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........
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......
National Geographic's NG 4567 Small Sling bag in its Earth
Explorer range is meant for everyday gear.....
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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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.........
Vincent Oliver examines a suite of handy Photoshop Plug-ins that saves hundreds of pounds over buying them individually.......
More »It may be relatively new to the market, but General Imaging has already launched 14 compacts, with more on the way......
More »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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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...
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....
ProShow Gold combines a fuss-free interface and a range of graphics with some pretty powerful features...
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The Transcend JF220 USB drive is not only fitting it with fingerprint recognition technology, it has a few features on the inside, too....
The Elinchrom flash heads each offer a Guide Number of 45m, outputting at 200 Joules. The kit comes complete with a small and mid sized softbox as well as a pair of fairly sturdy stands..
Interfit's system comes in a tough black case and features a pair of Interfit EXD200 flash heads, which the company claims is suitable for digital and film cameras with its 5v sync trigger voltage...
This Jessops Portaflash Studio Kit comes with a pair of 336VM flash heads. These small lights have a Guide Number of 36m, outputting 100 Joules....
Getting your best image possible entails more than a grasp of a particular image-editing program..
The Giottos MT-9242 is a medium-weight aluminium tripod, with a maximum load of 3kg..
The Giotto AEGIS Glass Screen Protectors protect the screen with high-quality Schott German glass while preserving the optical properties of the LCD's display.....
Automatic controls on DSLRs are great for the most part, but occasionally they may fall short interpreting the true scene in front of the lens. The white balance, for example, may be slightly off, or the exposure slightly out.......
If you use studio flash, then you probably know that the long sync cables that connect the camera to flash can get in the way, may not always work and generally are a nuisance....