Photography News Issue 37

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Editor’s letter Out of office

You don’t have to be a gear nut to enjoy photography. Indeed, you don’t even need to know what camera you’re using to take stunning pictures. The hardware is, after all, a means to an end. That said, there are many photographers (mostly men, I’d guess) who take great care choosing the kit to use and will happily spend weeks researching their prospective buys before doing the deed. I’ll happily own up to my penchant for kit and working in photography magazines has meant I’ve been able to sate my interest to an unhealthy degree. That includes visiting photographic exhibitions; I am penning these words while attending the world’s biggest, Photokina. It happens every two years in Cologne, Germany, and every companywith an interest in imaging has a stand, booth or trestle table – it’s Germany so even these are posh. My first Photokina was literally 30 years ago and I remember it as if it was yesterday – actually that’s a fib because the long evenings were very much a blur. But I do recall the hopping-from-foot-to-foot excitement at press events and handling the latest cameras or being given a new roll of film to test. The thing was, back then new products were launched at the show so you knew nothing until you got there. There was no internet so while you might have picked up some gossip, it’s not like now where rumour sites have pictures and specifications of forthcoming products way ahead of official launches. It’s only an inkling with no evidence to support it, but I reckon some of these ‘rumours’ are carefully controlled leaks.

Anyway, back to the present and this year’s show. Assuming you read PN from the front (not everyone does!) you will have seen some of the headline products from this Photokina. Some we knew about before flying out but there were a couple of really nice surprises. For Micro Four Thirds users the news of a Panasonic LumixGH5 and theOlympusOM-D E-M1 Mark II will be very welcome. The new Olympus flagship has amazing high speed shooting skills including 18fps Raw shooting with continuous AF and 60fps with exposure and focus locked. It feels really nice too. The highlight for me – and for most visitors I spoke to – was the announcement of a new medium-format system from Fujifilm. Indeed, at the press conference, there was much cheering and whoops of delight during the presentation.TheGFXsystemwillundoubtedly appeal to experiencedphotographers andwhile no final UK price was available (the systemwill not hit the shops until 2017) it was said that the price of the GFX 50S would be ‘well below US $10,000’ with a 63mm lens. How that translates to the UK when the system goes on sale we’ll have to wait and see but I can imagine that price appealing to many people. Anyway, enough of kit for now, it’s time to get out there and start shooting. See you next month.

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