Camera

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.

Camera

EDITOR’S NOTES

THIRD TIME’S A CHARM • The entry-level X mount mirrorless body steps up to the current-generation processor for more speed and important boosts to its autofocusing performance and video capabilities.

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A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY • The updates are small, but all significant enough to make the Mark II OM-5 a much more attractive proposition, especially given its compactness and affordability. And there’s a smart new ‘outdoorsy’ colour option too.

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SOUND MOVES • Portable audio recording specialist Zoom has packed all its expertise and the latest digital audio technologies into the much-updated version of its popular H5 Studio modular field recorder.

HASSELBLAD XPAN • These are the cameras that, in one way or another, had a significant influence on photographers and photography. The XPan didn’t change the world, but it changed the way we saw the world and is still a highly sought-after cult camera to this day.

VIEWING PLEASURE • It’s happened. There’s a Leica M camera without the M bit. The traditional messsucher has given way to an electronic viewfinder. The rest of the M EV1 is still a classic Leica M so how do the old and the new get along?

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LOOKING ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE • The cool Swede is now a lot cooler… and way hotter too, as Hasselblad really starts to properly realise the potential of its mirrorless medium format platform.

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GOING THE LONGER DISTANCE • I’ll see your 100-400mm telezoom and raise you a 100-500mm that’s pretty much the same size and weight. Panasonic goes longer with its L mount offering in a popular telephoto focal range.

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OLYMPUS OM-1 • These are the cameras that, in one way or another, had a significant influence on photographers and photography. Before electronics made down-sizing much easier, Olympus completely redesigned the 35mm SLR to create the small camera that was the start of something big.

NOW WITH EXTRA FIZZ • A new sensor and a faster processor give the next-gen Nikon Z5 a big performance boost for both photography and video… and make the Mark II model fabulous value for money in the full frame mirrorless class.

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SMALL FORTUNES • It all started a little over 30 year ago with a 35mm compact, but the cult status of Ricoh’s ultra-slim compact cameras has really grown in the digital era, especially with the current ‘APS-C’ format GR series. It’s going to continue with the GR IV which boasts a myriad of updates and upgrades to make it the most desirable model so far.

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GREAT (FOR THE) OUTDOORS • The equivalent of a 100-400mm focal range with a constant aperture of f/2.8, image stabilisation, useful close-up focusing and a pro-grade construction both inside and out. OM System’s 50-200mm telezoom is another convincing argument for the M43 sensor size, balancing easy handling with a big performance.

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THE ONE THAT YOU’LL WANT • Panasonic serves up another powerful Lumix S hybrid full frame flagship, but now it’s speed that’s the selling point to underpin extensive feature sets for both photography and video-making.

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NO NEED FOR SPEED? TRY THE LUMIX S1 IIE

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CANON F-1 AND NEW F-1 • These are...