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It’s been a while between blog posts here, i’ve been really busy preparing for the upcoming Kimberley trip (for the 7 day photographic tour of the Kimberley and the 7day photographic tour of the Bungle Bungles) and renovating the house, and getting married…
you get the idea.

I got a little time this week to sit and play with some images, and since i’m leaving for the Kimberley in less than 2 weeks i thought i’d put up a new Kimberley image… new because i’ve never showed it before, but i actually shot it last time i was up in the Kimberley,  last year.

Tidal River and mud flats

I shot this image out of the window of a plane on the way back from the Mitchell Plateau headed to Broome.  I don’t know the name of the river, but i figure thats not important anyway.  I have many images from that trip last year that have never been seen.  I hope to remedy that in the near future, plus there will be all the new images from this next trip.  I can’t wait!

This was shot on the lovely Fuji GX617 (thats for sale by the way) with the Fujinon 90mm f5.6 lens, on Fuji Velvia 100 of course.  The 90mm lens is the 35mm equivalent to about a 24mm lens.

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Another shot from the Margaret River region of the rarely sighted and almost legendary Blackwood River Nymph.  This was shot a few seconds after the previous image Read the rest of this entry »

Fuji GX617 Panoramic Camera

The time has come for me to sell the faithful Fuji GX617 Professional Panoramic camera kit.  It is one of the best cameras i’ve used and i can’t say a bad thing about it… well that would be stupid, as i’m trying to sell it!

Fuji GX617 Complete Kit

• Fuji GX617 body, with 2 Fujinon lenses.

• The Fujinon 90mm f5.6 lens.

• The Fujinon 180mm f6.7 lens with UV filter.

• Centre Graduated Neutral density filter for 90mm (original Fuji).

• Dedicated removable viewfinders.

• Lens sun shades for each lens.

Fugi GX617 & Ground Glass

• Ground glass attachment for through the lens viewing (original Fuji).

• B&W Extra wide stepped Circular Polariser (fits both lenses).

• Original Fuji GX617 bag.

The Complete kit is in perfect condition with no dents or damage, all lens glass is pristine.

The Fuji has been sold

So why am i selling it?  Have i bought a Phase One, a Hasselblad H4?  No, i’ve bought a Linhof Technorama 617…  The same thing, but different.

Fuji GX617 Panoramic camera top view

I’ve used the Linhof Technorama before and  they certainly produce lovely images, but no better than the Fuji GX617, and the Fuji is a much much nicer camera to use… Much much nicer!  The Linhof Technorama is a primitive bit of agricultural machinery compared to the Fuji GX617, it’s clunky, heavy and clumsy, built like a piece of farm machinery really. Whereas the Fuji is ergonomically designed to fit well in your hand and it functions like a large SLR, complete with film wind-on lever.  You can read a review of the Fuji GX617 here.

So why would i sell the lovely to use Fuji GX617 if it creates images of the same  quality as the Linhof Technorama?  I want a 72mm lens (about the 35mm equivalent of a 17mm lens), and while they are available for the Fuji GX617, they as rare as rocking horse poo.  So I want a wider angle lens and the easiest way is to buy a different camera system.

*All images used here were shot by Bob Halligan and are used with his permission

Hasselblad Vs Phase One.

The Fuji GX617 was sold long ago, but you may be interested to read about my experiences with the Hasselblad H4D-60 and why I chose it over the Phase One DF+… READ MORE>>

We had an awesome sunset sky in Fremantle a couple of weeks back, i just thought i would share it with you.

Big Sky at South Beach Fremantle. Click on the image for a better view.

Normally a lovely sky makes a great backdrop to an image, helping to create the mood and adding Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been wanting to put this image up for a few months now, but there was a little reticence on the part of the model, the Blackwood River Nymph.  It’s a landscape image with a difference for me, it has a person in it Read the rest of this entry »