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In the news section of this issue you can read more about the recent completion of Leica’s ambitious Leitz Park campus which is situated on the outskirts of the historic German town of Wetzlar. Wetzlar has a long history in first glass-making and the

It’s the mark of a maturing lens system when the prime supertelephotos start appearing, so the G Master series 400mm f2.8 is an important new arrival for Sony’s rapidly expanding FE mount line-up. It’s the first large-aperture supertelephoto prime in

Extremely popular with both photographers and film-makers, LaCie’s line of heavy-duty 'Rugged series' portable hard drives has now exceeded four million units. The range of distinctive-looking drives with their bright orange protective coverings has

Canon has given both its L Series 70-200mm zooms – the f2.8 and f4.0 speed models – an upgrade to improve both their optical performance and the operational convenience. The new EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS III USM has a sealed barrel construction to prevent

To celebrate the completion of its ambitious Leitz Park complex in Germany (see separate news item on p18), Leica has introduced a limited edition version of its M10 digital rangefinder camera styled by Zagato. If you have a spare $31,300 lying aroun

Eleven years after construction initially began on land the company acquired at Schanzenfeld just outside the historic German town of Wetzlar, Leica Camera AG has completed its ambitious state-of-the-art Leitz Park manufacturing complex (at least for

The many and varied facets of the food and wine industries have again been celebrated with the annual Pink Lady® Food Photographer Of The Year competition, attracting 8000 entries from photographers and film-makers in 60 countries. Bangladeshi photo

“I’m a fairly regular guy, I think,” says Melbourne-based photographer Chris Smith on his Website, but clearly that’s a regular guy with quite a bit of talent behind the camera. He started out shooting landscapes, then ventured into weddings mainly b

IT’S AN INDICATION OF HOW well executed Sony’s A series full-35mm mirrorless cameras were right from the start that all the original models are still available close to five years after their launch and now after third-generation upgrades for the ori

“I left school at 14-and-a-half. Dad was working down at the Billingsgate fish markets in East London and, back in those days, you followed your father… an East End cockney thing. We’d start work at 5.30 in the morning and, in autumn, spring and summ

Fast telephoto prime lenses are a staple of sports photography, but they’re expensive and not always the most practical option, especially when the environmental conditions are challenging. Being more flexible, telezooms can be a good solution, and 1

Picasso’s painting Guernica is confronting. In addition to the subject matter, there’s also its size, energy and passion to come to terms with. When standing in front of this 3.49 metres by 7.77 metres apocalyptic vision in grey, black and white, the