Is Nikon finally catching up? Digital Rangefinder maybe?

Nikon while holding it’s own in the DSLR marketplace has always lagged behind most other manufactuers in the compact camera side of things. Now we find this appears on the web a Nikon design countdown to what? A mirrorless compact system? or much better a Digital Rangefinder system? Not long now… place your bets. Click [...]

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Well Fuji seems to have a supply of Rabbits… New X10 announced!

Looks like the team at Fuji is on a roll. The X10 seems a logical next step on the success of the x100. Here are some images of the X10 and a link to the website for the specs. Ok now to start figuring what to pimp the X10 out with, hmmm all black I [...]

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New product the Schneider landscape control kit.

Mainlinephoto is pleased to offer the Schneider Optics Landscape Control Kit. Designed with the demanding needs of nature and landscape photographers in mind, the new Schneider Landscape Control Kit offers one 4×5.65 ND.6 (2 Stop) Vertical Soft Edge Graduated filter made from water-white Schott glass for unsurpassed image quality. This is the ultimate accessory for [...]

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The Kitchen God. Street Photography at it’s best.

Traveling gives you the opportunity to take photos that you just do not get at home. This shot was taken on the day that Vietnamese celebrate the Kitchen God. Offering to the Kitchen God. ( 2011 Mainlinephoto collection) Great stuff I cannot imagine being allowed to do this at home!

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Improve your Photography. Learn about yourself.

If you are going to pay to learn about something there is one key factor that will make the difference between just completing  a course or actually achieving a transformation. The quality of the teacher.  Lenard Metcalf is a teacher and trainer of the highest calibre and also a very accomplished photographer. Len’s runs Len’s [...]

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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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Homemade lenses lots and lots of fun….

Always a fan of the DIY photography website… and this is really cool. Make your own lenses or adapt others the list of ideas is endless. Digital cameras with interchangable lenses make this easy to do and fun. This is the simplest of lenses an element stuck on the bayonet mount. Yet with a simple [...]

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The Panosaurus Panoramic tripod head… is coming to Australia!

Here at Mainlinephoto we are always on the search for new and unique products to add to our quality range of accessories. After the incredible success of our last product the Sun Sniper sling camera strap we thought nothing could surpass it in demand. Well… We now present the Panosaurus Tripod head. No need for [...]

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Interested in HDR photography then go no further Stuck in Customs has all the answers!

Whether you love it or hate it HDR is here to stay and the master of it is Trey Ratcliff who runs the website “Stuck in Customs” he is kind of like a gentleman traveller who is smart, funny and most of all producing a unique art form known as HDR photography. I really like [...]

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How to build a PC for best imaging and Photoshop performance.

These days with a little bit of effort designing and building your own PC can reap many benefits than just buying off the shelf. This post comes to us from Mainline Customer and Digital guru Jeremy Dadller of Image Science in Melbourne. The heart of the system is the Intel i7 chip. Jeremy writes: The [...]

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New goodies! The Sun Sniper camera strap…

Introducing the SUN SNIPER CAMERA sling! A new way of carrying your DSLR! or even works great with a compact digi cam. The camera strap has evolved…. A simple idea based on the 1885 US calvary strap! The SUN-SNIPER-STRAP, made by SUN-SNIPER GmbH, is the new generation of quick, pliant and ultra convenient camera straps [...]

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B+W 77mm 110 filters one of our bestsellers! Why you need a 10 stop ND.

At the time of writing this post we have more of these very popular 10 stop ND filters back in in most sizes. The factory had its production schedules left in tatters trying  to keep up with demand. All because folks posted images using them on the net and then everyone wanted one! Wondering why? [...]

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Leica pulls a rabbit out of their hat. Will the M9 become the digital equal of the M6.

Well then…. Leica get’s it right with the M9… kind of reminds me of the M5 and then Leica got it right with the highly successful M6 which sold virtually unchanged for 24 years! Now that’s what I call a product life cycle. This camera will be a winner on all front’s for them. Full [...]

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Looks like with the G11 Canon has got it right! New G11 due in September.

Finally… after straying from the path over to the darkside with the G series 7,9 and 10 models… (which were all great cameras in their own right but each of them missed hitting the bullseye) but it now looks like Canon have listened and learn’t from the past and the new G11 is set to [...]

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So the Olympus Pen EP-1 has some competition from Panasonic. Pre release leak confirms GF1

Well well… I knew that the little Digtial Pen EP1 would spark at least a few clones. Having had one on loan for a couple of weeks now I straight away saw the potential this type of camera has. I also thought that other smart manufacturers must be ready to jump on the bandwagon… These [...]

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Leica M9 rumors… we have it on very good authority that…

It seems that the M9 is due to become a reality sooner than we think! As an interesting thing happened today… we had a visit from the manager of one of Australia’s biggest Leica dealers who stated the following! ( disclaimer we are not a Leica reseller): That Leica distributors worldwide are accepting orders for [...]

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New B+W filter guide for digital photography.

Attention all photographers!!! There is so much mis- information on using filters on the internet. Don’t get caught out… why waste your time and money on what some 16 year old has posted on a forum, get the good oil from the best filter manufacturer on the planet B+W. The folks at B+W have produced [...]

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Tim Isaac goes design crazy! His new soft releases are the best yet!

Are strange things going on in Tim’s mind? Has he been imbiding in Absinthe? Watching too much Roadrunner on cable? Who knows but we couldn’t wait to see and try his latest soft release range. I mean with names like beep, bop and bip… who wouldn’t. Well folks here is my review after using all [...]

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How to clean a lens or filter. The safe and stress free way!

These days there is just too much information out there on the net… some of it good and some bad. I did a search before writing this post on lens cleaning and came up with all kinds of stuff. So I contacted our friends at Schneider optics for their take and Hans our Zeiss trained [...]

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Do I need a slim filter for my wide angle DSLR lens?

We get asked this question everyday. Generally if your lens is 20mm or wider on a full size chip DSLR then yes a slim filter will be needed to avoid vignetting. On 1.25-1.3 crop factor cameras a slim filter is usually not needed until we get to around the 10-12mm mark. But this can vary [...]

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