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OVER THE YEARS, I have written advice features for photographers of all levels, but I’ ll be honest and admit that I don’t always practise what I preach. But fitting your lenses with a protection filter is one tip I have staunchly advocated – and it recently proved its value again. I was attending a TimeLine Events group photo shoot at Didcot Railway Centre. It was all going swimmingly, enjoying just being out with the camera. In the rail shed, I decided to swap lenses, taking my recently bought 24-200mm zoom off the Nikon Z 7, replacing it with something wider. I thought I had safely stashed the zoom in the bag and carried on shooting. Wrong. As I changed position, the lens made its bid for freedom and landed with a very loud crack on the concrete. Inevitably, everyone looked at me as I sheepishly picked up the lens and put it in my shoulder bag, properly this time. No need to cry over spilt milk, I thought. Despite my insides churning, I carried on shooting with all the casual nonchalance I could muster. A little later, once I had calmed
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22 Make the Switch: Colin Toogood
Colin Toogood switched to the Fujifilm X Series, inspiring his photography to even greater heights. Enjoy his images and read his story 25 Buyers’ guide to fine art inkjet papers You are what you print, so the paper you use to output photo artworks is crucial. Join us for a hands-on test of our favourite inkjet papers 30 Buyers’ guide to filters for video Give your videos an extra polish with the help of filters. Here’s our guide to what you need and why, plus our best buys
3 News What a busy month it has been for new stuff: Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Sony have all made announcements. Plus, the winners of the TIPAWorld Awards 9 Word search Exercise your little grey cells and you could win a Samsung 256GB microSD card. There’s also a Vanguard tripod up for grabs!
I had followed my own advice and used a protection filter. It was shattered and jammed on, but the lens itself seemed mechanically sound. With the filter immovable, I decided to gently prise out the broken glass with a key. Once I’d done that, and cleared away the glass dust, I put the lens on the camera and did a few test shots. Phew! To my relief, all was well. Back home, I had to take a mini hacksaw very carefully to the filter frame to get it off, so the total cost of this lesson was a new filter. You can enjoy me recounting my story and its near-disaster on our podcast, episode 25, so check that out. I think that’s enough excitement from me this month, so have a good July and see you next time.
down, I checked out my sickly lens and thanked the photo gods that
CRACKSAPPEAR The lens survived the user’s clumsiness, thanks to a protection filter
12 Club news Clubs are already deep into planning for the new season, and many are continuing to meet virtually throughout the summer 14 Nature for art’s sake The WildArt Photographer of the Year contest is refreshingly different from others. PN got the chance to have a chat with its founder, Robert Read 17 Brand-new focus The past year might have inspired you to make some cash from your photography, but there’s more to the idea than meets the eye. With so much to consider, our expert guide takes you through the pitfalls
34 Big test: Fujifilm X-E4 The X-E4 is the first in its series with an articulating monitor – and that’s just one of the headline features on this lovely camera 39 First tests A potpourri of the latest imaging kit gets the full PN test treatment: l Saramonic Blink 500 B2W kit l Sennheiser XS Lav Mobile microphone l RiBL Aura MVL1 and MVL2 portable LED lights l Leofoto LS-365C+PG-1 carbon-fibre tripod and gimbal l Vanguard VEO Select 59T roller case and backpack l Desview R6 UHB 5.5-inch monitor
BLAST FROM THE PAST Organised group shoots aren’t to everyone’s liking, but I think they are fun and you can get good shots
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