Alan Small (Taree Camera House), sees a diminished future for both specialist retailers, their customers and their suppliers if the twin trends of meagre retail margins… Read more
Inside Imaging
Tamron’s big Canon cannon here in February
Maxwell International will release a Canon-mount version of the Tamron ‘ultra-telephoto’ 150-600mm zoom lens in February, with Sony and Nikon versions to come. Maxwell says… Read more
Short Exposures: January 10
Lexar increases CF speed, capacity…Australians spend $5 billion with overseas retailers…Canon 1D X firmware upgrade now available…New president for PMA… Lexar increases CF speed, capacity… Read more
Photo history now an e-book
The recently-released A History of Professional Photography in Australia, written by former photo magazine publisher and IDEA executive director Paul Curtis has now been released… Read more
Long zoom, fast 50mm prime from Sigma
Sigma has announced a lightweight version of its popular 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 zoom lens along with a new premium 50mm f1.4 prime lens. The 18-200mm F3.5-6.3… Read more
Panasonic refreshes ‘travel zoom’ range
Panasonic has announced two additions to its popular TZ-series ‘travel zoom’ camera range, the top-of-the-range Lumix TZ60, and the Lumix TZ55. The TZ60 (pictured right)… Read more
Fujifilm announces fast prime lens, new Finepix(es)
Fujifilm was another camera company which kicked off the year with a mass product launch at International CES in Las Vegas, at the pro end… Read more
New D3300, + truckload of Coolpix from Nikon
Nikon used the International CES show in Las Vegas as a platform to launch a truckload of new photo gear, including the entry-level D3300 DSLR,… Read more
Sony shows new interchangeable, actioncam, and 4K camcorder
Sony has announced a new mirrorless ‘NEX-like’ camera, the a5000, along with a new Cyber-shot, an upgraded actioncam and a compact 4K camcorder. Although Sony… Read more