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Back Issues

Pentax Magazine Back Issues - get them while stocks last from the on-line shop.

Summer Issue 2 2008

Wedding guest - maximise your photo opportunities
UV photography - a guide to this colourful world
SMC lenses - complete guide to the range
Urban exploration - fascinating historical photography
Body parts - explore the human form
Photography on a shoestring - budget beaters
Digital? No thanks! - why a photographer went back to film
Pentax K20D SLR - our test

Spring Issue 1 2008

Create an opaque frame
How to - focus stacking
Still-life in a back bedroom
Corel Painter Essentials 4
Night photography explored
Sharp results from your compact
Seals at sea
Basel Carnival
Pentax 50-135mm f/2.8 review

Winter Issue 4 2007

Your first wedding
Harvesting time
Down the catwalk
Beer photography
The lights of Christmas
Copying slides
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Pentax K100D Super reviewed

Autumn Issue 3 2007

Shooting food
Summer portraits
Darwin at Downe
The Way We Were
FaceFilter 2
Legacy lenses for the K10D
Sketches from photos
Upgrading your firmware
A trio of new Optios

Summer Issue 2 2007

Down by the waterfront
Alpine flowers
Pentax designer interviewed
Find that picture
How to be cheeky
Panoramic photos
Hollywood portraits

Spring Issue 1 2007

Pentax K10D reviewed
Blots on the landscape
Collecting magazines
Telephoto landscapes
Flash for effect
SilkyPix Dev Studio 3
Let there be light
The Humber Bridge

Winter Issue 4 2006

Colour to black & white
The importance of the SLR
An overview of the Pentax lens mount
Putting on an exhibition
A touch of blues - the cold end of the spectrum
A natural move - tips on photographing the Angkor region
Message in a bottle -shooting glass
RAW processing

Autumn Issue 3 2006

The colour of markets
Recreate 40s fun
All about the K-series system
Change viewpoint
Shooting warm colours
Going digital - a wildlife photographers view
An introduction to using the RAW mode
Creating a visual diary

Summer Issue 2 2006

40 years with Pentax
People in landscapes
How to replace the background digitally
Digital travels
50mm standard lens
Avoid being ripped off
Using bellows on a digital camera
Twycross Zoo
Images of England project

Spring Issue 1 2006
Salford Quay
Resolution explained
All about scrapbooking
Make the most of dull days
Colour to B&W conversion
Photographing children
Is medium-format the way to go?
Painting with light
Creative still-life
Shooting frost

Winter Issue 4 2005

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How to book and shoot a Glamour Portrait studio session.
The Pentax M-series lens range in focus
A look at the historical landscape of the New Forest.
Steam rally using a Pentax Optio digital compact camera,
Success stories from make money in the card and calendar market.
Top ten filters you should own
Buying an *ist DS wasn’t straightforward.
Photo opportunities at Welney’s Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Reserve.
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Autumn Issue 3 2005

SOLD OUT

Urban landscapes offer plenty of photo potential
Nature expert Tony Wharton looks at the pros & cons of shooting insects with flash.
Pentax’s classic M series of 35mm SLR revisited.
Use natural light better for more impact.
Shooting still-lifes for use on walls.
Metering modes on offer with Optio cameras
Various options to take aerial photographs from model planes to civil airlines.
Findlay Rankin Portfolio of Scotland.
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Summer Issue 2 2005

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Creative smoke technique - used to shoot cover.
*ist DS user review.
How to shoot motor sports.
Guide to composition.
Photographing trees.
Digital imaging techniques to improve tree pics.
Knowsley safari park.
Agricultural shows and events.
Low angle photography using digital or film cameras.
Go out with a friend and share ideas.
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Spring Issue 1 2005
*ist D – a professional view by Mike Kipling.
A place in history - ideas to preserve our heritage.
Digital ISO settings explained.
North East coastline a photographer's guide.
A digital dilema - move to digital or stick with film.
Wolves and where to take their photo.
Waterfalls - a beginners guide.
Winter wonders...tips for shooting snow.
Digital snow fixes to improve your winter pics.

Winter 2004
Still-lifes - using simple daylight props indoors.
How the white balance mode works on your Optio and*ist D digital camera.
Our wildlife expert ventures north to photograph Reindeer.
Learn about colour harmony and contrast.
Silhouettes - shooting into the sun and sandwiching slides.
Dark digital - how to create the silhouettes digitally.
Differential focus comparing a digital and film camera’s ability to control depth-of-field.
Back to the roots - project to return to manual focus.

Autumn 2004
Daylight portraits - make good use of natural light.
Festival fun - take a fresh look at street parades.
Old buildings - photos of stately homes and cathedrals.
Digital panoramas using your Optio
Pentax 200mm Telephoto
Precision timing - fruit splashed
Sunrise how to plan where the sun rises.
Lateral Thinking - great new ideas
Morocco - a photographic journey through the Atlas Mountains

Summer 2004
Weddings - advice on how to take them
Harlequins - creative portraits with studio lighting
Architecture - what to look for in modern buildings
Digital macro with your Optio camera
Formats - a look at the various formats
A trip to the British Wildlife Centre
Portfolio of flight

Spring 2004
Winter photography
Freelance
Red Squirrels
Digital flash using your Optio
Flash and indoor lighting
B&W reversal processing
Glass works
Rembrandt lighting

Winter 2003
Pentax *ist D test
Depth of field explained
Photographing seals
Review of the Optio 550
Portfolio by Bernard Koenig
Four members share their night photography tips
One careful owner - a look at camera faults and repairs
Creative photograph copying
Ideas of things to shoot

Autumn 2003
Infrared with your digital camera
Better composition
A look at the Pentax 645 manual focus camera
Review of the Optio 550
ADAPS Camera club portfolio
Fun photography ideas with dried flowers
Wildflower photography
Tennis portfolio by Russell Ritchin

Summer 2003
Creative use of filters
How to create montages
Insight into Speedway
Pixels explained
Visit to Norfolk waterfowl centre
Shoot APS Slide film
Photographing harbours
Expert tips on shooting cars with Max Earey

Spring 2003
Bob Carlos Clarke Interviewed
Creative statue photography
A look at the demise of the camera club
Things to do this winter
Portfolio of Andreas Byrne's boat photography
The Pentax Auto 110

Winter 2002
Fungi photography
Digital 3D made easy
Spotmatic revisited
Shoot a project with a theme
MZ-S long term
Jazz
Action
Landscape
John Doornkamp

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Autumn 2002
Otters
Optio 330 digital camera test
Using telephotos
Be prepared
Railway photography
Technicolour
Castles
Compact vs medium-format
Emrys Jones
Peter Elgar
Bridges
Gallery

Summer 2002
Sea birds
The Z-1's Hyper mode
Snap happy
Model behaviour
Pushing Film
Carnival time
Mail order special offers
Burning film
Stock photography

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Spring 2002
Wildlife adventure
How to scan your photographs
Steady up for sharper pictures
Sales & wants
Powder paints
Colour Gallery
Profile on Steve Herring
Still-life portfolio
Mail order special offers
How to shoot a magazine cover
Compact cameras’ night mode
How to shoot snow and ice
News and events

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October 2001
The Copse - Local field tips
Spot metering explained
Two articles on portraiture
Pics from a Microlight
Advice on photographing Red Deer
Flash guide learn how to bounce & use TTL

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July 2001
645 Pro view
Tips on shooting kids
Beginners guide to digital photography
Tennis how to capture the action
Lancing college - a year in photos
Avoid reflections
Shooting models
Buying used gear
April 2001
Take control and use manual mode
How to shoot garden scenes
Advice on studio photography
EI-2000 digital camera test
Sculptures in wood
Brief guide to Photoshop
January 2001
Portraits using flash
A guide to Infrared
Table top colour
Close up ideas
Take better photos of your kids
Landscapes a mono portfolio
How to shoot candids
October 2000
Night work: shooting in low light
Hints & tips on shooting sharp photos
All about binoculars
Efina 50 compact camera test
Help & advice on taking pet photos
SLR guide
July 2000
How to make the leap from amateur to pro
Natural light and how to use it
Change the viewpoint
Candid photography
Trekking in Tan Shan
Pentax 20-35mm zoom lens reviewed
April 2000
When to zoom or change perspective
Shooting clouds
Add dimension with reflections
How to extend your battery life
Freelance success stories
Fast film guide
January 2000
Autofocusing and how it works
Winter flora: tips on shooting in glasshouses
Guide to shooting museum interior
Black & white for beginners
Fungi photography
Pict Modes explained