Australian Camera — May-June 2017

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Nikon Keymission 170 – review starts on p

have to always rely on the automatic systems.
In this issue – and the next – we explain the
fundamentals of controlling exposure, starting
with apertures and shutter speeds.

18 ON TRIAL
NIKON KEYMISSION 360
AND 170 ACTIONCAMS
Nikon may be new to the video actioncam
business, but it’s got off to a flying start with
its first offerings, including the highly addictive
KM 360 which is a whole lot of fun to use.

36 ON TRIAL
FUJIFILM GFX 50S
We whetted your appetite with last issue’s
preview and now we’ve been able to have
some quality time with Fujifilm’s game-changing
mirrorless digital medium format camera.
The bottom line? You are really, really going
to want one.

54 ON TRIAL
TAMRON SP 70-200mm f2.
DI VC USD G2 ZOOM
The 70-200mm f2.8 zoom is a staple of the
enthusiast photographer’s lens inventory and
Tamron’s new G2 model has been redesigned
both inside and out to reset the bar in terms of
performance-versus-price.

ON TRIAL

6 WHAT’S NEW
Canon has got the mirrorless camera bug,
launching yet another new EOS M model
(but there’s two new D-SLRs as well);
Lexar gets to 512 GB with its new CFast
memory card, while Sony claims the speed
crown for its latest SD devices; Hasselblad
announces new lenses for the X1D. Fujifilm
unveils E-Mount cine lenses. and the World
Photography Organisation announces the
2017 Zeiss Photography Award winners.

17 TIPA AWARDS 2017
We’ll revisit this in detail next issue, but here’s
the breaking news of all the 2017 winners
announced by the Technical Image Press
Association, of which Camera magazine is
the proud and sole Australian member.

76 LIGHT WORK
Our Light Work articles are designed to help
you appreciate how professional photographers
approach assignments and the techniques they
use, including some helpful tricks of the trade.
This issue Tervern Dawes tackles the sand hills
and clay pan of Lake Everard in outback SA...

78 FUJIFILM SHOWCASE 2016
With just a couple of rounds to go in this
competition, Fujifilm has upped the ante by
offering an X-Pro2 with a 35mm f1.4 lens as
the grand prize... so get shooting to be in the
running. Entering the Fujifilm Showcase is easy


80 BUYER’S CHECKLIST
D-SLRS AND MIRRORLESS
In the market for a new interchangeable-lens
camera? Here’s where to start your shopping.

26 SPECIAL FEATURE: OVER
ANTARCTICA WITH SIGMA
It’s a tough job, but somebody had to do it.
Editor Paul Burrows was recently invited by the
Australian distributor of Sigma lenses – C.R.
Kennedy & Company – on a scenic flight over
Antarctica... and with a swag of new Sigma
lenses to play with. Yup, it doesn’t get much
better than this!

REGULARS

FEATURES

46 PHOTOGENIC PLACES
LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA
Heritage architect Lloyd Macomber takes us on
a tour of the many historic buildings which are
a striking feature of Tasmania’s second-largest
city. And you can do it all on foot too.

58 CLASSICS
THE MAGIC OF MAMIYA
With the Mamiya name seemingly fading from
view, it’s timely to look at the long and glorious
history of the marque. At the height of its
powers, Mamiya offered everything from 35mm
compacts to 6x7cm professional SLRs and
6x9cm press cameras.

68 DIGITAL DARKROOM
EXPAND TONAL RANGE
IN RAW
In his continuing series of Digital Darkroom
articles, digital imaging editing guru Jon Adams
explains how to capture the full brightness
range of a scene in multiple shots, and then
blend them together in Photoshop CC as an
HDR image.

72 BACK TO BASICS
EXPOSURE CONTROL
In response to requests from quite a few
readers, we’re revisiting some of the key
technical elements of photography so you don’t

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