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Fujifilm XF 100–400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens

Sitting at the pro end of the spectrum, the Fujinon XF100–400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR is another of the series designed as bespoke companions for the Fujifilm mirrorless X-series, a super telephoto zoom lens, hitting 35mm with a focal length equivalent of 152–609mm.

Fujifilm X-T100 with 15–45mm lens

If you know someone in the market for a solid step up into photography as both an artform and profession, you could no wrong by purchasing the X-T100, Fujifilm’s attractively priced digital all-rounder with huge imaginative possibilities.

Beautiful studio space available

Symmetry Studio has teamed up with D-Photo to offer readers a 50 per cent discount on bookings throughout November and December.

A weekend of photography workshops at Cable Bay

As if you need another excuse to visit Auckland’s Waiheke Island while the weather’s warm. Thomas and Peter Rees are kicking off their year of photography education and adventures with a weekend of workshops at Cable Bay Vineyard in March.

Win a copy of Minibeasts!

In D-Photo issue 87 we talk to Alan Henderson, insect fanatic and macro master. He gives us the low-down on shooting insects and talks about his new book, Minibeasts — and we now have a copy to give away!

Issue 87

John Miller has often been there when Kiwis have taken to the streets to effect change; in this issue, he takes us back to the ’70s to tell us the stories behind his images. Veteran nature photographer Rod Morris brings us face to face with some of the more interesting life forms residing in our seashores, renowned automotive photographer Stephan Romer changes tack and shifts his gaze to Aotearoa’s breathtaking landscapes, and we meet some promising young female talent who have taken part in a project to mark 125 years of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. The How To features in this issue include landscape photographer Chris Morton, who tells us how to approach finding a concept for a body of work with reference to his Great Barrier–based book; Esther Bunning shows us how to create lens effects on the cheap; and insect fanatic Alan Henderson explores the world on a scale we don’t normally see — and tells us how he does it. This issue comes with a bonus 2019 calendar.

Fujifilm X-E3

The XE-3 is a compact rangefinder-style mirrorless camera with excellent video recording potential, with naturally great high-resolution options, built-in film simulation modes, video output to external hard drive or monitor, and a microphone jack.

Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8

Building on Lens Baby’s bestselling Velvet 56, the manual-focus Velvet 85 allows photographers to experiment with differing apertures and is adept at creating lush glows with a bright setting, or film-like crispness with darker aperture settings.

Issue 86

This issue’s cover photographer is Nando Azevedo who photographs former refugees to help them overcome challenges and rebuild their pride. We learn from NZIPP Photographer of the Year Tony Carter what motivates him to propel his craft forward, Esther Bunning tells us how switching her focus to horses has helped to reinvigorate her photography, and artist Fiona Pardington interrogates the space between the living and the dead in her occult-informed new series. In our How To features, three noted photo-book authors explain how they sequence their photographs, Ian Rotherham talks us through how simple set-up changes can hugely influence the feeling of a portrait, and digital artist Gee Greenslade gives us some tips for bringing photos to life in Photoshop.

Help to pick our 2019 calendar and win!

We have five subscriptions to D-Photo to give away! All you need to do is pick the image you would most like to see in D-Photo’s 2019 calendar from the options below, and you’re in the draw to win.

High Performance Resin Cases

The 3500 is an injection-molded backpack of Batsuit specifications. Crushproof, air- and watertight, this is a camera case built for active professionals, and rugged tours of duty.

The new Canon EOS R system

Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera is one of the company’s biggest product launches in 10 years. Along with the cutting-edge EOS R camera body, the company are also releasing a range of high-performance lenses suited to the new RF mount. Canon are also introducing new EF-EOSR mount adapters, meaning that more than 70 EF and EF-S lenses are compatible with the new system.

Sigma DG Art Prime Lenses for Sony FE

This range of seven prime lenses for Sony E-mount cameras with full-frame image sensors is a welcome addition to Sigma’s Art line. Spanning ultra-wide angle to long telephoto, these lenses not only maintain the attributes that make the Art line so popular, but also offer improved functionality with a range of newly developed features.

I AM New Zealand

With its I Am New Zealand campaign, Nikon is inviting everyday New Zealanders to share their little corner of the country through photography. These images may give us a window into the landscape and culture, and, at their best, evoke the photographer’s connection with the place and what it means to them.