Portrait Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/genres/portrait/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:25:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.macfilos.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Leica_Q2_Reporter_front_LoRes_RGB-32x32.jpg Portrait Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/genres/portrait/ 32 32 183858286 My Favourite Lens: The Leica APO Summicron SL 1:2 50mm ASPH https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/29/my-favourite-lens-the-leica-apo-summicron-sl-12-50mm-asph/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/29/my-favourite-lens-the-leica-apo-summicron-sl-12-50mm-asph/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=73476 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.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/29/my-favourite-lens-the-leica-apo-summicron-sl-12-50mm-asph/feed/ 11 73476 Jason’s Newsround: Making sense of sensor size https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/10/jasons-newsround-making-sense-of-sensor-size/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/10/jasons-newsround-making-sense-of-sensor-size/#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=73077 Sensor size has always been an active topic of discussion within the photography community. But, it seems a number of 'crop-sensor' formats are thriving, right alongside their bigger full-frame sibling. In this week's news round, we look at a 'crop' of recent stories on this very topic.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/10/jasons-newsround-making-sense-of-sensor-size/feed/ 30 73077 Leica Q3: A one-year review, photographing the people of Skye by night https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/14/leica-q3-a-one-year-review-photographing-the-people-of-skye-by-night/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/14/leica-q3-a-one-year-review-photographing-the-people-of-skye-by-night/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72516 Now that my Leica Q3 is one year old, and well-used, it’s a good time to do a comprehensive review of this little camera. It’s only once you’ve used a camera in real-world, highly stressed situations that you get a true understanding of its capabilities. I’ve had plenty of those situations in the past twelve months! And here’s what I think…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/14/leica-q3-a-one-year-review-photographing-the-people-of-skye-by-night/feed/ 22 72516 Sigma 50mm f/1.2 DG DN Art lens for L-Mount launched https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/26/sigma-announces-50mm-f-1-2-dg-dn-for-l-mount/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/26/sigma-announces-50mm-f-1-2-dg-dn-for-l-mount/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:00:51 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=69650 The new Sigma 50mm f/1.2 is a compact, relatively lightweight addition to the company's flagship Art range. Designed specifically for mirrorless cameras, this professional-grade f/1.2 prime lens is now the fastest 50mm autofocus lens in the L-Mount ecosystem. If you are an SL-camera owner in search of a wafer-thin depth-of-field, this could the lens for you.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/26/sigma-announces-50mm-f-1-2-dg-dn-for-l-mount/feed/ 8 69650 Long Tongued Bat scoops British retailer’s Photographer of the Year award https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/25/long-tongued-bat-scoops-british-retailers-photographer-of-the-year-award/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/25/long-tongued-bat-scoops-british-retailers-photographer-of-the-year-award/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:00:49 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=69687 An inaugural photography competition, organized by The London Camera Exchange, has delivered some truly exceptional images. Both winners and runners-up have set a very high standard across multiple genres.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/27/conservations/feed/ 12 64862 Digital Photography: Where the focus is on the fingers https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/22/digital-photography-where-the-focus-is-on-the-fingers/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/22/digital-photography-where-the-focus-is-on-the-fingers/#comments Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=65474 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.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/22/digital-photography-where-the-focus-is-on-the-fingers/feed/ 1 65474 Leica M11-P Review: The camera with Contact Credentials https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/13/leica-m11-p-review-the-camera-with-contact-credentials/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/13/leica-m11-p-review-the-camera-with-contact-credentials/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=65697 The Leica M11-P, announced last month, is the latest iteration of the customary “-P” version of the standard M digital. In June 2011, Leica brought us the M9-P, the first of these modern variants. It's now a tradition that the -P (said to be for “professional”) with its cosmetic and minor technical tweaks, follows on around 18 months after the base model. So it was with the M-P (Typ 240), the M10-P and now the M11-P...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/13/leica-m11-p-review-the-camera-with-contact-credentials/feed/ 10 65697 How the Bernhard Frei exhibition shows what you could achieve with a Leica M11 https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/01/how-the-bernhard-frei-exhibition-shows-what-you-could-achieve-with-a-leica-m11/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/01/how-the-bernhard-frei-exhibition-shows-what-you-could-achieve-with-a-leica-m11/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:00:21 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=64926 For the first time ever, German fashion photographer Bernhard Frei shows his personal work in an exhibition. The huge images in the Leica Galerie Konstanz are a proof of what the Leica M11 cameras can do. Open until 14 January, 2024!

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/11/01/how-the-bernhard-frei-exhibition-shows-what-you-could-achieve-with-a-leica-m11/feed/ 6 64926 Intuition, exposure and the decisive moment https://www.macfilos.com/2023/10/30/intuition-exposure-and-the-decisive-moment/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/10/30/intuition-exposure-and-the-decisive-moment/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:35:47 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=65010 Jonathan Slack shares his thoughts on photography after 15 years as a Leica beta tester...

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