Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-04-04)

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Thelasttimetherewasa globalhealthcrisis

onthescaleof thecurrentonewas 100

years ago. From January 1918 to December

1920, a fl u pandemic, known as Spanish fl u

(after Spain’s press were among the fi rst to

report on it) spread across the world infecting

an estimated 500 million people – about a

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By Geoff Harris and Andy Westlake

PhotoLab upgrade
Version 3.2 of the DxO PhotoLab photo editor has been released,
with various improvements. There is also raw support for five new
cameras, including the Nikon D780, Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
and Canon EOS-1D X Mark III. The upgrade is free to existing users
but £112 for new customers. See http://www.dxo.com/dxo-photolab/

Adobe CC free off er for students and teachers
If you are a student or teacher who now has to work remotely
owing to coronavirus, Adobe is offering its Creative Cloud software
free of charge until 31 May. Students must have had access to
Adobe CC apps while on campus, and the request must be made by
the school or college’s IT administrator, via bit.ly/studentfree21.

Photokina 2020

cancelled
Photography show Photokina,
held in Cologne, will not now be
held until 2022, the organisers
have announced. As well as the
coronavirus fears, the
organisers cited the effect on
exhibitors of ‘general economic
trends as well as rescheduled
events on the global trade fair
calendar’. See http://www.photokina.
com. The PhotoLondon fair is
also postponed until autumn.

Manfrotto’s on the case
Once everyone starts flying again, Manfrotto is offering a new
carry-on case for photographers going on shorter trips – the
Manhattan Runner-50. Designed to carry a DSLR or mirrorless
camera and several lenses, the case features the Flexy Camera
Shell system; this bends to fit different kit sizes and keeps it all
snugly protected, according to Manfrotto. It costs £255.95.

LEE85 fi lters

for mirrorless

LEE Filters has announced the

LEE85 Filter System, designed

for mirrorless cameras and

smaller models. Four kits will

be available: Discover, Develop,

Aspire and Deluxe. Each

includes a LEE85 Filter Holder,

Polariser and additional filters,

along with adapter rings. Prices

and availability are still to be

confirmed. Visit http://www.leefilters.

com/index.php/camera.

Social distancing, 1918 style,

during the Spanish Flu pandemic