Joerg-Peter Rau, Author at Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/author/joerg-peter-rau/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:01:03 +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 Joerg-Peter Rau, Author at Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/author/joerg-peter-rau/ 32 32 183858286 OM System Old and New: Through Italy with an Olympus OM-4 and an OM-5 https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/03/om-system-old-and-new-through-italy-with-an-olympus-om-4-and-an-om-5/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/03/om-system-old-and-new-through-italy-with-an-olympus-om-4-and-an-om-5/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=82186 OM System is today the maker of the OM-5 DSLM camera. But the OM System was also the platform of the Olympus analogue SLR cameras. We tried the recent OM-5 and the vintage OM-4 Ti side by side during a trip to Italy.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/03/om-system-old-and-new-through-italy-with-an-olympus-om-4-and-an-om-5/feed/ 8 82186 Discontinued Leica WATE: Farewell to a unique lens https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/24/discontinued-leica-wate-farewell-to-a-unique-lens/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/24/discontinued-leica-wate-farewell-to-a-unique-lens/#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:00:49 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=82855 Leica has stopped selling the Wide-Angle Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 aka WATE. It was and is a unique lens which can help produce extraordinary pictures…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/24/discontinued-leica-wate-farewell-to-a-unique-lens/feed/ 10 82855 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 Rock’n’Roll Havana Small: The beauty among leather camera bags https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/18/rocknroll-havana-small-the-beauty-among-the-leather-camera-bags/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/18/rocknroll-havana-small-the-beauty-among-the-leather-camera-bags/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:00:10 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=76335 The Rock'n'Roll Havana Small bag is ideal for Leica and other rangefinder cameras. But also for small DSLR or DSLM kits, it is worth consideration.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/18/rocknroll-havana-small-the-beauty-among-the-leather-camera-bags/feed/ 20 76335 M Files (27): Voigtländer Nokton VM 50mm lenses, a Noctilux and a Summilux for mortal M-Mount users? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/11/m-files-27-voigtlander-nokton-vm-50mm-lenses-a-noctilux-and-a-summilux-for-mortal-m-mount-users/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/11/m-files-27-voigtlander-nokton-vm-50mm-lenses-a-noctilux-and-a-summilux-for-mortal-m-mount-users/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=75455 Voigtländer has several fast M-Mount lenses in the line-up: The Nokton with f/1.0 and the Nokton f/1.5 appear to be interesting alternatives to Leica’s similarly speced, but far more expensive Noctilux and Summilux lenses. Part 27 of our M Files series reviews the two Voigtländers in this truly classic focal length.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/11/m-files-27-voigtlander-nokton-vm-50mm-lenses-a-noctilux-and-a-summilux-for-mortal-m-mount-users/feed/ 14 75455 Leica’s new Q3 43 answers a demand that has grown since 2015 https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/26/leicas-new-q3-43-answers-a-demand-that-has-grown-since-2015/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/26/leicas-new-q3-43-answers-a-demand-that-has-grown-since-2015/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:00:12 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74735 Leica's highly successful Q range is extended to a unique 43mm Q3 43, offering an apochromatic view on the world as seen through the human eye...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/26/leicas-new-q3-43-answers-a-demand-that-has-grown-since-2015/feed/ 5 74735 Dutch photography museums: Two places to visit in Amsterdam and Rotterdam https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/09/dutch-photography-museums-two-places-to-visit-in-amsterdam-and-rotterdam/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/09/dutch-photography-museums-two-places-to-visit-in-amsterdam-and-rotterdam/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:35:50 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74727 The Netherlands have several museums exclusively for photography. Two of the most important ones are the FOAM (Fotomuseum Amsterdam) and Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam. What they have to offer and what you should know when planning a visit to the Dutch photography museums.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/09/dutch-photography-museums-two-places-to-visit-in-amsterdam-and-rotterdam/feed/ 4 74727 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 New Rollei 35AF: A classic is set to return https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/26/new-rollei-35af-a-classic-is-set-to-return/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/26/new-rollei-35af-a-classic-is-set-to-return/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=73332 The original Rollei 35 is nothing short of an immortal camera in the eyes of many photographers. In October, the first copies of the new Rollei 35AF will be sold. Again a film camera, optically close to the original. Will it meet the expectations?

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/26/new-rollei-35af-a-classic-is-set-to-return/feed/ 24 73332 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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