The digital version of Amateur

Photographer dated 26 April 2014

is available now!

We reveal the top 30 photographs in our Street Life round of Amateur Photographer of the Year


















Jon Devo tests the smartest digital camera on the market – a
16.3-million-pixel compact that runs on Google’s Android platform.


































With just a few lenses available for Sony’s Alpha 7 and 7R
cameras, the Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS zoom lens is bound to be on the wish list of many owners. But does
its performance justify its appeal? Richard Sibley finds out

With so much competition in the entry-level DSLR market, how
does a new launch carve its place? Callum McInerney-Riley tests the
18-million-pixel Canon EOS 1200D and its accompanying app






Jon Devo tests the smartest digital camera on the market – a
16.3-million-pixel compact that runs on Google’s Android platform – Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

By using two cameras, the 11 HTC One (M8) new smartphone is able to create
the shallow depth of field effects you’d usually associate with a large sensor
and wide aperture. Richard Sibley takes a first look at the new technology

Michael Topham tests Hähnel’s most advanced wireless group
flash trigger for Canon kit










This week’s news 

  • Rights storm over Duke of Edinburgh Awards picture
  • Nikon 1
    J4 sports touchscreen
  • Plus AP investigates – Copyright backlash: has Getty given
    up the fight

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