Digital_Camera_World_Issue_192_July_2017

In focus
Taken with Neptune 50mm f/2.8 by Kurt Prinz, Germany
what’s new?
loMograPhy kickstarter
neptune up
lomography all set to launch convertible art
lens system after Kickstarter campaign
A
S yOu read this,
Lomography will
have achieved its
goal of raising $100,000
for its seventh Kickstarter
project. The Neptune
Convertible Art Lens System is a
single-lens system consisting of a
lens base in either a Canon EF, a
Nikon F or a Pentax K mount, plus
a set of interchangeable front
lenses that attach to the base.
Lomography is going to make
three lenses available at launch –
35mm f/3.5, 50mm f/2.8 and
80mm f/4 – with backers on
16MP rugged coMPact
sea here
Nikon plumbs the
depths with the
4K Coolpix W300
hE third all-weather
T compact to be
announced this
month leaves the others in
the dust when it comes to
specifications. Like the
Coolpix Aw130, the W300 is
waterproof down to a depth of
30 metres without additional
housing. It can also withstand
drops of 2.4 metres. Like the
1
DuaL aPerture
Neptune has both a
seamless aperture
mechanism and a set of
shaped aperture plates
for creative bokeh.
Kickstarter deciding which focal
length Lomography will be
creating next, as well as saving up
to 45 per cent on the price of a
Neptune system (which is
currently pitched at $990).
www.lomography.com/
kickstarter
AW130, the Nikon Coolpix
twins a 16MP back-illuminated
1/2.3-inch sensor with an f/2.8
5x optical zoom, equivalent to
24-120mm. The new model adds
support for Nikon’s SnapBridge
connectivity to enable easy
syncing of images with a smart
device and remote shooting.
www.nikon.co.uk;
£110/$390
FOCAl
POINT
Rounding up
what’s new
and exciting
Think Tank Photo
Signature series
Styled like a classic
shoulder bag, the
Signature series uses
soft-touch fabrics and
comes with a neoprene
shoulder pad and either
a tablet or a laptop
compartment.
snapperstuff.com;
From £250/$250
Benro h2ostop
camera bags
Benro’s new range is
comprised of four bags
– a messenger bag, a
compact shoulder bag
and two backpacks –
each of which is made
from waterproof fabric.
www.benroeu.com;
£TBC/$TBC
iStorage diskashur
Available in capacities
of up to 8TB and in hard
drive or faster SSD
configurations, these
portable drives feature
a pin code keyboard
and stiff hardware data
encryption to help
ensure your pictures
are protected.
http://istorage-uk.
com; from
£159/$205
MagnuM exhibition
SWaP ShoP
AS part of magnum Photos’
70th anniversary programme,
theprintspace has been working
on the ‘swap shop’ massparticipation
event. Photographers
have been invited to submit their
best images for consideration by
Magnum curators, with selected
entries being part of an exhibition
at theprintspace’s Shoreditch
Gallery in London alongside various
Magnum photographers, including
David Hurn and Martin Parr. Two
people will also be lucky enough
swap a print with David or Martin.
The submission period ran to 12th
June, with the exhibition running
from 30th June to 11th July.
www.theprintspace.co.uk/
magnum-swap-shop
online Printing
PaPer vieW
CEwE Photoworld has unveiled
a series of new features for its
online printing service. In addition
to introducing matte photographic
paper as a print option, a new
Highlights feature allows you to
apply gold and silver highlights to
the cover of a book, while a Gloss
Highlight option lets you apply
embossing. These new features are
part of a new software update.
https://cewe-photoworld.com
From the David Hurn Swaps exhibition ‘Peter O Toole’ © David Hurn/Magnum Photos
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