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oops – the new Olympus OMD E-M1 high end Micro Four Thirds camera has been leaked 19 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
Check out the video link from 43rumors.com and you will see the E-M1 in action. Full WiFi connectivity so you can see the Live View image on your smartphone or tablet and use it like the rear LCD scre...
Melbourne’s Peninsula Hot Springs outdoor thermal baths on one of the coldest days of the year 9 Aug 2013 | 12:34 pm
I have lived in Melbourne, Australia all of my life, and until today I had never had the pleasure of making a trip down to the Peninsula Hot Springs geothermal baths on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsul...
Panasonic announces their GX7 Micro Four Thirds camera – my thoughts 1 Aug 2013 | 05:21 pm
As an owner of the wonderful Olympus OM-D E-M5, the Panasonic GF-1 and a previous owner of a Panasonic GH-1, and I am actually quite excited with this new Micro Four Thirds camera from Panasonic. It i...
Melbourne’s annual Open House weekend – Victoria’s State Library 30 Jul 2013 | 05:57 pm
I went into the city to photograph Melbourne’s very popular annual weekend – Open House Melbourne – where major buildings in Melbourne are open to the public and their cameras – a great time for photo...
Melbourne street protesters marching against PM Rudd’s new asylum seeker policy 29 Jul 2013 | 10:19 am
The recently re-instated Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd has introduced a new policy on the off-shore processing of asylum seekers coming to Australia in the run up to what appears to be a hot...
Broome, Western Australia – a starting place to discover the history of the world 26 Jul 2013 | 03:37 pm
I recently posted a quick blog on my recent very brief trip to Broome, on the far north-west coast line of Western Australia. Broome is famous for its pearling industry and its tourist resort at Cable...
The new Canon EOS 70D dSLR and ramifications of its new sensor technology for the future of camera development 2 Jul 2013 | 06:49 pm
Those who read this blog will know I am a big fan of mirrorless cameras and believe that they will be the future for most photographers. Mirrorless cameras such as Micro Four Thirds have several impor...
Balmy Winter sunset BBQs and camel rides on the beach in Broome, WA 18 Jun 2013 | 12:14 pm
Winter in Melbourne, Australia is a cool affair with maximum temperatures around 12-14deg C, lovely for bushwalking but hardly warming for the sole needing a bit of Winter UV light and warmth. Time to...
Olympus announces a couple of very cool PEN Micro Four Third cameras – the E-PL5 and E-P5 13 May 2013 | 08:47 pm
The Micro Four Thirds juggernaut continues along with Olympus bringing the fantastic image quality and many of the features of the extremely popular Olympus E-M5 to the more compact PEN series. With t...
Comet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS with Olympus E-M5 and 75mm f/1.8 lens – time to get your camera out on the 12th March for crescent moon and comet image! 11 Mar 2013 | 07:30 am
2013 is shaping up as a great year for astrophotographers with a few comets around to have fun with although none as aesthetically beautiful as the awesome Comet McNaught of 2007. I recently posted an...
