Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-06-28)

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CAMERAWORLDLIVE,theroadshowof
theeponymousretailer,is takingplaceat
theiconicBrandsHatchracetrackin Kenton
12 July.Aswellasexclusivediscountsfrom
themajorretailer,CameraWorldLIVEwill
featuretalksanddemonstrationsfromtop
pros,includingCanonambassadorRod
Fountainwhotookbehind-the-scenesstills
forTopGearfor 16 years.Therewillalsobe
thechanceto tryoutyouraction/motorsport
photographyskillsbyshootingtheBritish
MotorcycleRacingClub(BMCRC)ClubBike
Championship,whichwillbea bighighlight
forspeedfreaks.
Moresedately,there’stheopportunity
tosellyoursecond-handequipment,with
CameraWorldofferingcompetitiveprices
forcamerasandlensesin goodcondition.
Youcanalsopickuplensesandaccessories
frombignameslikeRotolight,Vanguard,
SigmaandZeiss.AnotherCameraWorld
LIVEshowis pencilledin for 26 October
at Bishopsgatein centralLondon,butthe
detailsareyettobeconfirmed.Formore
informationandbookings,visitthe website
http://www.cameraworldlive.co.uk.

Bigcamerashow revs

up for Brands Hatch

Fast 35mm Tamron

SP anniversary lens

TAMRONhasreleasedfulldetailsof the

SP35mmF/1.4DiUSDprimelensfor

CanonandNikonfull-frameDSLRs,which

wasfirstannouncedat theCP+camerashow

inJapanin Februarythisyear.

Thisrain-andmoisture-resistant lens

features 14 elementsin 10

groups,includingfour

LD(LowDispersion)

andthreeGM(Glass

MoldedAspherical)

elements.Tamron

claimsthatthis

minimiseschromatic

aberration,while

deliveringsuperior

opticalperformance

towardstheedges

of theframewhen

shootingwideopen

at f/1.4.It hasa

nine-bladedcircular

aperture,and

employsa USD

(UltrasonicSilent

Drive)forfastand

quietautofocus.

Anotherfeature,

calledtheDynamic

Rolling-cammechanism,

hasbeenspecifically

designed for this lens.

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CANONUKandIreland

is movingitsUKoffices

fromReigatein Surreytothe

StockleyParkbusinesspark

nearUxbridgeandHeathrow

airport– whereCanon

Europe,MiddleEastand

Africa(EMEA)is alsobased.

‘GiventhattheEMEAHQ

hasbeenbasedin theUK

formanyyears,it makes

strategicsensetoseekout

opportunitiestocreatea more

streamlinedoperationwhilst

increasingouroverall

competitiveness,’saidCanon

UKandIrelandmanaging

director,YusukeMizoguchi.

‘Havinga jointlocation

willenableustolookfor

opportunitiestoshare

resources and run a more

efficientorganisationwhich

willalsocreatesomebroader

groupopportunitiesforsome

of ourUKemployees.’

Sadly,some 450 jobsare

under threat over the next 12

monthsasa resultof the

movefromReigate,and

ReigateMPCrispinBlunt

hasexpressedhis‘great

disappointment’afterhearing

of Canon’s decision.

Canon UK moving offi ces from Reigate

Canon UK and Canon Europe will now be based in the same HQ

© CANON

TheSP35mmF/1.4Di

USDreleasecoincides

withTamron’s40th

anniversary

It reportedlyminimisesthedriveloadplaced

onthefocuslens.Thelensalsohasa Full-Time

ManualFocusoverridesystemenablingyouto

fine-tuneyourfocusingevenwhenusingAF.

Anotherthingthatmakesthislensspecialis

that it isbeinglaunchedto celebrate

the40thanniversaryof

Tamron’sSPrange–

SPstandsforSuperior

Performance.It is

‘suitedfornearly

everyphotographic

genre,including

photojournalism,

landscape,sports,

streetlife,wedding

groupsandfamily

snapshots,’says

thecompany.

Thenewlenscosts

£929.99,withthe

NikonF-mount

versionbeing

releasedat theend

of JuneandCanon

EF-mountversionat

the end of July.

CameraWorld LIVE is all set for 12 July