Rollei 35 and Ricoh GR IIIx

40mm Compacts: From ancient to modern with the Rollei 35 and Ricoh GR IIIx

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The film-loading Rollei 35 from 1966 and the digital Ricoh GR IIIx (2021) have more on common that it seems. For example, a 40mm (equiv.) lens and a design that puts smallness over all. Read here a comparing review of these two cameras.

Review: Leica Classic Steel-Rim Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 and a look at the new M6...

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Jonathan Slack reviews the new-old Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 after a year of testing. And takes a look at the new classic M6 film camera...

Jaguar I-Pace after one year: A stunning electric car but poor charging infrastructure lets...

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The Jaguar I-Pace is a triumph of design and engineering in the new world of battery electric vehicles. it makes a compelling case for converting to electricity but is let down by in charging infrastructure in the United Kingdom. Mike recounts his experiences over the past year...

Review: The 2022 Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux ASPH close focus

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While retaining the optical excellence of the ten-year-old 35 mm Summilux, the new 2022 design features a 40 cm close-focus distance, a new 11-blade aperture and an integral twist-out hood. Jonathan Slack believes it is a compelling purchase...

Review: Leica APO-Summicron-M 35 f/2

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The APO-Summicron-M 35 f/2 is a significant lens announcement for Leica, but more than that it's a lovely lens of peerless quality. Something to be used as a standard lens by the discerning photographer for years to come.

Decent Exposure Part 2: Hand-held light meters and what they are good for

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The second part of our lightmeter review focuses on hand-held models, starting with the iconic Gossen Lunasix F and ending with Sekonic’s high-tech wonders…

Brilliant Quality: Zeiss Ikon rangefinder camera with 25/2.8 and 35/2.8 and 50/2 ZM lenses

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I have to admit, our The M Files series feels a bit like a sad walk through the camera museum so far. You read...

Fuji’s Cannon of a Lens: 100-400mm of quality and substance

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Now, please humour me if I start this review with a short physics lesson and a small rant. I am what most would call "tall"—five-foot fifteen inches in my socks. There's a lot of me to move about, and to support. I take a UK size 15 shoe (that's 50 in foreign). It makes buying footwear a bit of a chore, but it does mean that I neither sink in soft sand nor topple over in high winds. In short my feet are in proportion to my body. 

technical illustration of Contax Planar 50/1.4 (ex Y/C Mount, left, conversion by Skyllaney), Contax Planar 45/2 (ex G Mount, right, conversion by Funleader)

The M Files (15): Contax Planar lenses by Zeiss, converted for M Mount

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This review covers two Carl Zeiss Contax Planar lenses that were originally made for other camera systems but converted for Leica M Mount: The Planar 50/1.4 by Skyllaney and the Planar 45/2 by Funleader.

Review: Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70 mm f/2.8 ASPH for L-Mount

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Jono Slack reviews the latest 24-70 mm f/2.8 Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL, a smaller and lighter constant-aperture alternative to the original 24-90 zoom...

Review: Leica APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH

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First look at the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 by Jonathan Slack

First impressions: Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5

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The new Voigtländer Nokton 75mm is an interesting lens, offering competition for the Leica Summilux or, even, the extremely expensive f/1.25 Noctilux. At least,...

Leica Q at Five: The camera they got right

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Five years on, Mike takes a look at the impact made by the Leica Q in 2015 and explains why this has been Leica's most successful digital camera to date.

Macfilos camera reviews, Leica, Fuji, Sony

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Follow these links to Macfilos reviews: Leica Monochrom Leica X Vario Leica C Leica T Fuji X-E1 with Leica lenses Fuji X and Sony A7 with Leica lenses Voigtländer VM-E Close-Focus...

Leica M5: How Jim Sarsfield put new life into my oddball rangefinder

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Jim Sarsfield of the Small Battery Company may not know it, but his name is very well known in my country. Patrick Sarsfield the Earl of Lucan, was a well known Jacobite soldier and we were taught a lot about him in our history lessons at school. His battle cry was ‘Sarsfield’s the word, Sarsfield’s the man’. Jim Sarsfield, no relation as far as I know, certainly is a man of his word and the Wein Cell which he supplied to me has breathed a welcome puff of new life into my M5.