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Digital or film? Digital AND film? CAMERA magazine's focus is to assist readers to choose and use the tools they need to create memorable images, and to enhance the skills that will make them better photographers. No matter what medium, readers are kept up to speed with all the latest rapidly changing film and digital products, news and technologies.

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GOOD THINGS IN SMALL PACKAGES

SIGMA DC DN LENSES FOR THE CANON RF-S MOUNT

RETRO RESPECT

LEICA LAUNCHES ITS FASTEST SL MIRRORLESS CAMERA EVER

KAYELL APPOINTED AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR BRONCOLOR FLASH GEAR

OM SYSTEM UPDATES THREE OLYMPUS LENSES

PRO-B3 750 IS PROFOTO'S MORE ADVENTUROUS ON-LOCATION FLASH MONOBLOC

OM SYSTEM GOES FULL-ON RETRO WITH THE NEW OM-3

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

LIGHT WORK

IF LOOKS COULD THRILL • All the tastiest features of the OM-1 Mark II packed into a more compact body which is also more overtly classically styled. The new OM-3 is OM System’s boldest statement - post-Olympus – yet and, consequently, also its most desirable.

MAKING MOVIES

HERE'S ONE WE MADE EARLIER

VITAL STATISTICS • OM SYSTEM OM-3 $3,199 body only, recommended retail price

VIEW FINDERS • The 11th International Landscape Photographer Of The Year The many wonders of natural landscapes are dramatically captured in all their drama, glory and mystery in the winning pictures – along with the ‘Top 101’ finalists – in the 11th running of the world’s premier international competition for landscape photography.

HIDDEN TALENTS • Fujifilm has revived its compact X-M X mount line primarily to tap into the growing video content creator market, but as it turns out, the X-M5 is much more than a one-trick pony.

MAKING MOVIES

VITAL STATISTICS • FUJIFILM X-M5 $1449 body only, recommended retail price

BACK TO BASICS ALL ABOUT EXPOSURE CONTROL • Every few years we go back to… Back To Basics. Understanding the fundamental principles behind how your camera works is the key to achieving the results that you really want. This series drills down to the all key elements of cameras and lenses, and how you can make them work for you.

AE Bracketing

Reading The Exposure Histogram

GOING THE DISTANCE • X mount shooters now have a handy supertelephoto prime which, while effectively delivering 760mm, is still surprisingly easy to use hand-held.

VITAL STATISTICS • FUJINON XF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR $5399

THE MIRACLE (AND SCIENCE) OF MIRROR LENSES • This could get confusing… a mirror lens on a mirrorless camera? What is a mirror lens exactly? More importantly, why can they be very handy for long telephoto photography?

CANON AE-1 • These are the cameras that, in one way or another, had a significant influence on photographers and photography. Canon’s AE-1 brought camera automation to the masses and, in the process, built the brand.

RICOH GXR • Is it worth buying an older, used digital camera? It’s a question we get asked a lot by readers and we’ve always erred on the side of ‘no’, but there are exceptions and Ricoh’s unusual take on a mirrorless system from 2009 can still work today.

RICOH GXR + CAMERA UNITS

SIGMA SHOWCASE • Tell us how you did it! When you enter the Sigma Showcase, remember to explain any tips and techniques you used to achieve the result. Also, let us know the type of camera and lens. Enter by email (see next page).

2024 SIGMA SHOWCASE SIXTH ROUND WINNERS

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