Rangefinders Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/rangefinders/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:45:01 +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 Rangefinders Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/rangefinders/ 32 32 183858286 Finding meaning, humour and lightness of heart in traditional film photography https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/27/finding-meaning-humour-and-lightness-of-heart-in-traditional-film-photography/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/27/finding-meaning-humour-and-lightness-of-heart-in-traditional-film-photography/#comments Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=80871 It’s easy to take life too seriously, and even easier to do the same with photography. I took myself too seriously. But then.…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/27/finding-meaning-humour-and-lightness-of-heart-in-traditional-film-photography/feed/ 24 80871 100 years of Leica: Witness to a century (1925-2025)  https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/19/100-years-of-leica-witness-to-a-century-1925-2025/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/19/100-years-of-leica-witness-to-a-century-1925-2025/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:11:12 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=81210 For Leica Camera, 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the Leica I. First presented to the public at the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1925, it was the first mass-produced Leica 35mm camera…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/12/19/100-years-of-leica-witness-to-a-century-1925-2025/feed/ 6 81210 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 Leica M11-D: The screen that never was https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/26/leica-m11-d-the-screen-that-never-was/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/26/leica-m11-d-the-screen-that-never-was/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:00:20 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=75541 The Leica M11-D arrives and slips into a coat made for the M11. Something missing, it seems. Mike investigates the history of the screenless M digital...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/26/leica-m11-d-the-screen-that-never-was/feed/ 8 75541 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 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 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/ 23 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 Rangefinder Photography: The magnificent Monterey Peninsula with a Leica-M kit https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/07/rangefinder-photography-the-magnificent-monterey-peninsula-with-a-leica-m-kit/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/07/rangefinder-photography-the-magnificent-monterey-peninsula-with-a-leica-m-kit/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71909 Keith travels for the first time with only a rangefinder, visiting one of the most scenic places in California: the Monterey Peninsula.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/07/rangefinder-photography-the-magnificent-monterey-peninsula-with-a-leica-m-kit/feed/ 23 71909 Leica M9: Looking back to a turning point in camera history https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/24/leica-m9-looking-back-to-a-turning-point-in-camera-history/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/24/leica-m9-looking-back-to-a-turning-point-in-camera-history/#comments Fri, 24 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71491 …both for Leica, and for me personally. The first time I saw a picture of the Leica M9 (I think it was on Luminous Landscape) I couldn’t believe this was a contemporary digital device. It matched the common design concept of the Far Eastern competition in the same way that a Jaguar E-Type matches a […]

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