By Yusuf Hashim   It’s the amazing Canon EF 8- 15 mm f/4L Zoom, the world’s first fish eye, constant aperture zoom lens. RRP is RM4488, but I believe street prices will probably be much lower when the lens becomes available in the market. I fooled around with this baby during the recent Canon 9/11 Photojournalist walkabout. I fell in love with it, twisted a few arms at Canon, and paid a premium to become one of the first to get this...

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Tamrac Evolution Messenger 2 Review – “Me and my camera bags, Sigh!” It has been 2 years since I last wrote the article, “Me and my Camera Bags”. Since then my wife has accumulated 2 new handbags. One for the New Year she said. That gives me a legitimate reason to look around for another camera bag. Over the past 2 years, things have changed since I started the PMPE program; I have gone for more than 12 photography trips of dedicated...

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I had the opportunity to take the latest Gitzo 1542T for my trekking cum photography trip to the Himalayan Range. It’s a 6days 5 nights trek around the Annapurna –Poon Hill trek to be precise. The letter “T” stands for “traveller”. I have earlier taken a Gitzo 1541T on a similar trip. The tripod was a joy to use and easy on the shoulders. Carrying an extra kg on a trekking trip especially for a 50+ year old man is a chore. The...

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Leica M 18mm f3.8 ASPH Super Elmar – A User’s Review This is the first time that Leica has launched a super wide angle lens of 18mm. In the past, the widest lens was a 21mm. For Leica Users, this is something to shout about. It is generally accepted that super wide and wide angle lenses on rangefinder bodies are sharper than similar lenses on DSLRs. Rangefinder lenses do not need to have a retro-focus design as there is no mirror box to...

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I have been following the development of cameras made by a relatively small but passionate camera manufacturer. Throughout their history of camera development, they have not been in the fore front of technology; however, they were good followers. They reward their customers, who have been their ardent fans, right from the days of the Pentax Spotmatic. When I was entering the photography hobby, not so long ago, my choices of the first camera...

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To most photographers, the word “Gitzo” is often associated with carbon fiber lightweight and sturdy premium tripod. Having to use a Slik DX330 tripod with its default Pan head as my first and only tripod, I never understood why people would swear over the Gitzo 1541T tripod for travel over the rest of the tripod till I was given a chance to try it out in the field. I was fortunate enough to try out this legendary lightweight tripod on my 5...

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