Amateur Photographer (2019-05-31)

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WEIGHINGin at just162g,thenew
AF45mmF1.8FElensis builtforSony
full-frameE-mountcamerasandfits into
Samyang’s‘tiny-series’rangeof optics.
Witha versatilefocallength,it is launchedto
coincidewiththestartof theholidayseason,
beinganideallensfortravelphotographers.
TheseventhSamyangautofocuslensto
belaunchedforSonyE mount,it usesseven
lenselementsin sixgroups,includingtwo
ASP(aspherical)opticsandoneED
(exta-lowdispersion)element,which
aredesignedtocontrolaberrations
anddistortionforconsistentandeven
illuminationandsharpness.Clearandsharp
imagesarepromisedfromthecentreof
theframeallthewaytotheedges.A
9-bladediaphragmalongwiththef/1.
maximumaperturearesaidtoproduce
pleasingbokeh.
Thesuggestedretailpriceof theSamyang
AF45mmF1.8FElensis £349.99.It
shouldbeavailabletobuyfromtheend
of the month. See http://www.intro2020.co.uk.

SamyangdebutsAF

45mm F1.8 FE lens

New 85mm f/1.2 lens

launched for Canon R

AFTERCanonlaidoutplansin February

foritsRFlenssystemdevelopment,the

newRF85mmf/1.2Llensis thefirstof six

lensesthatwillbeannouncedthisyearforthe

newCanonEOSR mirrorlesssystem.

Aimedsquarelyat portraitandwedding

photographers,a numberof features promise

outstandingimagequality.It is

onlythesecondCanonlens

to useBR(BlueSpectrum

Refractive)optictechnology,

whichis designedto correct

axialchromaticaberration

forimprovedresolutionand

sharpness.Thelensalso

includesasphericalandUD

(ultra-lowdispersion)lens

elementswhichareclaimed

to reducelensaberrations.

Forcreatingattractive

blurredbackgrounds,thelens

has a nine-aperture blade

system,whileit usesthesamering-typeUSM

motorastheRF50mmf/1.2LUSMlensfor

swiftandaccurateautofocusing.Canonalso

saysthatthis,alongwitha newmicroprocessor,

resultsin fasteroperationandAFspeeds.

In termsof handling,theRF85mmf/1.2L

USM lensincorporatesa controlringwhichcan

becustomisedto suitphotographers’

preferences,includingoptionsfor

Tv(shutterpriority),Av(aperture

priority),ISOandexposure

settings.Thereis alsoa full-time

manualfocusring,whichallows

forfine-tuningof focuswithout

theneedto switchto MFmode.

TheRF85mmf/1.2LUSM

lenswillbeavailabletobuyfrom

Junewitha suggestedretail

price of £2,799.99.

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Lastyear’sOpencategory

waswonbyVeselinAtanasovfor

thisimage,‘CombingThe

Sunlight’, taken in Tuscany, Italy

WITHa prizepoolof $50,000,both

amateurandprofessionalphotographers

areinvitedtosubmitentriesforthe10th

annualEpsonInternationalPanoAwards.

Dedicatedtothecraftandartof panoramic

photography,organiserssaythatthistypeof

imagehasincreasedanenormousamountin

recentyears.Moreover,thiscompetitionis

thelargestof itskind– lastyear,therewere

4,937imagessubmittedfrom1,

photographersfrom 74 countries.

PrizesthisyearincludeanEpsonSureColor

P7070printer,a NikonD850camera,an

EpsonEB-1776ultra-slim projector and

$12,000 in cash.

Thejudgingpanelincludessomeof the

world’stopphotographersandindustry

professionals,includingAdamWilliams,

IsabellaTabacchi,JuanPablodeMiguel

andAyrtonCamargo.

Threedifferentcompetitionscanbeentered

• theOpenawards,whichanykindof
  photographercanenter;theAmateurawards,
  fornon-professionals;andtheVR/360awards,
  whichcanalsobeenteredbyanybody.In the
  openandamateurcompetition,youcan
  choosebetweenNature/LandscapesandBuilt
  Environment/Architecturecategories.
  ThecompetitionremainsopenuntilJuly –
  fi nd out more at thepanoawards.com.

10th Epson Pano Awards open for entries

Canon’s85mmlensis oneofsixtobe

launched in 2019 for the EOS R system

New‘tinyseries’

lensshouldbe

ideal for travelling