Australian Photographers fight for freedom to take images in public places.

This weekend a rally was held and attended by photographers who are increasingly becoming marginalised by licenses, permits and silly laws that make going out and taking photos downright dangerous. You could end up in goal or with a criminal record. Organised by Ken Duncan in conjunction with Arts Freedom Australia the rally was a [...]

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Cosina joins Micro Four Thirds group

Seems Cosina are really becoming the movers and shakers to watch with this press release made on Friday. Announced jointly by Olympus Imaging Corporation (President Masaharu Okubo) and Panasonic Corporation in 2008, the Micro Four Thirds System standard has rapidly grown in popularity. Now, support for the standard is expanding with the decision of COSINA [...]

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New Micro Four thirds lens range from Voigtlander. Starting with the 25mm 0.95 Nokton

There is no stopping the team at Cosina. They have now turned their hand to producing a whole new range of lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras under the Voigtlander brand. These lenses are all manual focus with full electronic interfacing and metering, very fast and do not need an adapter of any type! Looks [...]

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P.Lynn Miller revists the Nokton 1.1 50mm Lens 1 year later…

And discovers it takes time to form a long term relationship… This is a story about a man, a lens, and photography that we can all learn something from. P.Lynn Miller writes: The announcement of the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.1 was one the most exciting moments in my photographic memory. I had been actively pursuing [...]

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Friday photo.

Macaque monkey near Angkor Wat temple Cambodia.  (Mainlinephoto collection 2009)

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New Voigtlander 75mm 1.8 M lens. The Heliar Classic.

Just announced from the factory! The team at Cosina have released a completely new fast 75mm M mount lens. The Heliar Classic looks like it will be a little winner. especially for those who own M8 cameras. Available mid Sept 2010 expected price of $795.00 AUD Specifications: Lens construction: 3 groups of 6 elements Aperture [...]

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Bessa III Images of Sicily by Carla Drago.

Film director and photographer Carla Drago is currently working on a project in Sicily. She has sent us this postcard. Carla Writes: Thought you might like seeing some of the photos I took as part of my project in Sicily earlier in the year. It’s taken a while for me to process, scan, post process, [...]

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Looking for film camera instruction manuals? Look no further.

Owner of the website orphan cameras Mike Butkus has produced over many years a labour of love. Here are the missing manuals for those who buy an old film camera. Over 2500 manuals are listed as pdf files. From old plate cameras through to even the current Cosina made Bessa range are available for download. [...]

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Friday Photo.

This weeks Friday photo comes from Mainline Customer Geoff Hopkinson. Hey Geoff,  all that is missing is one the half cases showcased below!

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When only the best will do. The most exclusive Leica M9 half case.

The craftspeople at Artisan & Artist are increasing turning to produce products that reflect times past. When goods were produced with care, manual labour,  natural materials and most importantly for the love of the craft. This half case for the Leica M9 is a product of that ethos. If you want to own one of [...]

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Images with the 58mm 1.4 Nokton and a Nikon D700.

Mainline customer and photographer Richard Kitts purchased one of the Voigtlander 58mm 1.4 SL II lenses for his Nikon D700. He is absolutely chuffed with the lens and the images it produces.  Enjoy these few samples Richard emailed me from Jakarta. The Koran Reader.   ( R.Kitts collection 2010) Jasmin. ( R.Kitts collection 2010) Street [...]

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New Artisan & Artist Catalogue…

The new Artisan & Artist catalogue has now arrived with the new range of 2010 products in it. This A4 production is a work of art in itself. Artisan & Artist  Camera products were recently refered to by Camera Magazine Editor Paul Burrows as been as close to Bespoke Camera bags and straps as possible. [...]

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