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Does the camera pick the photographer?

Feature Articles Andrew Owen-Price -
Imagine if we lived in a world where the boot was on the other foot, where the camera chose the photographer. Which camera do you think would choose you?

The trickle becomes a flood — it’s raining new M-lenses from China

M-Mount Jason Murray -
We are enjoying a wave of new camera and lens options from two powerhouse manufacturing nations: Japan and China. From reimagined vintage lenses, to innovative camera bodies, it's a great time to be in the M- and L-Mount ecosystems.

APS-C cameras: The world keeps on turning after the death of the Leica CL

Canon Joerg-Peter Rau -
Leica has left the APS-C camera market with the discontinuation of the CL. But the assumption that a sensor size between Micro Four Thirds and full-frame has not future proved wrong.

The Nikon F4: An affectionate appraisal of a milestone in camera technology

Feature Articles Dirk Saeger -
The Nikon F4 was a landmark camera when first launched, featuring a host of technological capabilities in a single body for the first time. Today it seems like an excessively heavyweight beast, but it still has some enthusiastic fans.

Infrared Photography: A beginner steps into a world where trees are white and all is not as it seems

Nikon Dirk Saeger -
Who isn’t fascinated by pictures of white or yellow trees, blue skies and filigree clouds? Who has never heard...

Historical camera collections: Three important venues to visit in Germany

Lenses Joerg-Peter Rau -
Historical camera collections help us to understand how photography became such an important medium. Three museums in Germany are especially worth a visit, Deutsches Museum München, Leica Welt Wetzlar, Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin

41st Leitz Photographica Auction: Checking the highlights for the November 26 event

Canon William Fagan -
William chooses some interesting and unusual lots from this month's Leitz Photographica Auction which takes place in Vienna on November 26...

Record prices achieved at the Wetzlar Camera Auction event last Saturday

Events Mike Evans -
Impressive prices were achieved at last Saturday's Wetzlar Camera Auctions' event, including a record €687,500 paid for a rare prototype square format Leica camera from 1954...

Shock or Not? How I came to return to Leica

Leica Erwin Hartenberg -
It may come as a shock after the news that I abandoned Leica in favour of Nikon six months ago. But I'm back in the Leica fold. All (or almost all) is forgiven...

The significance of insignificance

Nikon Erwin Hartenberg -
Whatever feelings of grandeur or catastrophic worries might fly around in the mind, the sight of rugged peaks around me immediately brings perspective. Maybe this is because the landscape I grew up in is a flat as a pancake, or maybe this is something that happens to people who have lived in the mountains all their lives...

Nikon said to be withdrawing from DSLR market in favour of a mirrorless future

News Jason Murray -
Nikon is rumoured to be withdrawing from the DSLR market in favour of an all-mirrorless lineup. And Canon could follow in the next few years...

The Invisible Camera appears at the Tamarkin Auction

Events William Fagan -
Cameras and lenses at the upcoming Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction in Chicago are not all invisible, although one pretends to be. But the prices for rare Leica gear continue to astonish...

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LEICA MOMENTS

Leica Q3 43 Readers’ Report: Your chance to contribute to a Macfilos review of the new compact

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The Leica Q3 43 has come into my life, and I am loving it. Now for the Readers' Report...

Leica meet-up in historic London camera club

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Here’s an opportunity to join a Leica meet-up at The Camera Club, one of the most significant organisations in photographic history. Britain's largest association for Leica owners, The Leica Society (TLS) is organising the get-together of members and other Leica enthusiasts later this month. It is part of the development of local hubs and events designed to establish a strong local presence in various parts of the country. The Leica gathering will take place on Saturday, 26 October 2024 at The Camera Club's historic premises. It will be followed by a photo-walk along the South Bank of the Thames.

Leica X1: Neglected for five years but now resurrected, and it’s as good as ever

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The Leica X1 was John's passion. It became his favourite lightweight carry around camera. Then it languished unloved for five years. It's now been resurrected and it's as good as ever...

Crop zoom: How viable is digital zooming on modern fixed-lens cameras?

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The current crop of popular fixed lens wide-angle-lens cameras...

Leica SL3-S: Odds-on favourite is now a step closer

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Could we see an SL3-S in the next six months? Mike believes so, and it will feature a 47MP sensor, the body and UI of the SL3, and will reintroduce the all-black visage…

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NEWS LAST MONTH

It’s that most wonderful time of the year: Season’s Greetings from the Macfilos team

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The members of Macfilos editorial team — Jörg-Peter Rau, Jon Cheffings, Keith James, Richard Watts and Mike Evans — join in wishing you all Season’s Greetings wherever you may be.

100 years of Leica: Witness to a century (1925-2025) 

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For Leica Camera, 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the Leica I. First presented to the public at the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1925, it was the first mass-produced Leica 35mm camera…

Macfilos images, galleries, and slideshow functions

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Gallery image slideshows on Macfilos have now been repaired. See our update…

Leica firmware updates for M11, SL, Q3 and D-Lux bring improvements but few new features

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Leica firmware for all four camera families is updated this month. They introduce a few new features, especially for the SL3, and many improvements. In addition, bug fixes are included and, as usual, we recommend updating your cameras as soon as possible.

Leitz Photographica Auction: M Prototype sells for €2 million

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A rare prototype Leica M sold for an astonishing 2.4 million euros at last weekend's 45th Leitz Photographica Auction…

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