Photo Review

The annual BirdLife Australia Photography Awards are on again this year with entries opening on 28 May and closing on Monday 2 August.

Leica Camera expands its Leica SL lens portfolio with the addition of the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24–70 f/2.8 ASPH. Zoom lens, which will be offered alone and with the SL2 and SL2-S cameras.

Sony has quietly shifted from DSLR to mirrorless cameras with the discontinuation of its last remaining DSLR, the A99 Mark II.

A relatively minor update to Canon’s top-selling APS-C mirrorless camera with improved focusing, a larger buffer memory and a few new features.

The fourth model in Fujifilm’s popular X-E series of rangefinder cameras is the first with the 26-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and quad-core processor.

A professional on-camera flashgun with weather-resistant sealing and the highest continuous firing performance in Canon’s Speedlite range.

Important facts you need to know about your camera’s batteries.

Shots of scenery play an important role in your travel ‘story’.

Cropping images in post-production can give you another chance to re-frame your shots more creatively.

By Marlon Porter. Sunwapta falls in Jasper, Alberta Canada after a heavy snowfall.

By Ron Johnson. Handheld, off camera, no stacking, minor sharpening.

By Trace O’Rourke. During a trip to Tokyo I spent an hour on the train platform watching the trains and people.