Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-06-08)

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THEVOIGTLÄNDERNokton21mm
F1.4AsphericallensforSonyE-mount
hasnowbeenunveiled,afterit wasfirst
announcedat theCP+camerashowin
Yokohama,Japan,backin February.
Thiswideangleprimehasbuilt-inelectronic
contacts,soshootingdatacanberecorded
in theEXIFdata,andit cansupportin-body
5-axisimagestabilisation.Theminimum
shootingdistanceis 25cm,whichoffersa
maximumimagemagnificationof 1:7.5.An
apertureclickswitchingmechanismhelps
toensurethatnoapertureringoperation
soundis pickedupduringmovierecording,
andthelensweighs560g.
Thenewlensis settogoonsalein June
for¥165,000,andtheUKpricingis yetto
beconfirmed.Formoreonthelens,visit
theVoigtländerwebsiteat http://www.cosina.co.jp/
seihin/voigtlander/index.html.

Voigtländer prime for

Sony E-mount

Olympus talks tough

with TG-6 compact

WHILEthewidercompactmarketmay

bestruggling,tough/waterproofcameras

designedforfamiliesandtravellersremaina

resilientnicheandOlympushasnowreleased

itslatestflagship‘tough’compact,theTG-6.

AswithitspredecessortheTG-5,it hasa

12MP,1/2.3-inchsensor,anda 25-100mm

equivalentlenswitha maximumaperture

of f/2-4.9.Thenewcamerais saidtobe

dustproof,waterproofto15m,shockproofto

2.1m,crushproofto100kg,andfreezeproof

to-10°C,soa familybeachholidayor

backpackingtripshouldn’tfazeit toomuch.

TheTG-6sharestheTruePicVIIIimage

processor with the Olympus OM-D E-M1X,

andalsooffersrawcapture.Otherattractions

beyondthetoughbuildincludeanupgraded

1.04-million-dotLCDtomakeit easierto

composeandreviewshotsunderwater,a

built-indigitalteleconverterforthe4xoptical

zoomlens,andanAR(anti-reflective)coating

onthesensorsealingglasstokeepflareand

ghostingtotheminimum.Furthermore,a new

UnderwaterMicroscopemodeis saidtoenable

youtoshootclose-upsfromdistancesasshort

as1cmfromthelens.

TheTG-6goesonsalein Julyfor£449,

witha rangeof accessories.Olympusis also

offeringa limited-editionAdventurePack with

pre-orders. See http://www.olympus.co.uk.

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INTHEsameweekasChinese

smartphonebehemothHuaweifaced

toughsanctionsfromtheUSA,itssub-brand

Honordebuteditslatestflagshipsmartphone

at a globallauncheventin London.TheHonor

20 series– whichfeaturesthreemodelsand

pricepoints– is designedtoappealtoa

youngeraudience,andfeaturessimilarcamera

techtothosefoundin theHuaweiP30series.

Astheflagship,theHonor 20 PROgetsthe

bestspecifications,withfourdifferentcameras

ontherear.Aswellasthe‘Main’48-million-

pixeldevice,there’salsoa 16-million-pixel

super-wideanglecamera,an8-million-pixel

telephotocameraoffering3xzoom,anda

2-million-pixelmacrocamera.

Themaincamerahasanf/1.4lens,which

is thewidestapertureavailableonany

smartphonethat’scurrentlyonthemarket.

OtherinterestingfeaturesincludeAIUltra

Clarity Mode, dual 4-axis optical image

Quad-camera smartphone launched

TheHonor 20 PROfeaturesfourcameras

© HONOR

stabilisationandsuper-fastcharging.

Ascontroversycontinuestoswirlaround

theChinesetechgiant,it remainsunclearas

towhatimpactUStradesanctionsagainstthe

companywillhaveonsales.However,if you

wishtotakeyourchanceswiththeHonor 20

PRO,it willsetyouback£550.Seewww.

hihonor.com/uk/product/honor-20-pro.

The new 21mm prime transfers EXIF data

TheTG-6is Olympus’snew

flagship tough camera