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Digital or film? Digital AND film? CAMERA magazine's focus is to assist readers to choose and use the tools they need to create memorable images, and to enhance the skills that will make them better photographers. No matter what medium, readers are kept up to speed with all the latest rapidly changing film and digital products, news and technologies.

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PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

TWO WHITE EMUS • Regular reader – and Fujifilm Showcase entrant – John Walker tells the tale of how he got started as a serious photographer, largely by trial and error… and a little encouragement from a certain photography magazine you might know well.

FIRED UP

2021 SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS OPEN CATEGORY WINNERS AND FINALISTS • The world’s biggest photography awards again attracted a huge number of entries – from all over the world – to its four main competition sections. The winning images in each of the Open competition’s 10 categories are accompanied here by a selection of the finalists.

TOPPED UP • Nikon has listened to the feedback and so the Z 6II answers all the grumbles about the original camera and provides some extra goodies to make it even more competitive… and appealing.

BEAUTY AND BEAST • Leica pushes its SL full-frame mirrorless system even more into the mainstream with the multi-talented SL2-S, and there’s even affordability in this mix. Yes, really.

COLD SNAPS • Winter brings the opportunity to head to Australia’s snow country - or possibly even New Zealand - to take on the challenges of photography in the snow and ice, but both you and your camera gear need to be prepared for the conditions.

ON THE LEVEL • Unlike its name, Benro’s Tortoise tripod is actually quick to set up, but it’s also designed to optimise stability.

CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL • Macro photography opens up a whole new world of subject matter, and lucky owners of Canon RF mount mirrorless bodies can now get involved more affordably with a lens that suits plenty of other applications too.

QUALITY AND CONTROL • It’s been a while between drinks for a new A3+ format Epson photo printer, but the P706 looks to have been worth the wait as far as performance is concerned.

TAKING IT EASY • Kodak spent the best part of a century perfecting the snapshot camera and arguably achieved its goal with the 110 Pocket Instamatic format. It wasn’t such a big hit with enthusiast-level shooters, but the camera sold in huge numbers for the best part of two decades.

FUJIFILM SHOWCASE • 2021 FUJIF LM SHOWCASE THIRD ROUND WINNERS

DIGITAL SLR CAMERAS • BUYER’S CHECK LIST MAY/JUNE 2021