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Offering specialist photographic knowledge and value for 25 years p5 Nikon FM10 A new film SLR from Nikon Firstcall Photographic and Digital Imaging Supplies p21 spring/ Photographic summer 2015 Firstcall Jaquard Solarfast Kit Complete Sunprint kit for £20 We are distributors for: p6 Lomo LC-A Lomography comes to Firstcall www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk t. 01823 413007 f.01823 413103 2 Firstcall www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk telephone: 01823 413007 NEW Cameras from Firstcall GoPro Hero 4 Nikon announces The brand-leading range of action cameras has a new flagship model this spring. lower prices and two The GoPro HERO4 features built-in (touch) recording with the optional Smart Remote - display and comes in two versions – silver or or later through the App). new models black. The silver edition is not offering quite No matter what sport or activity you are in the resolution of the (4K) Black edition - but to, there are plenty of accessories to get you Nikon “hit the ground running” at the records in stunning full HD at 60fps. just the right set-up - to capture and share beginning of the year with three new It benefits from a lot of new GoPro absolutely amazing moments. models that grabbed our attention. technologies; most notably better low Supply on these new cameras can be light performances, night modes, highlight restricted due to world-wide over demand. (favourite) tagging of footage (whilst Call us for the latest stock positions. Hero 4 Silver Hero 4 Black new new new The D5500 Digital SLR is a new 24 megapixel • Built-in touch display • Touch screen OPTIONAL APS-C sensor camera that is the successor to • Built-in Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Built-in Wi-Fi & Bluetooth • Video up to 1080p60 and 720p120 video • 4K30 video performance - 4x the resolution of 1080p Full HD the D5300. Looking similar in size and weight to • 12MP still images • 2x more powerful processor, 2x faster video frame rates the current model they both have no optical low • 30 fps burst shooting • 12MP still images pass filter (OLPF) for optimum image quality. • Protune for photos & video • 30 fps burst shooting The D5500 however now includes touch • Auto Low Light Mode • Protune for photos & video screen display, eye-sensor so it can tell when • New Night Photo and Night Lapse modes • Auto Low Light Mode you’re holding the camera up to your eye and • Waterproof to 131feet (40m) • New Night Photo and Night Lapse modes improved smaller but deeper hand grip which • Remote shooting and live view with free GoPro App • Waterproof to 131feet (40m) makes it much nicer for students (with smaller • GoPro Studio Software (optional) • Remote shooting and live viewPhotographic with free GoPro App • Remote Control (optional) • GoPro Studio Software (optional) hands)to use. Both retain Wi-Fi connection but • Remote Control (optional) only the D5300 has GPS included. 67192 Hero 4 Silver £279.99 67193 Hero 4 Black £359.99 Code Product Inc. VAT 27518 Nikon D5300 Digital SLR + AF-S DX 18-55mm VRII lens £559.99 Firstcall 27522 Nikon D5500 Digital SLR + AF-S DX 18-55mm VRII lens £679.99 Nikon COOLPIX P610 Nikon COOLPIX S3700 Nikon has also subtly changed its flagship bridge camera, The inexpensive compact camera market has suffered the the new Coolpix P610, by retaining the (predecessor) most from smartphone adoption, with many manufacturers P600’s 16-megapixel 1/2.3-inch backside-illuminated no longer producing cameras in the sub £100 price bracket. CMOS sensor and 60x, f3.3-6.5, 24-1440mm lens. Nikon continues to be our This fully manual camera, top-seller in this segment ideal for teaching with their new COOLPIX photography, also has the S3700 replacing the S3600. same 3-inch Vari-angle The S3700 features a display and 0.5-cm (0.2-inch) new 20-megapixel CCD sensor, 8x electronic viewfinder but f3.7-6.6 25-200mm lens, 2.7- sharing has been improved inch 230K-dot LCD and built- by offering built-in Wi-Fi in Wi-Fi with NFC. This slim and NFC support. It’s now as and stylish model is an ideal simple as tapping the camera beginner’s camera for point- to a smart device. You can and-shoot use. Nikon’s clever new view and transfer photos and feature of including filters video clips to your smartphone or details even at full zoom. and effects that you can shoot iPad or just use one to remotely A new time-lapse movie mode and with or apply after you’ve taken a control the camera. regular movies can be captured at picture sets them apart from the Built-in GPS and GLONASS can 1080p at 60 frames per second. competition. In reality though, the be used for geotagging shots The only thing that’s missing, in S3700 is almost identical to the and finding points of interest our view, is RAW capture. S3600, but with Wi-Fi and NFC you might want pictures of when additions. Available in blue, pink, travelling, while Dual Detect red silver or black. Optical VR (vibration reduction) Code Product Inc. VAT Code Product Inc. VAT keeps the camera stable for sharp 32832 Nikon CoolpixP610 £339.99 32831 Nikon Coolpix S3700 £ 99.99 fax: 01823 413103 [email protected] Firstcall 3 Nikon D3200 Digital Pentax KS-1 – a digital SLR now from £239.99 SLR for the youth in you Pentax's new K-S1 not only is incredibly compact and very stylish, it communicates with users via LED signals on the grip, power switch, mode dial and OK button. The grip LEDs light up according to how new many faces have been detected, or count down the self-timer. This makes for a novel dedicated video record button but you can from style feature but there are other uses for the £239.99 quickly put the K-S1 into video mode on the lighting too. The power switch stays green power switch. for photo capture but goes red during video To keep the camera compact (558 g fully The biggest news from Nikon was a reduction in shooting. This is a first in a DSLR camera - loaded), Pentax have actually moved the most of their SLR cameras. This means that the and very user friendly, particularly for remote mode dial from the top of the camera to the ever-popular D3200 model now starts at just smartphone operations (via optional Flucard). rear, surrounding the OK button - another £239.99 inc VAT (body only) and is only £299.99 As for the sensor, it boasts a 20 MP APS-C design feature that makes the K-S1 quite inc VAT for the camera with VRII 18-55 lens. size sensor which has been newly developed. distinctive and unique. Code Product Inc. VAT It has an brilliant light sensitivity range (ISO Available in blue, black and white plus nine 27511 Nikon D3200 Digital SLR Body ONLY £239.99 100 - 51,200), shutter speeds up to 1/6000 other non-stock colours. 27512 Nikon D3200 Digital SLR + 18-55mm VRII lens £299.99 sec and continuous shooting at up to 5.4 fps. The built-in flash has a guide number of 10 and • 20MP CMOS APS-C size sensor shutter speeds of up to 1/180 second can be • In-body shake-reduction (SR) mechanism synchronised with an external Pentax flash. • 11 autofocus sensors Ricoh WG-30 The K-S1 has 3 'invisible' technologies that • ISO 100 - 51,200 help you capture perfect images: in-body • AA (anti-aliasing) filter simulator for moire reduction All-weather digital • 5.4 fps continuous shooting shake reduction, an anti-aliasing (low pass) • 3 inch LCD filter and a dust removal mechanism. • Full HD video, 30fps macro camera As for in-camera shooting options, there • LED illumination of grip, mode dial & OK button are 21 digital filters and 10 effects that • Dust removal mechanism Ricoh's new WG-30 is an outdoor camera can be applied either during or after • Smartphone connectivity via ‘Flucard’ that is water resistant (to 12 metres for shooting; amongst them are even a 'colour 2 hours), shockproof (falls up to 1.5m), replacement' and 'infrared'Photographic option. Code Product Inc. VAT dustproof and crushproof (up to 100kg). Video capture is full HD at 30 fps. There is no 29079 Pentax K-S1 + DAL 18-55mm F3.5/5.6 £429.99 new TwoFirstcall Special Purchases on Fuji compact digital cameras FinePix JX660 Digital Compact Offer FinePix S4800 Digital Bridge Camera This is a with free bag special The Fuji FinePix purchase S4800 bridge Unlike many other outdoor cameras, this Ricoh that is ideal camera is offers a lot of the latest camera technology, for the first- equipped with with no less than 26 camera modes, 17 of time camera a powerful 30× which are automatically detected on Auto buyer who (24-720mm Picture mode. There are 13 digital filters (B&W wants equivalent) / Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro Colour, Extract exceptional value plus the benefits of lithium- optical zoom Colour, Colour Emphasis, High Contrast, ion power. The camera normally sells for lens. There’s Starburst, Soft, Fish-eye, Brightness, £69.99 inc VAT but for a very limited time we no need to Miniature Filter) - plus face detection, smile are offering the camera plus £27 worth of worry about blurry images from camera shake capture and self-portrait assist. free goods with it including: additional NP-45 or subject movement, as the S4800 is armed This camera is superbly equipped for macro battery, 16GB SDHC card and camera case.