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Why mechanical Leicas are worth the money

Your contact sheet proves it in a way no review ever could.

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Raf Lopes | CameraClara
Feb 09, 2026
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I placed two contact sheets side by side: one from a Leica M7, another from the new Lomo LC-A. The Leica showed perfectly uniform spacing between every frame. The Lomo looked chaotic, with frames so overlapping and irregular gaps throughout the roll, that I couldn't even electronically stitch them together.

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