Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-10-05)

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WHENa newHuaweismartphoneis
announced,thefocusis usuallyonwhat
thephonecomeswith,ratherthanwithout,
butlesssowiththenewflagshipMate 30
Pro.Althoughthenewphonehasa
four-cameraset-up,it doesn’tincludethe
GooglePlayStoreandcoreGoogleservices
suchasGmail,GoogleMapsorYouTube–
blametheUS/Chinatradewarforthat.
Howmuchof anissuethiswillbeforbuyers
remainstobeseen,butHuaweiis offering
plentyof otherfeatures.
Forphotography,thatfour-cameraarsenal
comprisesa 40MPsuper-wideanglecamera
witha bigger1/1.7-inchsensorandf/1.
aperture.Another40MPwideanglecamera
offersanf/1.6aperture,alongwithan8MP
telephotof/2.4cameraoffering3xzoomand
a ‘time-of-flight’sensorforaddinga 3Dlook.
Thesecond40MPandthe8MPcamera
havethebenefit of imagestabilisation.Atthe
frontis a 32MPselfie camera.
Alsoreleasedis thecheaperMate30,with
a 16MPultra-widecamera,butit lacksthe
time-of-flightsensor.Thereleasedateand
UKpricingareyetto beconfirmed,butthe
non-contractpricefortheMate 30 Prowill
be€1,099 and Mate 30 willbe€799.

HuaweiMate 30 range

excludes Google services

Fujifilm developing X-Pro

and 50mm f/1.0 lens

ATITSrecentX Summitin Tokyo,Fujifilm

announcedthedevelopmentof the

X-Pro3:successortoitsX-Pro2 flagship

mirrorlesscameras.Thecamerais madeof

titaniumformoredurability,hasredesigned

viewfindersanda largerearLCDsittingonthe

backof a hingedpanel.Aswellasblack,the

X-Pro3comesin DuraBlackandDuraSilver.

Thesefeaturenewcoatings,whichmeansthe

camerais 10xmoreresistanttoscratches

thanstainlesssteel,Fujifilmclaims.

Fujifilmalsorevealedthattheopticaland

electronicviewfindersareredesignedfor

greaterclarityanddetail,withtheEVFalso

deliveringa muchgreatercolourreproduction.

Accordingto Fujifilm,therepositioningof the

LCDwasdesignedto keepphotographers

‘lookingthroughtheviewfinder,’ratherthan

compulsivelychimping.Aswellasthehinged-

rearLCD,thebackof thecamerahasa small

screenwhichshowsbasicexposuredetails,

andin a neatretrotwist,revealswhichFilm

Simulation mode is activated. Nostalgia fans

willalsoappreciatea newFilmSimulation

modecalledClassicNegative,whichrecreates

thelookof FujicolorSuperia.Thenewcamera

willbeofficiallyannouncedon 23 October

andyoucanwatchtheX Summitvideoat

bit.ly/xpro3teaser.

Fujfilmalsoannouncedit is developinga

50mmf/1.0lensforX mount,cancelling the

33mm f/1.0 as it was too heavy.

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(POTY)competition.Lastyear’scompetition

attracteda record-breakingnumberof entries

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thecontestis seeking‘stunningshotsof

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