Photography News Issue 38

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U X H S J M G F E F L E E J O F O Z I D Y H M K L F Y N S Q O L S I E I T A O B B M F I R Y G B O C S N O R D P P H O V H H A O E Q A O T X Y R U T C T N A R E V H O T U Q T O M T X X T M T R S U I E R G L N E E E C B T T A C G E D R X Q J A E I G O C A I P B M S R T J H C V O O I Y N A A S L A X T S T K E N H P A L N A U V S P G U E Y X U A R P K M O M E U E E Y E L F O S H D O B Z L L I F C Capture life’s special moments across all devices with the ultra-reliable Samsung SDmemory cards. Samsung’s latest SD cards can write data at an impressive 90MB/s and read data at an even higher 95MB/s. The cards are also amazingly reliable being water, temperature-, X-ray-, magnet- andshockproof, so shooting in themost challenging conditions isn’t an issue.Wehave onemassive 64GB Samsung PROSD card to award to an eagle-eyedwinner. Just complete the word search below, and you’ll find one word in the list that’s not in the grid. Email us on puzzle@photography-news.co.uk with that word in the subject box by 27 November 2016. The correct answer to PN 36’s word search was Print and the Samsung 64GB cardwas won by Sue Dyke fromWorthing,West Sussex. A Samsung memory card! WIN! samsung.comand search formemorycards

Editor’s letter GAS attack

Now is a great time to be out with the camera. It’s true that the nights are longer than the days, but the light you do get at this time of year can be fabulous. Mix in the beautiful colours of autumn with unpredictable weather and temperatures that are still relatively conducive for enjoying the outdoors, and awesome pictures are yours for the taking. All you have to do is make the effort, which sounds easy but getting motivated can be a challenge. Perhaps the prospect of treating yourself to a nice shiny piece of kit is what you need to spur you on. Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS for short) is a serious condition that you may – or may not! – want to get treated. Generally, it is not harmful to one’s health, only the bank balance, and often a small dose of GAS can motivate the shutter finger. Right now is a good time to buy although it might already be too late. With the Brexit vote and the weaker pound, photo products, particularly those from Japan, will undergo significant price increases. Recently launched equipment will be priced with the current trading conditions factored in but if you’ve had your eye on an exotic lens, you might find that its price is higher now than a fewmonths ago. Price increases inevitably slow down the market for new equipment, but it can mean a boost for the pre-owned market when potential buyers realise there is more value buying used kit. I must admit I’m suffering from the symptoms of GAS because I have my eye on a new camera. Yes, it is a want rather than a need and, of course, buying a shiny new, higher- resolution camera won’t make my pictures any better but you know what, photography is my passion so who cares.

To fund my new toy I’m going to sell some gear that I haven’t used for a while. My motivation to thin out my equipment cupboard was further promptedwhen the renewal notice for my camera insurance policy came through. I looked down the long list of stuff and did a mental audit of when I last used some of the items on the list. A long time ago was the answer for several of them. Ihaveapolicythatcoversbeingaprofessional photographer even though strictly speaking I am a journalist and don’t take pictures for a living. The fact that I work on a photography magazine as a journalist means I often get called a photojournalist, you know like those brave people who work in areas of unrest and conflict. That, of course, is very different from what I actually do, which is flying a desk. Anyway, that’s by the by because whatever, my policy cost is high – and in six years I have not made a single claim. Of course, insurance is about peace of mind and that is difficult to put a value on. Sod’s law dictates that if I didn’t have it, I’d need it, so I will continue to pay because there is no doubt that insurance is very much a good thing. But before renewing the policy I’m going to rationalise my long list of stuff. Shedding, say, six items, and acquiring one does make me feel better about my GAS problem, and that is very comforting. See you next month for our special pre- festive bumper issue, out from 28 November.

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