Whether as a personal review of the year or a Christmas gift, calendars with your own pictures are among the most popular products of the photo service providers, along with photo books and large ducks. Now is exactly the right time to prepare for it. Once the pictures have been selected, the question arises: Which provider do I entrust my photos to in order to receive the highest possible quality and at the same time affordable calendar.

Photo calendars are a great gift. But where do you get the best calendars?

In the current issue, the c’t photography 6 / 2020 we took a close look at nine print service providers. In addition to the market leader Cewe, there are competitors Pixum, Myphotobook and Happy Foto (Austria), as well as discounters such as Aldi, Lidl and Tchibo. We have also included Saal digital and whitewall in the test field, they stand for high quality standards.

A conclusion from the test: The print quality is consistently good and there are only a few visible deviations, especially one large part of the providers use the same photo paper. However, there are bigger differences in the versions of the calendars, with or without a cover picture, with or without a cardboard back. In addition, the format is sometimes designed differently – A3 is sometimes larger and sometimes smaller than usual. A tip: In autumn the prices are often cheaper than right before Christmas.

Further topics at a glance: c’t photography 6 / 2020 at a glance (14 Photos) Portfolio Stefan Forster. The nature photographer explains the recipe for his spectacular pictures – 90 percent hard work and ten percent luck.

Cameras in the test. Canon’s EOS R6 is fast and bright, technically it lies between the professional DSLR EOS-1D X Mark IV and the mirrorless EOS R5 and opens up a new segment. With the Z5, Nikon delivers a full-frame mirrorless camera for beginners. We show what makes them different from their siblings. Small, stylish cameras with a huge range of functions and FourThirds sensors are the hallmark of Olympus. This is what the new OM-D EM stands for 10 IV.

Ten tips for sharp pictures. Whether a subject is crisp is not only due to the camera’s auto focus. Little things in operation, difficult conditions or too much enthusiasm for the recordings quickly lead to avoidable focus problems.

Analog photography – having fun with planned coincidence. You dive with toy cameras, analog film and special lenses into the world of creative, playful photography. Expect the unexpected.

Express feelings with pictures. Great feelings do not only impress in literature. Torsten Andreas Hoffmann impressively shows how you can express your anger, fear or joy in photos.

Photo adventure volcanoes. Boiling lava lakes, smoking chimneys, volcanic thunderstorms – welcome to the world of Adrian Rohnfelder. Accompany him to some of the most dangerous natural wonders on earth.

The content of the c’t photography 6 / 2020 at a glance

You get the current issue of the c’t photography (06 / 2020) For 10, 90 Euro in the heise shop. There you will find a complete overview of the contents and information about the additional material on the DVD or the c’t photography download, plus thumbnails and the editorial. Up to and including 09. 11. 2020 you can still order the edition free of shipping costs. The ePaper and the edition for Amazon Kindle cost 9 euros each 99 .

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