Amateur Photographer – 16 August 2019

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A week in photography

ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Inthisissue

14 EISAMaestroUK

Weshowcasethethird-

placedphotosoftheEISA

MaestroUKcompetition

16 Highinthesky

TomMackieshowsyou

howyoucancontroland

maximisetheharshsun's

potential,tohelpyou

createimageswithimpact

22 Offthescale

MatthijsKuijpershas

photographedover2,

reptilesandamphibians.

HetellsAmyDaviesabout

his30-yearquest

26 Locationguide

DaveFieldhouseshares

hisexpertiseonshooting

Mevagisseyin Cornwall

28 Doubletake

Anaward-winningproject

explorestwinhoodin

Nigeria,findsAmyDavies

32 20 money-saving

DIYhacks

MattyGraham’stips,hacks

andcheatswillhelpyou

improveyourimage-making

ona budget

40 Reflexaction

JohnWadegivesusa

peekintothewonderful

worldofrollfilmSLRs

47 Tamron17-28mm

F/2.8DiIIIRXD

Thislarge-aperture

wideanglezoomhitsthe

sweetspotforSonyfull-

framemirrorlessusers,

saysAndyWestlake

Regulars

3 7 days

12 Inbox

38 JointheClub

51 Accessories

53 TechTalk

66 Final Analysis

COVER PICTURES © TOM MACKIE / JOHN WADE

Asa student,myweaponof

choicewasa MamiyaRB67.

I lovedtherotatingfilmback

andbellowsfocusing.Afterart

collegeI shotprofessionally

witha Hasselblad500CMforabout 10 years,

andboughta Mamiya 645 andthena Bronica

ETRSkit– mostlybecauseI couldn’tafford

myown‘Bladsystem’.JohnWade’sguideto

these medium-format classics has brought

backsomememoriesandinspiredmetokeep

aneyeoutforone,thoughtherenaissanceof

filmphotographymeansthatdemand– and

prices– arerising.PerhapsI couldeconomise

elsewherebytryingsomeofthisweek’s

ingeniousmoney-savingDIYhacks?Alsoin

thisissue,wetestsomegreatnewhardware

fromTamronandEpsonandoffertips for

shootinginharshsummerlight.

Nigel Atherton, Editor

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