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ThePhotographyShow TheNEC, 16 to 19March Buy your tickets now and save 25% off standard adult single-day tickets
Make more of your telephotos with these two new Teleplus HD teleconverters from Kenko. The Teleplus HD pro 1.4x DGX and pro 2x DGX are available for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts and offer a compact, low-cost way of extending the effective focal length of your long lenses. The converters feature extra elements comparedwithprevious models and improvedmulti-layer, anti-reflection coatings help to maintain the high optical quality of the lenses you use themwith. Contacts in the converters also ensure efficient communication between the lens and camera body so you get full EXIF data recorded on your files. These new converters are available now from £219 to £269. Fujifilm’s latest lens addition to its GFX medium format system is the GF 100-200mm f/5.6 R LMOIS WR. This constant aperture telezoom gives a 35mm focal length equivalent of 79-158mm and featuresweather-resistant build, optical image stabilizer and is compatible with the GF 1.4x WR teleconverter – the lens becomes a 111-221mm lens with this in place. Its optical design includes 20 elements in 13 groups and that includes two super ED elements and one aspherical lens to maixmise optical quality. Autofocus is handled by a linear motor for silent, fast and accurate operation. The lens is priced at £1799 and will be available this February. Fujifilm go long fujifilm.eu/uk
Not long to go now until one of the photographic events of the year; there’s still time to order discounted entry tickets and book your spot at the stunning selection of events and talks over the four days. On the Super Stage on the first dayof the show, for example,wehave talks by Magnum photographer Martin Parr (above centre) and Pete Souza, former chief official White House photographer for President Obama. Tickets cost £12 (in addition to the entrance fee) for each talk. Then on the Sunday there’s Moose Peterson (above right), world-renowned wildlife image maker who is now working on his passion for aviation photography. His talk gives an insight into his journey. Tickets are again £12. There is plenty happening that doesn’t cost any extra. On the Great
Outdoors, Photo Live and Wedding & Portrait stages, there is an incredible line-up of speakers and these events are free. Check out the website for the latest line-up of speakers and demos. The Video Show makes its debut alongside this year’s The Photography Show, and here too there is a stellar line-up of speakers and events. Rick Bronks is an expert on broadcast TV, known for shooting and editing on mobile devices, and now heads up a creative agency while Carys Kaiser – aka the Drone lass – will be talking about how she uses drones in storytelling and the extra dimension they can bring to video footage. The In Motion theatre and Video Live stages will be the
dedicated stages for video talks and demonstrations and these are free. Again, go to the website to see what’s on. Finally, Photography News will be there too, so please swing by and collect the latest issue and have a chat with the magazine team.
Order your tickets now and you can claim a 25% discount off standard adult single-day tickets. Go the website and use the promo code PNEWSTPS19*.
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Terms and conditions Discount applies to standard adult tickets and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, including concession prices and multi-day/group tickets. *A concession discount is available using code PNEWSTPS19C. Both discounts apply to new bookings only and expire on 13 March 2019. Professional photographers can apply for free entry to the show, subject to verification at point of registration.
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If youhave piles of precious family snapshots the Epson FastFoto FF- 680W offers a quick solution to turn them into digital files that can be instantly shared and safely stored for posterity. It is a vertical scanner with a small footprint that can deal with prints from9x13cmup to 21x91cm panoramas and automatically scans the back of the print too so any notes will be recorded. Documents can also be scanned. It can be hardwired to the computer or used wirelessly via Wi-Fi and scans can be directly uploaded to Google Drive or Dropbox. Files can be saved as
JPEG or TIF, there is a choice of resolutions with 600dpi the highest optical setting and the software can improve your scans. You will have also guessed from its name that it is quick, with a scan rate of 30 prints in
30 seconds. We have a First Test of the FastFoto FF-680W in this issue and that is a claimwe tested. The Epson FastFoto FF-680W costs £549.99.
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