November - December 2022

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Film and digital insights and equipment for photography enthusiasts

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Camera Australia
AUSTRALIAN CAMERA INSPIRE YOUR PHOTOGRPHY Editorial Editor: Paul Burrows paul.burrows@futurenet.com Art Director: Kristian Hagen kristian.hagen@futurenet.com Sub-editor: Sharmishta Sarkar sharmishta.sarkar@futurenet.com Contributors Bruce Usher, Trev
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Time Difference
When I last visited Leica's smart HQ in Germany - which was a while ago thanks to a certain virus - we were taken on a factory tour at Leitz Park. Along the way, our guide explained that all the tooling from the original Leitz factory in Wetzlar is s
Camera2 min read
It's Back! Leica Relaunches The Iconic M6
OF ALL THE Leica 35mm M system rangefinder cameras - with the possible exclusion of the original M3 - the M6 remains the most highly sought-after, keeping secondhand values buoyant. Not surprisingly then, Leica has decided to buy back into a bit of t
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Better… You Bet
WHEN I WAS shooting 35mm film, I flirted with medium format for quite a while before buying a secondhand Hasselblad 500C/M and, a bit later, adding the motorised 500EL/M to my kit. I was mostly shooting 35mm Kodachrome 64, so I'm not really sure why
Camera3 min read
Big Megapixel Boost For Fujifilm's X-t5
AS EXPECTED, THE 40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor from the flagship Fujifilm X-H2 has arrived in a more compact X-T series body. The X-T5 also has the next-gen X Processor 5 engine, the seven-stop IBIS and the three-way tilting monitor screen (which b
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Close Encounters With Fujifilm's New X-mount Macro
THE FUJINON XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro is a new addition to Fujifilm's X-mount lens system and joins the two existing 60mm f/2.4 and 80mm f/2.8 macro lenses. The effective focal length is 46mm and the lens's minimum focusing distance of 10cm deliver
Camera3 min read
Sony A7r V Has The Most Advanced AI Af Yet
THE FIFTH-GENERATION MODEL of Sony's high-res Alpha mirrorless series keeps many of its predecessor's features, but has an all-new autofocusing system that further leverages the benefits of Al-based subject recognition. Sony calls it 'Real-Time Recog
Camera2 min read
Easy Cyc Setup With Easiframe Curved
THE EASIFRAME CURVED is a patented Australian-designed system created specifically for photographers and video makers who shoot portraits, people or products. It is a changeable fabric cyclorama backdrop - claimed to be a world first - to create a de
Camera3 min read
Canon Gives The EOS R6 Mark II More Bite
CANON AUSTRALIA SAYS it is still selling DSLRs, but the split with mirrorless cameras in the company's ILC business is now 80/20, with reflex sales continuing to decline. This is as Canon introduces the first upgraded model since the launch of its EO
Camera1 min read
Canon Adds Classic 135mm Prime To Rf Mirrorless System
IF YOU'RE A Canon EOS R system user, there's a lot to like about the recently released RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM short telephoto prime. It combines the classic 135mm focal length with a fast maximum aperture of f/1.8 and built-in optical stabilisation o
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PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Current to 29 January 2023: Exhibition. Requiem To NewYork - Photographs By Ashley Gilbertson. Images documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the people of New York where the Australian-born Gilbertson has lived for 20 years. At Level 2, T
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No Gain And No Pain With New Zoom Mictrak Recorders
DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING specialist Zoom has launched a new series of MicTrak combined microphone and recorder models that employ 32-bit 'float' recording. This is a new recording technology designed to eliminate clipped and distorted audio - which of
Camera2 min read
The Scrum Of Life
A ball of cactus bees vying for a mate. Titled The Big Buzz, this image was judged the overall winner of the 2022 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year competition. The location was in southern Texas, USA. Over 38,000 entries from 93 countries were recei
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The International Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2022
Chilean photographer Benjamin Briones Grandi has been judged the 2022 International Landscape Photographer Of The Year, winning with his portfolio of four images. Benjamin won the major prize ahead of another 3,812 entries in a year when the standard
Camera15 min read
Mega Value
A part from the badges, you can't tell Fujifilm's two X-H series mirrorless flagships apart because there aren't any physical differences… the X-H2 and X-H2S share exactly the same body. On the inside, though, it's a different story because the X-H2'
Camera3 min read
Making Movies
Where the X-H2 could claim to be more of an all-rounder than its sibling is with its extra video capabilities, which arguably make it the more accomplished hybrid camera. The headline act is 8K UHD recording (7680x4320 pixels) at 30fps video in the A
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Vital Statistics
body only, recommended retail price Type: Professional digital mirrorless camera with Fujifilm X bayonet lens mount. Focusing: TTL automatic hybrid system using phasedifference detection and contrast-detection measurements. 425 measuring points (in 2
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Wider Ambitions
The ultra-wide focal lengths can be great fun to play around with, but they also need to be used with care as the degree of distortion they produce doesn't always work with some subjects. So would you invest in a ultra-wide prime that you might not e
Camera1 min read
Vital Statistics
Format: Full frame. Angle-of-View: 104 to 75 degrees (diagonal on full frame) Construction: 13 elements/11 groups. Minimum Focus: 19 centimetres at 17mm. Maximum Reproduction Ratio: 1:5.26. Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22. Overall Length: 101.0 millime
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From Photographer To Filmmaker
Canon Ambassador Bonnie Cee wears many hats: professional stills shooter, founder of the innovative Colourtone app, and creator of short films and a TV series called Casino Beach for which she recently won a Silver Award in the Drama Series Category
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Camera House Photography Awards 2022
The Camera House group of photo retailers has 55 stores ali around Australia, and in every state and territory. Established in 1983 by a group of independent photographic retailers, Camera House will shortly celebrate its 40th birthday. Those foundin
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Looks Like
BENQ DESIGNVUE PD3205U Not so very long ago, buying a photo monitor represented a significant investment, and the choice of models was really quite limited. Now you're spoiled for choice mainly due to the efforts of BenQ, LG and Samsung. BenQ has bee
Camera1 min read
Vital Statistics
Panel Type: 80 centimetres (31.5 inches) IPS with white LED backlighting. Display Area: 697.31x392.23 millimetres (full scan). 16:9 aspect ratio. Native Resolution: 3840x2160 pixels (140 ppi). Viewing Angles: 178 degrees horizontal and vertical. Brig
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The Name Behind The Camera Yoshihisa Maitani - The 'M' In Om
When the legendary Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR was unveiled at the 1972 Photokina in Germany, it had the model number M-1. The 'M' stood for Maitani, the talented designer who is best known downsizing the 35mm SLR, but who was also behind a string of hits
Camera5 min read
Om System Om-5
WHAT IS IT? The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III reincarnated in the new OM System era. Had things been different, this would have been the Mark IV variant of the E-M5 and, as it is, much is still carried over from this model, but with quite a number of ad
Camera6 min read
War Zero
THE FAKE KRIEGSMARINE 'LEICA II' If you like a good spy story, you'll be familiar with the operative who's unmasked as - or confesses to being - a double agent while still concealing a third identity. It can be very hard to follow. As is the story of
Camera1 min read
2022 Fujifilm Showcase - Grand Prize Winner
It was a big hit when we first judged it in the third round of the 2022 competition - published in the March/April 2022 issue - and we couldn't resist it again when selecting an overall winner for the year. This exceptional example of great wildlife
Camera2 min read
2023 Fujifilm Showcase First Round Winners
The new competition kicks off with a winning entry from regular entrant Chris Carter who made clever use of shadows and composition to create this intriguing image, taken in a ruined homestead. A good photograph should always ask questions. Chris use
Camera1 min read
Digital Slr Cameras Buyer's Check List
www.teds.com.au THIS CHECKLIST is designed to allow direct comparisons between different camera models, listed here in price order within each brand. The published prices are mostly supplied by the distributors as recommended retail prices (RRPs). Ho
Camera1 min read
Camera Australia
AUSTRALIAN CAMERA INSPIRE YOUR PHOTOGRPHY Editorial Editor: Paul Burrows paul.burrows@futurenet.com Art Director: Kristian Hagen kristian.hagen@futurenet.com Sub-editor: Sharmishta Sarkar sharmishta.sarkar@futurenet.com Contributors Bruce Usher, Trev
Camera3 min read
Time Difference
When I last visited Leica's smart HQ in Germany - which was a while ago thanks to a certain virus - we were taken on a factory tour at Leitz Park. Along the way, our guide explained that all the tooling from the original Leitz factory in Wetzlar is s
Camera2 min read
It's Back! Leica Relaunches The Iconic M6
OF ALL THE Leica 35mm M system rangefinder cameras - with the possible exclusion of the original M3 - the M6 remains the most highly sought-after, keeping secondhand values buoyant. Not surprisingly then, Leica has decided to buy back into a bit of t
Camera3 min read
Better… You Bet
WHEN I WAS shooting 35mm film, I flirted with medium format for quite a while before buying a secondhand Hasselblad 500C/M and, a bit later, adding the motorised 500EL/M to my kit. I was mostly shooting 35mm Kodachrome 64, so I'm not really sure why
Camera3 min read
Big Megapixel Boost For Fujifilm's X-t5
AS EXPECTED, THE 40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor from the flagship Fujifilm X-H2 has arrived in a more compact X-T series body. The X-T5 also has the next-gen X Processor 5 engine, the seven-stop IBIS and the three-way tilting monitor screen (which b
Camera1 min read
Close Encounters With Fujifilm's New X-mount Macro
THE FUJINON XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro is a new addition to Fujifilm's X-mount lens system and joins the two existing 60mm f/2.4 and 80mm f/2.8 macro lenses. The effective focal length is 46mm and the lens's minimum focusing distance of 10cm deliver
Camera3 min read
Sony A7r V Has The Most Advanced AI Af Yet
THE FIFTH-GENERATION MODEL of Sony's high-res Alpha mirrorless series keeps many of its predecessor's features, but has an all-new autofocusing system that further leverages the benefits of Al-based subject recognition. Sony calls it 'Real-Time Recog
Camera2 min read
Easy Cyc Setup With Easiframe Curved
THE EASIFRAME CURVED is a patented Australian-designed system created specifically for photographers and video makers who shoot portraits, people or products. It is a changeable fabric cyclorama backdrop - claimed to be a world first - to create a de
Camera3 min read
Canon Gives The EOS R6 Mark II More Bite
CANON AUSTRALIA SAYS it is still selling DSLRs, but the split with mirrorless cameras in the company's ILC business is now 80/20, with reflex sales continuing to decline. This is as Canon introduces the first upgraded model since the launch of its EO
Camera1 min read
Canon Adds Classic 135mm Prime To Rf Mirrorless System
IF YOU'RE A Canon EOS R system user, there's a lot to like about the recently released RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM short telephoto prime. It combines the classic 135mm focal length with a fast maximum aperture of f/1.8 and built-in optical stabilisation o
Camera2 min read
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Current to 29 January 2023: Exhibition. Requiem To NewYork - Photographs By Ashley Gilbertson. Images documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the people of New York where the Australian-born Gilbertson has lived for 20 years. At Level 2, T
Camera3 min read
No Gain And No Pain With New Zoom Mictrak Recorders
DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING specialist Zoom has launched a new series of MicTrak combined microphone and recorder models that employ 32-bit 'float' recording. This is a new recording technology designed to eliminate clipped and distorted audio - which of
Camera2 min read
The Scrum Of Life
A ball of cactus bees vying for a mate. Titled The Big Buzz, this image was judged the overall winner of the 2022 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year competition. The location was in southern Texas, USA. Over 38,000 entries from 93 countries were recei
Camera2 min read
The International Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2022
Chilean photographer Benjamin Briones Grandi has been judged the 2022 International Landscape Photographer Of The Year, winning with his portfolio of four images. Benjamin won the major prize ahead of another 3,812 entries in a year when the standard
Camera15 min read
Mega Value
A part from the badges, you can't tell Fujifilm's two X-H series mirrorless flagships apart because there aren't any physical differences… the X-H2 and X-H2S share exactly the same body. On the inside, though, it's a different story because the X-H2'
Camera3 min read
Making Movies
Where the X-H2 could claim to be more of an all-rounder than its sibling is with its extra video capabilities, which arguably make it the more accomplished hybrid camera. The headline act is 8K UHD recording (7680x4320 pixels) at 30fps video in the A
Camera8 min read
Vital Statistics
body only, recommended retail price Type: Professional digital mirrorless camera with Fujifilm X bayonet lens mount. Focusing: TTL automatic hybrid system using phasedifference detection and contrast-detection measurements. 425 measuring points (in 2
Camera6 min read
Wider Ambitions
The ultra-wide focal lengths can be great fun to play around with, but they also need to be used with care as the degree of distortion they produce doesn't always work with some subjects. So would you invest in a ultra-wide prime that you might not e
Camera1 min read
Vital Statistics
Format: Full frame. Angle-of-View: 104 to 75 degrees (diagonal on full frame) Construction: 13 elements/11 groups. Minimum Focus: 19 centimetres at 17mm. Maximum Reproduction Ratio: 1:5.26. Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22. Overall Length: 101.0 millime
Camera8 min read
From Photographer To Filmmaker
Canon Ambassador Bonnie Cee wears many hats: professional stills shooter, founder of the innovative Colourtone app, and creator of short films and a TV series called Casino Beach for which she recently won a Silver Award in the Drama Series Category
Camera1 min read
Camera House Photography Awards 2022
The Camera House group of photo retailers has 55 stores ali around Australia, and in every state and territory. Established in 1983 by a group of independent photographic retailers, Camera House will shortly celebrate its 40th birthday. Those foundin
Camera5 min read
Looks Like
BENQ DESIGNVUE PD3205U Not so very long ago, buying a photo monitor represented a significant investment, and the choice of models was really quite limited. Now you're spoiled for choice mainly due to the efforts of BenQ, LG and Samsung. BenQ has bee
Camera1 min read
Vital Statistics
Panel Type: 80 centimetres (31.5 inches) IPS with white LED backlighting. Display Area: 697.31x392.23 millimetres (full scan). 16:9 aspect ratio. Native Resolution: 3840x2160 pixels (140 ppi). Viewing Angles: 178 degrees horizontal and vertical. Brig
Camera12 min read
The Name Behind The Camera Yoshihisa Maitani - The 'M' In Om
When the legendary Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR was unveiled at the 1972 Photokina in Germany, it had the model number M-1. The 'M' stood for Maitani, the talented designer who is best known downsizing the 35mm SLR, but who was also behind a string of hits
Camera5 min read
Om System Om-5
WHAT IS IT? The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III reincarnated in the new OM System era. Had things been different, this would have been the Mark IV variant of the E-M5 and, as it is, much is still carried over from this model, but with quite a number of ad
Camera6 min read
War Zero
THE FAKE KRIEGSMARINE 'LEICA II' If you like a good spy story, you'll be familiar with the operative who's unmasked as - or confesses to being - a double agent while still concealing a third identity. It can be very hard to follow. As is the story of
Camera1 min read
2022 Fujifilm Showcase - Grand Prize Winner
It was a big hit when we first judged it in the third round of the 2022 competition - published in the March/April 2022 issue - and we couldn't resist it again when selecting an overall winner for the year. This exceptional example of great wildlife
Camera2 min read
2023 Fujifilm Showcase First Round Winners
The new competition kicks off with a winning entry from regular entrant Chris Carter who made clever use of shadows and composition to create this intriguing image, taken in a ruined homestead. A good photograph should always ask questions. Chris use
Camera1 min read
Digital Slr Cameras Buyer's Check List
www.teds.com.au THIS CHECKLIST is designed to allow direct comparisons between different camera models, listed here in price order within each brand. The published prices are mostly supplied by the distributors as recommended retail prices (RRPs). Ho

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