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How much do you really know about photography? Test yourself to the max every issue with our tricky trivia quiz!

1 One of the biggest film stars in the 1950s, and later a photographer who earned praise for her photos over 50 years, who is this Italian who died recently aged 95?

A Sophia Loren B Gina Lollobrigida C Claudia Cardinale D Virna Lisi

2 Who wrote the novel TheBridges ofMadisonCounty, which tells the tale of a National Geographic photographer on assignment in Iowa?

A Robert James Waller B John Irving

C Bill Bryson

D Vicki Myron

3 What was Ansel Adams’ middle name?

A Easton B Weston C Northbrook D Southern

4 In the darkroom, what is the opposite to burn?

A Fix B Develop C Dodge D Mask

5 In 2022, Man Ray’s surrealist image, Le Violon d’Ingres, set a new record for the highest amount fetched for a photograph at auction. But for how much?

A $2.2 million B $4.2 million C $8.2 million D $12.2 million

6 If you can shoot a sharp image with a 1/30 sec shutter speed, what would this mean if using a camera with 5-stop in-body image stabilisation?

A 1/150 sec B 1/6 sec C 1/2 sec D 1 sec

7 What is RGBWW a type of?

A Colour enlarger

B LED light panel C Color mode in Photoshop D Filter

8 Which manufacturer launched a left-handed DSLR back in 2013?

A Canon

B Nikon

C Pentax

D None (it was an April Fool’s joke)

What is another name 9 for a mirror lens?

A Super-telephoto B Catadioptric C Anamorphic D Fresnel

10 A 1.4x teleconverter has which characteristics?

A Decreases the focal length by 40% and reduces maximum aperture by one stop

B Decreases the focal length by 40% and enlarges maximum aperture by one stop

C Increases the focal length by 40% and reduces maximum aperture by one stop

D Increases the focal length by 40% and enlarges maximum aperture by one stop