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NEWS
NIKON LAUNCHES TWO
NEW TELEPHOTO ZOOMS
180-600mm and 70-180mm
lenses announced for Z mount

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THE WEEK’S TOP HEADLINES IN PHOTOGRAPHY

NIKON UNVEILS T WO NEW

Z-SER IES TELEPHOTOS
A monster 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3, and an affordable 70-180mm f/2.8

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The new Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR. Image credit: Nikon

ikon has announced two new telephoto for DSLRs. It’s aimed at, and to repel moisture and make dust and

N Z-series telephoto zooms, the

Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
priced for, enthusiast wildlife, aviation
and motorsports photographers. It
smudges easier to clean.
The high-speed Stepping Motor
super-telephoto and the Z 70-180mm offers Vibration Reduction rated at 5.5 (STM) is whisper-quiet during focusing,
f/2.8, a fast all-purpose telephoto zoom. stops to keep shots pin-sharp even making the lens as useful for shooting
Starting with the Z 180-600mm when shooting handheld, and a Sport video as for stills. Tracking is said to be
f/5.6-6.3 VR, this lens had actually mode stabilizes the viewfinder image, rock-steady when used in conjunction
been listed as a 200-600mm lens on making it easier for you to capture with Z-series mirrorless cameras with
the Z-series lens roadmap – so the unpredictable or fast-moving subjects. animal or vehicle subject detection.
official announcement offers a bonus The lens is constructed from 25 The focal range extends all the
20mm reach at the wide end. elements arranged in 17 groups, way from 180mm to 600mm with a
Nikon sees this lens as the Z-mount including six ED (Extra-low Dispersion) 70-degree twist of the zoom ring, and
successor to its popular AF-S 200- elements, one aspherical element it offers a minimum distance of 1.3m at
500mm f/5.6E ED VR F-mount super- and a fluorine-coated front element 180mm, and 2.4m at 600mm.
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If even 600mm isn’t long enough for

you, the Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR is
compatible with Nikon’s TC-1.4x and
TC-2.0x Z-series teleconverters, which
further extend the reach to a maximum
840mm or 1200mm respectively; and
those aforementioned ED elements
reduce axial chromatic aberration,
even when using a teleconverter.
The lens comes with a tripod foot
that can easily be switched from
landscape to portrait orientation, or
removed for handheld shooting or

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replacing with an Arca-Swiss foot.
The lens has weather-sealing –
The Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR is aimed at enthusiast sports and wildlife shooters
although, as Nikon points out, this isn’t
as comprehensive as the protection Nikon Z 70-180mm f/2.8 cameras all boast in-body image
you’ll find on the top-of-the-range The big selling point of the Z 70-180mm stabilisation. The lens does come with
S-line lenses. It’s relatively light, tipping f/2.8 is that it’s around half the price of weather-sealing, although Nikon does
the scales at a shade under 2kg with the Nikon’s Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S ‘trinity’ point out that it’s not as comprehensive
tripod foot removed. lens. Like the S-line lens, this one has a as in the more expensive lens. Quiet
It’s reasonably compact too, fast, constant f/2.8 aperture that’s great focusing and suppressed focus
considering the monster telephoto for portraits, lifestyle, sports, nature, breathing make the lens a good option
reach, measuring approximately 100mm landscapes, cityscapes, events, and for video shooting too.
in diameter by 315.5mm length. An more – even in low light. It’s very capable when it comes to
internal zoom mechanism means the As it ‘only’ extends to 180mm rather close-up shooting. The minimum focus
lens doesn’t extend during focusing. than 200mm, its focal length is 20mm distance is just 0.27mm at the short
The Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 shorter than the pricier lens, and it end and 0.85mm at 180mm, but the
VR will be available from August at a doesn’t have built-in image stabilisation lens can be combined with Nikon’s
launch price of £1,799 / $1,699.95. – although full-frame Nikon Z-series teleconverters for near-macro levels
of magnification. With the TC-2.0x
attached, the focal length extends to
360mm with a reproduction ratio of
0.96x – only a smidgen shy of the 1x
ratio of a true macro lens.
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elements in 14 groups, including five
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has an antifouling coating for easy
cleaning It weighs just 795g, and is just
151mm long, making it travel-friendly for
a telephoto zoom. A zoom lock switch
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preventing ‘lens creep’ when you’re on
The new Nikon Z the move. The lens will be available
70-180mm f/2.8
from July, pried at £1,299 / $1,249.95.
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images with exposure and MINI REFLECTOR FROM £20 /$25 wind when you’re shooting
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ƋåÏĘĹĜŧƚ域ƚÏʱŸüŅÏƚŸ ĜŸƤĜÚå±ĬüŅųƋĜĹƼŸƚÆģåÏƋŸØ±ĹÚϱĹ second sturdy tripod with
stacking – you can use be used to bounce and manipulate you on your photoshoots
{ĘŅƋŅŸĘŅŞűŸ{ĘŅƋŅĵåųčå ƋĘåűƋƚų±ĬĬĜčĘƋرĬĬŅƵĜĹčƼŅƚƋŅƚŸå so that you can clamp your
command to blend together ĬŅƵåųF„kƴ±ĬƚåŸüŅųÆåƋƋåųĜĵ±čå plamp onto it and give
Ÿåƴåų±ĬĜĵ±č域åƋƋŅÚĜýåųåĹƋ quality and also have more control ƼŅƚųŸåĬü±ŸåÏƚųåƱŸåţ
üŅÏƚŸÚĜŸƋ±ĹÏåŸţ over the lighting.
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2 GO MACRO ON A BUDGET
You don’t have to spend a fortune on specialist kit – here
±ųåƤüŅƚųÆƚÚčåƋěüųĜåĹÚĬƼƵ±ƼŸƋŅŸĘŅŅƋÏĬŅŸåěƚŞŸ

USE A REVERSING RING

Give a standard lens macro abilities
by using this economical add-on

Shoot through a
lens backwards
using a reversing
ring to increase your
ĵĜĹĜƚĵƚĵüŅÏƚŸ
distance

1 GET YOUR
REVERSING RING
åƴåųŸĜĹčųĜĹčŸ±ųåƵĜÚåĬƼ±ƴ±ĜĬ±ÆĬåŅĹĬĜĹåØ
and won’t break the bank. Make sure you
čåƋŅĹåƋʱƋĀƋŸƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ĵŅƚĹƋØŸƚÏʱŸ
±ĹŅĹ)8ŅųcĜĩŅĹ8رĹÚƋʱƋĜƋʱŸƋĘåÏŅųųåÏƋ
ĀĬƋåųƋĘųå±ÚüŅųƼŅƚųĬåĹŸţ

2 ATTACH YOUR LENS

eĹĀĬĵěåų±ƐĂĵĵŅųĂLjĵĵŞųĜĵåĬåĹŸ
ƵĜĬĬƵŅųĩƵåĬĬرŸƋĘåƼŅüƋåĹʱƴå±ŞĘƼŸĜϱĬ
aperture ring that enables you to change the
aperture when the lens is mounted in reverse.

3 RACK THE FOCUS

ŽŸĜĹčƋĘåųå±ųX%ŸÏųååĹŅųĬŅŅĩĜĹč
ƋĘųŅƚčĘƋĘåƴĜåƵĀĹÚåųØĵŅƴåƼŅƚųϱĵåų±
ƱÏĩ±ĹÚüŅųƋĘƚĹƋĜĬƼŅƚųŸƚÆģåÏƋĜŸŸĘ±ųŞØƋĘåĹ
take the picture.

CLOSE-UP FILTERS
Screw a close-up filter onto your
ĩĜƋƤĬåĹŸƤƋŅüŅųÏåĜƋƋŅüŅÏƚŸÏĬŅŸåų

ĬŅŸåěƚŞĀĬƋåųŸ±ÏƋĬĜĩåĵ±čĹĜüƼĜĹččĬ±ŸŸåŸƋʱƋ
ƼŅƚϱűƋƋ±ÏĘƋŅƋĘåŸÏųåƵěĜĹüųŅĹƋĀĬƋåųƋĘųå±Ú
ŅĹŸƋ±ĹÚ±ųÚĬåĹŸåŸØ±ĹÚ±ĬĬŅƵ±ĹŅųĵ±ĬĬåĹŸƋŅ
ÆåƤ±ÆĬåƋŅüŅÏƚŸĵƚÏĘÏĬŅŸåųţ

1 CLOSE-UP FILTER STRENGTH

ĬŅŸåěƚŞĀĬƋåųŸÏŅĵåĜĹƴ±ųƼĜĹčŸƋųåĹčƋĘŸ
üŅųŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčŸƚÆģåÏƋŸŅüÚĜýåųåĹƋŸĜDŽåŸ±ĹÚ±Ƌ
ÚĜýåųåĹƋÚĜŸƋ±ĹÏåŸţ8Ņųĵ±ƻĜĵƚĵƴåųŸ±ƋĜĬĜƋƼØÆƚƼ
±ƤŸåƋƵĜƋʱų±ĹčåŅüŸƋųåĹčƋĘŸţ

2 FILTER THREAD SIZE

ĘåÏĩƋĘåĀĬƋåųƋĘųå±ÚŸĜDŽåŅüƋĘåĬåĹŸƼŅƚ
ƵĜŸĘƋŅƚŸåƵĜƋĘƼŅƚųÏĬŅŸåěƚŞĀĬƋåųŸØ±ĹÚÆƚƼ
ƋĘåĵĜĹƋʱƋŸĜDŽåţ‰ĘåĀĬƋåųƋĘųå±ÚŸĜDŽåĜŸ屟ĜĬƼ
üŅƚĹÚŅĹƋĘåĜĹŸĜÚåŅüƼŅƚųĬåĹŸϱŞŅųŅĹƋĘå
lens barrel.

3 IMAGE QUALITY
{ƚƋƋĜĹč±ĹƼ±ÚÚĜƋĜŅűĬčĬ±ŸŸĜĹüųŅĹƋŅüƼŅƚų
ϱĵåų±ĬåĹŸƵĜĬĬÚåčų±ÚåĜĵ±čåŧƚ±ĬĜƋƼØŸŅ
a dedicated macro lens is always the best
ŸŅĬƚƋĜŅĹţĬŅŸåěƚŞĀĬƋåųŸ±ųåƴåųƼÆƚÚčåƋěüųĜåĹÚĬƼØ
ĘŅƵåƴåųØĵ±ĩĜĹčƋĘåĵ±čŅŅÚÏĘŅĜÏåĜüƼŅƚģƚŸƋ
want to give macro a try.
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2 GO MACRO ON A BUDGET CONTINUED

EXTENSION TUBES
Extension tubes fit between your
camera body and lens so you can
focus closer
)ƻƋåĹŸĜŅĹƋƚÆ埱ų屟ƚŞåųěƚŸåüƚĬƋŅŅĬƋʱƋ
allow you to turn a regular optic like a kit lens
Ņų±ĂLjĵĵŞųĜĵåĜĹƋŅ±ĵ±ÏųŅĬåĹŸØŅųĵ±ĩå
±ƤÚåÚĜϱƋåÚĵ±ÏųŅĬåĹŸüŅÏƚŸåƴåĹÏĬŅŸåųţ

1 GET THE RIGHT CAMERA MOUNT

eƴ±ųĜåƋƼŅüĵ±Ĺƚü±ÏƋƚųåųŸØŸƚÏʱŸUåĹĩŅ
±ĹÚ„Øĵ±ĩååƻƋåĹŸĜŅĹƋƚÆåŸţa±ĩåŸƚųå
ƼŅƚÆƚƼ±ŸåƋĜĹƋĘåųĜčĘƋĀƋüŅųƼŅƚųϱĵåų±
ĵŅƚĹƋØŸƚÏʱŸ±ĹŅĹ)8ŅųcĜĩŅĹ8ţ

2 MANUAL OR AUTOFOCUS
Extension tubes come in a cheaper manual
ƴ±ųĜåƋƼØƵĘĜÏĘųåŧƚĜųåƼŅƚƋŅĜĹŞƚƋüŅÏƚŸ±ĹÚ
exposure settings manually.
It can be worth spending the
extra on ‘auto’ tubes – these
have electronic contacts
that allow exposure settings
±ĹÚ±ƚƋŅüŅÏƚŸƋŅÆåƚŸåÚţ

3 STACK ’EM UP!

Extension tubes are
usually available in a trio
ŅüÚĜýåųåĹƋŸĜDŽåŸØŸƚÏʱŸ
ŎƖĵĵØƖLjĵĵŅųƖƅĵĵØ
which you can stack to
increase or decrease your
working distance.

SMARTPHONE MACRO
Give your smartphone camera macro
capabilities with this nifty hack

The best camera you have is the one you have

ƵĜƋĘƼŅƚرĹÚĵŅųåŅüƋåĹƋʱƋĹŅƋƋʱƋűŸƋĘå
camera on the smartphone in your pocket.
BåųåűŸĘŅƵƋŅĬåƋƼŅƚųŸüŅÏƚŸŸƚŞåųěÏĬŅŸåüŅų
incredible macro shots…

1 FIND AN OLD CD OR DVD DRIVE

¥ŅƚĵĜčĘƋʱƴåŅĹåŅüƋĘåŸåč±ƋĘåųĜĹčÚƚŸƋ
±ƋĘŅĵåØÆƚƋĜüĹŅƋƼŅƚϱĹŞĜÏĩŅĹåƚŞŅĹå±Ƽ
üŅų±ųŅƚĹÚƊĂţ±ųåüƚĬĬƼƋ±ĩåƋĘåÚųĜƴå±Ş±ųƋ±ĹÚ
åƻƋų±ÏƋƋĘå%ěųå±ÚĜĹčĬåĹŸţ

2 ATTACH IT TO A HAIRCLIP
ŽŸå±ʱĜųÏĬĜŞƋŅĘŅĬÚĜƋĜĹŞĬ±Ïåſ±üåƵƋĜĹƼ
ÚųŅŞŸŅüŸƚŞåųčĬƚå±ƋƋĘååÚčåŸƵĜĬĬĘåĬŞĜƋŸƋĜÏĩ
to the hairclip – just make sure you don’t get any
čĬƚåŅĹƋĘåüųŅĹƋŅųƱÏĩŅüƋĘåĬåĹŸţ

3 TAPE THE HAIRCLIP TO YOUR PHONE

cŅƵØƋ±ŞåƋĘåʱĜųÏĬĜŞƋŅƋĘåƱÏĩŅüƼŅƚų
ŞĘŅĹåŸŅĜƋŸĜƋŸāƚŸĘƵĜƋĘƋĘåϱĵåų±ĬåĹŸţ
Give it a quick wipe to remove any unwanted
ĀĹčåųŞųĜĹƋŸ±ĹÚƼŅƚűųåčŅŅÚƋŅčŅú
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3 SHOOT BEAUTFUL MACRO

BUTTERFLIES AND INSECTS
Capture the amazing detail in insects in your
č±ųÚåĹƤŅųƤ±ƋƤƼŅƚųƤĬŅϱĬƤűƋƚųåƤųåŸåųƴå

ŅƚűÚÆå±ĵ±DŽåÚ±ƋƋĘåÚåƋ±ĜĬ
Y ŅüƤŸŅĵåŅüƋĘåƋĜĹƼÏųå±ƋƚųåŸ
and critters that visit your
PRO TIP: FOCUS PEAKING
č±ųÚåĹرĹÚčåƋƋĜĹčÏĬŅŸåƵĜƋʱ Focusing is very tricky when shooting
ĵ±ÏųŅ±ĹÚÏĬŅŸåƚŞƋŅƼŅƚųŸƚÆģåÏƋØ
macro lens will enable you to capture
±ŸƤƋĘåÚåŞƋĘŅüĀåĬÚÆåÏŅĵåŸƴåųƼ
ƋʱƋÚåƋ±ĜĬţBåųåØƵåűĬĬĬŅŅĩ±ƋŸŅĵå ŸĘ±ĬĬŅƵØčĜƴĜĹčƼŅƚģƚŸƋ±ƋĘĜĹŸĬĜƋĘåų
ƚŸåüƚĬƋĜŞŸüŅųŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘĜĹčĜĹŸåÏƋŸţ ŅüƤŸĘ±ųŞüŅÏƚŸØåƴåĹƵĜƋĘĘĜčʱŞåųƋƚųå
FƋűŸ±ĬƵ±ƼŸƵŅųƋĘĵ±ĩĜĹčƋĘååüüŅųƋ ƴ±ĬƚåŸĬĜĩåüxƖƖţkĹåųåÏåĹƋĜĹĹŅƴ±ƋĜŅĹ
ƋŅčåƋƚŞå±ųĬƼرŸĹŅƋŅĹĬƼƵĜĬĬƼŅƚ ƋʱƋĵ±ĹƼϱĵåų±ŸŅýåųĜŸüŅÏƚŸ
Şå±ĩĜĹč×ƵĘåĹƚŸĜĹčXĜƴåšĜåƵŅĹ
ÆåčųååƋåÚÆƼ±ĵ±DŽĜĹčå±ųĬƼĬĜčĘƋ
ƋĘåƤųå±ųX%ŅųåĬåÏƋųŅĹĜÏƴĜåƵĀĹÚåųØ
üųŅĵŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčĜĹƋĘåÆĬƚåĘŅƚų±ŸĜƋ this places a vibrant outline around
Ƌų±ĹŸĜƋĜŅĹŸĜĹƋŅƋĘåčŅĬÚåĹĘŅƚųØƼŅƚűĬĬ ±ĹƼƤŸĘ±ųޱų屟ƵĜƋĘĜĹƼŅƚųŸÏåĹåƋʱƋ
also be able to catch early morning ±ųåĜĹƤüŅÏƚŸţ8ŅÏƚŸŞå±ĩĜĹčĵ±ĩåŸĜƋ
dew droplets which will add extra ĵƚÏĘ屟ĜåųƋŅ±ŸŸåŸŸƵĘĜÏĘޱųƋŸŅü
ƋĘåŸÏåĹå±ųåŸĘ±ųŞØ±ŸƼŅƚϱĹƋĘåĹ
sparkle to your shots.
ĵ±Ĺƚ±ĬĬƼƋƵĜŸƋƋĘåüŅÏƚŸĜĹčųĜĹčƚĹƋĜĬ
a±ĹƼĜĹŸåÏƋŸØĬĜĩåÚ±ĵŸåĬüĬĜ埱ĹÚ ƼŅƚŸååƋĘåüŅÏƚŸ
Úų±čŅĹüĬĜåŸØ±ųåƋŅųŞĜÚĜĹƋĘåå±ųĬƼ peaking
hours and only start to move around outline appear
once the sunlight starts to warm them over your
subject exactly
up. This makes it easier to get close
where you
ƋŅƋĘåĵرŸƋĘåųåűŸĬ域ųĜŸĩŅüŸÏ±ųĜĹč Ƶ±ĹƋƋĘåüŅÏƚŸ
ƋĘåĵŅüüţIƚŸƋÆåϱųåüƚĬĹŅƋƋŅĩĹŅÏĩ to be.
the branch they’re perched on with
ƼŅƚųƋųĜŞŅÚØŅųčåƋƋŅŅÏĬŅŸåţ

PRO MACRO FEATURES

1 FOCUS BRACKETING
„Ņĵåϱĵåų±ŸØĬĜĩå±ĹŅĹűŸ)k„
ñĹÚƅØʱƴå±üŅÏƚŸÆų±ÏĩåƋĜĹč
2 FOCUS DISTANCE WINDOW
This is a window on your lens that tells
ƼŅƚåƻ±ÏƋĬƼƵĘåųåƋĘåüŅÏƚŸÚĜŸƋ±ĹÏåĜŸ
3 DSLR MIRROR LOCKUP
Even tiny vibrations are picked up and
recorded as camera shake when you’re
ĵŅÚåƋʱƋų±ŞĜÚĬƼĀųåŸŅý±ŸåŧƚåĹÏåŅü ŸåƋţ‰ĘĜŸĜŸʱĹÚƼüŅųŧƚĜÏĩĬƼŸåƋƋĜĹčƋĘå ŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčÏĬŅŸåěƚŞŸţ‰ĘåŸĜĵŞĬå±ÏƋĜŅĹŅü
ŸĘŅƋŸØÏʱĹčĜĹčƋĘåüŅÏƚŸÚĜŸƋ±ĹÏåÆƼ± ĬåĹŸƋŅĜƋŸĘĜčĘåŸƋĬåƴåĬŅüĵ±čĹĜĀϱƋĜŅĹØ pressing the camera shutter button can
Ÿĵ±ĬĬ±ĵŅƚĹƋĜĹÆåƋƵååĹüų±ĵåŸţ8ŅÏƚŸ ŸƚÏʱŸŎ×ŎƋŅŞųŅÚƚÏåĬĜüåŸĜDŽåŸĘŅƋŸØŅųƋŅ ĜĹƋųŅÚƚÏåϱĵåų±ŸĘ±ĩåØŸŅĜƋűŸƵŅųƋĘƚŸĜĹč
Æų±ÏĩåƋĜĹčƵĜĬĬĜĹÏų屟åƋĘåÏʱĹÏåŅü ŸåƋĜƋƋŅŎ×ƖüŅųʱĬüěĬĜüåŸĜDŽåĜĵ±č埱ĹÚŸŅ ƋĘåƖěŸåÏŸåĬüěƋĜĵåųĵŅÚåŅų±ųåĵŅƋå
čåƋƋĜĹč±ŸĘŅƋĜĹƵĘĜÏĘƋĘåüŅÏƚŸĜŸåƻ±ÏƋĬƼ ŅĹţ„ŅĵåŸŞåÏĜ±ĬĜŸƋĬåĹŸåŸŅýåųåƴåĹĵŅųå ŸĘƚƋƋåųųåĬ屟åĜüƼŅƚʱƴåŅĹåţFüƼŅƚƚŸå
ƵĘåųåƼŅƚƵ±ĹƋĜƋƋŅÆåرĹÚ±ĬŸŅčĜƴåŸ ĵ±čĹĜĀϱƋĜŅĹØŸƚÏʱŸĂ×ŎØƵĘĜÏĘƵĜĬĬƋ±ĩå ±%„XØƋĘåĵĜųųŅųŸĬ±ŞϱĹÆååĹŅƚčĘƋŅ
ƼŅƚ±ƤƱƋÏĘŅüĜĵ±čåŸØƋĘåŸĘ±ųŞåŸƋ±ų屟 ƼŅƚĜĹĀƴåƋĜĵåŸÏĬŅŸåųƋʱĹĬĜüåŸĜDŽåØʱĹÚƼ ŞųŅÚƚÏåƋĜĹƼƴĜÆų±ƋĜŅĹŸ±ĹÚϱƚŸå±ŸŅüƋåų
ŅüƵĘĜÏĘƼŅƚϱĹÆĬåĹÚƋŅčåƋĘåųüŅų±ŞĜĹě üŅųƋĘåƋĜĹĜåŸƋŅüŸƚÆģåÏƋŸţeĬ±ųčåüŅÏƚŸĜĹč ŸĘŅƋØŸŅüŅųƋĘåŸĘ±ųŞåŸƋŞŅŸŸĜÆĬåĵ±ÏųŅ
ŸĘ±ųŞŸĘŅƋţFüƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ʱŸƋĘĜŸüå±Ƌƚųå ųĜĹčĜŸ±ĬŸŅÚåŸĜų±ÆĬåüŅų±ĀĹåųĬåƴåĬŅü ŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘŸŅű%„XØƋĘåŸŅĬƚƋĜŅĹĜŸƋŅ
then it’s certainly worth experimenting with. ÏŅĹƋųŅĬƵĘåĹŸåƋƋĜĹčƋĘåüŅÏƚŸţ åűÆĬåaĜųųŅųXŅÏĩƚŞĵŅÚåţ
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3 SHOOT BEAUTFUL MACRO

BUTTERFLIES AND INSECTS CONTINUED
POSITION
To make your insect shots
ĵŅųåĜĹƋĜĵ±ƋåرƴŅĜÚŸĘŅŅƋĜĹč
at head height and get down
ĬŅƵŸŅƋʱƋƼŅƚűųååƼåěĬåƴåĬ
ƵĜƋĘƼŅƚųŸƚÆģåÏƋţƚƋƋåųāƼ
shots look great when you
ŸĘŅŅƋƋĘåĵüųŅĹƋěŅĹØŅų
ŸĜÚåěŅĹرŸĜĹƋĘĜŸåƻ±ĵŞĬåţ

BACKGROUND
{±Ƽ±ƋƋåĹƋĜŅĹƋŅƋĘå
background and make sure
it’s as well lit as your subjects
so that it also looks vibrant.
„ĘŅŅƋƵĜƋʱƵĜÚå±ŞåųƋƚųåØ
and put distance between
your subject and backdrop
ƋŅƤåĹʱĹÏåƱÏĩčųŅƚĹÚÆĬƚųţ
LIGHTING
FĹŸåÏƋŸĵ±ƼĬ±ĹÚĜűĹƤ±ųå±
ƋʱƋűŸŞŅŅųĬƼĬĜƋØŸŅϱųųƼ±
Ÿĵ±ĬĬĵĜųųŅųŅųųåāåÏƋŅųƵĜƋĘ
ƼŅƚØƵĘĜÏĘƼŅƚϱĹƚŸåƋŅ
manipulate natural light and
bounce it back onto your
miniature subjects.

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f/2.8 SEC 200
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4 HOW TO GET CREATIVE

MACRO EFFECTS
Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary with these alternative approaches

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hile dedicated macro lenses
W ±ųåĜÚå±ĬرĹÚ域åĹƋĜ±ĬĜü
you want to shoot macro
ŞųŅü域ĜŅűĬĬƼØƼŅƚϱĹŸƋĜĬĬ±ÏĘĜåƴå
ü±ĹƋ±ŸƋĜÏųåŸƚĬƋŸƵĜƋĘŅƋĘåųĬåĹŸåŸØ
ŸƚÏʱŸ±XåĹŸÆ±ÆƼŅų±ŸƋ±ĹÚ±ųÚ
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ų屟ŅűÆĬƼÏĬŅŸåÚĜŸƋ±ĹÏåţBåųå±ųå
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1 USE A CREATIVE LENS

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stand out.

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housing attaches to your
lens mount – combine it
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Optics (like the Sweet 50)

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and a Macro Converter.

2 USE A TELEPHOTO TO CAPTURE

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ĵ±čĹĜĀϱƋĜŅĹÏŅĵŞų域ĜĹčƋĘåŞåųŸŞåÏƋĜƴå±ĹÚ
making it easier to blur backgrounds when using
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4 HOW TO GET CREATIVE

MACRO EFFECTS CONTINUED

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3 CAPTURE BOKEH TO CREATE A MOOD
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ƼŅƚųƤĜĹŸåÏƋŸƚÆģåÏƋŸüŅųĵŅųåĜĹƋĜĵ±ƋåŞŅųƋų±ĜƋŸţ

TOP TIP
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ŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčĵ±ÏųŅØŸŅåƴåĹƋĘå
Ÿĵ±ĬĬƴĜÆų±ƋĜŅĹŸüųŅĵŞų域ĜĹčƋĘå
shutter button can introduce camera
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ƋĜĵåųĜŸ±ŸŅĬƚƋĜŅĹØƋĘååƻƋų±ƋĜĵåƵĜĬĬ
slow you down. It’s better to invest
in a remote shutter release so you
ϱĹüĜųåƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ųåĵŅƋåĬƼ
without having to touch the
camera body.

4 CAREFUL COMPOSITION
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ĵŅƴåĵåĹƋƵĜĬĬÆå屟ĜåųĜüƼŅƚűųåƚŸĜĹč±ƋųĜŞŅÚØ
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 F E A T U R E

5 FOCUS STACK FOR

TOTAL SHARPNESS
Discover the art of focus stacking, and use in-camera skills
and Photoshop to produce stellar results with total clarity

chieving a totally sharp shot can be much more ϱŞƋƚų屟åųĜåŸŅüĜĵ±čåŸØüŅÏƚŸĜĹčŅűÚĜüüåųåĹƋޱųƋŅü

A ÚĜüüĜÏƚĬƋƤƵĘåĹŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčĵ±ÏųŅŞĘŅƋŅčų±ŞĘƼÆåϱƚŸå
ƼŅƚųÚåŞƋĘŅüüĜåĬÚÆåÏŅĵåŸĵŅųåŸĘ±ĬĬŅƵ±ŸƼŅƚų
ƼŅƚųƤŸƚÆģåÏƋĜĹå±ÏĘüų±ĵåØƋĘåĹĵåųčåƋĘåŸĘ±ųŞåŸƋŞĜåÏåŸ
ŅüƤå±ÏĘŸĘŅƋƋŅŞųŅÚƚÏå±ĹĜĵ±čåƵĜƋʱĵƚÏĘčųå±ƋåųÚåŞƋĘ
ŸƚÆģåÏƋčåƋŸÏĬŅŸåųƋŅƋĘåüųŅĹƋŅüƼŅƚųĬåĹŸţ‰ĘĜŸĵå±ĹŸƋʱƋ ŅüƤüĜåĬÚţeŸĬĜÚåųų±ĜĬĜŸʱĹÚƼüŅųƋĘĜŸØ±ŸƼŅƚϱĹĩååŞƋĘå
åƴåűųåĬ±ƋĜƴåĬƼűųųŅƵ±ŞåųƋƚųåŅüüxŎƅŅųüxƖƖØƵĘĜÏĘƵŅƚĬÚ üŅÏƚŸƤŸåƋ±ĹÚų±ÏĩƋĘåƵĘŅĬåϱĵåų±±ĹÚĬåĹŸüŅųƵ±ųÚŅų
ƚŸƚ±ĬĬƼÚåĬĜƴåųčŅŅÚŸĘ±ųŞĹ域ƋĘųŅƚčĘŅƚƋ±ŸÏåĹåØƵĜĬĬŅĹĬƼ ƱÏĩƤ±ĬŅĹčƋĘåŸƚÆģåÏƋƋŅƋ±ĩåƼŅƚųŸĘŅƋŸØĩååŞĜĹčåƴåųƼƋĘĜĹč
ŞųŅƴĜÚå±ŸĘ±ĬĬŅƵƱĹÚŅüŸĘ±ųŞĹ域ƵĘåĹŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčÏĬŅŸåěƚŞŸţ ĜĹƤŞųŅŞŅųƋĜŅĹţFüƼŅƚÚŅĹűƋʱƴå±üŅÏƚŸų±ĜĬƼŅƚϱĹŸĜĵŞĬƼ±ÚģƚŸƋ
‰ĘåŸŅĬƚƋĜŅĹĜŸƋŅÏųå±Ƌå±üŅÏƚŸŸƋ±Ïĩţ‰ĘĜŸĜŸƵĘåųåƼŅƚ ƋĘåüŅÏƚŸĜĹŸĵ±ĬĬĜĹÏųåĵåĹƋŸÆåƋƵååĹå±ÏĘŸĘŅƋţ

BEFORE AFTER

f/8

1/40
SEC

ISO
100

1 DEPTH OF FIELD
Focusing close to your subject means depth
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üŅųƋŅƋ±ĬÏĬ±ųĜƋƼƋĘåÆåŸƋÆåƋĜŸƋŅŸƋĜƋÏĘƋŅčåƋĘåų
±ƤŸåųĜåŸŅüŞĘŅƋŅŸţ

PRO ADVICE
FOCUS LIMITERS

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ĬåĹŸåŸţFƋ±ĬĬŅƵŸƼŅƚƋŅĬŅÏĩƋĘåüŅÏƚŸ
ÚĜŸƋ±ĹÏåƋŅ±ų±ĹčåŅüŞųåŸåƋÚĜŸƋ±ĹÏåŸØ
ƵĘĜÏĘÏŅĵåŸĜĹʱĹÚƼĜüƼŅƚĩĹŅƵƼŅƚűųå
čŅĜĹčƋŅÆåŸĘŅŅƋĜĹč±ŸƚÆģåÏƋģƚŸƋ±üåƵ
ÏåĹƋĜĵåƋų埱Ƶ±ƼرŸƼŅƚϱĹåűÆĬå
the closest range in your limiter to stop
ƋĘåĬåĹŸĘƚĹƋĜĹč±ĬĬƋĘåƵ±ƼƋŅĜĹĀĹĜƋƼţ
eĬƋåųűƋĜƴåĬƼØĜüƼŅƚűųåŸĘŅŅƋĜĹ豪ŅųƋų±ĜƋ
Ÿåƴåų±ĬĵåƋų埱Ƶ±ƼØƼŅƚÏŅƚĬÚŸƵĜƋÏĘ
ƋĘåĬĜĵĜƋåųƋŅƋĘåLjţĂĵƋŅĜĹĀĹĜƋƼŸåƋƋĜĹčţ
2 APERTUREeĵåÚĜƚĵ±ŞåųƋƚųåƴ±ĬƚåĬĜĩåüxíĜŸƋƼŞĜϱĬĬƼƋĘåůŸƵååƋŸŞŅƋűŅü±ĬåĹŸţFƋŅýåųŸčŅŅÚ
ŸĘ±ųŞĹ域Øĵ±ĩĜĹčĜƋ屟ĜåųƋŅŸƋ±ÏĩƼŅƚųŸĘŅƋŸƋŅčåƋĘåųţ
 F E A T U R E

5 FOCUS STACK FOR

TOTAL SHARPNESS CONTINUED
SHOOT A FOCUS STACK
PRO TIP:
USE A LENS HOOD FOR
CLEARER SHOTS

œĘåĹŸĘŅŅƋĜĹčŅĹŸƚĹĹƼÚ±ƼŸØʱųŸĘ
ŸƚĹĬĜčĘƋϱĹϱƚŸåʱDŽå±ĹÚ±ĬŅŸŸŅü
ÏĬ±ųĜƋƼØŸŅĜƋűŸƵŅųƋĘƚŸĜĹč±ĬåĹŸĘŅŅÚƋŅ
make sure your images have maximum
contrast and sharpness. Some lenses
ÚŅĹűƋÏŅĵåƵĜƋʱĬåĹŸĘŅŅÚرĹÚ

1 USE A FOCUS SLIDER RAIL ÆƚƼĜĹčŅĹåϱĹÏŅŸƋ±ƋĬ屟ƋƊĂLjx

„åƋƚŞƼŅƚųϱĵåų±ŅűŸƋƚųÚƼƋųĜŞŅÚƵĜƋʱüŅÏƚŸĜĹčŸĬĜÚåųų±ĜĬ±ƋƋ±ÏĘåÚƋŅƋĘåƋųĜŞŅÚĘå±Úţ âƅLjţBŅƵåƴåųØƵĜƋʱÆĜƋŅüĜĹčåĹƚĜƋƼ
cŅƵØƤüų±ĵåƚŞŅĹƼŅƚųŸƚÆģåÏƋ±ƋƼŅƚųÚåŸĜųåÚĵ±čĹĜĀϱƋĜŅűĹÚüŅÏƚŸŸŅƋʱƋƋĘåÏĬŅŸåŸƋޱųƋ ƼŅƚϱĹĜĵŞųŅƴĜŸå±ĬåĹŸĘŅŅÚŅƚƋŅü
ŅüƤƼŅƚųƤŸƚÆģåÏƋĜŸŸĘ±ųŞţ:ŅĜĹƋŅa±Ĺƚ±ĬĵŅÚåƋŅĬŅÏĩƋĘåŸåƋƋĜĹčŸ±ĹÚƚŸå±Ĺ±ŞåųƋƚųåŅüüxŎŎüŅų a cylindrical crisps tube and a small
ÆåƋƋåųƤŸĘ±ųŞĹ域ĜĹå±ÏĘĜĹÚĜƴĜÚƚ±ĬĜĵ±čåţ‰±ĩåƋĘåĀųŸƋŸĘŅƋØĵŅƴåƋĘåŸĬĜÚåųüŅųƵ±ųÚ±ƋĜĹƼ±ĵŅƚĹƋØ ±ĵŅƚĹƋŅüÚƚÏƋƋ±ŞåţeĹÚĜü±ĬĬåĬŸåü±ĜĬŸØ
ƋĘåĹųåŞå±ƋƋĘåŞųŅÏ域ØŸĬŅƵĬƼĵŅƴĜĹčƋĘåŸĬĜÚåųüŅųƵ±ųÚƚĹƋĜĬƼŅƚűƴåϱŞƋƚųåÚåƴåųƼޱųƋŅüƼŅƚų you can use your hand as a sunshade.
ŸƚÆģåÏƋĜĹŸĘ±ųŞüŅÏƚŸţ

2 OPEN YOUR SET OF IMAGES

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3 BLEND THE SHARPEST PARTS TOGETHER
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±ĵåų±±Ƶ±ĹÚåÚĜƋƋĘåĵØĵ±ĩĜĹčŸƚųåƋʱƋ±ĬĬŅüƼŅƚųåÚĜƋŸ±ųåÏŅĹŸĜŸƋåĹƋţ ±ŞŞå±ųŸØĬå±ƴåX±ƼŅƚƋŸåƋƋŅeƚƋŅØĵ±ĩåŸƚųåĬåĹÚFĵ±č埉ŅčåƋĘåųĜŸ
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GOAT
RODRIGO GODINEZ
“This is one of my nephews’ pets. The photo was taken in Crosby, Texas.”
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BEAUTIFUL JUNK
THOMAS POHLIG
“This image is from a series called ‘Beautiful Junk’. I have a love for all things old
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at a place called Woods Hole Farm in Southern New Jersey, USA. I used a Nikon Z6 II
with a 50mm lens set to f/8 at 1/60 of a second.”
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VERTIGO
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“This is an intentional camera movement image created in the Pep Ventossa
style using eight separate images combined. It was taken in the Emerson
Bromo-Seltzer Clock Tower in Baltimore, Maryland.”
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EXPERT OPINION ON THE L ATEST KIT

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DXO PURERAW 3
If your raw files look disappointing then
you’ve been using the wrong software

www.dxo.com £115/$129 (£69/$79 upgrade)

hile many swear by Adobe while Adobe Lightroom Classic and DxO’s correction profiles, which have
W Camera Raw and Lightroom,
in terms of raw processing
Photoshop may be among the best
photo-editing software applications
been developed in-house for tens
of thousands of camera-and-lens
they aren’t actually the best tools you can get, but they aren’t perfect, combinations. It also uses DeepPRIME
around. Adobe’s raw engine does especially for editing raw files. XD AI-powered noise reduction and
a good job with colour profiles, AI Raw editing is PureRAW 3’s detail enhancement to produce
masking, tonal adjustments and basic speciality. Its lens correction profiles spectacular results – the worse the
lens corrections, but it isn’t the best tackle global lens sharpness issues original raw file, the more dramatic
software for noise reduction. And but also edge softness, all through ƋĘåƤƋų±ĹŸüŅųĵ±ƋĜŅĹţ
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WITHOUT DXO PURERAW 3 WITH DXO PURERAW 3

© Rod Lawton
Compare the PureRAW 3 DNG and Lightroom raw versions side by side in Lightroom and the image quality is pretty remarkable. For low-ISO images shot on
good cameras and lenses the difference is small, but visible nonetheless. With higher ISOs or less capable camera gear, the quality gap widens considerably

However, there are no editing

“DXO SAYS PURERAW 3 PRODUCES UP TO 2.5 tools in PureRAW 3. For that, you can
use your regular software, such as
STOPS OF NOISE CONTROL IMPROVEMENT – Lightroom. PureRAW 3 is simply a
batch-processing tool for producing
THAT CLAIM LOOKS PRETTY CONSERVATIVE” higher-quality raw files. DxO claims
DeepPRIME XD can produce up to 2.5
stops of improvement in noise control,
but everything we’ve seen makes that
look like a pretty conservative claim.

Key features
DxO PureRAW 3 works in a simple
way. You feed it a batch of raw files,
and it processes them into high-
quality linear DNG files that behave
like regular raw files in your software,
but with DxO’s corrections applied.
You can use PureRAW 3 as a
standalone program, adding the files
or folders you want to process, and
launching it directly by right-clicking
files in Windows Explorer or the Mac
Finder. Or you can run it from within
Lightroom, where the PureRAW 3
To use PureRAW 3, simply launch it as a standalone program and then drag files or folders on to its
plug-in will add processed versions
window for processing
of your files to your catalogue in a
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© Rod Lawton
WITHOUT DXO PURERAW 3 WITH DXO PURERAW 3

Zoom in on the detail of the picture on the previous page and you can see that the PureRAW version is noiseless, whereas Lightroom’s is granular.
The definition in the PureRAW version is also far superior

non-standard colour filter layout. remains as simple to use as it was

PureRAW 3 also now offers before. You can start it up, drag a
queued batch processing, with the folder of images onto its window
ability to move images around within (‘Lightbox’), click the ‘Process Now’
the queue while processing is being button, choose your output settings,
carried out. You can also apply and leave PureRAW to get on with the
different processing for different processing while you do other things.
batches. There are new crop There’s more choice in the
options to reflect the original aspect processing settings than before, but
You can choose whether your raw files are
ratio, the ‘maximum rectangle’ they’re still pretty straightforward.
processed as JPEGs, TIFFs or DNG (raw) files,
(largest crop), or the full sensor You can now choose between JPEG,
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area together with blank distorted TIFF and DNG (raw) output files, and
at the same time
areas around the edges where lens you don’t have to accept all of DxO’s
corrections have been applied, automatic corrections – you can
subfolder alongside the originals. which may be useful if you want to disable those you don’t need.
The principle is the same as use content-aware fill tools. Launching PureRAW 3 by right-
previous versions, but PureRAW 3 You don’t have to output files in clicking files or from within Lightroom
adds a number of new features and the DNG format. PureRAW 3 can also is a little different, but you still get the
capabilities. The first and most generate ready-to-share corrected same choice of output settings.
important of these is DeepPRIME XD JPEG images and now, in version 3,
(eXtreme Detail), which uses AI and TIFF files. TIFF export will give you Performance
±ƤĬ±ųčåųĹåƚų±ĬĹåƋƵŅųĩƋŅŞųŅÚƚÏå better quality for editing without There are two aspects to PureRAW
DxO’s best-yet noise-reduction going down the raw/DNG route. 3’s performance: speed and image
abilities and detail enhancement. quality. If you use the DeepPRIME
eĹÚƤƵĜƋĘƋĘåųåĬ屟åŅüƋĘĜŸƴåųŸĜŅĹØ Design and interface processing, each image can take a
DeepPRIME XD now works with DxO has added some new features minute or more to process. If you
Fujifilm X-Trans sensors and their to the PureRAW 3 interface, but it don’t use DeepPRIME, the processing
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We tried PureRAW 3 on raw files from a Pentax KF fitted with a 70mm f/2.4 Limited Edition lens. The difference between the PureRAW rendering (left)
and Lightroom’s (right) is striking.

is a lot quicker, and you still get DxO’s didn’t include a correction profile for
excellent lens corrections. the fairly recent Sony FE 20-70mm f/4
The image quality is pretty G lens. Also, when you create DNG
remarkable, especially if you compare files, PureRAW applies sharpening, so
DxO’s DNGs with raw files side-by- you have to remember to disable that
side in Lightroom. For low-ISO images in your raw editor later, otherwise
shot on good cameras with good you’ll be sharpening images twice.
lenses, the difference is small but Perhaps the biggest drawback
visible nonetheless, and with higher is the size of PureRAW’s DNG raw
ISOs or older camera gear, the quality files, which are two or three times
gap widens considerably. Often, it larger than the originals. That’s
New in PureRAW 3 is the queueing system,
hardly looks like the same sensor or unavoidable because they’re
where you can view images in the queue for
the same lens were used. ‘demosaiced’ raw files, each pixel in
processing. Here, you can also change the
PureRAW 3 does have a couple which contains full RGB colour data,
order, add more files and mix the output
ŅüƤŧƚĜųĩŸ±ĹÚĬĜĵĜƋ±ƋĜŅĹŸţFƋÚŅåŸĹűƋ not the mosaic of red, green, and
settings if required
support all camera-and-lens blue pixels in regular raw files.
combinations, and our early version Rod Lawton

MAC: ANY CPU (INTEL CORE WITH SIX

VERDIC T
CORES OR HIGHER, OR APPLE SILICON PureRAW 3 isn’t just for pixel-peepers. The improvements it offers in
RECOMMENDED), 8GB OF RAM (16GB čåĹåų±ĬƤĜĵ±čåŧƚ±ĬĜƋƼ±ųå±ŞŞ±ųåĹƋØåŸŞåÏĜ±ĬĬƼĜĹĜĵ±čåŸϱŞƋƚųåÚƵĜƋĘŅĬÚåų
RECOMMENDED), 4GB OR MORE OF ŅųƤÏĘå±Şåųϱĵåų±čå±ųرĹÚޱųƋĜÏƚĬ±ųĬƼ±ƋĘĜčĘåųF„kŸåƋƋĜĹčŸţFƋűŸĜÚå±ĬüŅų
AVAILABLE HARD-DISK SPACE, MACOS 11 anyone who wants to stick with their regular photo-editing software, but wants
(BIG SUR), 12 (MONTEREY), 13 (VENTURA) better quality raw files to work from. It’s especially interesting as a Lightroom
add-on, as it delivers all the advantages of raw but with a quantum leap in
PC: ANY CPU SUPPORTING SSE 4.1 quality. PureRAW 3 might not seem particularly cheap for what is essentially
(INTEL CORE WITH SIX CORES OR HIGHER ±ƤƱƋÏĘŞųŅÏ域ĜĹč±ĹÚŅŞƋĜĵĜŸĜĹčƋŅŅĬØÆƚƋĜƋűŸ±üų±ÏƋĜŅĹŅüƋĘåŞųĜÏåŅü
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