An Evening will be held 10^th August at the AFTRS theatrette - http://www.aftrs.edu.au/ - for the Sydney launch of a new Manfrotto product! And you are invited.

Arrival will be 6pm with information evening to kick off at 6.30pm and finish at 8.30pm. The evening will be hosted by John Barry Sales and will feature footage shots using the Canon range of DSLR cameras and also footage shot with their new XF 300 and XF 305 camera

Guest DOP will be Phil Balsdon whose details are at http://www.steadi-onfilms.com.au/film_video.html. He will be discussing his findings regards the new Manfrotto 504 head and also showing some footage shot with a range of the Canon DSLR cameras.

We have room for 110 people, so get your registration confirmed by calling either 0438 698 723 or 02 9355 2338. Alternatively, you can email your confirmation by clicking here - we'll need your name, address and telephone number as well as email address please.

By David Hague

David is the owner and publisher of AusCam Online. He has a background in media dating back to 1979 when he first got involved with photojournalism in motorsport, and went from there into technology via a 5 year stint with Tandy Computers. Following that, he ran a software distribution company on the Gold Coast and was one of the first to recognise the potential of Microsoft Windows.

Moving back to WA, David wrote scripts for Computer Television for video training for the just released Windows and Office 95 among others, and was then lured to Sydney to create web sites for the newly commercial Internet in 1995, building hundreds of sites under contract to OzEmail including Coates Hire, Hertz Queensland, John Williamson, the NSW Board of Studies and many, many more.

He went back into full time journalism as the Managing Editor for Channel 7's 'Gadget Guy', Peter Blasina's publications VideoCamera and Pixelmag, before starting Australasian Camcorder magazine when these publications were shelved. He lives at Sydney's Avalon Beaches nearly on the ocean front with dog Budweiser and in his spare time is a nut for motor sport, road safety, fishing, science fiction - especially Dr Who - and technology.

David can be contacted via david@auscamonline.com