Reviews

30/10/2020 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

The Lure of Beautiful Bokeh – the Fujifilm Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 WR lens reviewed

Full disclosure: Thanks to Digidirect Cannington for the loan of the Fujifilm 50mm f/1.0 for the purposes of review. While I have been shooting with Fujifilm X cameras for a few years now, I am not affiliated with Fujifilm Australia. The fact that Fujifilm X users...

27/05/2020 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

Review: Fujifilm X-T4 – The Ultimate Fuji X Camera

Full disclosure: I've been shooting with the Fujifilm X cameras for a few years now, beginning with the X-T20 back in 2017, and then progressing to the X-T2 and X-T3. Thanks to Digidirect Cannington, I had the opportunity to use the Fujifilm X-T4 over a...

07/03/2020 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

Review: H&Y 100mm Filter Starter Kit

4 minute exposure, with three stacked H&Y filters (ND64, ND8 and Grad ND8). Fuji X-T3, 10-24mm f/4. Full disclosure: I was provided with a H&Y Filter Starter Kit to test and review, as I had been invited to be part of their affiliate sales programme. Because...

26/01/2020 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

Review: Crumpler’s The Flying Duck Camera Full Backpack

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22/12/2019 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

The Fujifilm X-Pro 3 – A camera for lovers of photography

I’ll come right out and say it: the Fujifilm X-Pro 3 is a camera for those who love the act of taking photographs. In this day and age where megapixels appear to count more than method, and where image quality seems more important than...

14/04/2019 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

Is the Fujifilm X-T100 the Perfect Beginner’s Travel Camera?

There's been a recent rise in the popularity of mirrorless cameras by photographers keen to take advantage of these cameras' smaller, more compact and lighter builds, especially for beginner photographers looking to avoid heavier, bulkier DSLRs. Up until recently, choices have been limited to the...

14/01/2019 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

The Medium Format X-Perience – the Fujifilm GFX-50R reviewed!

The entry of the Fujifilm GFX-50R into the photographic consumer market has irrevocably changed the face of digital medium format photography forever. The Fujifilm GFX-50R...

10/12/2018 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

The Nikon Z7 Reviewed

There's been quite a bit of fanfare announcing the release of Nikon's foray into mirrorless -- the Z series cameras, with their attendant Nikkor Z lenses. Does it live up to all the hype? Does it give you bang for your buck? Does it warrant...

23/10/2017 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

Review: Nikon’s new D850 DSLR

There's been a lot of fanfare surrounding the arrival of the new Nikon D850 -- Nikon's new "powerhouse" full frame DSLR. It boasts amazing image quality and performance and is heralded as the "upgrade" from the Nikon D810. There's been a lot of excitement surrounding...

15/12/2014 In Reviews, Venture Blog By sengmah

Sigma DP1 Quattro – Field test image

I've been field testing the Sigma DP1 Quattro thanks to a camera from Team Digital. Because of its wider angle lens, I've been trying out the DP1 Quattro as a potential landscape camera -- which means looking at how it performs in terms of colour,...