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The LD Meter mounted of the cold shoe of a Leica M4-P, viewed from the behind, and above with the screen illuminated.

14 March, 2025

L.D. Meter from CHI Review – A shoe mount light meter with a useful little laser.

By James Greenoff-Cairns

14 March, 2025

/ CHI L.D. Meter, Light Meter, Shoe Mount Light Meter, /

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5 August, 2017

Finding details in the city: part 1 – International District – Guest post by Carlos Argott

By C. Argott

It’s very easy to be excited about all the new photographic opportunities when one is traveling, but sometimes it becomes much harder to feel inspired in the city where you live.

4 August, 2017

10 Pocket money Classic Cameras – Part 2 – Guest post by Alan Duncan

By Alan Duncan

In my rundown of great but very different cameras you can buy for the cost of a takeaway, we've had some belters. In the first 5 we had a great rangefinder, a 50's classic, 110 ...

31 July, 2017

10 Pocket money Classic Cameras – Part 1 – Guest post by Alan Duncan

By Alan Duncan

Psst!! Wanna buy a classic camera for less than the price of a Takeaway Pizza? Don't panic and run! This isn't some dodgy knock off deal or the garage sale find of the century ...

29 July, 2017

7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 (ongoing) Review

By Hamish Gill

It's fair to say that DJ-Optical 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 has caused a bit of a stir in the world of rangefinder photographers. The forums are alive with speculation and commentary,...

23 July, 2017

Film Photography; a to road rediscovery – Guest post by Richard Williams

By Richard Williams

...I must have had a latent desire to shoot film again because a few follows later on Instagram and I was hooked! Then not long after that, my wife, ever the avid charity-shopp...

22 July, 2017

Scarabaeus Review – an elegant belt clip for your camera

By Hamish Gill

I have a bit of a thing about simple design. My appreciation for products that function to solve a single problem perfectly is something I think I've mentioned a fair few times ...

16 July, 2017

Konica Hexar (AF) review – Picking a few holes in the Untouchable

By Hamish Gill

I've talked about the Konica Hexar a couple of times on this blog, it's even been reviewed here by master musician Rob Mackillop, but so far, despite owning one for a while, I'm...

9 July, 2017

A Canon Prima BF-90, 3 Rolls of Agfa Vista 200 and a Trip to Japan – Guest post by Nuraishah Shamsuddin

By Hamish Gill

My name is Nuraishah Shamsuddin. Im a 23 years old traveler and photographer based in Malaysia. Since I was a kid, I used to travel with my parents in and out of the countries. ...

Mike Brooks on L.D. Meter from CHI Review – A shoe mount light meter with a useful little laser.
Regarding the laser: Why didn't someone do this before? I've thought about golf distance measurement tools and how handy that…
Geoff Chaplin on Leica iiig, Elmar, Summar and Retropan Soft 320 in PMK Pyro
It's a great lens at f8 plus ultra compact.
Jukka Reimola on One Negroni, One Shot, One Story
I´m not much of cocktail guy, but now I long for a good shot of Scotch. Extremely beautifully staged and…

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