Innholdsfortegnelse for 15-Sep-2018 i Amateur Photographer

You may have heard of ‘glamping’ but what about wild camping – and why would any self-respecting AP reader wish to suffer the indignities of midges, uncomfortable sleeping bags and tinned food, wolfed down over a camping stove? Simple. Staying over at a location can transform your landscape photography, ensuring you capture the scene at its best. You also feel part of a magnificent place, in a way you don’t at a B&B. Turn to page 12 for James Abbott’s full starter guide to wild camping. Other highlights of this varied issue include John Wade’s round-up of curious cameras on page 36, and a long-term field test of Canon’s exciting 85mm prime on page 43. Husband and wife photographer teams also share their experiences on page 18, adding a new…

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JUST AS we went to press with this issue, Canon revealed a brand-new full-frame mirrorless system. The 30.3MP EOS R features an SLR-like design, with a 3.69-million-dot EVF and fully articulated touchscreen. It's based around a brand-new RF mount with a 54mm internal diameter, 20mm flange distance and 12-pin data connection that Canon says allows faster focusing and increased flexibility in lens design. Headline specs include 8 frames-per-second (fps) shooting with focus fixed, or 5fps with AF tracking. No fewer than 5,655 focus points are selectable when using the touch-and-drag AF function, and Canon is claiming the ‘world's fastest AF' of as little as 0.05sec. 4K video recording is also on offer. Alongside the camera, Canon announced four matched lenses. The RF 24-105mm f/4L IS standard zoom and RF 35mm…

SONY has expanded its Cyber-shot range with the DSC-HX99 and DSC-HX95 travel compacts. Both cameras are based around an 18.2MP 1/2.3 type Exmor R CMOS sensor and Zeiss 24-720mm lens with 30x optical zoom, and can shoot continuously at up to 10fps with a buffer limit of up to 155 images. They also have Optical SteadyShot image stabilisation and Zoom Assist mode, which helps with shooting when zoomed right out. The major addition, however, is the ability to shoot in raw. The autofocus acquisition speed, meanwhile, goes as low as 0.09sec, and you also get full 4K video recording. The HX95 costs £430 and the HX99 costs £450 – the extra £20 on the HX99 gets you Touch Focus and Touch Shutter functionality, along with a customisable control ring. Both…

Wild camping is actually illegal in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with Dartmoor being an exception. You can camp with the permission of landowners, but this isn't always possible to obtain. In places like the Lake District and Snowdonia wild camping is often tolerated away from roads, buildings and enclosed farmland. As long as you respect the land and don't turn up to have a party, you'll generally have no problems. The key to success is to arrive early, pitch up just before sunset, and pack up early the next morning just before sunrise so you're ready to shoot as the light gets good. You should leave no trace of your camp. In Scotland, things are slightly different, and you can camp almost anywhere as a result of the Land…

It was earlier this year when you printed my letter asking what I could do with my redundant film-processing equipment, including enlarger and associated gear. It certainly raised some interest resulting in contact being made with some of your readers and an interesting dialogue too about their photographic interests and aspirations. In the process, I feel I gained friends whereby we could, if we wished in the future, contact each other about our favourite subject. For two of us - that is myself and my new friend Bill - it resulted in a meeting where I enjoyed his hospitality and gained a further insight into his interests, while he benefited with the delivery of all my equipment plus a couple of my cameras which also appealed to him. I am…

Rotolight AEOS This disc-like LED can be used in the studio or on location. It offers both powerful constant LED illumination and High Speed Sync flash, with an optional battery pack that offers five hours of use. Rotolight NEO 2 The NEO 2 is the most portable light in the Rotolight range. Like the AEOS, it also offers a combination of bright, constant LED illumination and High Speed Sync flash. AEOS softbox A must for product photography, a softbox diffuses and softens the light. It also lets us create clean, hard-edged reflections when shooting glass or metal. Reflector Useful for bouncing light back into shadows and to even out the contrast in still-life photos, a reflector is an inexpensive and invaluable piece of kit for all kinds of photography. Skyport…

THE SMALL village of Tyneham lies in a small wooded valley in the idyllic rolling countryside close to Dorset's world famous Jurassic Coast. The small collection of farm buildings, church, schoolhouse and tumbledown cottages have been trapped in a time warp thanks to the preparations for D-Day. In 1943 the residents were given just a few weeks to vacate their houses with a promise that they could return after the war. This never happened and it has remained a ruined ghost village ever since. The large barn has a colourful hay wagon and an ever-expanding collection of farm tools and props, great for detail shots. There is also a theatrical stage showing a view of the old manor house, a fun location for portraits. In the outbuildings there is large…

Some collectable cameras are still usable. Some usable cameras are eminently collectable. But sometimes you come across a camera that for shooting purposes is impractical, not to say downright useless, yet you find it strangely attractive. You know you'll never take pictures with it, yet you want it – if only to look at it, play with it and secretly fondle it. If you find yourself in this predicament, beware. You might be turning into a camera collector. If all this sounds alien to you, the best bet is to skip the next six pages. If, however, you feel a certain affinity with cameras that are oddly obscure or weirdly wonderful, then read on. 1862 Thompson’s Revolver Camera Designed in England and built in France to loosely resemble a revolver,…

AirHed Neo The name of the supplied ball head. It accepts any standard Arca Swiss-compatible release plate. Travel friendly The tripod legs are designed to counterfold around the column when not in use. Tightening tool A tool to tighten the Arca Swiss plate is included. It doubles up as a bottle opener. Detachable feet The rubber feet can be replaced with various foot accessories for different terrain. • £269 • www.3leggedthing.com For some time now, 3 Legged Thing has been using people's names to distinguish the different products in its line-up. At present its Punks range of tripods is made up of five models and the latest of these is Brian, which has been refined from the company's first ever tripod that shared the same name. This new version is…

Nikon D610, 20mm, 1/3sec at f/16, ISO 125 This colourful scene was uploaded to our Twitter page using the hashtag #appicoftheweek. It was taken by photographer Emily Endean. She tells us, ‘Living close to the border of Hampshire and Dorset, I am so incredibly lucky to have this on my doorstep. The colours in the New Forest are simply perfect at the moment and that combined with weather conditions like these, well, that's photography at its most satisfying for me. The gorgeous green ferns were catching my eye and I wanted to make it my focal point, surrounded by the equally stunning heather. Photographers flock to this area in the late summer and who can blame them? It's so beautiful.'…

TAMRON has updated its SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD lens, which came out in 2014. The new ultra-wideangle zoom, which targets landscape photographers who use DSLRs in particular, is made of 18 elements in 13 groups, and includes an eXpanded Glass Molded Aspherical (XGM) lens element and low dispersion elements to minimise distortion and aberration. A new Anti-reflection eXpand (AX) coating helps reduce flare and ghosting, and the front element has also been treated with a fluorine coating to resist dirt, dust and moisture. The moisture-resistant body has a minimum focusing distance of 0.28m, with a constant f/2.8 aperture across the zoom range. The SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (Model A041) will be available in Nikon mount on 21 September and Canon mount on 12 October. See…

ANOTHER SUMMER of love was just winding down when this issue of AP came out, but we weren't having any of that peace, free love and long hair malarkey, thank you very much. AP's cover featured no, not a young Ronald Reagan, but avuncular TV personality Leslie Crowther – he was very popular back then for hosting The Black and White Minstrel Show and other less controversial projects such as Crackerjack. Crowther's grinning boat race was on the cover to promote a feature on blow-ups. Other highlights of this issue included The Shadow of She – creative portraits using shadows, basically – and a rather Sid James-sounding piece called ‘Excuse Me Miss.' Politically correct? This issue wasn't. Meanwhile Neville Maude (who sounds very sensible) tested the Minolta AL-F, while Tugores…

An Instagram takeover – where a third party is invited to take charge of a company's Instagram account – comes with a certain amount of risk. The host wants the guest to post content that supports its brand values, while the guest wants to reach a wider audience, creating a lift in sales or general awareness of a product or project. Most of the time, this is a mutually beneficial exercise. However, as with all takeovers, hostilities can arise, and that's what happened on the World Press Photo (WPP) account in July this year. Award-winning freelance photographer Alessio Mamo was invited to take over the WPP feed, and he chose to showcase photographs from a series he completed in 2011 entitled ‘Dreaming Food'. The pictures were made in the states…

Travel tripod For landscape photography a tripod is essential, and the lighter the better – so choose a carbon fibre travel option. Backpacking tent A one- to two-person hiking tent will weigh between 1.5kg and 2.5kg, with the most expensive models being the most lightweight. Hiking backpack Use a hiking backpack with a capacity in the region of 60-75 litres so you can comfortably carry everything you need. Camera insert Use a camera insert such as the Tenba BYOB 10 which will keep your camera safe when carried in your main backpack.…

Plan your trip It goes without saying that planning your wild-camping trips will make them easier and more enjoyable. OS Maps and Google Maps are a great way to plan routes and find potential locations, and if you're using the OS Maps app you can download routes (GPX files) that other people have created and use these in conjunction with the GPS on your phone. Carrying enough food and water is essential, and there are lots of options available ranging from dehydrated meals that simply need water, to ready-cooked meals that can be eaten hot or cold. In the summer eating cold food is no problem, but in winter hot food and drink is a great way to warm yourself up. And most important, don't forget to tell someone where…

Born in New South Wales, Australia, in 1971, Trent Parke first picked up a camera – his mother’s Pentax Spotmatic – when he was 12 years old. It was also his mother who oversaw him as he made his first black & white prints in the family’s rudimentary darkroom (which doubled up as the laundry room). However, her influence came to a tragic end with her sudden death from an asthma attack to which Parke, who was aged 13 at the time, was the only witness. Although he admits to blanking out the experience, he continued to use the makeshift darkroom, making bits of money from photography on the side, while he pursued his first love of cricket. Photography, however, was taking over, and his growing fascination with it would…

Bernard Dawson, Holt, Norfolk Bernard has been an amateur photographer for over 50 years, having been started off by his father who was also a keen photographer. As a naturalist, his favourite subjects are macro shots of insects, but as this selection shows, he also has a penchant for abstract forms. Bernard loves that photography encourages him to visit interesting places, making him look more closely at the world around him. At the moment, Bernard is experimenting with in-camera multiple exposures and intentional camera movement (ICM). 1 Arterial Taken at a pond in Holt Lowes, Bernard liked the way the sunlight was highlighting distorted shapes in the water. Sony DSC-H1, fixed lens, 0.8sec at f/6.3, ISO 100 2 Odyssey The main challenge for this bubble image was keeping the camera…

When to go Autumn is the ideal time to visit as the colours, mist, frost and fog will all help make Tyneham a magical, ethereal place to shoot. Because of its location on military land, access to Tyneham is restricted. It is open to the public most weekends and the main holiday periods. Visit tynehamopc.org.uk/new/visiting-tyneham/opening-times There is no charge to enter but a suggested donation of £2 will help with the conservation work. This will probably be the best two pounds that you will spend on photography this year! Food and lodging Facilities are limited at Tyneham. There are lavatories next to the farmyard at the southern end of the car park. Ice cream vans and food vendors are not allowed on site but of course Tyneham is a great…

The smaller version of Brian is named Corey – Three Legged Thing’s entry-level travel tripod. It features many of the same technologies that are found on Brian, but instead of carbon fibre, it’s made from aircraft-grade magnesium alloy. It’s aimed at photographers who need their travel tripod to be as compact as possible and has the same arrangement of five leg sections and two column sections as Brian. Corey extends to a maximum working height of 1.5m, collapses down to a length of 34cm when folded and weighs 1.5kg. It includes the company’s AirHed Neo ballhead and costs £100 less than its big brother Brian.…

My camera collection is nothing if not eclectic. At the top of the range there are a handful of classics including a Leica IIIf, Contarex ‘Bullseye' and a Baby Rolleiflex, while at the other end sits a plethora of cheap and sometimes pretty awful cameras, accumulated over the years in jumble sales, charity shops and car boot sales. Most have just the one lens, but I have examples with two, three, four, eight, nine and even16. The Optomax110 Telephoto Camera has three lenses, though only one of these is the taking lens, the other two forming a pair of binoculars. As far as cameras go, this one definitely falls into the novelty or gimmick category. Neither the plastic lensed binoculars, nor the camera, which uses the sub-miniature 110 film, can…

What are pictures supposed to look like? In other words, how do our expectations affect our aesthetic judgement? Obviously they do: we’d all agree on that. It’s not always easy to define those expectations, though. A short excursion into art history may help. Chiaroscuro is the interplay of light and shadow. By definition it’s found in pretty much the whole of photography and painting. Normally it’s taken to apply to a more or less extreme form, with strongly lit shapes emerging from (and contrasted with) deep shadow: think of Caravaggio, de la Tour and Wright of Derby. At the dawn of photography, strong chiaroscuro was the norm, not least because extremely slow materials often led to underexposure and empty shadows. As time went on, more photographers began to explore a…

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Closing the sale Turn your old, unused gear into cash with Angela Nicholson’s top tips Bargain hunt A second-hand lens round-up; Audley Jarvis highlights their pros and cons Used & approved Michael Topham speaks to second-hand stockists about their interesting used kit…