For years the various D-Lux models have been the darlings of Leica aficionados. Light, fast and long-reaching, these little cameras have continued to impress with their versatility and their image quality. The latest D-Lux (Typ 109) continues this tradition but differs in a radical way. The new body, just a shade bulkier than the outgoing D-Lux 6, houses a 4/3 sensor that is almost five times as big as the 1/1.7 chip in the earlier camera.  Yet the new camera has sufficient reference points to make the D-Lux 6 shooter feel completely at home.

When I brought some sample Tie Her Up wrist and neckstraps back from Greece in May I was sure that the rope Komboloi would appeal to British photographers. So it has proved. Red Dot Cameras have been stocking the wrist straps in various colours for the past month and demand has exceeded expectations, according to Ivor Cooper. 

The new capital controls imposed by the Greek government are having unforeseen consequences in hundreds of different ways. Not only is it the grind of standing in ever-lengthening ATM queues for  the daily €60, it is the restrictions that keep multiplying, often in ways that had not been imagined.

The Ricoh GR is a brilliant little camera. Specialised, of course, with its fixed 28mm lens, just like Leica's new Q, and a large APS-C sensor in a pocket-ready body. So what of the GR II?