Vintage Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/cameras/vintage/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:22:33 +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 Vintage Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/cameras/vintage/ 32 32 183858286 Jason’s Newsround: What cameras and lenses do we need to take great photos? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/14/jasons-newsround-what-cameras-and-lenses-do-we-need-to-take-great-photos/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/14/jasons-newsround-what-cameras-and-lenses-do-we-need-to-take-great-photos/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74287 Here are some great examples of how the gear you already own, or less expensive camera gear you might be thinking of buying, can still deliver great photos.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/14/jasons-newsround-what-cameras-and-lenses-do-we-need-to-take-great-photos/feed/ 8 74287 Classic Digital Cameras: Is the revival a passing phase? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74091 Does the “classic digital” camera exist, or is the term an oxymoron? Many believe that a classic is, by definition, a film camera. But evidence now points to the opposite, and supports the case for the classic digital compact. After nearly three decades of digital photography, interest in older digitals —mostly compacts — is burgeoning. […]

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/feed/ 44 74091 The Leica M5: Ugly duckling or the most underrated rangefinder ever? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/12/the-leica-m5-ugly-duckling-or-the-most-underrated-rangefinder-ever/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/12/the-leica-m5-ugly-duckling-or-the-most-underrated-rangefinder-ever/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:56 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72765 When the Leica M5 came out in 1971, it was received with much criticism. Too big, too ugly. The built-in light metering got less praise. Even Leica collectors often ignore this ill-fated M model. We give it a try and show what the M5 is capable of.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/12/the-leica-m5-ugly-duckling-or-the-most-underrated-rangefinder-ever/feed/ 21 72765 Jason’s Newsround: Film buffs want scans, not negatives https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/21/jasons-newsround-film-buffs-want-scans-not-negatives/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/21/jasons-newsround-film-buffs-want-scans-not-negatives/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72525 Sales of photographic film are booming. But, despite shelling out big money on the film itself, it looks like the new cadre of film shooters have some new ideas. Film buffs want scans, not negatives. We take a look at this new and rather perverse trend in this week's Newsround.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/21/jasons-newsround-film-buffs-want-scans-not-negatives/feed/ 14 72525 My decision is final: We will take the risk — Ernst Leitz II in June 1924 https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/17/my-decision-is-final-we-will-take-the-risk-ernst-leitz-ii-in-june-1924/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/17/my-decision-is-final-we-will-take-the-risk-ernst-leitz-ii-in-june-1924/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72570 One hundred years ago this week, Ernst Leitz II took the momentous decision to produce the Leica Camera. But it was by no means a unanimous decision, as the legend of the meeting suggests…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/17/my-decision-is-final-we-will-take-the-risk-ernst-leitz-ii-in-june-1924/feed/ 20 72570 Lawrence of Arabia: It’s 89 years since he died on his beloved Brough motorcycle https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/20/lawrence-of-arabia-its-89-years-since-he-died-on-his-beloved-brough-motorcycle/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/20/lawrence-of-arabia-its-89-years-since-he-died-on-his-beloved-brough-motorcycle/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71802 The story of T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, continues to fascinate 89 years after his death. He died in a motorcycle accident while riding his cherished Brough Superior SS100 on 29 May 1935.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/20/lawrence-of-arabia-its-89-years-since-he-died-on-his-beloved-brough-motorcycle/feed/ 19 71802 Photo Fair season in full swing — from London to Paris https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/photo-fair-season-in-full-swing-from-london-to-paris/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/photo-fair-season-in-full-swing-from-london-to-paris/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 08:00:29 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71752 Photo fair season is upon us. We preview the forthcoming Photokina and Bievres fairs. We also have news of a new Fujifilm House of Camera in London and a detailed look at how the human eye works.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/photo-fair-season-in-full-swing-from-london-to-paris/feed/ 0 71752 Leitz Photographica Auction: My top-ten favourites https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/15/leitz-photographica-auction-my-top-ten-favourites/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/15/leitz-photographica-auction-my-top-ten-favourites/#comments Wed, 15 May 2024 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71541 Here are are my Top 10 favourites in the next Leitz Photographic Auction. I could have shown any number of black or olive-paint Leica M cameras, but these are always there, and they always sell well. I have tried to depict the many steps along the way for cameras and optics since the 1850s

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/15/leitz-photographica-auction-my-top-ten-favourites/feed/ 8 71541 Jason’s Newsround: Lies, damn lies, rumours, and statistics https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/09/jasons-newsround-lies-damn-lies-rumours-and-statistics/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/09/jasons-newsround-lies-damn-lies-rumours-and-statistics/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71222 Camera gear addicts love a good camera gear rumour, especially if it's about a long-awaited, highly-desirable piece of kit. This week, we've got a few to share.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/09/jasons-newsround-lies-damn-lies-rumours-and-statistics/feed/ 0 71222 Swiss Roll: There’s life in the old Kuchen yet https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/06/swiss-roll-theres-life-in-the-old-kuchen-yet/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/06/swiss-roll-theres-life-in-the-old-kuchen-yet/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=70980 The intriguing story of the Swiss Roll, the long-lost Leica negatives brought back to life after 74 years, continues to mystify. Here is an update on an unsolved mystery...

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