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Giottos MT8246B Carbon Fibre Tripod

OTHER - Giottos MT8246B Carbon Fibre Tripod

Finding the perfect balance between size, weight and stability is a difficult ask for tripod makers, but Giottos has come pretty close with this diminutive offering........

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Kata R-103 Backpack

OTHER - Kata R-103 Backpack

As part of Kata's top-end DPS range, the R-103 is a low-profile carrier that is, despite appearances, deep enough to hold a body with something like a 300mm lens.....

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Crumpler Pretty Boy Maxi 4000

Crumpler Pretty Boy Maxi 4000

One from the Pretty Boy Maxi range, whose 4000 series bag can comfortably fit one DSLR body plus three small lenses, or alternatively, two lenses and a flashgun...

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Manfrotto 386B Nano Clamp

Manfrotto 386B Nano Clamp

The problem with Manfrotto's Super Clamp is it's a quite bulky and heavy but essential accessory. Step forward its baby brother, the Nano Clamp.......

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Manfrotto 190CX PRO3 and PRO4

Manfrotto 190CX PRO3 and PRO4

Carbon fibre tripods may be more expensive than standard aluminium ones but they offer greater rigidity at a fraction of the weight..

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Seculine Twin 1-R3 UT

OTHER Seculine Twin 1-R3 UT

In olden days, to make a long exposure without touching and jogging the camera, you'd screw a £5 cable release into the threaded shutter button......

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Crumpler MatchMaker

Crumpler MatchMaker

The Match Maker sits at the bottom end of a trio of 'full photo' bags, and is fashioned from industrial-strength Chicken Tex Supreme material, with a waterproof lining.....

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Canon M30

Canon M30

Canon's M30 is the smaller of the company's storage offerings, with 30GB of disk space on-board and a 3.7in LCD screen...

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OTHER - National Geographic NG 4567 Small

National Geographic's NG 4567 Small Sling bag in its Earth
Explorer range is meant for everyday gear.....

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Jobo Spectator

Jobo may be traditionally known for darkroom equipment, but recent years have seen its fortunes resurrected thanks to image storage......

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OTHER - Quickpod Pro

Ever taken a self-portrait with a compact only to find that half of your face is out of the frame?...

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OTHER - X-Rite ColorMunki Photo

If you spend hours struggling to get a good print, help is at hand.
Jamie Harrison explains colour management and tests an affordable and simple new system.........

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OTHER - Seculine Action Spirit Level

Spirit levels are a near essential item for some types of photography, such as landscapes and architecture, whether they're built in to the tripod or fitted to the camera's hotshoe..

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OTHER - National geographic NG 2477

With Indiana Jones back in action, the green cotton and hemp styling of the National Geographic range of bags seem suddenly topical – surely Indy would like these....

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Nissin Speedlite Di622

There aren't many independent flashguns around today, compared to the 1970s and 1980s when names such as Cobra, Vivitar and Soligor reared large in the classified ads....

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Manfrotto Modo Pocket

The Modo Pocket may well be the world's smallest camera support. Designed for compact cameras.....

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LG Viewty Mobile Phone

LG Viewty Mobile Phone

LG's Viewty could best be described as a poor man's iPhone, with its huge touch screen display and slick interface, but in fact the camera part of the device, which sports a 5MP
sensor...........

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Marumi Led 8 Ring Light

OTHER - Marumi Led 8 Ring Light

Able to fit any compact camera with a standard tripod bush, the Marumi LED-8 Macro Ring Light provides a small ring of light for macro photography....

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Freecom 250GB Tough Drive Pro U&F

OTHER - Freecom 250GB Tough Drive Pro U&F

Billed as the 'toughest drive there is', the silicon covering and anti-shock frame of the Freecom Tough Drive Pro certainly give it the 'Olympus mju' appeal of ruggedness, without, it seems, needing to compromise on what's inside...

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Think Tank Change-Up Camera Bag

OTHER - Think Tank Change-Up Camera Bag

Relatively new bag manufacturer Think Tank is the brainchild of two photojournalists. Their 'Design Board' comprises 12 top pros from around the world so you'd expect them to know a thing or two about what makes a good bag....

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