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  • Digital machinery and the photographic image (June 25, 2008)
  • The case for simplicity and craftsmanship (May 4, 2008)
  • Occam's razor and T.rex (march 3, 2008)
  • The question no one dares to pose (February 27, 2008)
  • Leica Angst and the departure of Steven Lee (february 23 2008) 
  • The significance of LUP! (february 13, 2008)
  • The changing character of photography in the age of the electronic media. (12-25-2007)
  • Barnack's smile (october 21, 2007)
  • Infantilist consumerism
  • Leica Summarit-M lenses (aug 5, 2007; updated sept 30, 2007)
  • (39) Photography does not exist anymore!
  • (36) On lens reviews
  • (32) Photographic trends
  • (31) Canon digital and 35mm format issues
  • (29) M8 and magenta madness
  • (28) Mechatronics
  • (25) Can film emulsions be saved?
  • (23) Size does matter even in the digital age, does it not?
  • (14) What about the full size (35mm) solid-state imaging sensor
  • (9) From photography to image engineering
  • (8) Dr. Walter Mandler died on april 21, 2005
  • (6) Respect for the image
  • (5) 2004: the watershed year
  • (4) paradigm shift! 
  • (3) Death of photography or why the concept of 'digital photography' is doomed to die soon 
  • (2) Is this the end..? asked Jim Morrison many years ago. 
  • (1) The Leica M digital: is it Leica's biggest gamble?

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