Ed Schwartzreich, Author at Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/author/ed-schwartzreich/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:30:30 +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 Ed Schwartzreich, Author at Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/author/ed-schwartzreich/ 32 32 183858286 Review: IDS Works Leica M11 grip improves handling and ergonomics https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/17/review-ids-works-leica-m11-hand-grip/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/17/review-ids-works-leica-m11-hand-grip/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:24:56 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=75880 Leica offers a range of handsome accessories for its M-series cameras, aimed at improving their handling and ergonomics. However, these invariably come with a Leica premium price tag. As a result, many third-party manufacturers offer alternatives at more accessible prices. We have previously reviewed an accessory from one such company producing innovative, high-quality products. Today, […]

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/17/review-ids-works-leica-m11-hand-grip/feed/ 11 75880 Review: IDS Foldable thumb rest for Leica M https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/02/review-ids-foldable-thumb-rest-for-leica-m/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/02/review-ids-foldable-thumb-rest-for-leica-m/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74542 As a long-time Leica owner, I confess to something of a fetish when it comes to add-on Leica-related products that actually perform a necessary function. And the IDS Foldable Thumb Grip certainly falls into that category. In the case of this flash-shoe-mounted thumb grip, it performs an important function better than most: it allows the photographer […]

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/10/02/review-ids-foldable-thumb-rest-for-leica-m/feed/ 6 74542 Light Lens Lab’s new/old 28mm f/2.8 9E https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/18/light-lens-labs-new-old-28mm-f-2-8-9e/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/18/light-lens-labs-new-old-28mm-f-2-8-9e/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:00:56 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=75170 Light Lens Lab re-made another classic Leitz/Leica lens: The first Elmarit 28/2.8, also called 9E for its nine elements, comes with an interesting mixture of old virtues and modern improvements.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/18/light-lens-labs-new-old-28mm-f-2-8-9e/feed/ 5 75170 Light Lens Lab 35/1.4 Double Aspheric Replica reviewed https://www.macfilos.com/2024/02/26/light-lens-lab-35-1-4-double-aspheric-replica-reviewed/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/02/26/light-lens-lab-35-1-4-double-aspheric-replica-reviewed/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:00:45 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=68224 The Light Lens Lab 35/1.4 Double Stroke Aspheric Replica takes me back three decades to the time when I decided to buy the original Leica Summilux-M 1.4/35mm Aspherical (11873) which was introduced in 1989. It is a lens I have been eagerly awaiting ever since I set hands on the LLL f/1.2 Noctilux clone…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/02/26/light-lens-lab-35-1-4-double-aspheric-replica-reviewed/feed/ 19 68224 LLL 50mm f/1.2 review: The march of the Nocticlones https://www.macfilos.com/2023/08/23/lll-50mm-f12-review-the-march-of-the-nocticlones/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/08/23/lll-50mm-f12-review-the-march-of-the-nocticlones/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:00:40 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=62827 Ed Schwartzreich reviews the first pre-production version of Light Lens Lab's recreation of the classic f/1.2 Leica Noctilux...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/08/23/lll-50mm-f12-review-the-march-of-the-nocticlones/feed/ 5 62827 Light Lens Lab copy of the Cooke Speed Panchro S2 50mm f/2 https://www.macfilos.com/2023/03/10/light-lens-lab-copy-of-the-cooke-speed-panchro-s2-50mm-f2/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/03/10/light-lens-lab-copy-of-the-cooke-speed-panchro-s2-50mm-f2/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:00:08 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=58013 Ed Schwartzreich introduces a remarkable LLL copy of the Cooke Speed Panchro S2 cine lens aimed at Leica M-mount still photographers...

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