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Cled has more than a soft spot for 21mm lenses and has now plunged for the 21mm Summilux. He shows us how he has used these different lenses in his article. His images show how you can use this focal length for all sorts of subjects.



Man at Prayer - Wide Angle Tri-Elmar - 21mm




Ewenny Priory Cemetery - M11 - 21mm f1,4




Ewenny Priory Chancel - M11 - 21mm Elmarit




Derelict Dram - M6 and 21mm Super-Angulon on Tech Pan




21mm Summilux - f5.6




21mm Summilux - f1.4 1/16000
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The first of our biographies is by Keith Walker who also shows us photographs of a fascinating event in London. Here are thumbnails and you can read more by opening the biography.











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Late last year, I was invited to write a longer version of my original article (published on The Leica Fellowship website on 1st November, 2024), extolling the virtues of an ITV documentary on the life, and almost forgotten work, of a London-based British photographer called James Jarché’. But there was a problem.
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This week Alan tells us about returning the Leica cameras and the rocky road he had to travel before he was happy with the camera.

Now I have an appeal. New members are joining the Fellowship and to let them meet some existing members we would like to publish a short 'bio' of existing members. We would want you to send us a photo of your handsome or beautiful face as well as a couple of Leica pictures of yours that typify your work.

In the meantime - back to Alan's photos with the Q.



Zuiderhaven, Harlingen




Willemshaven, Harlingen




Old Timer




Eleven Cities - Cycle Tour




Canal Junction, Harlingen




Charter Ships
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Gareth shows us that simply loading up a film in a favourite camera and going out to photograph whatever takes the eye provided a very fulfilling adventure.

This article will also appear in the issue of The Newsletter that you should receive soon.

A REMINDER TO EVERYONE. SUBSCRIPTIONS HAVE RISEN TO £24 FOR SINGLE MEMBERS AND £36 FOR JOINT MEMBERSHIP. PLEASE ALTER YOUR STANDING ORDER THAT WILL BE PAYABLE SOON. THANK YOU.



Gareth Lewis - Thistle




Gareth Lewis - Street Furniture




Gareth Lewis - Seed Heads




Gareth Lewis - The Rope Ladder




Gareth Lewis - Nailsea Colonnade




Gareth Lewis - Churchyard




Gareth Lewis - London Plane - Bark
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Gerald Stone organised a visit to the factory for members of the Fellowship and, as you will read, they treated us very well indeed. Hopefully Gerald will be able to arrange another visit in 2025 if you are interested.



Visit To Leica 2024 - 01 - Jay with M11 & 35mm




Visit To Leica 2024 - 2 - the Steels With 1600mm Telyt




Visit To Leica 2024 - 3 - 75mm Noctilux




Visit To Leica 2024 - 4 - Leitz Parc - Wetzlar




Visit To Leica 2024 - 5 - Leitz Parc - Wetzlar




Visit To Leica 2024 - 6 - Wuppertal OHR




Visit To Leica 2024 - 7 - Wuppertal OHR




Visit To Leica 2024 - 8 - Street Capture by Jay
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This Week Alan Humphries takes us to familiar places that he has shown us before but shows us how a Leica Minilux has provided him with the tool to record the fascinating subjects.

















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David Askham's lucky dip into his long-forgotten collection of digital pictures



Every January I set time aside for revisiting old images hidden out of sight on my computer. This year I chose to filter pictures taken with my oldest Leica digital camera. There were thousands. So I concentrated on unflagged files and was amazed by what I found. Follow the link and tell me what you think.


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On 6th December we gave a glimpse of Pam & Cled Lewis's Indian Safari.
This week we add some more photographs and not just of the wildlife.
We reiterate their travels and add Cled's views on the equipment he used.



Pam Lewis


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Samba Deer - Pam Lewis




Pam Lewis




Cled Lewis




Cled Lewis




Cled Lewis
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Alan tells us about this small port and how it has been rejuvenated. Alan's maritime connections have given us some fascinating articles.




Watchet Revival




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet Revival
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We wish you a good New Year and we hope you can come to Sketchley Grange in the Spring.


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The Leica Fellowship would like to send good wishes to all members and visitors to our site both for Christmas and the New Year.
We have posted a few topical photographs. You can read more if you visit our news page.












All I Want For Christmas Is A New Leica




Christmas Greetings
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David Askham - 'Colour Perception and the Photographer'

How do you perceive colours, throughout the spectrum? Most non-photographers don't know or don't care, unless colour perception has impacted their careers in some detrimental way. Yet a surprising three millions of the UK population are affected by Colour Vision Deficiency or CVD. If you do the arithmetic, we probably have five or more members with CVD issues, within the Leica Fellowship.

Member David Askham has written a thought-provoking article about this subject, based on his recent experiences with operations on his own eyes. After the lens had been replaced on his left eye, (his preference), he discovered that certain colours were not what they seemed. Read more of his article here.


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Pam & Cled have recently returned from a safari in India and the photos of wild tigers show the highlight of the mammoth journey.






Pam & Cled Lewis
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Keith Walker shows us how to use a Leica M with a CMOS sensor to get close ups and tells us about the beautiful and fascinating bee orchids.



Keith Walker - Leica M Close Ups




Keith Walker - Bee Orchids



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Late November 2024 brought many areas of the UK a few inches of snow. Here are some photographs in Derbyshire:



November Snow - Derbyshire




November Snow - Derbyshire




November Snow - Derbyshire




November Snow - Derbyshire




November Snow - Derbyshire
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This week Ken Davis tells us about an iconic shop in Chesterfield that s no longer with us. It is also a story of his use of the M series.





Johnson's Ironmongers, Chesterfield 2022




Johnson's Ironmongers, Chesterfield 2022




Johnson's Ironmongers, Chesterfield 2022




Mr & Mrs Johnson 2002




A Selection of Goods




The Paraffin Pump




Customers in The Shop




After 129 Years Johnson's Is Now Closed




Johnson's Becomes Dotique
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Alan Humphries tells a fascinating story of these unusual homes in Rotterdam.



CUBUS WONINGEN




CUBUS WONINGEN




CUBUS WONINGEN




CUBUS WONINGEN





CUBUS WONINGEN




CUBUS WONINGEN




Blaak Market Hall.




The White House - Europe's First Skyscraper
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James Jarché, a famous press photographer in his day, is not a name likely to be known by younger members of the Leica Fellowship. But for those who grew up in the 1940s, they might just remember Jarché’s work in Picture Post and other contemporary publications, fore-runners of British sunday newspapers’ colour magazines. Such weekly papers were extremely popular in the 1940s and 1950s, but relied on a regular supply of the very best of illustrative or journalistic photography. James Jarché was one of the main contributors to Picture Post and Weekly Illustrated, long before television became the medium of choice for news, as Britain became more affluent. That is the background to a fascinating documentary, with considerable photographic content and a reminder of British social history. Read more here…
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We have updated the Gallery with more photographs.
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