Tag: Leica X2

I set my sights on the much-maligned Leica X Vario. Just 18 months ago, I traded in the Panasonic kit and carried home an almost-new X Vario…

When the trust old Leica X2 gave up the ghost, where to turn. Jean Perenet has migrated to the similarly sized Panasonic Lumix GX9, swapping APS-C for micro four-thirds along the way...

The Ricoh GXR system with its interchangeable models which combined sensor and lens in one unit, is a vintage digital worth exploring. Discontinued, but not forgotten and Jean explains here...

Hundreds of thousands of photographers throughout the world have had to change tactics in the light of Covid and the many lockdowns. Jean made the best of staying local and this is his Covid photographic journal...

Oysters have been appreciated by the kings of France and the gentry since the 17th century. When wild oysters became rare by the end of the 19th century the first oyster farms were created on the shores of Normandy. When the tide is high you can't imagine what is underwater unless you have a drone. But low tides allow oyster farmers to work on their oyster beds....

Cameras come, cameras go. But Jean believes the Leica X2 and its X1 predecessor are timeless classics. Here, he takes is beloved X2 to all the rusty spots along the promenade...

For many of us, the need to take our vacations close to home has been a revelation. Instead of jetting off to the other side of the world, we have turned to re-discovering the delights of our own countries. Jean decided to stay put in Normandy and visited the historic and beautiful coastine around Barfleur

If you own a Leica X1 or X2 you have been very lucky if the plastic battery retaining clip hasn’t sheared off before now. Maybe it’s worth ordering a spare in case Leica run out of them...

The beautiful Normandy coast, stretching from the Seine to the Somme, is a perfect location for a walking holiday.

A regular haunt, a great source of pleasure and the possibility that I've paid my last visit for many months. Brooklands Museum: Still trying to keep going, but devoid of visitors. It can't last.

An old digital camera, a tiny sensor but plenty good enough for a tour of Le Havre in Normandy. Jean demonstrates that newest isn't always bestest.

Two compact and venerable cameras, the Leica X2 and the small-sensor Ricoh GRD4 recorded a colourful visit to Slovenia. Jean takes up the story....