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What the f/stop?
How much do you really know about
photography? Test yourself to the max
every issue with our tricky trivia quiz!
(^1)
What is the maximum aperture
of Nikon’s new Noct lens for its
Z 6 and Z 7 mirrorless cameras?
A f/0.85
B f/0.95
C f/1
D f/1.2
(^2)
What is
HEIF?
A A digital image file format
B An internal focusing system
used on Hasselblad lenses
C A new type of high-speed
memory card
D A pioneering photographic
gallery in Hamburg
(^3)
What is pixel-binning, and why
is it relevant to photographers?
A Combining the output of two
or four photosites in a sensor
in order to reduce noise
B Rejecting camera sensors at
the quality control stage during
the manufacturing process
C A technique used for in-camera
HDR effects
D Rejecting digital photography,
and going back to using film
(^4)
Why is the name Edwin Land
important in photography?
A He’s a famous Austrian
wildlife photographer
B He was the inventor of Polaroid
film and cameras
C He was a Victorian photography
pioneer and associate of Fox Talbot
D He’s an experimental visual artist,
who has just had a retrospective
at Tate Modern
(^5)
Which best-selling book of
portraits by Brandon Stanton
includes stories about his subject?
A Humans of New York
B People of New York
C A Portrait of New York
D Say Cheese, New York!
(^6)
Which band had a hit in the 1970s
with ‘Picture This’, which includes
the lines “All I want is a photo in
my wallet / A small remembrance
of something more solid”?
A Blondie
B The Ramones
C The Clash
D Buzzcocks
(^7)
Which electrical device is used to
stabilise a camera when you shoot
video without a tripod?
A A boom
B A snoot
C A gimbal
D A grip
(^8)
Which company is celebrating its
100th birthday during 2019?
A Canon
B Nikon
C Olympus
D Sony
(^9)
Which season is consdiered
the best for photographing
the Milky Way?
A Spring
B Summer
C Autumn
D Winter
(^10)
What is the purpose of having
a hood on your lens?
A To protect the front element
from fingerprints
B To protect the lens from knocks
C To combat flare
D All of the above
How did you do?
10 points You’re a photo mastermind!
8-9 points Fantastic, you’re a brainiac
6-7 points Really good score
4-5 points Respectable, but no cigar
2-3 points We’ll keep your score secret
0-1 points Epic fail
1 B, 2 A, 3 A, 4 B, 5 A, 6 A, 7 C, 8 C, 9 B, 10 D ANSWERS
Trivia quiz
with Chris George
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