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macro fun with Ferrari F1-75 toy

I had some fun with Ferrari F1-75 toy and my Leica M + Leica Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8 APO Macro.



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Recovering old damaged photograph

I have been postponing this for quite some time now. Today I finally did the extensive and complicated work of recovering this beautiful photograph of my grandmother. The original paper size of this photograph is not more than a couple of

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Time to clean Leica M camera sensor

Cleaning your camera sensor is tricky but rewarding job. You gain clearer image and save time in post processing. It is good to note that the spot from a single particle of dust is different from camera to camera and mainly depends on the size of

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Leica 90 APO ASPH review added to the site

Finally had some time to add a small review of my Leica 90 APO ASPH  lens.

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Leica APO Macro-Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8 with ELPRO adapter and Leica 2x Extender APO

The idea behind this experiment was to test the maximum zoom level I could achieve with Leica APO Macro-Elmarit-R 100mm f2.8 which by itself gives 1:2 magnification. With the ELPRO adapter it becomes 1:1. The 2x extender gives a little more zoom...

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Angle of view of 4 Leica lenses

If you have one of the lenses bellow (Leica Summilux 35 FLE, Leica Summilux 50 ASPH, Leica 90 ASPH APO or Leica Macro-Elmarit-R 100 APO) you might be wondering how it compares to any other Leica lens that you do not have or maybe you wonder if

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Leica 90/2 APO ASPH focus repair

First of all this is at your own risk. What I am going to show you can potentially damage your lens.

There are two focusing issues you might experience- front and back focusing. In my case my Leica 90 APO f2 lens was front focusing in the...

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Leica Summilux 50 / 1.4 ASPH sharpness

This is a continuation of my first test wide open of Leica Summilux 50 1.4 ASPH lens, that shows that if yours is not as sharp, you want to get the free tool from here to check your focus adjustment and send your body and lens for calibration to

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Leica 50 mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH sharpness wide open

For one or another reason I checked recently some articles about the Leica 50 Summilux ASPH and 50 APO Summicron. There is quite a fuzz which one is sharper and etc. I have no doubt that 50 APO is sharper but what I did noticed was quite a bit of...

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Living with Leica M

For some time I had found that my lovely Leica M and my wonderful and most used lens Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH are not focusing perfect as Leica equipment should be. It was not a big issue until I read an article on Thorsten Overgaard website. It was...

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