Leica M10
Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/12 ASPH
35mm, 1/500 Sec at f/5.6, ISO200
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic V15.3
Photo of the Month – May
Photo of the Month – April
Nikon Zf
Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S
35mm, 1/500 Sec at f/8, ISO400
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic V15.3
Photo of the Month – March
Nikon Zf
Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2 S
50mm, 1/200 Sec at f/11, ISO100
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic V15.2.1
Leica Q Firmware 4.1
If you updated your Leica Q to the new version 4 software then you might want to check Leica’s site. Version 4.1 is now out with lots of bug fixes.
Camera Menus
Camera menus are a very personal thing. If you use a camera every day you soon learn your way around. A Nikon camera faced with a Canon will struggle at first and a Canon user with a Nikon.
Two camera manufacturers that have been far ahead of the pack with logical and simple structures have been Leica and Hasselblad.
Major updates always cause a little confusion and the latest v4 firmware for the Leica Q has standardised the menus across all there cameras now. With this update the Q now has the same menu system as the SL.
When Nikon released the Z9 with the new processor the menu system changed somewhat and all Nikons with that generation of processor have that menu system. The older Nikons still have the old menu system and switching between the two can cause a little confusion. I think I prefer Leicas idea of updating older cameras to match the latest. If you only have the one body I can see this causing a lot of confusion but for those of us with multiple bodies this would be very helpful.
Are Camera Specs irrelevant now
The image above was taken fifteen years ago. I think with a 10 megapixel Nikon D200 with its cropped DX sensor.
The above image, a Nikon D800 with 36 megapixels, the first of the big megapixels cameras that started to dominate the market.
This one a 24 megapixel Leica M10.
Lastly a modern Nikon mirrorless at close to 50 Megapixels.
All of these images are good. Are the new ones a bit better, possibly but is that due to me becoming a better photographer, getting better at editing and processing digital images, or a better lens or camera. Maybe a bit of all of this, but these are all great images and all modern cameras are now very good. It’s now down to the photographer. I think the camera wars should be over, use what inspires you, use what feels good in the hand. But don’t argue that your camera is better than someone else’s. Whether an ancient Nikon D70 at 6 megapixels or the latest Sony A7R V at 61 Megapixels, you can get great images from either.
WWDC2026
While I am a heavy linux user, still use a Mac for photo editing. So it was with interest I tuned into the highlights of the opening speech for the Apple World Wide Developers Conference 2026.
As can be expected there was a lot of focus on AI. This is an area shareholders expect companies to be putting their time and effort despite the issues around it. Apple have an issue here with meeting the expected AI goals but also ensuring ethical use, environmental good practice and privacy. Its a difficult path to tread.
Film Friday – Cathedral life
Leica M4, shot of the inside of Lincoln Cathedral.
Energy Poverty
For those of us with good incomes, we can afford to install solar, buy electric cars. Install systems like the Eddi which provides free hot water from the solar.
On a sunny day like some we have had this week we are getting free fuel and free hot water. For those who cannot afford such things they are stuck with higher energy costs and fossil fuels.
More needs to be done to allow more people to get the benefits of the switch to green tech. At least electric cars as they get more popular, the secondhand market grows and prices come down.
Minor Firmware update for Nikon ZFc
https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/593.html
Nikon have released a minor firmware update for the Nikon ZFc. I also noticed updates for The Z50II and Z5II that came out in the last couple of months.
Also remember to check your lens as they get updates occasionally as well. The most recent being the fantastic 24-120mm f/4.
Leica Gray
So last Thursday I posted no new products likely from Leica and then they announce a range of new colours; so I suppose I was kind of correct.
The new gray looks nice and it’s not unusual for Leica to release special colour releases. People critique Leica for their expensive special editions but they are a small company and releases like these help pay for product development and new releases.
No new Cameras from Leica this year
It seems we have reached update time for Sony and Canon with new releases over the last few months but a few rumour sites are going: what about Leica.
It seems nothing is expected this year from Leica but we while we have had the mid cycle refresh of the Leica M already with the Leica M11-P we have not had the P version of the Leica SL3 yet.
So if there is to be a release expect a P version of the SL.