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  • Photoworld 2008-2011 Book

    Photoworld 2008-2011 Book

    Icon Publications now has a 316-page book available with all the editions of Photoworld in one volume. Printed on 130gsm silk paper with a 250gsm gloss laminated soft cover, this compilation of news, tecnique and images covers an important period as the Sony Alpha system bridged the gap between Minolta’s legacy and the modern Sony mirrorless E-mount system.

    From the first 24 megapixel full-frame DSLR A900 to the first APS-C mirrorless NEX system and the birth of the short-lived ‘DSLT’ translucent mirror hybrids, this superb full colour A4 compendium puts the final 12 issues of Photoclubalpha’s quarterly magazine into a bookshelf-friendly read to keep.

    Many standing pages, advertisements and offers have been removed to keep the pagination, cost and posting weight down. Photoclubalpha is the name adopted by The Minolta Club of Great Britain after Sony absorbed the camera brand in 2006.

    A black book cover with red text reading 'photoworld' and an inset monochrome image. Photoworld was pub;ished to continue the Minolta Club's relationship with photographers after Sony acquired the Minolta camera business.

    You can order now from Mixam UK for £32 plus postage.

    ORDER PHOTOWORLD 2008-2011 HERE

    What was the Minolta Club?

    When Minolta established a UK presence, it pioneered a direct-to-consumer relationship by combining warranty registration cards with a periodical magazine and a programme of events, courses and training. Through the Minolta Club’s events many amateur and student photographers found a professional career path and training – and exposure in Minolta Image magazine and the compendium of featured work, Minolta Mirror.

  • Paperback edition of Photoworld 2008-11

    We have decided to make a Lulu print-on-demand digitally produced paperback edition covering the last three years of Photoworld magazine, covering the period from the launch of Alpha 900 and photokina 2008, through to the final edition of our quarterly magazine in Summer 2011, when the Alpha 77 was about to hit the streets.

    This 312-page book includes the content of 12 editions of Photoworld, each with its cover and contents page, with some advertising and some regular content or ‘diary dates’ removed. A few items like this remain in place, notably Sigma advertisements, because the alternative would be to pay for a blank white page – or they are small ads and part of a larger page layout. We think even these are still of interest for the future.

    Some typos and errors have been corrected so this book has more accurate versions of many articles. Some content has been changed, such as the A2 foldout print included in the Autumn 2008 edition to show the quality of the A900 24 megapixel file. As far as we know, Icon Publications Ltd remains the only photo magazine publisher to use the option of a ‘centerfold’. We’ve done it in our professional titles as well, to show medium format quality at its best. But in a digitally printed book, it’s not possible to staple in a 16.5 x 23.75 inch poster. Instead, we’ve used a different choice of a spread and two full page images.

    Through this book-form edition, you can track the birth of the NEX system and the death of the optical viewfinder.

    If you can not see the Flash preview above, use this link:http://www.lulu.com/shop/david-kilpatrick/photoworld-2010-11/paperback/product-20477114.html?showPreview=trueThe book costs £64.50 - the original three years of magazines would have cost £53.85 absolute minimum (UK annually renewing subscription) and a typical binder costs £10. However, for worldwide customers the overall cost of the magazines over three years plus a binder would have been £90. Digital printing is expensive and we don't make much on these, but we've had Lulu print calendars in the past (2011) with super results and this should be a very good quality book, fairly matching the original litho magazines.- David Kilpatrick

  • Field Guide for Alpha 700

    Alan Hess is the author of a new field guide to using the Sony Alpha 700, published by Wileys, with 281 pages and the usual contents covering basic photographic techniques as well as the camera’s operation.

    The cost of the guide is 16 Euros by mail order from Research & Markets of Dublin website; the title is ‘Sony Alpha DSLR A700 Digital Field Guide‘.