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Apple iPhone at 18: The screen that launched a thousand apps and ate the camera industry’s lunch

Apple Mike Evans -
The iPhone is 18 tomorrow. Not everyone was convinced when it launched in 2007. But it turned out to ba revolutionary device which has conquered the world…

The new Pixii rangefinder camera with APS-C sensor is now released

M-Mount Joerg-Peter Rau -
The French start-up has just released Version three of its Pixii rangefinder camera. Macfilos is looking forward to reviewing this interesting contribution to the rangefinder world.

How the smartphone became the best camera

Apple Mike Evans -
The smartphone has revolutionised the world of photography. It helps enthuse millions of would-be photographers every year. As a feeder for higher-end cameras, the smartphone plays an invaluable role. It instills aspiration from the first click...

Smartphone Cameras: You cannot be serious…

Apple John Shingleton -
Smartphone photography: Only for selfies and boring meal shots? Not a bit of it. John has discovered the phone in his pocket is one of the best cameras he has used. He's been converted on the road to the beach by an iPhone SE2...

The phone is a device from a different era

Apple Mike Evans -
Is the phone redundant? The smartphone is a personal computer, a digital organiser, a window on the world. It is no longer a phone, so let's own up to hating those calls...

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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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2025 Leica Oskar Barnack Award

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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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