Feature Articles Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/features/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Sat, 17 Aug 2024 21:19:57 +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 Feature Articles Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/features/ 32 32 183858286 M Files (26): Third-party lenses for Leica on steroids with 6-bit-coding and EXIF tweaking https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/09/m-files-26-third-party-lenses-for-leica-on-steroids-with-6-bit-coding-and-exif-tweaking/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/09/m-files-26-third-party-lenses-for-leica-on-steroids-with-6-bit-coding-and-exif-tweaking/#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=73987 M-Mount lenses from other manufacturers than Leica have no 6-bit coding. This brings a couple of disadvantages. Part 26 of our M Files series shows workarounds for do-it-yourself coding as well as for obtaining correct EXIF data in a digital workflow. 

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/09/m-files-26-third-party-lenses-for-leica-on-steroids-with-6-bit-coding-and-exif-tweaking/feed/ 9 73987 Fujifilm X100VI Review: Is this the best fixed-lens compact on the market? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/02/fuji-x100vi-is-it-the-best-fixed-lens-compact-on-the-market/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/02/fuji-x100vi-is-it-the-best-fixed-lens-compact-on-the-market/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=73522 The Fuji X100VI belongs to a select band of fixed, wide-angle-lens cameras that has taken the photographic world by storm. All have achieved cult status, all are on backorder or in very short supply, and none of them is discounted as a result. Photographers can't wait to get their hands on them and, in some cases, are willing to pay a hefty premium. Is the X100VI the best of the bunch?

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/02/fuji-x100vi-is-it-the-best-fixed-lens-compact-on-the-market/feed/ 36 73522 Rangefinder Photography: Touring the Pacific Coast Highway and Carmel https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/22/rangefinder-photography-touring-the-pacific-coast-highway-and-carmel/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/22/rangefinder-photography-touring-the-pacific-coast-highway-and-carmel/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=73163 In the second part of his visit to the Monterey Peninsula, Keith takes us on a brief visit to one of the most famous towns, and most famous coastlines, in California. Armed with an M240 and three lenses, he shows us how well a Leica-M kits handles California's most scenic spots.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/22/rangefinder-photography-touring-the-pacific-coast-highway-and-carmel/feed/ 6 73163 Back-Button Focus: Disentangling focus and shutter release https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/19/back-button-focus-disentangling-focus-and-shutter-release/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/19/back-button-focus-disentangling-focus-and-shutter-release/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72964 Back-button focus allows photographers independent control of focusing and shutter release, which offers a number of advantages. Its implementation on the Leica SL2 is particularly elegant.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/19/back-button-focus-disentangling-focus-and-shutter-release/feed/ 10 72964 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 Macfilos Top Ten: The most-read articles of the last quarter https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/01/macfilos-top-ten-the-most-read-articles-of-the-last-quarter/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/01/macfilos-top-ten-the-most-read-articles-of-the-last-quarter/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72887 It's time for a quarterly recap of the most viewed Macfilos articles. No surprise which camera brand dominated the list this time around. Although the site is not devoted exclusively to Leica-related gear, it's clear that's what our readers are most interested in.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/01/macfilos-top-ten-the-most-read-articles-of-the-last-quarter/feed/ 0 72887 Train spotting: Don your anorak and get up a whiffy head of steam https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/28/train-spotting-don-your-anorak-and-get-up-a-whiffy-head-of-steam/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/28/train-spotting-don-your-anorak-and-get-up-a-whiffy-head-of-steam/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71701 Among the most esoteric hobbies known to mankind, train spotting ranks high. It often entails spending days in freezing cold, waiting for fleeting images of railway locomotives and ticking off their numbers in a little book. The aficionados of the cult are variously known affectionately as puffer nutters or anoraks. Surprisingly, they are known as “Pufferküsser” (puffer kissers) in Germany, and “foamers” in the USA — a term which nicely encapsulates the essential tad of eccentricity…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/28/train-spotting-don-your-anorak-and-get-up-a-whiffy-head-of-steam/feed/ 19 71701 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 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 The Museum für Fotografie Berlin: Helmut Newton and beyond https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/12/the-museum-fur-fotografie-berlin-helmut-newton-and-beyond/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/12/the-museum-fur-fotografie-berlin-helmut-newton-and-beyond/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:31:52 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72270 The Museum für Fotografie Berlin near Bahnhof Zoo is a top venue for photography lovers - and shows much more than the world's biggest Helmut Newton collection.

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