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Keks M-Meter

24 December, 2025

Keks M-Meter – A Leica-Dedicated Shoe Mount Meter

By Hamish Gill

24 December, 2025

/ Keks Light Meter, Keks M-Meter, Shoe Mount Light Meter, /

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I’m going to kick off this review by saying that I think the Keks M-Meter is definitely the best shoe mount meter I have used on my Leica M4-P or anything other meter-less Leica M camera for that matter. Donald (the chap that runs Keks) told me ab...

24 December, 2025

Portraits From Nagoro, the Scarecrows’ Village

By Andrea Monti

24 December, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, travel photography, /

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In the heart of Iya Valley, in Tokushima Prefeture, lies Nagoro, the Scarecrow Village. Half a ghost-town, half a still inhabited place, Nagoro’s main population is composed by about 300 scarecrows spread all around the village. When Ayano T...

24 December, 2025

Oh, hey – My Favorite(d) Photo of 2025

By John Bennett

24 December, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, Portrait Photography, /

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I don’t know if this is my favorite photo of 2025, but it certainly received the most “likes” on Flickr, which — for me, at least — are harder to come by than those on Instagram. One of the things I appreciate about the Olympus XA2, in addition to...

24 December, 2025

5 Frames From The “Uncanny Valley” Training Town in Gravesend – by Simon King

By Simon King

24 December, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, Ilford FP4 Type 517 Cine, /

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The Metropolitan Police Specialist Training Centre (MPSTC) in Gravesend is a surreal space. It’s a ghost town built as a backdrop for organised chaos, a stage set for practicing scenarios for protest, riots, and even crowd control at sports events...

Latest Posts

26 February, 2025

When Nothingness Stares Back

By Julian Tanase

Half hidden under the southern archway of the Salzburg Cathedral, this statue is a grim representation of a cloaked, well, empty figure. The onlookers are left wondering what or...

Canon EOS Rebel 2000 35mm film SLR camera

25 February, 2025

5 frames in Orlando with the Canon EOS Rebel 2000 SLR and Ilford HP-5 Plus film

By Scott Bassett

I’ve been away from film photography for decades. As a teen in the 1970’s, I carried my Ricoh SLR with me almost everywhere. By the time I reached college, the Ricoh was u...

25 February, 2025

5 frames with a Leica M4-2, 35mm Summilux and Ektachrome

By henry green

Hello, my name is Henry, I am 22 years old, and I live in Bristol. By day I work in a coffee roastery and by night I take photographs. I have been shooting for about 3 years now...

24 February, 2025

To Do or To Own? (or the Photographer’s Dilemma)

By Andrea Monti

To Own or To Do is the photographer’s version of Erich Fromm’s dilemma posed in his famous essay, ‘To Have or to Be’. I don’t have the authority to...

24 February, 2025

Canon 7 and a Industar 26m – Initial thoughts and experiences

By Tony Warren

Canon 7 with Industar 26M. Sample photos.

23 February, 2025

A Final Chapter for Large Format

By Tony Warren

Linhof Super Technika. Komamura Woodman 45. Large format.

KMSKA and Antwerp

22 February, 2025

KMSKA, Antwerp – Leica M3, Fomapan 100 developed in Bergger PMK Pyro

By Geoff Chaplin

Having lived in a cultural wilderness during the COVID period and for a year or so afterwards the temptation to overdose on culture became irresistible. A six week stay in Bruss...

BlackBox Holo review

21 February, 2025

BlackBox Holo MF and 135 film digitiser – a Review

By Geoff Chaplin

This is a review of the BlackBox Holo MF and 135 film digitiser. If this looks familiar its because I wrote a review of their 35mm film scanner on 23rd May 2024. I found that sc...

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Kodachromeguy on Keks M-Meter – A Leica-Dedicated Shoe Mount Meter
What a great update to the old MR and MR-4 meters. Many (most?) that I have seen for sale suffered…
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It’s a fun, like-worthy selfie, and an excellent choice for your favorite photo of 2025. :-) Fun title as well.

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