Camera Reviews
9th November 2009
Designed to 'bridge' the gap between a compact camera and an entry-level DSLR, Canon's latest bridge camera, the PowerShot SX20IS, has a huge range of features. The aim is to give the SX20IS the ease of use of a compact camera but with the manual controls and options of a DSLR.
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31st July 2009
Olympus Pen E-P1, the new Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus, is the smallest yet, but is it a worthy 21st century addition to the classic Pen range? Amateur Photographer puts it to the test
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12th August 2009
Though the Canon EOS 500D is primarily aimed at novices, it is like a mini EOS 50D with video capability, so perhaps it is a good choice for enthusiasts as well. We put it to the test
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11th August 2009
Hahnemühle is a well-established maker of photographic paper, and offers a range of high-quality inkjet papers for the enthusiast photographer.
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11th August 2009
Online photobooks are very convenient, but if you've got an inkjet printer at home, why not make your own? The Photo Album Kit from Ilford contains everything you need to make your own high-quality wedding album, and comprises 15 sheets of Ilford Photo Glossy Paper, plus two translucent interleaves for the first and last pages and a hard leather-effect cover.
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11th August 2009
Printed and bound in Switzerland, Bob Books uses a patented binding system which, it claims, also allows pages to open out flat. Bob Books software is Windows only, although Mac users can create layouts using Adobe Photoshop via a process detailed on the 'download' page of www.bobbooks.co.uk.
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11th August 2009
The Simon+Kibuki range is new to Kodak's online photobook service, and comprises a wedding album and two baby albums, for a boy and girl respectively.
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11th August 2009
Cewe and Pixum photobooks are printed in the same lab, and the Cewe XL photobook in its conventional form is virtually identical to the Pixum Easybook XL. However, both Cewe and Pixum offer a version of the book printed on photographic paper, and it is this option that I have taken here.
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11th August 2009
Myphotobook is one of the more expensive services included in this roundup, and I would guess that most enthusiast photographers will balk at the £269.95 cost of a 250-page, leather-bound Maxi photobook.
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11th August 2009
Bonusprint offers a wide range of online digital printing services, including photobooks. The Bonusprint Large photobook is available in a linen or faux leather cover, in a choice of four colours.
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