Landscape Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/genres/landscape/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:38:00 +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 Landscape Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/genres/landscape/ 32 32 183858286 Visiting The Hoover Dam? Forget nifty-fifty, you need a thrifty twenty-sixty https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/19/visiting-the-hoover-dam-forget-nifty-fifty-you-need-a-thrifty-twenty-sixty/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/19/visiting-the-hoover-dam-forget-nifty-fifty-you-need-a-thrifty-twenty-sixty/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=82254 Photographing the magnificent Hoover dam requires some wide-angle action. What better lens to take with you than the affordable Lumix 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom?

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/19/visiting-the-hoover-dam-forget-nifty-fifty-you-need-a-thrifty-twenty-sixty/feed/ 4 82254 Falling in Love Again: Was Medium Format the right choice for me, and can it be the right choice for you? https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/17/falling-in-love-too-easily/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/17/falling-in-love-too-easily/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:00:48 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=82215 Erwin falls in love easily with camera gear. He took up Medium Format and loved the gear, but has now moved on...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/17/falling-in-love-too-easily/feed/ 21 82215 Bouldering in Nevada: Boldly going where no Leica M has gone before https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/05/bouldering-in-nevada-boldly-going-where-no-leica-m-has-gone-before/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/05/bouldering-in-nevada-boldly-going-where-no-leica-m-has-gone-before/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=81962 The close proximity of climbers means that photographing bouldering with a Leica M camera and a 35mm lens is a straightforward proposition.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/05/bouldering-in-nevada-boldly-going-where-no-leica-m-has-gone-before/feed/ 1 81962 Too good to be true: Why the pictures of David Osborn fascinate us https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/15/too-good-to-be-true-why-the-pictures-of-david-osborn-fascinate-us/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/15/too-good-to-be-true-why-the-pictures-of-david-osborn-fascinate-us/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=82232 British photographer David Osborn creates his images with his camera and in Photoshop. The result is images to which the term “painterly” really fits.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/15/too-good-to-be-true-why-the-pictures-of-david-osborn-fascinate-us/feed/ 8 82232 A winter journey in Provence: travels with a Leica Q3-28 and Leica Q3-43 https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/20/travels-with-a-leica-q3-28-and-leica-q3-43-in-provence/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/20/travels-with-a-leica-q3-28-and-leica-q3-43-in-provence/#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:00:47 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=80925 In the Luberon, where I’m fortunate enough to live, there’s a temptation to believe you may have already seen the best of Provence. But every so often, the call of another village, just a bit further afield, lures you out of your comfort zone…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/20/travels-with-a-leica-q3-28-and-leica-q3-43-in-provence/feed/ 33 80925 Fokus Pokus: Time to reassess the role of the rangefinder https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/22/fokus-pokus-time-to-reassess-the-role-of-the-rangefinder/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/22/fokus-pokus-time-to-reassess-the-role-of-the-rangefinder/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:10 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=78679 The Leica M11-P was often overshadowed by the Leica Q3 last year (and now, since the Q3 43 was released, even more so). That's why it's time to point out the (often underestimated) spectrum of possibilities offered by a rangefinder camera....

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/22/fokus-pokus-time-to-reassess-the-role-of-the-rangefinder/feed/ 19 78679 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 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 USB-C: The standard that makes reliable in-camera charging a reality https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/10/usb-c-the-standard-that-makes-reliable-in-camera-charging-a-reality/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/10/usb-c-the-standard-that-makes-reliable-in-camera-charging-a-reality/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72377 What does USB-C mean to you? Convenience, fewer cables, lower cost, in-camera charging? The latest connector, which is now virtually universal, is all these things. But in the photographic world there is still controversy because the new standard has encouraged manufacturers to concentrate on in-camera charging and the removal of external charging options. Not everyone welcomes this…

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