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Tag: Leica SL2

A 55-year Love Affair with Leica that started with a Leica III

Leica Tom Lane -
Some relationships are meant to be, no matter how innocently and unassumingly they start out. Tom Lane's relationship with Leica is not a brittle affair, but one that accommodates differences as it grows.

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

L-Mount Dennis Anguige -
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.

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

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

Quiz Time: Name Leica’s smallest autofocus L-Mount lens

L-Mount Keith James -
It's small, beautifully formed, and flat as a pancake. What is it? It's the smallest autofocus L-Mount lens made by Leica.

Leica SL System Update: Adobe Frame.io and more on the SL3-S

L-Mount Mike Evans -
The Leica SL system was boosted in March this year when the latest 60MP SL3 hit dealers' shelves. It is proving to be another success for Leica and even persuaded editor Mike to alter his views on the system.

Studio Portrait Photography: Starting from scratch with a one-light setup

Feature Articles Keith James -
When available light just isn't good enough, it's time to bring in the studio lights. The author tells us how he threw caution to the wind, and tried his hand at formal portrait photography.

My Favourite Lens: The Leica APO Summicron SL 1:2 50mm ASPH

L-Mount Keith James -
My favourite lens is the first prime lens I bought, and the first Leica lens I bought. Some view it as the best 50mm lens ever made.

Back-Button Focus: Disentangling focus and shutter release

Feature Articles Keith James -
Back-button focus allows photographers independent control of focusing and shutter release, which offers a number of advantages. Its implementation on the Leica SL2 is particularly elegant.

Prioritising Weight over Speed: Is this the new fashion in lens design?

Panasonic Keith James -
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.

Firmware updates for Leica M, Q and SL2 families

L-Mount Mike Evans -
Leica is one camera company that has a logical approach to firmware updates. The system is so easy that it's a crime to get out of step. Mike explains the latest improvements in the three major Leica family groups...

Digital Photography: Where the focus is on the fingers

Feature Articles Keith James -
A new twist on digital photography: taking pictures of fingers. Not just any old fingers, though; these belong to musicians, who are using them to play their musical instruments.

Leica SL2 Kit: Two new bundles bring kit total to four

Leica Jason Murray -
Leica has expanded its SL2 kit range with two new special offers featuring the silver anodised version of the mirrorless camera...

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LEICA MOMENTS

Capturing the Canadian winter on film: re-embracing cold-weather photography

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The winters of my youth were spent in Sudbury, Ontario. The memories from those years are captured on film photos, which are crammed inside a discoloured shoebox…

Leica Heritage: The remarkable story of the Leica company on the 100th anniversary of “The Leica”

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Photography and camera enthusiasts know that ‘Leica’ is a concatenation of ‘LEItz’ and ‘CAmera’. The marque has a long history and, indeed, prehistory which certainly can be called a heritage…

Leica M11 Family: Firmware 2.2.1 rectifies freezing and Contact Credentials issues

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The Leica M11-Family gets a firmware update to address freezing and Contact Credentials issues...

James Jarché — A largely forgotten former London Fleet Street press photographer

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James Jarché — a now largely forgotten former London Fleet Street press photographer — came to fame in 1936 as the first photographer to capture the future Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson in public. He was also the grandfather of the famous actor, Sir David Suchet…

Long-Term Review: The new Leica Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 Classic Line

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Jonathan Slack has a close look at the latest addition to Leica's “Classic” series of lenses. The reissued Summilux-M 50 f/1.4 does not disappoint…

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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.

2025 Leica Oskar Barnack Award

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This year the Leica Oscar Barnack (LOBA) photography contest, is being celebrated as part of the Leica Centenary celebrations under the banner of “100 Years of Leica: Witness to a Century”. 

How four generations of the Leitz family shaped a century of photography 

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The story behind the birth of Leica can be traced in “Four Generations Leitz in Company Management 1869–1986”

Rock n Roll Century straps celebrate 100 years of the Leica Camera

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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Leica Camera, Rock n Roll straps has introduced a limited edition of six Century camera straps. Read more...

Leica and FujiFilm both named twice in Amateur Photographer’s Camera of the Year awards

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Leica and Fujifilm receive multiple plaudits in this year's Amateur Photography Awards, for cameras we are big fans of.

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