Many photographers will have been sorting out their sprawling photography archive during the various restrictions and lockdowns this year, and extra storage is often welcome. Lexar has announced a new SSD storage device, the SL200 Portable SSD, with 512Gb and 1Tb…
Leading used specialist MPB has announced that public voting is now open for its first ever Photo and Video Kit Hall of Fame. The idea is to honour the best photo and video equipment of the digital era, and there…
The RevoRing is essentially a lightweight, variably sized stepping ring made from aluminium, which uses a clever spring-loaded attachment mechanism, almost like an iris. The smaller RevoRing supports lenses with filter threads ranging from 46mm to 62mm, while the larger…
Gavan Goulder is stood in front of a standing-room-only audience at the Photobookcafe in Shoreditch, London, pre-lockdown. He is a photographer with more than 30 years’ experience having shot on assignment for most major media titles across the globe including…
Fujifilm has announced the GF30mm F3.5 R WR, a wide-angle prime for the company’s GFX medium-format mirrorless cameras. The lens, which has a focal length equivalent to 24mm, is weather-proof, resistant to dust and moisture and can be used in…
Fujifilm has launched a ‘shop local’ marketing campaign to support photo retailers who have been able to reopen their physical stores from June 15th. The shop local message is being advertised nationally to help small businesses boost sales after the long period of…
For some time, US photographer and designer Nicole Elliott has been working with major strap supplier, Blackrapid, and the company has now announced the Nicole Elliott Camera Sling and Delta customisable straps. “On a trip to Ecuador in 2016, Nicole…
The world's first non-fisheye 9mm full-frame lens for Sony E, Nikon Z and Leica L and M mounts.
Portrait photographer to the stars, Rankin, has unveiled a series of portraits of doctors, nurses and other NHS staff who have been responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. He apparently took the portraits as a “mark of respect and thanks” to…
Many of us are hamstrung by chaotic image libraries. Maybe you started with a sloppy folder structure years ago and now you’re too far down the rabbit hole to change things, perhaps you’ve given yourself a free pass with the…
It’s #NationalCameraDay on monday, and to celebrate Amateur Photographer have teamed up with Verbatim to offer our readers the chance to win 1 of 2 amazing bundles of prizes worth £250+ each kindly provided by Verbatim. Simply answer the question…
Regular readers will know we are big fans of the Nik Collection from DXO, a powerful yet easy to use collection of presets, filters and editing tools. The software works fine as a standalone package, but to get the full…
It’s hardly big news that making money via stock image sales has got harder and harder in recent years, as image libraries cut their payment rates. Aggrieved users of major international stock image service, Shutterstock, have now banded together to…
Hoya has released a range of compact Pro ND Graduated filters, which will be available in 77mm and 82mm diameters with a choice of ND16 and ND32 densities. Hoya’s ProND Grad filters are round, screw-in type and offer advantages over…
While many of the tweaks are to do with video recording, such as the addition of HDR movie shooting, some also pertain to stills photography (the camera is very much marketed as a stills/video hybrid). “Acting on feedback from fp…
Olympus has announced that it's selling off its loss-making camera business. AP Editor Nigel Atherton assesses the situation.
Flamboyant singer and actor, Lady Gaga, has teamed up with Adobe to give people a chance to win $10,000 (just over £8k) for coming up with the best creations to celebrate her sixth album, Chromatica, using Creative Cloud apps. How…
The Bristol Photo Festival, a biennial festival with a year-round programme of commissions and collaborations, has been announced. It culminates in a series of exhibitions by both local and international artists in spring 2021. The theme of the inaugural festival…
The Sony Summer Sale launches online today with between 10-20% off a range of cameras at 14 participating retailers. While the sale is slanted more towards APS-C compacts, some full-frame interchangeable lens Alpha models are included, notably the A7R III…
If you don’t want to use a third-party software package like Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom when you buy a Panasonic camera, the solution is to install Panasonic Silkypix Developer Studio SE. Currently on version 8, this has all the tools…
