the digital nomenclature of Powerpoint and slide show...

The M Files: Not quite Leica M… But really interesting

Film Joerg-Peter Rau -
The hype seems never-ending: used Leica M film cameras continue to post new price records on the second-hand market....

Kodak: The end of an American Moment

Feature Articles Mike Evans -
Mike Evans and Don Morley reflect on one of the titans of the photographic world, the great Kodak company...

Finding of Mallory’s body. But where is the Kodak VP camera?

Film Mike Evans -
Will George Mallory's Kodak Vest Pocket camera, lost on Everest in 1924, ever be found?

Cameras at Everest, a century apart

Feature Articles Wayne Gerlach -
A Kodak Vest-Pocket camera was lost on Everest 95 years ago. If it is ever found it could prove that the mountain was conquered some 30 years earlier than the history books say.

Kodak and Polaroid: How have the mighty fallen

Opinion Mike Evans -

At IFA in Berlin Vlad Savov found some rather uninspiring Windows laptops with a sparse spec bearing the brand name of Polaroid. It’s evidence of a depressing trend for a once mighty brand name…

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LEICA MOMENTS

A Passion for Leica: Not a Leica photographer but a photographer with a Leica

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When your your background as an engineer aligns with with the key attributes of Leica it can lead to a passion for what the brand has been delivering to photographers for 100 years.

Partners in Crime: A meditation on the importance of friendship and film photography

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Best friends are difficult to come by. My son, Kipling, met his best friend, Christian, in the first few days of Junior Kindergarten. They’ve been inseparable ever since and epitomise the importance of friendship…

Two Leica digital cameras with legacies that defied initial criticism

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Not every camera in history succeeds, but some deserve to succeed despite being under appreciated with a reputation that often and unfairly damns them to be forgotten.

My life with Leica: I was hooked when my teacher produced an old brassed camera

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Some things in life, once discovered, can never be forgotten. Finding the world of Leica can be like that…

Leica Camera announces winners of the sixth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award 

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8th of March 2025 Leica will be paying homage to International Women’s Day, and announcing the winners of its sixth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award under the theme of "Unity Through Diversity."

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Leica Q3 43 “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways”

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The Leica Q3 43 is the perfect camera for me. I can count the ways, image after image.

Leica Camera launches “Artist Looks” in Leica LUX iPhone app

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Develop how you express yourself through your images using inspiration from Greg Williams Artistic Looks in the Leica Lux app and Leica FOTOS.

The new Safari edition joins Leica’s expanding M11 lineup

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The Leica M11-P Safari is the latest in a long line of distinctive olive green cameras that have added a distinctive look to the M since the 1970s.

Leica Gallery London will host Douglas Kirkland’s ‘From The Heart’ exhibition from May 10 until July 10

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Douglas Kirkland's impressive work spans six decades, from humble beginnings to being feted by numerous awards and showings in some of the world's most prestigious galleries and museums.

South West Photo Show: Free tickets for Macfilos readers

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The South West Photo Show is being staged at Exeter’s Corn Exchange on Saturday, 24 May 2025, and free tickets are on offer for Macfilos readers.

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