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Quintessential Portugal from the archives: A trip down memory lane in 15 images

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It was not until 2016 that we discovered Portugal. If you live in the Europe or the United Kingdom, Portugal is right up there with Spain as a top holiday destination. But living here on the other side of the planet, it is not high up our list of ‘must visit’ places…

From Famalicão to the World: 50 Years of Leica in Portugal

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For the past fifty years, a part of the Leica family has been located at a factory in Portugal. This is reason enough to celebrate the success, diversity and community that has bound the company’s headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany and Famalicão together for all this time.

Telling Stories: What I learned to help take better photos—Part Two

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Erwin continues his journey on the way to becoming a better photographer:

Leica UK stops sending cameras to Europe for repair from next week because of potential Brexit delays

Leica Mike Evans -
Uncertainty over Brexit trading arrangements with the EU leads Leica UK to suspend some camera repairs from December 3

Lisbon: A favourite city is now becoming swamped by visitors

Feature Articles John Shingleton -
Lisbon is one of John Shingleton's favourite cities. But things have changed. The old Lisbon is disappearing and the city is swamped by tourists.

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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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