Digital Photographer - USA (2019-07)

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TheMVK500190XV

hasa maximum

heightof173.3cm

anda closedlength

of72.2cm

Manfrotto’svideotripodsandheadsaresuperb,but

they’rea bitofanoverkillfortoday’smirrorlesscameras.

Consequently,Manfrottohasintroducedthenew 500

Videosystem,whichislighterandeasiertocarry.

TheMVK500190XVisbasedonManfrotto’s 190 tripodtechnology

and usesD-shapedtubesforgreaterrigiditywithoutextraweight.In

addition,thefour-anglelegshaveQuickPowerLocks:thesecanbe

lockedandunlockedwitha singlemovementofonehand,forquick

and easysetup.

Crucially,thelevellingcolumnisdesignedforusewithsmaller

camerasinsteadofbig,heavysystems.It enablestheheadheight

and leveltobeadjustedquickly,whilethreegrubscrewsonthetop

disc letyoulocktheheadinposition.

Manfrottohaspairedthelegswithits 500 FluidVideoHead,which

has apre-setcounterbalanceof2.4kg,andfluidcartridgesonthe

pan-and-tiltaxistoenablesmooth,precisemovements.

Meanwhile,theslidingquick-releaseplatehasa snaplocktoallow

the cameratomountedeasilyandremovedquicklyfromthehead.

An EasyLinkconnectorisavailabletoattachaccessoryarmstohold

externalmonitors,audiorecordersandthelike.

It’sbeena busytimeforbig

photographiccompetitions,with

thewinnersoftheSonyWorld

PhotographyAwardandthePinkLady

FoodPhotographeroftheYearAwardbeing

revealedatseparateeventsinLondon.

TheWorldPhotographyOrganisation

awardedItalianartistFedericoBorellathe

titlePhotographeroftheYear 2019 for

hisseries‘FiveDegrees’,whichfocuseson

malesuicideinthefarmingcommunityof

TamilNadu,SouthernIndia.Withthearea

enduringitsworstdroughtin 140 years,

Borellaexploredtheimpactofclimate

changeontheagriculturalregionandits

community,takingimagesthatshowed

thefarminglandscape,mementosofthe

deceasedfarmers,andportraitsofthose

leftbehind.Aswellasthetitle,Borella

receiveda $25,000prize.

Meanwhile,ChinesephotographerJianhui

LiaowonthePinkLadyFoodPhotographer

oftheYearAward 2019 forhisimageof

villagerswearingQingDynastycostumes

astheyeatfromvastpotsofnoodles

duringthecelebrationsforthegoddess

Nuwa’sbirthday.Hetookhomea cheque

for£5,000.

Manfrotto 500 Video

system announced

Competition winners revealed

A supportforvideographersusing

sub-5kgcamerasystems

Twomajorcompetitionsreachtheirclimaxatreceptionsin London

Foodgalore

ThePinkLadyFood

PhotographyAwards

2019 receivedover9,000

entriesfrom 77 countries

In other news

Moresnippetsofphotography

newsfromaroundtheworld

TOKINAFIRIN100MM

F/ 2. 8F EM AC R O

TokinahasannouncedtheFiRIN

100mmMacrolensforSonyfull-

frameE-mountcameras.Pricedat

£579/$599,thenewlensenables

1:1magnification,weighs570gand

hasa 55mmfilterthread,aswellas

a roundednine-bladeaperture.

LUMINARGETS

‘HUMANAWARE’

SkylumhasupdateditsLuminar

editingsoftwaretoversion3.1

andintroduced‘HumanAware’

technologythatrecognisespeople

in images,thenmakesautomatic

adjustments.There’salsoa new

collectionofpresetsandfilters.

LEXARCFEXPRESS

2.0CARDREVEALED

OnceNikonreleasesitspromised

firmwareupdate,Z 6 andZ 7 users

willbeabletouseCFexpressmemory

cards– liketheProfessionalCFexpress

2.0cardannouncedbyLexarwhich

hasread/writespeedsofupto

1,650MB/sand1,000MB/s.

“They eat from vast pots of noodles”