Cumbersome analog-era light boxes for reviewing and identifying images from a strip of film negatives or a handful of slides are a thing of the past. We now have computer tablet-slim LED-powered light panels and boxes. As well as being a lot lighter and more portable than prior iterations, options such as the Kaiser Slimlite Plano we’re playing with here, at just 8mm ‘thick’, have the further advantage of remaining comfortably cool to the touch. Such light panels can also be used for accurately tracing around images as well as, at a push, providing an additional light source for harried photographers. Its manufacturer suggests it could even be used as a background light for macro photography.
Currently, Kaiser provides three different-sized iterations of the Slimlite Plano, identical save for incrementally increasing dimensions. This allows the user to choose the best fit for size and budget from the range. So, without further ado, let’s shed some extra light on our review subject…
