Lenses Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/lenses/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:35:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.macfilos.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/macfilos-removebg-preview-1-150x146.png Lenses Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/lenses/ 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/ 12 73987 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 Leica acquires Fjorden and launches new Leica Lux smartphone application to mimic M lenses https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/06/leica-acquires-fjorden-and-launches-new-leica-lux-smartphone-application-to-mimic-m-lenses/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/06/leica-acquires-fjorden-and-launches-new-leica-lux-smartphone-application-to-mimic-m-lenses/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:19:45 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72469 Leica today announced the acquisition of Fjorden Electra SA, the Norwegian iPhone developer. Simultaneously, a new Leica Lux application was launched in the Apple App Store, representing the first product of the new partnership. Fjorden was founded by Dr Victor Henning in Oslo in 2020 with the aim of developing iPhone apps and accessories for the global market.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/06/leica-acquires-fjorden-and-launches-new-leica-lux-smartphone-application-to-mimic-m-lenses/feed/ 23 72469 Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN | Art: World’s first constant f/1.8 full-frame mirrorless zoom https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/03/sigma-28-45mm-f-1-8-worlds-first-constant-f-1-8-full-frame-mirrorless-zoom/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/03/sigma-28-45mm-f-1-8-worlds-first-constant-f-1-8-full-frame-mirrorless-zoom/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:17 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72329 The new Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN | Art is claimed to be the first full-frame zoom lens with a constant maximum aperture of f/1.8. Sigma says that this fast zoom delivers sharpness and clarity comparable to that of a prime lens throughout the range. Sigma has already pioneered fast zooms with the 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM | Art and the 25-35 f/2 DG HSM and the DN (digital native) 28-45mm f/1.8 adds to this impressive line up to join the latest lenses designed expressly for mirrorless cameras.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/03/sigma-28-45mm-f-1-8-worlds-first-constant-f-1-8-full-frame-mirrorless-zoom/feed/ 7 72329 Street Photography: My pocketable, relatively affordable, extremely stylish Leica companion https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/31/leica-tl2-my-pocketable-and-stylish-street-photography-companion/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/31/leica-tl2-my-pocketable-and-stylish-street-photography-companion/#comments Fri, 31 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71122 The debate rages on about the best camera for street photography, but Keith would argue that a discontinued gem, the Leica TL2, is a great option out on the street.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/31/leica-tl2-my-pocketable-and-stylish-street-photography-companion/feed/ 41 71122 Panasonic Announces the LUMIX S9: A new, compact, full-frame, L-Mount camera https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/22/panasonic-announces-the-lumix-s9-a-new-compact-full-frame-l-mount-camera/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/22/panasonic-announces-the-lumix-s9-a-new-compact-full-frame-l-mount-camera/#comments Wed, 22 May 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71996 Panasonic takes aim at social network-savvy photographers and videographers with the new Lumix S9, a compact, full-frame, L-Mount camera.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/22/panasonic-announces-the-lumix-s9-a-new-compact-full-frame-l-mount-camera/feed/ 13 71996 Sigma 24–70mm f/2.8 Art Zoom: Second generation is lighter, smaller with higher performance https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/sigma-24-70mm-f-2-8-art-zoom-second-generation-is-lighter-smaller-with-higher-performance/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/sigma-24-70mm-f-2-8-art-zoom-second-generation-is-lighter-smaller-with-higher-performance/#comments Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:02 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71769 The second-generation Sigma 24–70 f/2.8 DG DN |Art zoom is launched today. It promises improved optical performance and a welcome ten percent weight reduction with a seven percent size bonus...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/sigma-24-70mm-f-2-8-art-zoom-second-generation-is-lighter-smaller-with-higher-performance/feed/ 1 71769 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 Jason’s Newsround: List mania, the professional brute and renewed interest in Thypoch https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/02/jasons-newsround-list-mania-the-professional-brute-and-renewed-interest-in-thypoch/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/02/jasons-newsround-list-mania-the-professional-brute-and-renewed-interest-in-thypoch/#comments Thu, 02 May 2024 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=70950 Everyone loves camera gear reviews. And they are even harder to resist in the form of a listicle. This week, you are not just getting your camera gear review fix, but news of two recent 'Best of' lists.

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