Latest articles by Paul Burrows
Australian Camera Magazine Imaging Awards 2025 winners announced
These are the cameras, lenses and printers from the last 12 months that impressed the most
Amazing close-up photo shows tiny warrior-like organism that fights climate change
feature A remarkable image of a coccolithophore is one of the 12 finalists in the 2024 Beaker Street Science Photography Prize
OM System M.Zuiko 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 IS review: an effective 300-1200mm sniper
REVIEW With Micro Four Thirds' 2x crop factor, the OM System M.Zuiko 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens becomes a 300-1200mm monster
Doing it by halves: the history of the half-frame camera
Feature Pentax and Kodak have re-popularized the half-frame film camera - but its history stretches back to the 1960s
Where are the basic entry-level cameras gone? The Praktica, Fujica and Canon AE-1 SLRs of my youth?
Opinion The lack of simple, cheap interchangeable lens cameras is not good for the lifeblood for photography as a hobby
The arrival of the Pentax 17 camera is the start of something big
Opinion Ricoh's decision to start making film cameras again is a major step in analog's revival
Photographing the art of suffering: the brutal beauty of road cycling
Books Belgian sports photographer Kristof Ramon (aks Kramon) has been photographing the pro peloton for over 14 years and is considered one of the world’s most influential cycling photographers
Post Olympus, I think the future is looking bright for OM System cameras
Opinion Buying into the OM System is not just brand choice, it’s also – potentially at least – a lifestyle choice
Hasselblad 500C/M and family: the medium format cameras that made it cool to be square
Classic camera Hasselblad’s modular, box-form 6x6cm SLR revolutionized medium roll-film photography, and the 500 series subsequently stayed in production for 56 years
This is the year we'll see a new, affordable interchangeable-lens film camera…
opinion … but will be from one of the big-name manufacturers or from a lesser-known Chinese brand?
Kodak Instamatic: a brief history of the best-selling camera that shot the swinging sixties
Classic cameras Introduced in 1963, over 70 million Kodak Instamatic cameras were sold by the start of the 1970s and became part of a great many people’s lives
Like it or not, DSLR users, your next camera will almost certainly be mirrorless
Buying advice With the development of new DSLRs now all but at an end, enthusiasts are being forced to go mirrorless. Here’s everything you need to know about making the big switchover.
Leica Digilux 3: a classic camera, but should you buy a used digital camera?
Review It’s a question I get asked a lot by readers and I’ve always erred on the side of ‘no’, but the chance to retest the Leica Digilux 3 from 2006 gave me the chance to gather more evidence
Colored cameras, what do I think? Make mine black with a splash of Sunshine Orange!
opinion DSLRs and mirrorless cameras usually come in either black or chrome... but that's not always the case
The Nikon Zf has given new life to a favorite lens I bought 30 years ago
opinion Paul Burrows talks about his recent enjoyment he has had from using lenses old and new
Epson's new 17-inch photo printer sings the blues
news A2-sized prints, big 200ml cartridges and a new violet ink are the key attractions of this new large-format printer
Fujifilm has always dared to be different – and particularly so with its medium format cameras
Fujifilm thinks out of the box with its cameras. They don't always sell well - but they then become sought-after classics
The Nikon Zf brings back memories of my love affair with the Nikon FM2… and I am being seduced once again
opinion The Editor of Australian Camera Magazine Paul Burrows reminises on classic cameras new and old
How The Beatles helped turn the Pentax Spotmatic into an iconic camera
The Pentax SLR had huge influence on a generation of photographers - including the Fab Four
Pentax is living proof that DSLRs are not dead and buried
Opinion Lots of photographers still stick to DSLRs, so there it is great to see Ricoh still giving us an alternative to mirrorless cameras
Watching Canon move to mirrorless has been messy, but it's now back firing again
Opinion Canon built its reputation with mass-market DSLRs – and it is finally getting its budget mirrorless strategy right, too
Zoom M3 MicTrak review
review Combining a shotgun microphone and a digital audio recorder, the Zoom M3 is an on-camera mic like no other
