Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-10-05)

7 days

A week in photography

ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Inthisissue

18 Future-proof

yourfiles

JamesAbbottexplains

howtocreatea safeand

easilyaccessiblearchive

toprotectyourdigital

imagesfora longtime

24 Keepthefaith

Withallthebuzzabout

full-framemirrorless,it’s

easytoforgetthatmany

prosarestickingwiththe

DSLR.Wefindoutwhy

fromfivetopshooters

32 Photostories

BrentStirton’saward-

winningimageandthe

inspiringstoryofthe

womenofAkashinga

34 WhenHarrymet

HarryBordenonmeeting

theDuchessof Devonshire

36 Aheadfor

headshots

Tipsfromtopportrait

photographerChrisBailey

40 APOYRound 6

EnteryourimagesforAPOY

Round6 – AfterDark

42 SonyRX100VII

AndyWestlaketests

Sony’spockettravel

camerathathasthe

latestAFtechnology

50 Ninetiesheroes

JohnWaderecallssome

great,andstillusable,

autofocusfilmSLRs

59 Buyingguide

Ourcomprehensivelisting

ofkeyspecificationsfor

camerasandlenses

Regulars

3 7 days

13 Inbox

16 ReaderPortfolio

54 Accessories

57 AsktheWexperts

82 Legendsof

photography

COVER PICTURES © GUY EDWARDES / CHRIS BAILEY

Mostnewcamerasandlenses

beingreleasedthesedaysare

mirrorless.Everymajorbrand,

apartfromPentax,hasnow

switchedthemainfocus

oftheirproductdevelopmenttotheirnew

mirrorlesssystems,andDSLRlauncheshave

becomerelativelythinontheground.While

thisis clearlyinresponsetomarketdemand

for smaller cameras and lenses and the

advantagesmirrorlesscamerasoffer,there

arestillmanyloyalDSLRuserswhohave

nointentionofgivingupthemirrorand

pentaprismjustyet.Prosinparticulararestill

largelyloyaltotheirDSLRsystems.Wetalkto

a fewofthemanddiscussthereasonsfortheir

reticence.Wealsolookatsomegreat35mm

filmSLRsfromthe1990s,whentheyreached

thezenithoftheirtechnological evolution.

Nigel Atherton, Editor

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