Amateur Photographer - 27.09.2019

7days

A week in photography

ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK

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Inthis issue

19 Onelens to rule

them all

Making the most of

50mm. We asked three

photographers why they

still love this lens

26 Somethingold,

something new

Why using vintage lenses

on modern cameras has

never been more popular

32 SheClicks on

display

An exhibition celebrating

stunning work by female

photographers

34 Behindthe print

Pro Ross Hoddinott shows

how best to create wall-

space-worthy prints

36 Jointhe club

Wetake a good look at the

creative goings-on at the

Harrow Camera Club

38 Whybuy

brand-new?

Second-handalternatives

to a new Canon EOS 90D

40 Lightroomtips

JamesPaterson takes

a good look at lens

correction and perspective

47 Morelens for

your money

Andy Westlake unearths

the best second-hand

lenses currently on offer

for under £

54 Second-hand

steals

Six readers discuss their

favourite second-hand

lenses. You can’t afford

to miss this

Regulars

3 7 days

13 Inbox

16 Reader Portfolio

59 TechTalk

74 Final Analysis

COVER PICTURE © ANDREW SYDENHAM

IMAGES MAY BE

USED FOR PROMOT ON PURPOSES ONL NE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA

©

BEN DRAGU SKY

THIS image was

uploaded to our Twitter

page using the hashtag

#appicoftheweek. It was

taken by photographer

Ben Draguisky. He tells

us, ‘The photo is of

some glass panelling

of a greenhouse at

Wythenshawe Park

in Manchester. I was

attracted to the grid

formation of the

painted windows, with

one anomaly where

plants from inside were

visible and poking out.

When composing the

picture I had a square

crop in mind, and liked

the idea of the negative

space contrasting with

the unruly plants in

the corner!’

Greenhouse

by Ben

Draguisky

FujifilmX-T2, XF35mm

F1.4 R, 1/250sec at

f/11, ISO 200

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‘Spend it on glass,’ goes

the advice of wise old

photographers, and it’s as true

today as ever. However fancy

the technology inside your

camera body, using a jam jar bottom as your

camera’s business end will give you predictably

mediocre results. While top new lenses can

be eye-wateringly expensive, the good news

is that you can get some really outstanding

second-hand lens bargains at the moment.

In this packed issue, we reveal some of the

best pre-loved deals you can get for under

£200, we get tips from readers about their

favourite lenses, and we also show how to

get great results from using older lenses on

newer bodies. Furthermore, we show you

how to correct distortion and other common

lens problems with software. Stir in all your

favourite AP regulars as well, and you have

a very tasty issue indeed...

Geoff Harris, Deputy Editor

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