March 1996
Cover and Portfolio - Jochen
Brennecke
Please come back to Photon after you've visited the Website of our March
cover photographer and six-page portfolio feature! Now you know how putting
up good work on Internet can get you recognized...at least by magazines
which are aware of WWW!
March News Update
All the latest products, news and information.
Minolta
QuickScan 35 versus Nikon Super Coolscan
Desktop 35mm film scanners on test.
Systems
Radio Slave
A flash trigger needing no wires or line of sight.
Balancing
color in the darkroom
David Kilpatrick explains viewing conditions and a ringaround
Agfa
Multicontrast Classic Fine Grain Matt
Les McLean tests a new warm-based, warm-tone matt grained multicontrast
paper from Germany.
The Advanced Photo System arrives
David Kilpatrick discovers the Minolta Vectis S-1 and hidden benefits of
the new Advanced Photo System - not bad for a skeptic who's ignored it entirely
to date!
Lighting a bottle
Jon Tarrant presents a mini tutorial on simple studio lighting using just
a slide viewing box to light a bottle three different ways.
The
Courtenay Solaflash X range
British-made Courtenay flash has been updated to include fast recycling,
control down to 1/16th power, and new features - Jon Tarrant reports.