Roger W. Hicks

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Classic Camera Reviews
Classic Cameras
A Linhof Technika 70 Special
Roger W. Hicks  |  Nov 01, 2002

Beware: heresy is about to be spoken. It is that you might care to take one of the most sublimely constructed and complex of all mechanical cameras, and butcher it.

The sacrificial victim is a Linhof Technika 70, which entered production (as far as I know) in the early 1960s: certainly...

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Lighting
The SEI Photometer
A Legend Among Spot Meters
Roger W. Hicks  |  Oct 01, 2002

Few people realize that photographic spot meters date back some 2/3 of a century. The very first was built by Arthur Dalladay, editor of The British Journal of Photography, in about 1935; he described it in the BJP Almanac of 1937 on pages 127-138. This meter still exists, in the possession of a...

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New Voigtlander Lenses
Adapt To Fit Rangefinders, Old And New
Roger W. Hicks  |  Aug 01, 2002

Nikon's brief reintroduction of the rangefinder S3 in a "millennium commemorative" edition prompted the issue of three Voigtlander lenses in Nikon fit: the 21mm f/4, 25mm f/4, and 35mm f/2.5.

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Outdoor/TravelLighting
After Dark
What To Do When The Light Runs Out
Roger W. Hicks  |  May 01, 2002

Where are alternatives to
on-camera flash. Understanding this is one of the defining moments in
most photographers' progress. Up to a certain point, you just turn on
the flash, or shrug and say, "There isn't enough light." Then, one day--like
a...

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Show Reports
Rangefinders, Large Format, Tripods And More
Roger W. Hicks  |  Jun 01, 2002  |  First Published: May 01, 2002

Let's be honest: most photographers, even the most jaundiced and worldly-wise, find it hard to resist a really gorgeous new camera or lens. It makes sense, therefore, to kick off with what was, for me, the camera hit of the show--except that it wasn't officially on display because...

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Classic Camera Reviews
Classic Cameras
Zorkii 4K
A Vintage Charmer
Roger W. Hicks  |  Apr 01, 2004  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2000

The Soviet-made Zorkii 4K is the high point of the Leica screw-compatible Zorkii series. Zorkiis started out similar to Feds, but later became quite different. Feds, in turn, were initially arrant Leica copies but later diverged in their own account.

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Show Reports
PMA International
Studio Equipment, Bags, And The Unusual
Roger W. Hicks  |  May 01, 1999

As regular readers of Shutterbug well know, my main area of interest is large format--which is not, unfortunately, particularly well represented at PMA. My brief was, therefore, also to cover studio equipment; accessories, bags, tripods, and the unusual.
...

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Photokina Show Report
Tripods, Lighting, Accessories And Weird Stuff
Roger W. Hicks  |  Jan 01, 1998

In the nature of things,
photographers tend to care more about cameras than about accessories.
It's irrational, really, as most of us buy accessories more often
than we buy cameras, but then, who saidt...

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