Amateur Photographer 2 June 2012

News
Sony reveals Alpha 37 and NEX-F3 entry-level cameras; Leica O becomes most expensive camera; Fujifilm FinePix X100 gets wideangle converter; Leica may expand black & white sensor; Nikon D800 wins Japan Grand Prix

Free Lens Cloth
Find out about your photo-rights lens cloth free with this issue (UK copies only)

Review
The latest books, exhibitions and websites

The Final Frame
Tony Kemplen tries out the Minolta 16 in his quest to use a different film camera every week for a year

Photo Insight
Jim Brandenburg explains how he took his atmospheric image of a silhouetted deer in South Dakota, USA

Retoucher's Guide
Chris Gatcum explains how to create a classic high-contrast black & white landscape image using Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop

Sony Alpha 37 and NEX-F3
Updates to Sony's single lens translucent and compact system camera models focus on ease of use and improved performance. Mat Gallagher previews the two new models

Testbench
Booq Python sling bag and Polaroid All Terrain tripod

The Evolution of the Canon EOS 5D
AP's Greatest Camera of All Time just got even better, but is the Canon EOS 5D Mark III really worth the upgrade? Tim Coleman compares the three EOS 5D models, and considers just how far the range has come

Ask AP
Our experts answer your questions

CSC Superzoom Lenses
A compact system camera and a superzoom lens are the ideal travel companions for many photographers, but which system offers the best-quality glass? Richard Sibley looks at some of the models available

Letters
AP readers speak out on the week's issues

Backchat
Following some recent advice from Roger Hicks, AP reader Dean Waters ponders his wants and needs

APOY Round 5
We've Samsung and Jessops prizes worth more than £2,000 in The Beauty of Plants round of our Amateur Photographer of the Year 2012 competition

Reader Spotlight
Another selection of superb reader images

A Different Time, Another Life
Steve Bloom is known for his wildlife images, but when he started his photographic career he produced an emotive body of work documenting apartheid in South Africa. Gemma Padley talks to Steve about these images

Icons of Photography
Alvin Langdon Coburn was a major photographer who became known as the father of abstract photography. David Clark looks at his life and work