Innholdsfortegnelse for 16/10/2021 i Amateur Photographer

There is no finer time of the year for getting out into the British landscape than the next few weeks, but where to go? This week we ask some of our most accomplished photographers to list the best places in the UK to capture the colours of autumn. We also talk to the legend that is Art Wolfe about his latest epic project, which was shot entirely between the hours of dusk and dawn. The social history of Britain over the past 50 years has been recorded by many photographers, and widely featured in AP over the years, but few have focused on the West Indian immigrant community, which makes Charlie Phillips’s recently rediscovered archive all the more important. Charlie tells us his story this week. We also take a…

Each week we choose our favourite picture on Facebook, Instagram, Flickr or Twitter using #appicoftheweek. PermaJet proudly supports the online picture of the week winner, who will receive a top-quality print of their image on the finest PermaJet paper*. It is important to bring images to life outside the digital sphere, so we encourage everyone to get printing today! Visit www.permajet.com to learn more. Want to see your pictures here? Share them with our Flickr, Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook communities using the hashtag #appicoftheweek. Or email your best shot to us at ap.ed@kelsey.co.uk. See page 3 for how to find us.…

TAMRON has officially announced the new 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2, priced at £849, along with the 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD, priced at £1,599. Both lenses are now available for pre-order from retailers. The 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 is the update to the first 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD lens, and offers improved optics, faster autofocus, an updated design and support for USB customisation and updates. The lens uses a 67mm filter, and is designed for full-frame E-mount cameras. Key features include 17 elements in 15 groups, nine aperture blades with circular diaphragm, a 0.18m minimum focus and 0.37x maximum magnification. The 35-150mm F/2.0-2.8 Di III VXD is an all-new lens and the fastest E-mount zoom with a bright F2.0 aperture at 35mm. Designed for full-frame…

IRIX has released a 30mm f/1.4 prime lens for Nikon F, Canon EF and Pentax K mounts, based on its existing cine-camera optic. The photographic version of the lens has a different housing while retaining the optical properties of the cine model. These include three low dispersion glass elements, two high refractive index glass elements and one aspherical lens. It has 13 elements in 11 groups, and Irix claims that the 11-blade aperture with rounded edges ensures ‘pleasant and very vivid’ bokeh. The optic employs the same ‘Dragonfly’ external design as its 45mm f/1.4 and 150mm f/2.8 Macro stablemates. As such, it’s said to have a scratch-resistant finish complemented by an anti-slip focusing ring. Weather-sealed, it features a characteristic Irix focus-lock function. Pricing is to be confirmed.…

Ross Hoddinott Ross is one of the UK’s best-known professional landscape photographers, and the author of several best-selling landscape photography books, including The Art of Landscape Photography. He co-runs Dawn 2 Dusk Photography, which specialises in landscape photography workshops.Visit www.rosshoddinott.co.uk. Golitha Falls, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall Golitha Falls is a steep-sided wooded valley and a National Nature Reserve. It is located a short drive from the village of Minions with access to the reserve via minor roads from the A38, A30 and B3254. The car park is just north of Draynes Bridge and you can grab a drink or something to eat at nearby Inkie’s Smokehouse. Once parked, follow the path along the River Fowey and you will discover various viewpoints of the river as it flows and cascades through the…

The crops shown below are taken from the area outlined above in red You’ll find a range of ISO 200 to ISO 25,600 available, with an additional LOW ISO speed of ISO 100 available, albeit with a reduced dynamic range when using the lowest setting. Noise options let you choose between Off, Low, Standard, and High, with the default being Standard. When shooting JPEG images, the default settings give good results, with usable images up to ISO 3200 or ISO 6400, however, there is quite strong noise reduction which reduces fine detail. For those looking for a little more detail, then the Low option is a good setting to use, albeit with a slight increase is noise visible in JPEG images.…

Twenty years ago, the British camera making industry was still alive and well – albeit in rather a small way – and happening in Gloucestershire. The man behind it was Mike Rignall: owner, designer, engineer, camera maker, marketing executive and salesman for the Horsley Camera Works. In other words, he was a one man band, turning out cameras in his workshop one at a time. They were nothing like that era’s electronic marvels, but they worked and fulfilled beautifully the sometimes offbeat purposes for which they were made. Although Mike, now 88, no longer builds cameras, those he did make back then are still around and much sought after by enthusiast film photographers looking for new challenges. The first cameras Mike’s interest in photography began as a schoolboy when he…

Compact The NT-USB Mini measures just 141mm x 54.5mm x 89.3mm, making it very portable. Compatible Being Class Compliant it works with both Mac and Windows laptops as well as tablets and mobile devices. Robust Weighing 585g the NT-USB Mini is made from steel and reinforced nylon resin, with a solid magnetic mount. Customisable With the free Rode connect app you can fine tune the sound, connect multiple mics and much more. ● £89 ● www.rode.com PHOTOGRAPHERS are being re-branded as ‘content creators’. Most people coming into photography today no longer just take still photos. Many of us also shoot video, for which we might want to do a voice-over. Others might host or attend photography webinars. Some may even host their own photography podcast. This is nothing new. For…

AP picture of the week Welsh Renaissance by Ashley Gillam Rolleiflex SL35, Rollei Planar 1.8 50mm lens, Kodak Ektar 100, ISO 100 ‘I started getting into film photography during the first lockdown in 2020. I was always using my Nikon D3400 but I love the manual aspect of using a film SLR,’ says Ashley. ‘I’ve found I don’t take as many images as I would on digital. This appealed to me because I didn’t enjoy sorting through and editing lots of images afterwards. The feeling of also waiting for your film to be developed and seeing the final image is also exciting.’ Ashley adds, ‘I took this photograph in Portmeirion whilst on a camping trip around Wales. The village was designed and built in an Italian style. I like this…

18 October 1939 SIX WEEKS after Britain declared war on Hitler, AP published one of its most striking covers. Editor FJ Mortimer explained: ‘Many amateur photographers… appear to have gained the mistaken idea that since war was declared photography has been “banned” altogether. We would like to make it quite clear… that this is not the case. On the contrary, except in certain areas, where naval, military, air-force or other war activities are being carried on, there are not only just as many pictorial subjects available as ever, but the camera can be used for depicting them without restrictions, and this is in addition to the vast amount of photography that can be done at home.’ To encourage readers, AP launched a snappily titled photo competition, ‘How I carried on…

Your issue on Lenses reminded me of this poem I wrote and published in my collection The Book Club for Bitter Hearts. It’s strange the passions we develop in childhood that stay with us for the rest of our lives. Gordon Wright Lenses Grandad’s big magnifying glass,Helped his one eye to read the newspaper.It also helped me to examine spiders,Flowers, and hairs on the back of my hand.A lens from an old pair of specs,Bound for the dust bin,Became my own personal treasure.I carried it everywhere. A small Pathescope projector with one film, Was my heart’s desire and becameA reluctant Christmas present from my parents.‘Money down the drain,’ said my mother.The neighbours’ kids sat in awe,As I cranked the handleAnd we saw the monkey peeling the bananaOn the white bedsheet,…

1 Think out of the box ‘Most people, whether taking low-light shots or otherwise, are literally putting their tripods in the holes made by the previous person to shoot that place. Look for new ways and new angles to approach the subject.’ 2 Invest in the latest equipment ‘If it’s within your price range, the high ISO capability of the latest camera bodies, such as the Canon EOS R5, makes a big difference when shooting in low light, allowing you to capture subjects that were not previously possible.’ 3 Understand animal behaviour When photographing wildlife on the margins at dusk, it’s essential that you familiarise yourself with the behaviour of the subject that you want to go after. For example, you locate some predators by listening to the calls of…

AVAILABLE in silver and black, or silver and white, we found the white version not to our own personal tastes. Combined with the plastic build quality, the camera didn’t particularly live up to our expectations for an Olympus PEN E-P camera, with the older Olympus PEN F and Olympus PEN E-P5 both offering a much more solid and premium build quality. One of the nearest competitors to the E-P7 is the 26MP Fujifilm X-E4, available for £799 body only. This feels like a more premium model, with a built-in electronic viewfinder, a flush LCD screen on the back, as well as metal top and bottom plates. Not that the X-E4 is the perfect camera, lacking a rear control dial, and also lacking IBIS. But put the two cameras side by…

WHILE writing this article, I ‘spoke’ by email many times with Mike Rignall. When he mentioned his schoolboy camera-building project of 70 years ago, I naturally asked if he still had the camera, or at least a picture of it. Unfortunately both had been lost. I’m not sure if it was his or my idea to build a replica, but once the notion was mooted, there was no stopping him. It took two weeks, during which time I received daily updates. The result is the camera you see below, a faithful reproduction of his schoolboy endeavours. The only thing that defeated Mike during his memory-driven research, was making a self-capping shutter. But, as he pointed out, ‘Even Oskar Barnack didn’t manage that when he built the first Leica. If it…

Take a look at most photographic tutorials and they will explain that ‘aperture’ means the size of the hole through which the light enters. In the illustration on the right we see two apertures. The size of the hole is determined by an iris in the middle of the lens. On the right, the front of the lens is out of focus, for reasons that will be explained later. According to the definition above, the left aperture is clearly smaller than the right. However, the aperture setting is the same, at ‘F5.6’ according to the camera display. So which is correct? The answer is that the opening definition is correct, and the aperture on the left is smaller. To sort through this conundrum, we need to look at some history.…

During my long photographic career, I have often met amateurs who have had fascinating lives and interesting things to say, but most often this is rarely reflected in the photographs they make. Many will be members of camera clubs where the programme is dominated by competitions and the largely fictitious ‘rule book’ beloved of judges, mostly men who usually have no professional experience. These arbiters can talk the talk, but rarely can they walk the walk. Many members of clubs I have spoken to over the years hate them, but sadly the status quo mostly remains intact. But there are some mavericks, who rather than carping from the perimeter fence, get stuck into changing such myopic conservatism. One such maverick is Chris Hilton, who is based in Bridport, famed for…