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Photography News | Issue 63 | photographynews.co.uk
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WEX has announced Dan Portch as the WEX Photographer of the Year 2019 contest. Over 15,000 images were received during 2018 in a bid to win the overall title and the top prize of £1500 in WEX Photo Video vouchers. Second place and a £500 voucher goes to David Hixon from Brixham, Devon, while Verity Milligan from Birmingham landed the third place honour and a £250 voucher. WEX winner Photo Video
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Pentax lensduo Ricoh Imaging has introduced two HD Pentax-FA lenses. The 35mm f/2 is priced at £399.99 and this compact lens is ideal for everyday use. Designed for Pentax’s APS-C format cameras is the 11-18mm f/2.8 ED DC AWultra-wide zoom with a f/2.8 constant aperture. This has a price tag of £1399.99. Both lenses are available now.
the chance to win an X-Rite anniversary bundle worth £500 that include an i1 Studio. To enter you have to upload an image of the Passport Photo in action and explainwhere the picture was taken. Entry closes 24 February at 23.59pm and the winner will be chosen at random. The winner will be announced 1 March and some of the best entries will be featured in a display at this year’s The Photography Show, 16 to 19 March.
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LimitedLeica The Leica M10-P and 50mm f/2 Summicron are available in olive green Safari as limited editions. Only 1500 units will be available. The Safari body costs £6900 and the 50mm f/2 is £2300.
Philips go pro The Philips 499P9H Brilliance is a super-wide 32:9 LCD monitor aimed at today’s pro image maker. This curved display with a 5120x1440 resolution is the equivalent to two full-size 27in monitors so you can spread out images you are working on and multiple apps open at the same time.
The price of the new Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens has been confirmed at £1099.99. Canon EF, Nikon F and Sigma mounts are available now with the arrival of the Sony E-mount to be confirmed in due course. Sigma 28mm price confirmed
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Philips HDR 400 technology gives great colour performance and can deal with a wide contrast range, while a built-in USB 3.1 docking station with power delivery helps ensure a fast workflow. The Philips 499P9H is available at £989.
Hasselbladupdate Firmware update 1.22 for the X1D-50C adds support for new XCD lenses, a new exposure bracketing option and new custombuttons among other things.
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