Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-03-07)

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SONYhasannouncedtheFE20mm
F1.8G,a large-aperturewideangle
primeforitsfull-framemirrorlesssystem
thatshouldbeidealforsubjectssuchas
architecture,astrophotographyand
landscapes.It canalsobeusedonAPS-C
cameras,givinga 30mmequivalentview.
Opticallyit features 14 elementsin 12
groups,includingtwoadvancedaspherical
elementsandthreemadefromextra-low
dispersion(ED)glass,in a bidtomaintain
highresolutionacrosstheframe.NanoAR
coatingminimisesflareandghosting.
Likethefirm’sotherG-seriesoptics,the
20mmsportsananalogueaperturering,
alongwithanAFholdbuttonanda physical
focusmodeswitch.Thebarrelboastsdust-
andmoisture-resistantconstruction,whilea
fluorinecoatingonthefrontelementhelps
repelraindropsandfingerprints.At84.7mm
in lengthand73.5mmin diameter,and
weighing373g,it’salsorelativelycompact
foritstype.It canfocusascloseas19cm,
andaccepts67mmfilters.It’s available to
pre-order now for £949.

Fast Sony 20mm

wideangle prime

Photoshop turns 30

THEWORLD’Smostfamousimage-

editingandmanipulationsoftware,Adobe

Photoshop,markedits30thbirthday,on

February19th.

Thebigthree-ohmightnotseemthatoldto

manyreaders(andAP’svenerablestaff)but

it’sanagein digitaltechnologyterms.‘Onthis

milestonedaywecelebratetheevolutionthat

broughtushere,fromthefirstuseof

Photoshop(beforePhotoshop1.0)tocreate

visualeffectsforJamesCameron’smovie,The

Abyss... totheinventionof thehealingbrushin

PhotoshopCS2... tothewizardryof Content-

AwareFill... andalltheamazinginnovationin

between,’saidAdobebloggerPamClark.‘In

2019, Photoshop won an Academy Award,

andweexpandedit tonewdeviceslikethe

iPad.’

Tocelebrateitsfirstthreedecades,Adobe

hasreleasedsomemajorupdatesto

PhotoshoponthedesktopandtheiPad.New

desktopfeaturesincludeContent-AwareFill

improvements,enablingyoutomakemultiple

selectionsandapplymultiplefills without

leavingtheworkspace,moreefficientlensblur

toolsandperformancetweaks.Thebignews

foriPadusersis theinclusionof theObject

SelectionTool.Fulldetailsat theblog.adobe.

com/happy-birthday-photoshop/.Youcanget

PhotoshopandLightroomaspartof Adobe’s

monthlyPhotographypackageforjustunder

£10 a month. See http://www.adobe.com/uk.

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LOMOGRAPHYhasreleasedtheSimple

UseCameraLomoChromeMetropolis,

whichcomespreloadedwiththecompany’s

newMetropoliscolourprintfilm.The

camerafeaturesa fixed31mmwideangle

lens,witha fixedexposureof 1/120secat

f/9andfixedfocus;youcanalsoreloadthe

cameraafterusingupthesupplied

27-exposureroll,whichmakesit much

moreenvironmentallyfriendly.Asyou’d

expectfromLomography,thefilmpromises

a retrogrungylook,andthereis a built-inflash

unit,poweredbya singleAAbattery.Three

colouredfilterscanalsobeslottedoverthis

fl ash for funky effects. The Lomography Simple

Lomographyreleasesnew

‘Simple Use’ fi lm cameras

Sony’s FE 20mm F1.8 G sports an aperture ring

The iPad version now has the Object Selection tool

Usecamerarangealsoincludescameras

preloadedwithblack& whiteorLomoChrome

Purplefilms.Thenewcamerais onsalenow

for £21.90 from shop.lomography.com.

Filmis reloadablein

the new camera