Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-09-13)

7 days

A week in photography

ONLINE PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Inthisissue

8 Firstlook

MichaelTophaminspects

Canon’sbrandnewEOS90D

andEOSM6MarkII

16 24 hoursin

thecity

DaveFieldhouseshareshis

experienceof a round-the-

clockshootin thecapital

22 KingoftheNorth

AmyDaviescatchesup

withportraitphotographer

RoryLewisin Manchester

26 Conflictofinterest

DavidClappdocuments

everydaylifein Bethlehem

andJerusalem

30 Behindtheprint

VerityMilligancaptures

thegrandeurandbeauty

oftheLakeDistrict

32 APOYRound 7

Enteryourbestshots

involvingtheweather

34 Toptonaltools

inElements

JamesPatersonexplores

anarrayof autoandmanual

toolsforboostingtones

41 CanonEOS250D

AudleyJarvistests

Canon’sentry-levelDSLR

44 Sublimeprime

MichaelTophamgoesin to

batforNikon’sAF-SNikkor

500mmf/5.6EPFEDVR

49 MintInstantKon

RF

AndyWestlaketriesoutan

unusualinstantcamera

57 Buyingguide

Ourcomprehensivelisting

ofcamerasandlenses

Regulars

3 7 days

14 Inbox

52 Accessories

55 AsktheWexperts

82 Final Analysis

COVER PICTURE © DAVE FIELDHOUSE

Evena coupleofhoursof

serious,focused(pardon

thepun)photographycan

bephysicallyandmentally

challenging,butwhatabout

spendingthebestpartof 24 hoursona city

shoot?That’sexactlythearduoustaskthatDave

Fieldhousesethimself,andyoucanseethefruits

ofhislabouronpage16.Noteveryoneneeds

to go to such extremes, but if Dave’s example

inspiresyoutopushyourselfjustthatlittlebit

harder,we’dlovetoseetheresults.Another

bighighlightofthisissueis a firstlookattwo

brand-newCanoncameras:theEOSM

MarkIImirrorlessandEOS90DDSLR.Both

arebasedaround32.5MPAPS-Csensors,and

havea fightontheirhandsina competitive

market.If you’relookingfora cheaper,entry-

levelDSLR,wealsoreviewtheEOS 250D.

Geoff Harris, Deputy Editor

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