STACK #169 Nov 2018

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THE MEG

FUN FACTS

When Rainn Wilson told his son he was going to be in The Meg , the young man immediately retrieved his megalodon tooth, which had been gifted by his grandmother.

Jason Statham was a member of Britain's National Swimming Squad and competed for England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

No dogs were harmed during the

making of The Meg . Promise.

More than 2,000 extras were used for an epic sequence

One of the humpbacked whales is named "Gracie", just like the female humpback in Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home .

As a youngster, Ruby Rose eagerly studied and learned everything she could about megalodons.

filmed at Hainan Island in China.

The filmmakers spent a year developing the design of the meg.

M irrorless. You have probably heard the word but you might not know what it means. As the name suggests, a mirrorless camera is one that doesn’t require a reflex mirror (a Discover the advantages of a 'mirrorless' camera with this innovative model from Olympus. Words Tim Lambert Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk II

key component of DSLR cameras) – without the chunky mirror box, a mirrorless camera is smaller and lighter than its traditional counterpart while maintaining, if not exceeding the image quality of a like-for-like DSLR. Some brands are just entering into the mirrorless category, but others saw the need in the market and invested their efforts early – Olympus being one of the latter. Their early innovation evolved and resulted in the release of the Olympus E-M1 Mark II. For somebody switching from a DSLR to mirrorless, the E-M1 Mark II will feel familiar; it’s rugged (also splash, rust and freeze proof) but has a natural feel in the hand. One con that you will hear about mirrorless cameras is a poorer battery life than a DSLR, and while the E-M1 Mark II has been rated for 440 shots per battery, after taking it out for a night, the camera easily handled the 1000 RAW shots I

took in lowlight and rapid shoot. The shining features of the camera, though, come when you switch it to video mode – cinematic 4K at 4096 x 2160, 24P frame rate and 237 Mbps bit rate are industry leading numbers in this category. That, along with the camera’s 3-inch fully articulating touchscreen and its excellent inbuilt stabilisation, means you will be able to create cinema quality 4K content from the palm of your hand. No gimbals or tripods necessary – sounds like my backpack just got lighter too. There are numerous reasons we

picked the Olympus E-M1 Mark II as our office camera – and they’re all above. Now, the next time you log on to check out a STACK Session with your favourite Australian artists, you’ll know exactly what kind of gear is presenting it to you.

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