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The Good Companion meets some chums from 1929, including a Leica I and a vintage Swan fountain pen

Feature Articles Mike Evans -
I have a new good companion which I met for the first time a month ago. It all started...

Klack goes the keyboard, blink go the eyes through the rose-tinted glass

Apple Mike Evans -
What do you miss most when using the modern, silent keyboard. Well, as a former typewriter aficionado, I miss the nostalgic clackety-clack of the mechanical machine. Now you can Klack away with a new macOS utility that transforms your Magic Keyboard….

The Pre-Tech Office 1: Behind the banking desk in the historic 1960s

Events Mike Evans -
Office life in the 1960s — manual typewriters, no computers, hard-slog hands-on labour. Mike takes a look into the past...

Authors and their typewriters: From Salinger to Christie

Opinion Mike Evans -
Everyone's a budding author these days, thanks to the computer and the internet. But spare a thought for the logistics of the 20th century when the mechanical typewriter was the weapon of choice...

Olivetti Lettera 22 at seventy: The typewriter lives on

Workflow Mike Evans -
The typewriter has played a huge role in the story of my life. Before the computer, before the computer and before instant communication, the mechanical typewriter was paramount...

Typewriters and the Mueller touch

Gadgets Mike Evans -
Did Mueller himself type his report? The two-space-after-stop convention leads to suspicion....

Workflow: The humble typewriter through rose-coloured glasses

Feature Articles Mike Evans -

Notebooks, typewriters, fountain pens: All should by rights be dead, foully killed off by the computer. But they live on.....

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LEICA MOMENTS

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.

My Leica III and its 91-year journey through life

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Photography can often be described as a journey, and this is the story of a 91-year journey for a Leica III that had been forgotten and left behind by time. I feel like I've been away from photography for a while. Like most people these days, the general state of the universe has got me down....

Leica X Vario: Ten-year-old underdog continues to confound its critics

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I set my sights on the much-maligned Leica X Vario. Just 18 months ago, I traded in the Panasonic kit and carried home an almost-new X Vario…

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

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

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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Leica Gallery Mayfair: Exhibition of images from the leading fashion magazines of the 20th Century

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The Fashion Forward Exhibition captures the timeless images of masters of photography at the Leica Gallery, London, from 15 March to 8…

Leica Centennial: What does Leica mean to Macfilos?

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There are many ways in which we can relate and connect to Leica. But one word keeps coming back as an important cornerstone of our relationship. And that word is "Community".

Billingham Ten-16: A small pouch aimed at owners of Leica D-Lux 8, FujiFilm X100 and similar compacts

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Billingham has a reputation for hand-crafted camera bags made for enthusiasts and professionals everywhere. The Ten-16 meets the needs for those days when you just want to travel light.

Leica releases the next generation of the ZM Watch range: ZM 12

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The new Leica ZM12 range comes with an evolutionary dual-layered dial, new strap designs and a precision watch movement to satisfy watch lovers everywhere...

Panasonic Launches New Lumix DC-S1RII high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera with surprise 44MP sensor

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The new Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII offers a faster, lighter and more compact full frame camera with improved phase detection autofocus and up to 8 stops of stabilisation...

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