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When it comes to picture quality, the difference in performance between a beginner DSLR and a pro-spec model isn’t as cavernous as you might suppose. Even in terms of raw resolution, newcomer-friendly Nikons such as the D3400 and D5600 outstrip the pro-spec D500 and D5. But, of course, there are plenty of reasons why the D5 commands a price tag that’s around 13 times higher than that of the D3400. Chief of these are build quality and performance. High-end DSLRs are equipped with bomb-proof bodies, fast and deadly accurate autofocus and lightning-quick burst shooting modes. While you can’t expect a beginnerlevel DSLR to keep up with a pro model when shooting fast-paced action, there are steps you can take to increase the speed at which a camera such as…

Kit lenses are limited by their maximum (largest) aperture. The 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 that typically comes bundled with an entry-level DSLR has a variable maximum aperture – f/3.5 at the wide, 18mm end of the zoom and f/5.6 when it’s at 55mm. Compare this with the maximum aperture of two classic kit lens upgrades: a ‘nifty fifty’ 50mm f/1.8, and an 85mm f/1.8. At 55mm, the kit zoom is more than three stops ‘slower’, so when the lens is used at its maximum aperture the smaller opening lets in less light, so a much slower shutter speed is required for a correct exposure. Slower shutter speeds can lead to blurred images, due to movement of the camera or the subject. There are ways to get around this light loss (as…

THE BEST THING WE’VE SEEN THIS WEEK The phrase ‘labour of love’ tends to get overused, but Morten Rustad’s stunning near-sevenminute 8K timelapse showing the spectacular scenery of Norway changing over the course of a year is clearly a love letter to his country – and it certainly involved a heck of a lot of labour. As well as the year of shooting, Rustad spent a year planning the project, and another four months processing and editing the footage. He travelled some 20,000 kilometres around the country, and filled up 20TB of hard drive space with around 200,000 images shot on a Sony A7R II, Sony A7S, Panasonic GH4 and Canon 5D Mark II. “Norway is a country where nature takes the lead,” writes Rustad at his YouTube channel.…

THE WEEK’S TOP HEADLINES IN PHOTOGRAPHY Ricoh has introduced the Pentax KP, a tiny titan of a DSLR with a maximum ISO of 819,200. Yes, you read that right: ISO819,000. At that sensitivity the KP turns into a virtual black hole that just absorbs light – which is exactly what it’s been designed to do, as a camera for night photography. Equipped with an 24.32MP APS-C CMOS sensor, the Pentax KP can capture the stars even on the darkest of nights. At the same time the DSLR can correct for the rotation of the Earth during long exposures using its in-body SR II 5-axis shake-reduction system with the help of an optional GPS module, so that stars are captured as points of light rather than star trails. Of course the…

Standard 18-55mm kit zooms deliver the equivalent view to a focal length range of 27-80mm on a full-frame DSLR. Moderately wide to moderately long, they brings a natural look to pictures that, unlike ultra-wide and super-telephoto lenses, doesn’t draw attention to the lens that was used to take them. That said, it’s easy to feel disheartened when faced with a sweeping landscape or a stunning interior which your lens isn’t able to fully take in. It’s also easy to feel the lens doesn’t provide enough reach to make sports, wildlife and other distant subjects look anything other than pokey in the frame. Get creative The answer is to see this focal length restriction as an opportunity to come up with creative pictures. For example, if y0u’re shooting sports, instead of…

As we’ve mentioned, the smaller maximum aperture of a kit lens can restrict your choice of shutter speed. Nowhere is this more evident than when you’re shooting in low light, where you might not be able to achieve a shutter speed fast enough to reduce the effects of camera shake, let alone freeze the motion of a moving subject. One solution here to simply to increase the ISO on the camera. The trade-off for pumping up the ISO is an increase in noise, some shifts in colour and a loss of dynamic range. Fortunately, modern DSLRs offer excellent high-ISO performance; picture quality only really drops off at extremely high settings, which makes them suitable for emergencies only. You can always activate a camera’s noise reduction in the Shooting Menu, although…

ESSENTIAL PHOTO SKILLS MADE EASY 1-2 HRS When it comes to composing a landscape photo there are a multitude of rules we’re instructed to follow. There’s the rule of thirds, which states that we should place interesting objects on the ‘third’ lines within the frame. Then there’s the ‘foreground interest’ rule, which has us all scrambling around to find an attractive rock or plant to include in the foreground of our shot. We must also keep our horizons straight, eliminate ‘dead space’, and avoid placing our subject dead-centre. Often, by following these rules we’llend up with a great photo. But if we simply apply them by rote to every scene we come across, we run the risk that all of our images will start to look very similar, and probably…

There are many reasons why professional photographers fork out thousands for highend DSLRs like the Nikon D5, or equivalent options from Canon and other brands, with benchmark speed, tank-like build and direct, intuitive controls topping the list. But, when it comes to the process of actually taking pictures, a beginner-friendly DSLR (such as the Nikon D3400) isn’t that far behind. In manual mode, both pro and budget bodies offer control of the aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Both enable you to use pro-grade lenses, and both enable you to shoot raw files for optimum image quality. Entry-level cameras have some distinct advantages over pro models too. They’re much smaller and lighter, which means that you’re more likely to want to carry them around all day. And although a flagship…

COUPALL FALLS IAIN MACDIARMID “This is a shot looking across of a lovely set of waterfalls on the River Coupall, with the stunning backdrop of the iconic Scottish mountain, Buachaille Etive Mor and the hills of Glencoe just visible in the distance.” http://tiny.cc/selwiy THE WEEK’S MOST INSPIRING READER PHOTOS LIGHT BASKET JASON RI NEHART “I set out to find something around my house to light paint and I think I may of complicated the whole thing by trying to light paint a laundry basket, but the end result was more beautiful than I’d imagined. I manoeuvred a Ledlenser P7QC flashlight until I saw the right shadows and depth; I’m in love with this abstract moody feel.” http://tiny.cc/uglwiy SHADOW PLAY MARK TUNSTALL “I’d noticed the three distinct areas in this scene…

LEARN ESSENTIAL EDITING SKILLS FAST! WATCH THE VIDEO http:tiny.cc/9nogiy There are several reasons why a shot may be blurred. If you shoot with a wide aperture, less of your shot will be in focus due to the shallow depth of field. Many cameras also blur images very slightly using a low-pass filter to reduce moiré patterning. If you’re using a slow shutter speed without a tripod, then camera shake or subject movement may result in motion blur. Photoshop’s Smart Sharpen filter can be very effective when it comes to removing focusrelated blur, and it also has options for countering motion blur, but in practice it rarely produces effective results. Photoshop CC offers hope when it comes to rescuing motion-blurred shots in the form of the Shake Reduction filter. This…

EXPERT OPINION ON THE LATEST KIT www.leica-camera.com £5,600 / $6,595 (body only) If you don’t follow Leica M cameras closely, it might be hard to understand what the fuss over the M10 is about. But for those who do, the new camera represents a big step forward. There are other models in the Leica portfolio to take care of cutting-edge technical innovation, and the Leica M has a different role. Here, Leica’s aim is to balance the long tradition of its M-series cameras with the needs of today’s photographers. People buy Leica Ms because of what they are, and they don’t want things changed – so every new feature in the M10 is designed to make it better at what it already is, not to turn it into a different…