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1 month ago | 
capturemag.com.au | Mike O'Connor |Tim Levy
Sony has introduced the FX2 (model ILME-FX2), the latest addition to its Cinema Line of digital cameras. The camera is aimed at independent filmmakers, content creators, and small production teams, offering advanced features typically found in high-end cinema gear – without the bulk or cost of a full-size cinema camera.
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1 month ago | 
capturemag.com.au | Mike O'Connor |Tim Levy
Sony has introduced the FX2 (model ILME-FX2), the latest addition to its Cinema Line of digital cameras. The camera is aimed at independent filmmakers, content creators, and small production teams, offering advanced features typically found in high-end cinema gear—without the bulk or cost of a full-size cinema camera.
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1 month ago | 
capturemag.com.au | Mike O'Connor
By Mike O'Connor | 16 May 2025Panasonic has announced two new mirrorless full frame cameras, the $4,199 Lumix S1IIE and the $5,299 Lumix S1IIE. Panasonic has been busy releasing new cameras lately, and as a result the company's product line is getting pretty dense. It only recently released the S1R II (see our review here), and yet we now have two further S cameras, each serving different needs. The first is the S1IIE, which features a 24.2MP sensor.
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1 month ago | 
australianphotography.com | Mike O'Connor
By Mike O'Connor | 14 May 2025Last year, I reviewed EcoFlow’s River 2 power station—a compact and portable unit designed to power low-draw devices like laptops, smartphones, and other everyday electronics. It was easy to charge, versatile, and well-suited for a variety of use cases. I came away genuinely impressed. As someone who had done a fair bit of camping without a reliable power source, the River 2 quickly became an essential part of our family’s car camping setup.
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1 month ago | 
capturemag.com.au | Mike O'Connor
By Mike O'Connor | 2 May 2025A new exhibition that delves into Fairfax's archives to uncover defining moments from more than 50 years of Australian news history has opened at the National Library of Australia in Canberra.
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2 months ago | 
capturemag.com.au | Mike O'Connor |Tim Levy
By Mike O'Connor & Tim Levy | 23 April 2025Google has launched a free tool to help teach stage lighting. While Google calls their Learning Light an 'interactive studio', it will leave studio photographers feeling a bit disappointed as it is primarily suits stage lighting – as the light positions are fixed and you can't change the modifiers. Learning Light part of Google's newly released series of AI "experiments" focused on arts and culture.
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2 months ago | 
australianphotography.com | Mike O'Connor
By Mike O'Connor | 15 April 2025A new exhibition that delves into Fairfax's archives to uncover defining moments from more than 50 years of Australian news history has opened at the National Library of Australia in Canberra.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
capturemag.com.au | Mike O'Connor
By Mike O'Connor | 26 March 2025Sydney's Powerhouse has announced the recipients of two major photography commissions, the Powerhouse Photography Architectural Commission and the First Nations Right of Reply Photography Commission. Guwa-Koa, Gungarri, and Kuku Yalanji photographer Jo-Anne Driessens and Architecture photographer Tasha Tylee have each been awarded a $20,000 photography commission, which will see them collaborate with Powerhouse over the next 12 months to develop major new works.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
capturemag.com.au | Mike O'Connor
By Mike O'Connor | 6 March 2025Panasonic has announced the Lumix S1R II, built around a 44MP BSI CMOS sensor that can capture 40fps image capture and, for the first time in a Lumix camera, 8K video. The Panasonic S1R II is the first update to the company's original high-resolution L-mount camera, the Lumix S1R from 2019, and on paper at least, the newest edition is a fairly significant offering.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
capturemag.com.au | Mike O'Connor
By Mike O'Connor | 25 February 2025Sigma has unveiled the BF, a slick, compact 24.6-megapixel full-frame camera built for those who appreciate the 'essence' of photography. The new compact camera features just three buttons, a dial, and a shutter release – no fuss, no distractions.
