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Visiting The Hoover Dam? Forget nifty-fifty, you need a thrifty twenty-sixty

Keith James — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Photographing the magnificent Hoover dam requires some wide-angle action. What better lens to take with you than the affordable Lumix 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom?

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Panasonic introduces firmware updates for Lumix cameras: S-series and G-series

Mike Evans — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:14:56 +0000

Lumix S and G cameras receive performance and operational improves in latest firmware update. Read more…

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Travelling Light On Safari with a Panasonic FZ1000: Photographing ‘The Big Five’

Wayne Gerlach — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:12:52 +0000

Photography on safari called for a lightweight camera with a great focal-length range. Enter the 10-year-old Lumix FZ1000 bridge camera.

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L-Mount News Update: It’s a great time to be an L-Mount shooter

Keith James — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

New lens and camera models are adding to the appeal of the L-Mount ecosystem. This update highlights some of the most significant developments in recent months.

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Panasonic: New Lumix S5D camera, 18-40mm tiny S zoom, white S9, and firmware updates

Jason Murray — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:00:52 +0000

Panasonic's range of full-frame L-Mount cameras and lenses goes from strength to strength, with the addition of the new S5D, 10-40mm compact zoom, and new colourway for the S9.

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Panasonic Lumix and Sigma L-Mount Prime Lenses: You can’t go wrong

Keith James — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:00:14 +0000

Lumix and Sigma L-Mount prime lenses offer superb optical performance in a cost-effective package. You can't really go wrong, whichever model you choose.

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Leica SL3 Reprise: How I changed my mind about the range-topping SL system

Mike Evans — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:23:06 +0000

Mike has had an ambivalent relationship with Leica’s SL range. But the arrival of the Leica SL3 has changed his perceptions for the better. This is one of the most interesting, and certainly the most unusual, professional-standard mirrorless cameras on the market…

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What cameras and lenses do we need to take great photos?

Jason Murray — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Here are some great examples of how the gear you already own, or less expensive camera gear you might be thinking of buying, can still deliver great photos.

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Classic Digital Cameras: Is the revival a passing phase?

Wayne Gerlach — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:18 +0000

Does the “classic digital” camera exist, or is the term an oxymoron? Many believe that a classic is, by definition, a film camera. But evidence now points to the opposite, and supports the case for the classic digital compact. After nearly three decades of digital photography, interest in older digitals —mostly compacts — is burgeoning. […]

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The need for speed — is it overrated in photography?

Jason Murray — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:00:59 +0000

We usually think of speed as a good thing. But in photography, sometimes the need for speed comes at a cost we don't want to pay.

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