Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-10-18)

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HatsofftoAngelaNicholson;sheis a

bravelady.HercrackingarticleWhy

botherwithraw?(AP 14 September)

is boundtoputthefelineamongthe

photographers.I’mexpectinga

bulgingInboxasresoluteRawists

clashoverthiswithjoustingJ-peggers.

WhatAngelahasachievedhastobe

applauded.Suchclearinformation,

withbackingcommentsfrom

respectedJPEGusers,definitely

providesconvincingpersuasions.

Technicalissuesapart,thecommon-

sensefactorsalsocomethroughloud

andclear.Fullmarks,again,toAPfor

presentinga thought-provokingarticle,

mosthelpfulandattention grabbing.

Gary Hughes

Astheex-technicaleditorof

AmateurPhotographer, Angela

knowsherstuff,sothanksforthe

kindcomments.JPEGhaslonghad

itsfans,particularlyamongstpress

shooters,butis nowattractingan

evenbiggeraudience–Nigel

Atherton editor

Inbox

Home of the brave

Onthephone

JonBentley(Viewpoint, 17

August)bemoansthelack

of a modern,high-quality

filmscanner.Thereason,

I suspect,is verysimple:

lackof demand.Andthe

‘blame’liesfairandsquare

withthesmartphone.I

stilltakephotoswitha

pro-qualityOlympus

andenjoylookingat A4

enlargementsprintedon

my(old)Canonprinter,

whichalsoallowsmeto

scanoldnegsandslides.

But,thisis a 74-year-old

speaking.Mymiddle-aged

childrenandteenage

grandchildrenaredifferent;

theirlivesrevolveround

theiriPhones.Eventhough

wecouldeasilylookat

printedphotos,‘emailit to

me’is theusualrequest.If

it looks good on a 5 or 6in

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Hertoptipis ‘Everything

youneedis onyourphone.’

Viathewondersof

LightroomMobileI now

have20,000previews

onmyiPhone,instantly

searchableviakeywordsor

folders.OnceI havespent

moretimecreatingmore

Collections,I hopethe

numberwilltop40,000.

Amazing!Mywhole

photographiclifeis

availableonmyiPhone.

Immediacyis important

today.Myfamilyprefersto

seea smallscreen-size

photonow, ratherthan

waitingdaysorweekstill

it is convenienttosee the

‘better’ picture.

RemembertheBetamax/

VHSbattlefrom 30 years

ago?Betamaxqualitywas

better,butit lostthewar

anddied.A fewyearsago

I dreamedof buyingan

A3printer.NowI longfor

aniPhonewitha larger

screen.SomyreplytoJon

is: if thescanqualityis

goodenoughforiPhone

viewing,thenit is good

enoughformostof those

youngerthanus.

MikeDodman

Sotrue,Mike.Though

conversely,it’smostly

theyoungergeneration

who is taking up

filmphotographyin large

numbers– Nigel

Atherton,editor

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Iwouldliketosharewith

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experienceasa userof

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damageda lensand

despiteFatLlama’svery

prominentassurancesto

customersof ‘peaceof

mind’,fullinsuranceetc,

I amnotfindingthe

processstraightforwardor

supportive.A searchon

variousforumsonline,such

asTrustpilot,showthatI’m

notalonein myexperience

of thiscompany.

I amsureI checkedthe

reviewsbeforeI signedup

tothecompany,sothis

maybea recentdownward

trendasthecompany

expands.I feelyour

readersshouldknowthat

theirexpensivegearmay

wellbeat greaterriskthan

theyrealisebyusing

thisplatform.

Andrew Sillett

Cameraphones have

a place

I’veinheriteda cast-off

iPhoneSEanddecidedto

giveit a photographictest

runoverseveralweeks.

Whata jolterthosetimes

haveproved.WhileI’m

certainit willnotreplace

myexistingmixed-format

camerachoicesforany

numberof reasons,I am

certainthere’sa definite

roleforit toplay.Results

havebeenmorethan

pleasing,andthequality

hasmademethinkagain

whenit comestotravelling

light.Asanextratoolin

thekitbagit definitelyhas

earneda place,limited

thoughtheperformance

rangemightbe.Ona

horses-for-coursestheme

the iPhone is now a fi rm

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