Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-09-19)

7days

Aweekinphotography

COVER PICTURES © IAN PACK © ANDY ROUSE

I hate the term ‘mirrorless’ but

until someone comes up with a

better name we’re stuck with it.

There’s nothing to hate about the

cameras themselves though. In

general they’re smaller, lighter

and better at most things than DSLRs, which is

why very few DSLRs are made any more – and why

our annual Mirrorless Special is one of our most

popularissuesoftheyear.Thisweekwetest

Canon’s impressive EOS R5 and Sony’s formidable

A7S III, we reveal why Olympus users aren’t fazed

by its change of ownership, and meet users of the

three newest mirrorless systems. In a world where

budgets are tightening for many people, we also

reveal why the Fujifi lm X-T2 is a more affordable

way to get into not just mirrorless, but the fantastic

X system. Speaking of saving money, on page 54

you’ll fi nd details of how to get AP for less, by

subscribing.NigelAtherton,Editor

The Getty Images Hulton Archive is one of the world’s great cultural resources. Tracing its origins to the founding of the London Stereoscopic

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A televisionmonitor

showinga close-upof

senioraircraftsman

JohnBrown’seyeduring

anexperimentto

investigatethereex

movementsof theeyes

andtheirassociation

withvisualillusionsat

theRAFInstituteof

AviationMedicine(IAM)

in Farnborough.TheIAM

wasa leadingcentrefor

aviationmedicinein the

1960sand1970s,and

it researchedtopics

includingtheeffectsof

highaltitude,spatial

disorientationand

aircraftaccident

investigation.It closed

in 1994,whenmanyof

itsstaffandfacilities

were transferred to the

DERA centre for Human

Sciences, while the

IAM’s successor is the

RAF Centre of Aviation

Medicine at RAF Henlow

in Bedfordshire.

EyeTest

byHarry

Thompson

This week in 1960

TREASURES FROM THE HULTON ARCHIVE

In this issue

3 7 days

4 It’s good to share

14 New kids on the

block

20 Inbox

24 Keep calm and

carry on using

Olympus

32 Join the club

34 Make photography

insurance your

new normal

36 Canon EOS R

review

43 Second-hand

hall of fame

47 Sony Alpha 7S III

review

50 Accessories

53 Tech talk

55 Buying Guide:

Mirrorless lenses

66 Final Analysis

Our cover shot

The ensemble of mirrorless

kit on this week’s cover

was photographed by Ian

Pack (www.packshots.biz)

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