Amateur Photographer

NIKON has announced a firmware update for the Nikon Z 9, the fourth since the camera came out in 2021. Version 5.0 adds a reserve function to Auto Capture, enabling users to set a shooting start date and duration in advance to help save battery life.

WHEN the full-frame mirrorless EOS RF system was announced with a new lens mount in 2018, many industry commentators took it as a sign that it was only a matter of time until the Canon EOS M series was discontinued. That time seems to have come, as C

THE INSTAX range of instant film cameras has been quite a cash cow for Fujifilm and the company has now announced the Instax Mini 99, featuring manual controls and a smart black body redesigned from the ground up. The Mini 99 comes with a variety of

LONDON Camera Exchange (LCE) has announced the winners of its LCE Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. UK-based Marilyn Taylor won the overall first prize with a photo of a long-tongued bat in Costa Rica. ‘It was so dark that it was very diffic

In our big technique feature, wildlife pro Julian shares his tips for stunning shots of small wild animals The AP regular talks to Magnum’s Mark Power about his book on the USA’s cultural and physical landscape Former AP editor Damien tests Sigma’s s

This week’s issue is nothing if not eclectic. Magnum photographer Mark Power has been engaged in a long-term project on America and its endlessly fascinating culture and has just released his latest instalment. We talk to Mark about his work and show

RYAN Stalker has won the latest British Wildlife Photography Awards competition with an image of a floating football covered in goose barnacles. He beat 14,000 other entries in ten categories and takes home the £14,000 grand prize. Meanwhile, Max Woo

With an essay by Geoff Dyer, £38, Kehrer Verlag, hardcover, 96 pages, ISBN 978-3969001363 I really wasn’t sure about this book at first. I wasn’t absolutely certain what I was supposed to be looking at, and it took me a while to get to grips with it.

● £60 - £235 ● pny.com/en-eu ALMOST all current cameras use SD cards, but when choosing one to buy, it’s easy to get lost in the confusing alphabetti spaghetti of speed ratings and classes. As a result, it can be difficult to work out why you might s

If you have the right equipment, physical measurements of technological articles are quite easy. Image sensors are particularly straightforward, because they are themselves measuring devices. So long as it is known how they should respond to a stimul

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You don’t have to be a royalist to feel sorry for Princess Catherine after the frenetic reaction to her making mistakes whilst editing her family image. Many of us amateur photographers have badly edited our images and ours are not scrutinised by the