Tabla de contenidos para May - June 2019 en Camera

IN CASE YOU HADN’T ALREADY NOTICED, this issue of Camera marks the magazine’s 40th birthday; forerunner Camera Craft having been first published in June 1979. This, of course, is cause for a bit of champagne-quaffing and high-fiving, accompanied by the inevitable look back at just what’s happened over the last four decades. Well, this being photography, a lot has happened over the last four decades… in fact, “a lot” doesn’t really cover it. Photography has been changing ever since we set out coating glass plates and developing them with mercury vapour; the ongoing objectives being to make it ever more accessible, achievable and affordable. But nothing quite matches the wholesale changes – extending to every area of photographic practice – that have been brought about by the digital imaging technologies.…

A RECENT ADDITION to Fujifilm’s X mount lens line-up will be a welcome one for many users of its ‘APS-C’ format mirror-less camera system. The new Fujinon Super EBC XF 16mm f2.8 R WR is the equivalent of a 24mm wide-angle in the 35mm format, but is extremely compact and weighs in at just 155 grams. It’s a mere 45.4 millimetres in length and accepts 49 millimetre diameter screwthread filters. The 16mm f2.8 joins the other compact prime lenses in the X mount system, including the XF 23mm f2.0 R WR, the XF 35mm f2.0 R WR and the XF 50mm f2.0 R WR. It has a weather-sealed external construction and is also able to operate in sub-zero temperatures down to -10 degrees Celsius. The barrel tubes are metal alloy…

The Micro Four Thirds mirrorless interchangeable lens camera system has been given a boost with the addition of Japanese electronics company Sharp to the standard. Sharp was a very early player in digital cameras, but exited the market after only a short while. At this year’s CES in Las Vegas, Sharp returned to the camera business, showing a prototype model capable of shooting 8K video. This camera, when it arrives, will now have the M43 size sensor and lens mount fitting. M43’s main members are, of course, Olympus and Panasonic, but others include Blackmagic, JVC Kenwood, Cosina and Sigma.…

Nineteen seventy-nine. The last year of a decade which tends to be known for not much more than the ten years that separated the 1960s and 1980s. It was the year that the USA and China first established full diplomatic relationships. Punk rocker Sid Vicious died at just 21 of a heroin overdose. Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the UK. The Sony Walkman made its debut in Japan. Michael Jackson released his first big hit album Off The Wall and, coincidentally, Pink Floyd’s new concept album, launched a few months later, is called The Wall. The Monty Python crew create controversy with their film The Life Of Brian. And an Air New Zealand DC-10, on a scenic flight over Antarctica, crashed into Mount Erebus, killing all…

Current to 21 July: Exhibition. Street Photography 1930s – 1960s. Photographs drawn from private collections documenting Sydney’s busy streets shown alongside contemporary street photography by photomedia artist Anne Zahalka. At the Museum Of Sydney, corner Phillip and Bridge Streets, Sydney, NSW 2000. Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. Museum admission fees apply. For more information call (02) 9251 5988 or visit wwwsydneylivingmuseums. com.au Current to 25 August: Exhibition. Wildlife Photographer Of The Year. One hundred images from the finalists and winners in the 2018 edition of the world’s biggest wildlife photography competition. At the Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW 2000. Entry is $20 which includes admission to the museum’s permanent galleries. Museum hours are 9.30am to 5.00pm daily. For more information telephone (02)…

LENS MAKER SIGMA has begun fleshing out its participation in the L-Mount Alliance, of which it is a member along with Leica and Panasonic. Sigma is giving the L-Mount a further boost by announcing that 11 of its much-awarded Art series lenses will be available in the L-Mount over the rest of the year. Also coming is the MC-21 mount adapter which will allow the fitting of selected Sigma lenses – in either the Sigma SA or Canon EF mounts – to L-Mount camera bodies, and these include Art, Contemporary and Sports series primes and zooms. The Sigma L-Mount lenses fully utilise the functions of the L-Mount, so support continuous autofocusing, in-body image stabilisation (optimising correction to the focal length), and in-camera lens corrections (for peripheral illumination, chromatic aberrations and…

LIKE THE IDEA of making some extra money from your camera gear when you’re not using it? Canon Australia has launched a program called Kyo - yu - – the Japanese word for share – which enables users of Canon equipment to rent their camera bodies and lenses or, conversely, hire items from other members of a signed-up community. Kyo - yu - has a built-in ID verification system, and Canon has arranged insurance protection for owners who are renting out their Canon gear on the platform. When an owner uses the Kyo - yu - service, their Canon equipment is covered for theft and accidental damage – to a value of up to $15,000 – while it is being rented by another user on Kyo - yu - within…

THE PHOTOGRAPHY INDUSTRY in Australia seems to foster longevity, if not in life then certainly in tenure of position. I joined Iris Publishing – the first publisher of Camera – in March 1982 and a surprising number of the people I first met back then are still in the industry today, in one capacity or the other. Over the years Camera has had a total of eight editors, starting with Paul Curtis and including myself, taking over the helm with the June 1998 issue. In 1987 Paul Curtis sold Iris Publishing (which had expanded into a stable of photo mag titles), but remained in the photo industry and was primarily involved in running the PIMA (Photo Imaging Marketing Association) exhibitions around Australia for many years before retiring. Many of our…

Like the EOS R, the RP is a bit of a mixed bag for video shooters and, consequently, it’s unlikely to challenge the EOS 5D Mark IV as the Canon weapon of choice of serious videographers, even if it does offer all the advantages of the mirrorless configuration. The big plusses are the fully-articulating monitor screen, the excellent touch control implementation (especially for focusing), the ‘Dual Pixel CMOS’ AF autofocusing – although this isn’t available when shooting in 4K – and features such as ‘Movie Servo AF’ which is adjustable for transition speed and tracking sensitivity. The RP also gets big ticks for having both a stereo audio input and output, electronic image stabilisation with five-axis correction (which makes up for the absence of IBIS), both focus peaking displays and…

You can see the attraction of shooting video with the Coolpix P1000, can’t you? The drama of the massive zooming range really is emphasised when experienced through moving pictures and the good news is that the P1000 has enough on board for the enthusiast-level video-maker to achieve satisfying results. You can shoot in the Ultra HD 4K resolution of 3840x2160 pixels at 30 or 25 fps in the MP4 format and with stereo sound. The built-in mics can be supplemented by an external pick-up which then allows for the manual adjustment of recording levels. There’s also a wind-cut filter and the built-in mics also have a ‘zoom’ function so they become more directional, progressively cancelling out off-axis sounds. Full HD footage can be recorded at 50 or 25 fps (PAL…

WINNER Night photography has plenty of challenges, but images like this one illustrate why it can be well worth the time and effort. Jason Freeman was the man behind the camera and he’s made great use of the vertical format, as well as the classic rule-of-thirds composition, to come up with a very dramatic image. It’s created from two exposures – one of The Milky Way at 20 seconds, and one of the rocks – illuminated by light painting with a torch – at two minutes. The camera was a Nikon D610 fitted with a Samyang 24mm wide-angle lens. HIGHLY COMMENDED Regular Showcase contributor Paul Watson captured a cheeky portrait of his daughter, Laura, taken as a reflection in an old mirror in a shearing shed. A nice idea, well…

BRITISH FILTER MANUFACTURER Lee has launched a new holder and filter system. Compatible with its existing Lee 100mm filters and adapter rings, the new LEE100 system holder is manufactured from injection-moulded composite materials to combine strength and durability with a lighter weight, and features a new three-way locking system with Neutral, Half-Lock and Full-Lock settings which regulate the holder’s rotation and locking on the adapter ring. Modular filter-guide blocks are available in one-, two- and three-slot configurations, and have a simplified design so they simply snap on to the holder and remain securely in place. A new tapered profile gives improved resistance when positioning filters. The LEE100 system can be used with up to three slot-in filters without the risk of vignetting, making it compatible with many of today’s ultra…

Fujifilm Australia has launched a professional support program for photographers which provides complimentary telephone and email support, checks and cleans, express repairs and equipment loans. Fujifilm Professional Services (FPS) is available to photographers –both professionals and enthusiast-level – who qualify for membership via the purchase of selected GFX and X series products over the last two years from an authorised Fujifilm retailer. You must also be resident in Australia. For more details about joining FPS visit https//fujifilm-connect.com.au…

HAVING ONLY JUST launched its first Lumix S series of full-35mm format mirror-less cameras, Panasonic is making good on its assurances that the Lumix G M43 system won’t be neglected. So here’s the Lumix G95, its latest SLR-style M43 body which boasts some significant updates over the existing G85 model (which remains in the line-up). The G95 continues Panasonic’s trend towards slightly larger M43 bodies so it’s a little bigger than the G85 with a better-shaped handgrip (but it’s still pretty compact in overall terms) and styled more like the flagship G9 with a similar dial-based control layout. In fact, it gets the G9’s 21.77 megapixels ‘Live MOS’ sensor which has an effective pixel count of 20.3 million and goes without an optical low-pass filter to optimise the resolution and…

Panel Type: 68.6 cm (24.1 inches) IPS with LED backlighting. Display Area: 518.4x324.0 millimetres (full scan). 16:10 aspect ratio. Native Resolution: 1920x1200 pixels (94 ppi). Viewing Angles: 178 degrees horizontal and vertical Brightness: 250 cd/m² (typical). Contrast: 1000:1 (typical). Display Colours: 1.07 billion. Colour Range: 99 percent of Adobe RGB 1998, 95 percent of DCI-P3 Internal Processing: 10-bits per colour. Height Adjustment Range: 14.0 centimetres. Mount Adjustments: -5.0-20 degrees tilt, 45 degrees left/right swivel, 90 degrees pivot (for portrait format). Connections: DVI-DL, Display Port 1.2, HDMI 1.4, USB 3.0 (two downstream, one upstream), 3.5 mm stereo headphone output. Features: 14-bit 3D LUT, SD memory card slot, Delta E=< 2 (CIE) colour accuracy, Palette Master Element calibration software, four colour temperature settings (5000, 6500, Custom and User-Define, with R/G/B gain adjustments),…

Type: Enthusiast/professional digital mirrorless camera with Canon RF bayonet lens mount. Focusing: Automatic via 4779-points wide-area system using phase-difference detection measurements via ‘Dual Pixel CMOS AF’ giving 100 percent vertical coverage and 88 percent horizontal coverage. 143 focus points available for automatic selection. Area modes are Single-Point AF, Spot AF, Expand AF (vertically/ horizontially), Expand AF (around), Zone AF, Large Zone AF (vertical), Large Zone AF (horizontal) and Face+Tracking plus Eye-Detection AF. Adjustable AF point size (small or large). One-shot and continuous (AI Servo) modes with manual switching. Continuous AF with predictive function and acceleration/deceleration tracking and adjustable tracking sensitivity. Touch & Drag AF operation via touchscreen monitor when using EVF. Low light assist via built-in LED illuminator. Sensitivity range is EV -5.0 – 18 (f2.8, ISO 100). Manual focus…

Type: Enthusiast-level, fixed lens ‘superzoom’ digital camera. Lens: Nikkor 4.3-539mm f2.8-8.0 ED VR (equivalent to 24-3000mm), 17 elements in 12 groups (including five ED elements and one ‘Super ED’ element). 4.0x digital zoom. ‘Dynamic Fine Zoom’ function gives 2.0x with resolution enhancement processing. Accepts 77 mm diameter screwthread filters. Focusing Type & Range: Contrast detection with single-shot or continuous operation using up to 99 focusing points. 30 cm to infinity; macro focusing down to 1.0 cm. Face detection, auto or manual point selection (spot, normal or wide), subject tracking and target finding modes. Low light assist via built-in illuminator. Manual focusing assist via a distance scale, magnified image (up to 4.0x) and focus peaking display. Shutter Type & Speeds: Electronically-controlled leaf combined with sensor-based exposure start, 30-1/4000 second plus ‘B’…