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Saturday 11 July 2020
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Sharpen up
18
expert tips for
maximum detail
in your photos
Passionate about photography since 1884
Can Olympus
survive?
As the camera division
is sold off, we examine
what went wrong
Sony FE
20mm
F1.8 G
The
fast
wideangle
prime
for
Sony users
Your lockdown
The winning entries
from our
Stay At Home
Challenge
competition
How to photograph
friends at home
with minimal kit
Simple
portraits
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Jon Nicholson’s 30 years as a pro
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7days
A highlight of this issue is our
review of the most exciting
new camera to come out so
far in this challenging year,
the Fujifilm X-T4. Featuring
‘incredibly e ective’ image stabilisation, a
highly versatile vari-angle screen and bags of
speed and processing power, the X-T4 oozes
class, so it’s no surprise that retailers are
already reporting brisk sales. We also share
COVER PICTURES © CORNELIUS LORUENSER / © SAM MILLIS-HOWE
A week in photography
some essential tips for sharper shots (page 12),
reveal how to shoot great portraits at home
with just a camera and one lens (page 34),
and reveal the winners of our Stay at Home
Challenge competition (page 28) which
proves again what a creative lot you are. With
our comprehensive DSLR lens buyer’s guide
as well, you’ve got another week’s worth of
essential reading. I hope you enjoy the issue.
Nigel Atherton, Editor
This week’s
cover image
Cornelius Loruenser used
just a black backdrop and
window on the right. The
model is Celina. Canon 5D
IV, Sigma 50mm f/1.4
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This week in
1937
TREASURES FROM THE HULTON ARCHIVE
In this issue
3
7 days
4
It’s good to share
10
What went wrong
for Olympus?
12
Keeping it sharp
18
Inbox
20
Ace MPB
accessories
22
Revved up:
Jon Nicholson
28
Lockdown art
34
There’s no place
like home – tips
for people photos
38
Join the club
40
Fuji lm X T4
full review
47
Sony FE 20mm
F1.8 G review
51
Accessories
53
Tech talk
55
Buying Guide:
DSLR lenses
66
Final Analysis
© GETTY IMAGES
To s and Toughs
by Jimmy Sime
A group of local boys look on with curiosity and
amusement at Harrow schoolboys Peter Wagner (left)
and Thomas Dyson in their formal uniform at the Eton
vs Harrow cricket match on 9 July 1937 at Lord’s
cricket ground, London. The photograph was first
published on 10 July 1937 on the front page of the
News Chronicle.
Another image from the same reel also
appeared in a photo essay published in
Life
magazine.
It went on to be widely reproduced as the perfect
example of the British class system, though it is
thought the name attributed to it, ‘Toffs and Toughs’, is
a more modern attribution.
The
Getty Images Hulton Archive
is one of the world’s great cultural resources. Tracing its origins to the founding of the London Stereoscopic Company
in 1854, today it houses over 80 million images spanning the birth of photography to the digital age. Explore it at
www.gettyimages.com.
Our favourite photos posted by readers
on our social media channels this week
AP picture
of the week
Bouldered
by Mike Tonge
Nikon D750, 24mm, 221secs at f/11, ISO 50, 10-
stop ND filter, tripod
Mike is a keen amateur photographer based in
Lancashire and took up photography as a hobby when
he retired. He currently has two Nikon cameras and
enjoys taking landscapes and wildlife images. This striking
image was taken at the small cove of Porth Nanven in
Cornwall. He tells us, ‘I had intended to get there at
sunset but when I arrived it was already pretty dark and
very cloudy. I therefore decided to go for a long-
exposure shot to smooth out the sea, which was pretty
rough. Having raced down to the water’s edge in the
ever-dimming light over very treacherous boulders, I saw
some lovely looking granite rocks in a small inlet that I
knew would provide foreground interest. I set my tripod
low and framed the entrance to the cove with the islands
in the upper left third.’ Mike posted this on Flickr, he also
has a website miketongephotography.co.uk.
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