Professional photographers who want a heavy-duty tripod head that can perform in extreme conditions will welcome the Gitzo Series 4 Ball Head. Precisely manufactured using high-tolerance steel and aluminium components, it weighs less than 1 kg and can securely hold an impressive 30 kg load such as a pro camera with a 400-600mm lens. The … Read more
A long-range zoom creates a whole new way of looking at the world, and for many profoundly changes the way they see and record nature, wildlife and even photojournalistic assignments. Lightweight (1135 g/2.5 lb for L-Mount), specially sealed, and compact for its range (197.2 mm /7.8 inch for L-Mount), this newly crafted lens takes full … Read more
Small, highly portable strobes that do not need wired power come in handy for a wide variety of creative tasks. The lightweight (524 g/1.2 lb) and portable (120x76x76 mm/4.7x3x3 inch) AD100Pro 100 Ws strobe features lithium battery power, an LED modelling light and accepts a wide variety of light shaping accessories. It can deliver 1/8000 … Read more
A macro adds a special touch to any photographer’s kit bag, especially one that can perform extra duty as a classic portrait focal length lens. SIGMA 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art lens checks all the boxes when it comes to a close-up photographer’s wish list: a maximum aperture of F2.8, a minimum focusing … Read more
Photographers who aspire to enter the fine art market understand that professional presentation and authentication play an important role in preparing their work for sale. Hahnemühle’s Authentication Product Range gives photo artists a complete package, including their world-renowned archival papers and portfolio boxes and special pre-printed Certificates of Authenticity. In addition, there’s now a free … Read more
Aimed directly at professional and enthusiast portrait and fine art photographers, SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG DN | Art has features that read like a portrait lens wish list. The first of course is the potential for bokeh and other benefits of an enhanced optical background effect for both portrait and nature subjects. Next, SIGMA has … Read more
Every landscape photographer knows that half the battle is “waiting for the light to be just right”. Hoya’s PROND GRAD filters even out the odds by offering a controllable balance between the bright and dark areas (sky and land) of horizontal landscape compositions. Known colloquially as “blenders”, these high quality filters are made with Hoya’s … Read more
Like a versatile team player that can play any position on the field, the compact SIGMA fp L can handle just about any imaging task required. This digital mirrorless camera incorporates a full-frame 61MP sensor that can deliver 12- or 14-bit RAW (DNG) files and/or JPEGs in a wide range of aspect ratios, plus a … Read more
Ultra-wide lenses are for unique and interesting points of view. Combine an ultra-wide lens with shift capability – moving the lens parallel to the image plane to gain greater control over line convergence and keystone effects – and you have some idea of what’s in store with this manual focus Laowa 15mm lens. Thanks to … Read more
The Alpha 1 offers new dimensions of imaging performance and efficient workflow, giving new creative freedom to professional photographers in the ranges of sport, wedding, portrait, wildlife and more. The flagship model is designed to be one of the most versatile cameras. At its heart, it is a 50.1 MP full-frame stacked Exmor RSTM CMOS … Read more