{"id":4946,"date":"2011-12-02T00:06:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T05:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jbhphoto.com\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/12\/01\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T21:15:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T03:15:10","slug":"calumet-shutter-speed-tester-lf-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/02\/calumet-shutter-speed-tester-lf-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"CALUMET SHUTTER SPEED TESTER LF UPGRADE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jbhphoto.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/02\/calumet-shutter-speed-tester-lf-upgrade\/tester01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4949\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4949 size-medium\" title=\"tester01\" src=\"http:\/\/jbhphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tester01-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"CALUMET SHUTTER TESTER\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tester01-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tester01.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you are lucky enough to own a Calumet Shutter Speed Tester, you know it is not exactly ideal for testing large lenses and shutters. 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