Real Life Review

Black faced cuckoo shrike

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10 May 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

A cuckoo shrike is neither a cuckoo, nor a shrike.

Black breasted buzzard in flight

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8 May 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

Basking in the autumn sunshine

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6 May 2023 at 8:00:50 pm AEST

Trying out a new lens and a new de-noiser

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25 April 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

A fairy wren out of mating plumage

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8 March 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

The view from above

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2 March 2023 at 8:00:22 pm AEDT

Hippos heading into the water

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28 February 2023 at 8:00:27 pm AEDT

Gorilla chat

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26 February 2023 at 8:00:14 pm AEDT

Black breasted buzzard takes a walk

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15 February 2023 at 8:00:36 pm AEDT

Gouldian finch

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14 February 2023 at 8:00:53 pm AEDT

Wedge tail eagle in flight

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13 February 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Nankeen kestrel in flight

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12 February 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Osprey in flight

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30 January 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Kangaroo goes "hmm"

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28 January 2023 at 8:00:56 pm AEDT

Focus on Flowers

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11 January 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Butterflies in focus

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5 January 2023 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

An ibis coming in to land

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2 January 2023 at 7:47:56 pm AEDT

Cats' eyes

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31 December 2022 at 8:00:03 pm AEDT

Real Life Review: Voigtländer 28 mm/1:2.0 Ultron Vintage Line VM

Chris Tham

28 April 2022 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 28mm f2 M-mount (VM) lens with the Leica M10. This is a refreshed design from the previous Ultron 28mm featuring better lens performance in a smaller and lighter body.

Real Life Review: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:1.5 Heliar Classic M-Mount

Chris Tham

26 April 2022 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f1.5 M-mount (VM) lens with the Leica M10. This is a unique lens featuring intentional chromatic and spherical aberrations wide open.

Real Life Review: Sony Alpha 1 camera

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30 March 2022 at 9:34:58 pm AEDT

The Sony Alpha 1 is the first in a new line of Sony cameras. After using this camera for a year, I'm ready to summarise my experiences with it.

Real Life Review: Voigtländer 17.5 mm/1:0.95 Heliar Nokton MFT

Chris Tham

10 June 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 50mm f3.5 M-mount (VM) lens with the Leica M10. This is a unique lens featuring a classic or vintage look but a modern lens design.

Sony Alpha 1 camera - after thirty two thousand frames

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23 May 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

The Sony Alpha 1 is the first in a new line of Sony cameras. This is my impressions of this new camera after 32 000 frames.

Real Life Review: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:2 APO-Lanthar lens

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12 April 2020 at 6:13:00 pm AEST

This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 50mm f2 lens with the Sony A7R IV. This lens is apochromatic and extremely sharp, making it very well suited to the A7R IV.

Real Life Review: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:3.5 Heliar Vintage M-Mount

Chris Tham

14 January 2020 at 9:12:49 am AEDT

This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 50mm f3.5 M-mount (VM) lens with the Leica M10. This is a unique lens featuring a classic or vintage look but a modern lens design.

Real Life Review: Voigtländer 40 mm/1:1.2 Nokton E-Mount

Chris Tham

8 January 2020 at 4:23:07 pm AEDT

This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 40mm f1.2 E-mount lens with the Sony A7r body. This is a really versatile lens capable of shooting a range of subjects and compositions ranging from close ups of flowers, art/sculpture, portraits/street shooting, to landscapes and architecture.

Real Life Review: Voigtländer 75 mm/1:1.5 Nokton VM

Chris Tham

26 August 2019 at 9:00:49 am AEST

This is a Real Life Review of the new Voigtländer 75mm f1.5 VM-mount lens with Leica M10 and Sony A7r bodies.

Real Life Review: Voigtländer 21 mm/1:1.4 Nokton E-mount lens

Chris Tham

29 July 2019 at 9:00:59 am AEST

This is a Real Life Review of the new Voigtländer 21mm f1.4 E-mount lens with a Sony A9 body, taken on a photowalk around Sydney's Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, the Star, and along several stations on the new Sydney Metro line.