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OM-1 Mark II Debuts Live Graduated ND Filters And More
The OM-1 has been a big success for OM Digital Solutions, silencing the naysayers and giving OM System the boost it needed to make its way as a new brand. Along with the last few new M.Zuiko Digital lens releases, it’s also helped OM System become th
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The Long And The Short Of New OM System Lenses
The OM-1 Mark II was accompanied by two new lenses; one a wide-angle zoom, the other a supertelephoto zoom. The M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 II is an OM System rebadge of the previous Olympus model with some small cosmetic changes. The effecti
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Make A Date
Current to 17 April: Exhibition. Ocean Photographer Of The Year. Over 100 photographs from some of the world’s best ocean photographers, all the winners and finalists from Oceanographic Magazine’s competition, the Ocean Photographer of the Year award
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VIDEO Making Movies
FUJIFILM IS ACTIVELY TARGETING VIDEO users with the GFX100 II, specifically promoting it as an affordable alternative to the so called ‘large format’ cinema cameras which mostly all cost a fortune. The larger imaging circle derived from the 44x33 mm
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Seeing Is Believing… Or Maybe Not
The recent furore created by a picture released by one arm of the British royal family – which was quickly picked up as being manipulated – has merely added more fuel to the debate about the credibility of the imagery that we’re being presented with
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Specs Fujifilm Gfx100 II $12,599
* body only, recommended retail price Type: Professional digital medium format mirrorless camera with Fujifilm G bayonet lens mount.  Focusing: TTL automatic hybrid system using phase-difference detection and contrast-detection measurements. 425 meas
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Come On Up FUJIFILM GFX100 II
THE GFX SERIES CAMERAS have very much blurred the distinction between medium format and the smaller formats. During the film era, 120 rollfilm SLRs were very different from the contemporary 35mm models – the uptake of automation was decades behind an
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Leica SL3 Steps Up to 60 MP & 8K Video
Not so very surprisingly, the third-gen Leica SL full frame mirrorless camera gets the 60.3 megapixels BSI CMOS sensor similar to the one that’s already doing service in the Leica M11 and the fixed-lens Q3. Leica claims a dynamic range of 15 stops at
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Nikon Renews NASA Relationship As Z 9 Heads For The Moon
It’s called a Space Act Agreement and Nikon has just recently signed one with NASA which formalises the development of the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera (HULC) for the planned Artemis Moon landing missions. The HULC is based on the Nikon Z 9 full f
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6th Gen Fujifilm X100 Has 40 MP, IBIS And 6K Video
It’s the gift that keeps on giving as far as contributing to the profitability of Fujifilm’s camera division, and the previous model is not long off back order, but new one has many more reasons for wanting it. First launched at the 2010 Photokina, e
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The Value Of Professional Photography
With over 40 years of experience in a number of fields of professional photography in Australia, Graham Monro looks at how the industry has changed dramatically in this time, what has been the impact and, consequently, what the future might hold. Que
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Oh Happy Day
The many spontaneous moments – and sometimes surprises – of wedding celebrations are captured in the winning and finalist images submitted to the latest running of the world’s premier wedding photography competition. A chance encounter with nature at
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New Compact Standard Zoom For Sony G Series Line
As Nikon has already proved, the24-50mm focal range is actually very versatile and allows for a more compact – and more affordable – lens than the more common 24-70mm. Sony’s new FE 24-50mm f/2.8 is a higher-grade G series lens and weighs in at just
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Panasonic Adds Compact Superzoom To Lumix S System
Claimed to be the smallest and lightest full frame autofocus zoom in its class, the Panasonic Lumix S 28-200mm f/4.0-7.1 Macro OIS weighs just 413 grams and is only 93.4 millimetres in length. It’s the first wide-to-tele zoom in the Lumix S system an
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Sony First With Full Frame Sensor Global Shutter…
Global shutter sensors in smaller sizes have been around for a while, but Sony is the first to develop a full frame sensor with the facility and the A9 III is the first mass-production digital mirrorless camera to be equipped with one. Sensor shutter
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Leica Adds Copyright Protection To ‘Stealthy’ M11-P
Under the skin, the M11-P is largely unchanged from the standard M11, but a key new feature is the ability embed secure metadata along with an image using the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) technology. The digital provenance information – the
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Fujifilm Revs Up GFX System With New Camera And Lenses…
A new sensor and processor give the medium format GFX100 II a feature set very similar to that of Fujifilm’s latest X mount mirrorless cameras. The BSI-type CMOS sensor is still in the 44x33 mm format – which is 1.7x larger than full frame – with an
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Panel Beater BENQ PHOTOVUE SW272U
There’s been quite a few technological developments in both digital photography and video-making since the SW271 was introduced in 2019, and many of these are reflected in the numerous upgrades added to BenQ’s latest 27-inch model, the SW272U. There
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ProPhoto 45 Years Ago
There’s nothing like a dip into the archives to reveal just how much things have changed in the professional photography industry, especially over the last couple of decades. In the late 1970s, the 35mm film format was now being widely used by profes
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Zhiyun – Creative Lighting To Go
LEDs have revolutionised photographic and video lighting, and have enabled products never thought possible only a few years ago. The Zhiyun M20 and M20C are two of them. They’re exceptionally compact – literally pocket-sized – and weigh just 200 gram
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Ilford – Quality And Innovation In Photo Printing
Ilford Galerie Washi Papers For Fine-Art Photography With its long history in the reproduction of photographic images, Ilford is continually striving to create new products to enhance their presentation. The Galerie range of photo inkjet media combin
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…Fast 55mm For Fujifilm G Mount Cameras…
Likely to become a popular choice for owners of Fujifilm’s GFX series mirrorless medium format cameras, the new Fujinon GF 55mm f/1.7 R WR is a handy standard prime, equivalent to 44mm (in the 35mm format). Despite the fast maximum aperture, the new
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Timing Out
I’m dusting off an old soapbox of mine because the issue isn’t going to go away and I’ve been reminded on a number of occasions recently that time really is running out. Coincidentally, after we published the article about landscape photographer Mark
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Formats For Success
Shaun Mah, General Manager, Fujifilm Australia Fujifilm has been very deliberately pursuing the strategy of having two mirrorless camera systems, each designed to fulfil specific requirements – portability with the‘APS-C’ cropped sensor X mount syste
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New Canon RF Zooms From Ultra-Wide To Supertele
Taking a bit of a break from launching new EOS R mount camera bodies, Canon has been busy bolstering its RF lens line-up with the addition of three interesting zooms. It’s a sign of a lens system’s maturity when the exotica starts arriving and over t
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Zoom In On Better Video Soundtracks
The new Zoom ZSG-1 is a compact and lightweight on-camera shotgun microphone for video-makers. It’s supplied with a dedicated shock mount to help isolate it from camera handling noise, and it uses plug-in power from the camera’s 3.5 mm minijack audio
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New G Master 300mm f/2.8 Is A First For Mirrorless
It’s another of the ‘staple’ lenses for many photographers – especially if you shoot sports or wildlife – and Sony is claiming its new FE mount 300mm f/2.8 telephoto prime is the world’s lightest. Interestingly, it’s actually also the first for a ful
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Country Life Michael Coyne’s Village
In a many countries, villages and the rural way of life are under threat on a number of fronts – urbanisation and industrialisation, environmental changes, increasing economic pressures and agricultural production becoming big business controlled by
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Squarespace Partners With Magnum Photos For Collections Portfolio
Squarespace has released an updated suite of products to help small businesses – such as photographers selling services or products online – monetise faster and elevate the customer experience. As part of the latest Refresh, Squarespace has unveiled
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