Photography News Issue 63

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G T R A T E S E H G H Z S R L L V I P K W U N W S O Z B R H C O C Y E L D P L W O E R N X I E R R X Y T P K Y V V B R H O E O S F S R E A Q E L W E K L S J R L M E E U Y D O T J P L D L D E R E W A I I C U T V F A V K R W S D R M I O R E C R P O A L L C U B L Y Z M M N T I F R I O H H S G E D C H E L P F H V R T A T A D A T E M F P R I N T L O G E F M G X H D O O J B X S S F P A S E F L O R N Capture life’s magical moments across all devices with the Samsung EVO Plus 256GB microSDXC memory card with SD adapter offering read speeds up to 100MB/s and write speeds of up to 90MB/s. Samsung’s latest cards are also ultra reliable and are water, temperature, X-ray and magnet proof, so shooting in the most challenging conditions isn’t an issue.We have one 256GBSamsungEVOPlusmicroSDXCcardwithSDadapterworth£74.99 for the eagle-eyed winner. Complete the word search below, and you’ll find one word in the list that’s not in the grid. Email us on puzzle@photographynews.co.uk with that word in the subject box by 10March 2019 and the winner will be randomly drawn fromall correct entries received. The correct answer to PN 61’s word searchwas Holly and the Samsung 128GB PRO+ cardwas won by SallyAnderson, Berwick. samsung.com/uk/memory-cards A Samsung memory card! WIN!

Editor’s letter Grist to the rumourmill

PhotographyNews survives because newproducts are launched all the time. Without new kit, we wouldn’t exist and I would have nothing to fill these pages with so it is brilliant news that 2019 has kicked off with two huge, very significant launches. One we already knew about. The Lumix S-system was unveiled by Panasonic last September although we only got to see a non-working mock-up, so we literally got a feel for it but nothing else. The S-system is significant for Panasonic because it is a leading player in the Micro Four Thirds market and here we have a full-frame mirrorless system that features the L-mount, amount developed by Leica. Of course, running two or evenmore formats side by side is perfectly normal and in a slowly contracting market, to have several irons in the fire is sensible. I got to use the Lumix S1R for a few hours on a recent hands-on session in Barcelona and you can readmy early impressions in this issue. The other product we also knew about was the Olympus OM-D E-M1X. In fact, the whole world seemed to know about the new E-M1X way before its official unveiling. I think it must be the most rumoured and leaked camera ever. I went to see the new camera before Christmas and I already had its –rumoured – list of key features onmy tablet. Instant communication means rumours and leaks are part of modern life, but it is a shame that we get so fewgenuine surprises nowadays. You have to remember that in pre-internet days, I turned up at shows and press events with not a clue what was about to be unveiled. It was fun and the days of random speculation beforehand made life interesting and rumours

were spread (and distorted) by word of mouth. But that’s progress for you. I do wonder how these rumour sites get their content, because so many are spot-on, not just in terms of specification but also with dates and locations. Being a cynical old git, it seems to me that there is the occasional official ‘leak’, perhaps to build and whip up interest so when the product goes officially public, potential customers know about it already. Honestly, I can’t imagine that managed rumour-spreading really does happen in theworld of photohardware, butwho knows? By even suggesting it, you could say I have started my own little rumour that will become fact very soon. Of course, rumours are potentially damaging with companies and retailers having stocks of products no one wants, because the savvy among us know there’s something better to come. There’s the issue of misinformation, too. Not a rumour, but total fact is that nextmonth I’m spending a few days at the Birmingham NEC for The Photography Show. If you haven’t booked your tickets yet, there is still time and you can save a few quid by advance booking – see our news pages for details. If you can make it, PN does have a stand there so please come and makemy day go quicker by saying hello. Hopefully, I’ll see you there but if not, definitely on this page in the next issue, out on 12March.

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