In the photographic arms race, mirrorless systems are on the rise, having pushed DSLRs into the history books. But, just as film isn’t dead, neither are rangefinders.
This seemingly obsolete design remains sharp, fast, and challenging enough to suit even the most confident photographers.
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Looking to buy your first rangefinder? Here’s a tip: start with the lenses! Effective Base Length, or EBL, is often left with little or no consideration by SLR shooters looking for their first interchangeable lens rangefinder. petapixel.com »
2020-01-30 18:51
Going from a state-of-the-art mirrorless system to a range finder system will be considered a backward move by many. On paper, you’re giving up a lot in return for little upside. In reality, though, the story is a lot more complicated. petapixel.com »
2017-05-19 18:11
Austrian photographer Markus Hofstaetter is always doing fun photography projects, whether it's turning a Leica M11 into a fancy film scanner, shooting wet plate portraits with a teeny-tiny lens, or creating HDR tintypes.
Leica revealed the M11-D, a screen-less version of 2022's M11, a 60-megapixel M-mount digital rangefinder camera.
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French camera startup Pixii today announced the Pixii Max, a new 24.5-megapixel full-frame digital rangefinder camera that promises to be a "seamless upgrade" for current Pixii owners. [Read More]
French company Pixii has announced the latest version of its APS-C digital rangefinder camera, the Pixii+.
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Many photographers are nostalgic for film. It might be the smell of the darkroom as you wait for your print to develop, the physically mechanical nature of shooting photos, or the skill required to bring home a decent photo. [Read More]
Recently, Leica and Panasonic announced a new initiative called L2. It's centering around the fact that they're making a brand new camera together. This, honestly, is quite exciting. And when you say it like this, it could mean a whole lot of different things.