Nissin Digital MF18 Macro Flash

MACRO ringflash lighting includes traditionally been the domain of the medical and also forensic photographer, with many of us familiar with it from TV police dramas through which forensic detectives capture minute details at a crime scene. I have always been a fan from the vintage Medical Nikkor 120mm f/4,...

Sachtler Ace tripod system

Sachtler Ace tripod system As HDSLRs and smaller, lighter-weight cameras gain in good quality and popularity, shooterswill find the need for a professional, yet inexpensive camera support system to integratewith all the more inexpensive cameras, Sachtler has stepped up to fill this nichewith Ace, a...

NEW LEAF Capture 11.5

NEW LEAF Capture 11.5 TURNING OVER A NEWLEAF Leaf, themanufacturer of digital backs, has introduced the redesign of the Aptus-II User Interface with the release of Leaf Capture 11.5 Intuitive software. The latest version delivers a newly designed touch screen GUI (Graphic User Interface) which claims to...

What is digital camera firmware ?

What is camera firmware ? Occasionally you may read articles online or in the photographs press about new firmware releases for cameras. Firmware is the software run by a camera’s internal electronics and it can be upgraded like any other software, either to resolve problems in a camera’s...

MANFROTTO 468MG HYDROSTATIC BALL HEAD

MANFROTTO 468MG HYDROSTATIC BALL HEAD The 468MG can handle pretty much whatever you want to throw at it. It’s designed to support large SLRs or mediumformat cameras fitted with heavy telephoto lenses, and can handle a weight of up to 16kg –more than enough for even the heaviest DSLR. Themain body of the...

GITZO BASALT TRIPOD SERIES

The science of tripods always seems to boil down to two key elements: strength and eight. Based on aerospace technology, Gitzo’s latest development of a new high-performance basalt fibre tube seems to have taken both of these elements to new levels of perfection. The scientific bit is that Gitzo starts...