New Sony Alpha 7s and the unexpected consequences of selfies

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News    |    Reviews    |    Competitions    |    Galleries    |    Subscribe Tuesday 08 April 2014 Big news from Sony this week as the Alpha 7s joins the Alpha 7 family. Not only does it come boasting 4K video but it also shoots at ISO 409,600, ending the Nikon D4S's short reign as the only camera to do so. There are also some recently revealed images by the world's first female press photographer Christina Broom, which have just gone on show at the Museum of London. Finally, we take an irreverent look at the unexpected consequences of the selfie craze in 6 unexpected ways the selfie phenomenon has made all of our lives worse. That's all for this week. Nigel Atherton, Editor     Campaign underway to help blind photographer 'see' his images again A new tactile imaging process could help a recently blinded photographer...       Copyright storm over Duke of Edinburgh’s Award photo The UK’s largest schools photography company is still being hired to...       Digital version of Amateur Photographer, 12 April 2014 See what's in the digital version of this week's Amateur Photographer       Win a Samsung NX300 with 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.       Win a Bigshot, the world's first-ever do-it-yourself digital camera!       Win a pair of tickets to the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition.         Amateur Photographer 12 April 2014 News Rights victory over 'living hell' threat; Nikon to replace 'black spot' D600; Fuji finds home for X files; Compact system cameras stage comeback; Wanted: buyers for...   Subscribe     Buy a digital edition         Nikon D4S review (preview) It’s the pinnacle of Nikon’s DSLR range, but... Read more...     Sigma dp2 Quattro hands-on review The Sigma dp2 Quattro has turned many heads with its... Read more...     Olympus OM-D E-M10 review Aimed at the enthusiast market, but armed with... Read more...   6 unexpected ways that the selfie phenomenon has made all of our lives worse The selfie craze that continues to sweep the world has affected us in more ways than you might think. Take a look at some of the oddest and most unfortunate things that have come about from our obsession with the selfie Read our round-up here.   April gallery competition - Look at me Our April gallery competition is still open for entries. The theme is 'Look at me'. Show us an image that says something about you. It can be a self-portrait, an object or even something you desire (within reason). The competition closes on the morning of May 1. Post your entries here To chat about other entries, see our forum topic here

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