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Today — 28 October 2025Main stream

This Explainer on How a Rangefinder Camera Works Is The Best We’ve Seen

28 October 2025 at 19:33

A diagram shows the internal optical path of a camera’s viewfinder system, with colored lines illustrating light passing through various lenses, prisms, and mirrors inside the camera body.

Photographer and technology expert David Imel recently published a video discussing why Leica got rid of the most iconic part of its M series cameras in the new M EV1: the rangefinder. But to do that, he first had to explain what a rangefinder is and how it works, and in doing so created the best modern breakdown of the technology that is very easy to understand.

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How the First Five Principles of Art and Design Can Make You a Better Photographer

25 October 2025 at 16:00

A close-up view of a modern building facade with a diagonal pattern of yellow panels and blue window shades, creating a geometric, repetitive visual effect.

Understanding the roles of the fundamental elements of art allows photographers to create compelling compositions. These elements are not merely aesthetic choices but tools for creating structure in your photography.

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