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Reader Portfolio
Reader Portfolio winners receive a one-year subscription to a Gold Portfolio Series website worth £300. UK domain name included. Amazing Internet designs, builds and hosts amazing websites for creative people and companies. It has specialised in crea
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Sony Awards Professional Shortlist
THE WORLD Photography Organisation has announced the finalists and shortlist of the Professional competition in the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. The Professional category set a new record for entries this year, with diverse subjects ranging fr
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DxO PureRAW 4 Is Here
VERSION 4 of DxO PureRAW has been released, featuring DeepPrime XD2, an updated, AI-driven version of its already well-regarded denoising and demosaicing tool. In essence, DxO PureRAW takes raws from your camera and converts them to DNG format for us
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New Film Pentax - Straight Up
PENTAX’s long-awaited new film camera will be a half-frame device, Pentax designer TKO (Takeo Suzuki) revealed in a recent YouTube video. TKO cited smartphones and social media as the rationale, with many social media users now preferring to shoot an
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Email ap.ed@kelsey.co.uk Editorial Group Editor Nigel AthertonDeputy Editor Geoff HarrisTechnical Editor Andy WestlakeFeatures Editor Amy DaviesActing Features Editor Ailsa McWhinnieActing Features Editor David ClarkTechnique Editor Hollie Latham H
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Leica: ‘Our Products Are Not Cheap, But They Keep Their Value’
Prior to the Leica SL3’s launch, I sat down with Stefan Daniel, Vice President, Photo and Technology, at Leica, to talk about the camera and how it fits in with the firm’s Q full-frame compact and M rangefinder lines. First, he explained why Leica ha
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It's Good To Share
Nikon Z 7II, Nikkor Z 24-120mm S f/4, 1/1000sec at f/4, ISO 200 ‘The Peak District is usually my proving ground for photography but when I heard a flock of ducks had taken to a couple of water tanks outside Sheffield City Hall I just had to investiga
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Vivo V30 Pro announced
VIVO has announced the Vivo V30 Pro, the first V-series smartphone to feature three cameras co-engineered with Zeiss. These include a 50MP VCS True Colour main camera with a 1/1.49in sensor supported by optical image stabilisation (OIS), a 50MP ‘Prof
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Xiaomi’s New Duo
XIAOMI has announced its two new handsets, the flagship Xiaomi 14 Ultra and the more mainstream Xiaomi 14, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra has an impressive specification sheet, including a Leica Summilux-branded
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Leica SL3
It can be easy to forget that Leica was one of the earliest proponents of full-frame mirrorless, with its original SL appearing back in 2015. This was a camera built for professionals, with robust build and streamlined operation, supported by superb
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Emerging Photographer Runner-Up Edward Matthews
IN ASSOCIATION WITH What inspired you to shoot this project? In 2022, like many others, I found myself witnessing the full-scale invasion of Ukraine unfolding in real time on social media and in the news. At that time, I was working as a nightclub
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OM System OM-1 Mark II
£2,199 body only ● 20MP Four Thirds Stacked BSI sensor● Up to 120fps continuous shooting● ISO 80-102,400 (extended)● 1,053-point AI detect Quad Pixel AF● 5.76m-dot, 0.83x electronic viewfinder● 3-in, 1.6m-dot vari-angle touchscreen● 5-axis in-body im
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Amateur Photographer AWARDS 2024
As a weekly magazine we test more photo gear than any other UK publication and our tests are respected around the world for their depth, authority and independence. Consequently the AP Awards, which have been an annual highlight in the calendar for o
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Dynamic Range
I am slowly getting to know the new OM-1 Mark II and a few weeks in, its speed and agility are serving me well. The physical changes are small but game-changing – rubberising the dials makes them much easier to change when out shooting, even with glo
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This Issue’s Contributors
Technical Editor Chief reviewer Andy reveals the AP Awards photo kit of the year and writes the First Look Deputy Editor Geoff interviews acclaimed pro Jill Furmanovsky about her long career in music photography Technique Editor Hollie shares tips fo
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Inbox
I loved your Nikon Zf experience in Shanghai (AP 27 February). It was like reading a wonderful bedtime story for Nikon aficionados, about a magical dream machine for the good guys. Isn’t she a beauty just to look at? I instantly fell in love with the
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Dream Time
Portraits to Dream In, a major exhibition featuring the work of Victorian master Julia Margaret Cameron and the 20th century photographer, Francesca Woodman (1958-1981), is taking place at the National Portrait Gallery from 21 March to 16 June. Featu
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Emerging Photographer Runner-Up Will Palmer
IN ASSOCIATION WITH When did you start taking photographs and when did you realise that it was something you wanted to take seriously? I picked up my first camera in 2014 at school, capturing my friends cycling or playing field hockey for Scarboro
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Make 2024 A Vintage Year
PHOTOGRAPHICA 2024, one of the biggest events of the year for vintage cameras and lens enthusiasts or curious potential shoppers, is taking place on Sunday 19 May at a new venue – The Royal National Hotel, London WC1H 0DG. The show is open from 10-4p
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LEGO Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera
If you’re anything like many of the photographers that I know, you’ll have plenty of cameras that sit on a shelf purely for aesthetic purposes and that never actually get used for anything. Lots of people these days – rightly or wrongly – have old fi
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Final Analysis
Your mother may have told you that first impressions last, and then explained how to make that impression a good one. Brushing hair was probably involved, as might have been clean shoes and nails, smelling as though you’d washed recently and sporting
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Tony Kemplen on the … Voigtlander Vitoret EL
Unlike some of the film formats introduced in the second half of the last century, 110 cartridges are still made today, fuelled largely by the needs of Lomography crowd. First launched 52 years ago, in terms of longevity 110 beats its rivals by a com
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Half A Century Of Hits
Imagine you are 19 in 1974, still a relative newcomer to gig photography, and you get asked to cover a major tour by a much talked-about British band. Scary, right, particularly as there were no digital cameras back then, or even autofocus. Oh, and t
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Buying Guide
Cameras come in three types: DSLRs with optical viewfinders, mirrorless models with electronic viewing, and compact cameras with non-interchangeable lenses ALMOST all serious photographers prefer to use cameras with interchangeable lenses, as this g
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Welcome
Every year we name our favourite products at the annual Amateur Photographer Awards, the most prestigious event in the UK photo trade calendar. This issue we reveal 2023’s finest products. Find out which cameras, lenses and accessories we liked best,
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New Sony E-mount Standard Zoom
SONY has revealed the FE 24-50mm F2.8 G, a relatively small and lightweight large-aperture standard zoom lens for its full-frame E-mount cameras. The Sony lens is approximately 75mm in diameter and 92mm in length, while weighing 440g. The optic is si
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OM-1 Firmware Update
OM DIGITAL Solutions has announced a firmware update for its Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, the OM System OM-1, scheduled for the autumn. The firm cites improvements to some of the OM-1’s AF capabilities, such as S-AF and C-AF in all-target mod
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Sigma Aims For The Stars
IT’S been a busy week for lens releases, with Sigma announcing the 15mm DG DN Diagonal Fisheye Art for Sony E and Leica L mount. The company claims it’s the world’s first such lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras, and is aimed at landscape, archite
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Make The Most Of The Coast
The ocean is my favourite subject to photograph, whether at the shoreline or out in the water – it’s something I’ve always been drawn to. The connection runs deep in my soul, probably from a childhood spent in the sea, jumping the waves no matter the
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Kodak Ektar H35N
● £65 ● www.kodak.com The Kodak Ektar H35N is an update to the popular Ektar H35 half-frame reusable 35mm film camera. Externally, the new model doesn’t look too different other than a shinier exterior. But it has a few extra features, including a bu
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