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On this page you can find our entire archive of PDF articles. We're regularly adding both new articles and older ones from our vast offline archive. We're aiming to get everything we can up here.
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This groundbreaking zoom specification, currently only made by Sony under licence from Carl Zeiss, equals a 24-120mm full frame lens when used on the APS-C format. David Kilpatrick encountered quality control issues in this report for Photoworld magazine - see also http://www.photoclubalpha.com/1680/1680.html our updated HTML review on the Photoclubalpha website. |
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David Kilpatrick reports on the commercial potential and quality of output from Epson's 'benchtop' A2+ printer which will fit on a standard kitchen worktop depth with sheet feeders extended and costs under £1000. |
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Sony's GPS CS1 map-tracking device for pinning your images down - carry while shooting, it records your position and tags it to the JPEGs - tested by David Kilpatrick. |
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The Sigma 50-150mm f2.8 compact, fast zoom tested by Emmanuel Agbaraojo. |
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Emmanuel Agbaraojo reports on using the new Nikon 18-200mm VR image stabilised zoom in practice. |
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David Kilpatrick tests the Fuji FinePix Pro S5 12 megapixel DSLR |
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This new system uses sticky pads to shift dust from your sensor without liquids, vacuums or brushes. |
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From our Minolta-user Photoworld magazine, an introduction to some of the Lightroom-like controls present in ACR 4, which make more colourful conversions possible without quality loss. |
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Are Russian lenses and adaptors safe to buy over eBay? And are they any good? We find you get what you pay for, quickly, but uses may be limited by QC and functional design. An article from Photoworld, our magazine for Sony/Minola users. |
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Sekonic's new digital flash/ambient meter offers memories where calibrations for different DSLRs, settings, SLRs and film types can be stored. |
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We look at the practicality of a £99 calibration target and £389 meter for lining up your DSLRs to expose exactly the same - in theory. |
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David Kilpatrick looks at the Pentax K10D in a professional context for Master Photo>Digital magazine - and checks how many of the right boxes it ticks. |
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We tested one of the current batch of '133X' large CF cards (they are all over the place at low prices under many brand names) to find out just what the 133X really means against SanDisk Ultra II, Extreme III and Extreme IV. |
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This sub-£70 office all in one uses pigment inks, with a six colour photo option, prints full bleed on a wide range of A4 media, is totally Mac and PC compatible and includes OCR, card and PictBridge printing. |
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David Kilpatrick completes the review of the Mamiya DSLR system with coverage of two lenses, the 35mm and 55-100mm, with further commentary. PDF is in spread (A3) format. |
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David Kilpatrick takes a brief look at DxO's raw conversion latest update, and the dramatic effect it can have on images. |
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With additional photographs by Richard Liston LMPA, David Kilpatrick reviews four new emulsions revising the already thoroughly established Kodak Portra professional 160NC, 160VC, 400NC and 400VC. From MASTER PHOTO DIGITAL Christmas issue 2006. |
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David and Richard Kilpatrick examine the 'giant 35mm' shaped Mamiya ZD 22 megapixel rollfilm system format digital SLR. To be continued in February with coverage of the 35mm and 55-110mm lenses and more tests. |
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A thought-provoking comparison of the Nikon D80, Sony Alpha 100 and Canon EOS 400D in the context of professional wedding photography - this is what the guests will be using! Highlights the key differences between these cameras, which are no way as 'alike' as they might seem. From MASTER PHOTO DIGITAL Awards Edition 2006. |
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David Kilpatrick's review from the Autumn 2006 issue of MASTER PHOTO DIGITAL magazine covers the D80 and the AF-S (Silent) ultrasonic focusing 18-70mm kit lens. |
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While the Mac community waits for Elements 5 (already out for Windows) the Mac Elements 4 version still offers a comprehensive bundle of functions often beating 'big' Photoshop in speed and sophistication. |
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Richard Kilpatrick describes and reviews a RAID kit which allows you to swap component drives and build your own configuration using Mac OSX or other RAID supporting computer systems. |
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This ultra high resolution scanner has improved bit depth, infra-red dust and scratch correction, and comes with various options of SilverFast from £200 upwards. The model tested includes SilverFast Ai and sells for £249. It proved surprisingly good with slides. |
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Jim Clancy of the Bureau of Freelance Photographers provides a diary of photocalls, with press contact details and info on photographer access, throughout the UK from the date of publication to the end of October. |
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Colin Dixon uses the TS-E 24mm lens for architectural work on his EOS 5D. Here he shows examples of shift - rise and cross - as well as tilt, and describes the adaptation of the lens to single axis shift tilt operation. |
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