Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-11-30)

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Havingnotuseda mediumformat
cameraformanyyearsI tookmy
MamiyaRB67toMexicofora
vacation.Thecamerahasthemotor
driven6x7back.I shotfivefilms.
Threeof themI loadedupsidedown
sothebackingpaperfacedthe
cameralens,nottheemulsion.There
wasnoredwindowsoI couldspot
myerror.Thewinderstillwound on
fine.Wordsfailedme.
PaulO’Sullivan

Greatstory,Paul.I hearda tale
manyyearsagoaboutanassistant
whoaccompanieda ratherill-
temperedlarge-formatlandscape
photographerona shoottoAfrica
but forgot to pack the fi lm. Scared

toownuptohiserror,hekeptup
thepretenceofloadingthedark
slidesforthedurationofthetrip,
thendida runnerassoonashegot
home– NigelAtherton editor

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Photo disaster

Z 50 screensolution
Ireadwithinterestthefirst
impressionspreviewof the
upcomingNikonZ 50(AP
19 October).Asa potential
buyerof thisnewcameraI
havebeenlookingat allthe
existingpreviews.Oneof the
majorcriticismsI have
encounteredapartfromlack
of IBISis therathernovel
ideato pivotthescreen
belowthecamerato
facilitateselfies,vloggersetc.
Initialthoughtsobviously
suggestthatthescreen
wouldbemostlyobscured
if thecamerawasmounted
ona tripodorotherdevice.
Theworkaroundis touse
anL brackettomountthe
camerain portraitmode
onthetripod(ballhead). If
landscape mode is

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requiredthenjustrotate
thecameraintolandscape
mode.Admittedly,the
camerawouldbeoffset
fromthetripodcentreline
butthatis nodifferent
fromportraitmodewithout
anL bracket.
FergusBuchanan

Trainofthought
RegardingMichael
Topham’sfavouritebook
TheBestof EricTreacy, as
featuredin AP 12 October.
Likeyou,I foundoneof his
bookssecond-handa few
yearsago.I havesince
purchasedtherestforonly
a fewpoundseachfrom
variousbooksellersviathe
AbeBookswebsite.Some
of hispictureswouldmake
perfect AP covers. They

arenottheusualtechnical
shotsof locomotivesat
work:theyareexamplesof
picturesbysomebodywho
tookthetimetocreatea
workof artandnotjusta
recordingof machinesat
work.Theseolderbooks
includehisintroductions
andsomeinformation
aboutthecamerasand
filmsused,whichshowthe
limitations of these

comparedtomodern
digitalhardware.
ChesterWilley

Congratulations
MayI congratulate
everyonein theAPteam
forthesuperbcollector’s
edition(AP 12 October)
markingyour135th
anniversary.Achievingan
exceptionalpublishing
landmarkmustbea record
in itselfwhenyouconsider
thatsomeof ouronce
greatnamesin,say,British
manufacturinghavelong
sincedisappeared.Fora
magazinetoattainsuch
distinctionunquestionably
showsthehighstandingin
whichphotography
enthusiastsholdyourwork.
Rivalpublicationsmay
havecomeandgone,yet
APgoesfromstrengthto
strength.Asoneof your
mostloyalreaderssaid
whenaskedwhyhehas
stuckwithAPforsolong:
‘It educates,entertainsand
excelsat presentingan
attractivemixof topicsfor
allskilllevels’.That’swhat
youcalla winningformula
anda heartfeltappreciative
comment.Longmayyou
continue.MichaelBaxter

19 Octoberissue
AP,you’veoutdone
yourselves!Eventaking
accountof AP’sconsistent
quality,the 19 October
issuemeritsspecial
mention.Thenewseries
ontreasuresfromthe
HultonArchiveis an
excellentidea,asis
expandingthereaders’
photossectiontotwo
pages(It’sGoodtoShare).
Andit’sespeciallygoodto
haveindividualAPstaff
makingthechoiceshere.
Asanextremelysatisfied
userof theZ 6,I enjoyed
your spread on the new

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Takingholidaypictures,Pauldidn’tspot
he’d loaded three of his films upside down

Chesterhas
someEric
Treacybooks
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theyare
exceptional
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