Sony today announced the availability of a new radio-controlled lighting system to meet the growing demands of professional and advanced amateur Sony photographers.Designed for compatibility with Sony’s α interchangeable lens cameras[i] and external flash units[ii], the new lighting system will include the FA-WRC1M wireless radio commander as well as the FA-WRR1 wireless . . . → Read More: Sony new RF wireless flash system
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This is expanded from the feature which appears in the July/August issue of f2 Cameracraft magazine. We’ve been using the Elinchrom EL-Skyport Plus HS for Sony Multi-Function Accessory shoe since its arrival on May 28th as the first test unit released by Elinchrom. If you wonder why I don’t immediately do a clickbait blog . . . → Read More: Elinchrom EL-Skyport Plus HS for Sony MFA Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - 3rd party, Equipment Reviews, Flash units, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras A7RII, EL-Skyport, ELB 400, Elinca, Elinchrom, fast, flash, Hi-Sync, HS, HSS, hypersync, Plus, Quadra, shutter, Skyport, Sony, speed, Studio, sync, synch, synchronisation, timing, trigger 
Twenty years ago I was operating one of the first full service digital photo studios in the world. I had already published, back in 1986, the world’s first desktop published commercial periodicals and won the UK Printing Industries Research Association inaugural DTP Awards, in 1987, for this. We’d bought the first Apple laser printer in . . . → Read More: Sharp vintage glass – and subject Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Flash units, Lenses - E mount, Photo Techniques A7r, Alpha, close-up, ELB400, Elinchrom, flash, lighting, macro, mirrorless, Paterson, Pentax, SMC, Sony, still life, Studio, Takumar 
In a move which will not delight many owners of the 2012-released RX1 and RX100 cameras, Sony has chosen to update both of them in fairly subtle ways which improve performance without changing the basic lens specifications at the heart of each camera. The makeover to produce the RX100 II is more thorough, and includes . . . → Read More: Sony updates RX1 and RX100, adds new flash Share this:
We shall be sending Frank Doorhof one of our original and rare Alpha Male T-shirts, in black, though I’m not sure we have anything quite large enough to fit him – which goes for his personality too. He’s a great workshop presenter, overcoming technical problems by just cracking on with whatever will work best. At . . . → Read More: Frank’s a definite Alpha Male Share this: 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Events, Flash units, Photo Techniques, Studio Alpha 99, beauty, camera, Elinchrom, fashion, flash, Frank Doorhof, Kelby, lighting, location, Ranger, seminar, Sony, technique, TFC, training, workshop 
Sony has announced a new HVL-F43AM flashgun using the same type of rotating body design found in the top of the line HVL-F58AM, to replace the existing HVL-F42AM with its traditional bounce design. At the same time, some more Alpha system accessories have been rolled out. HVL-F43AM ‘rotator’ flash With a powerful output of . . . → Read More: New HVL-F43AM Alpha flash with rotating design Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - Minolta/Sony, Bags, cases and trivia, Cameras (DSLR), Flash units, News, NEX System Alpha, bag, bracket, case, flash, flashgun, hood, HVL-F43AM, lens shade, lenshood, NEX, pouch, Sony, strobe 
Kenro, the UK distributor for Nissin, has announced that the powerful and fully featured wireless twin-head Di866 Professional Speedlite is now available in Sony hot shoe fit. Initially launched in September 2009 with a Canon or Nikon fit, the Di866 is specifically designed for use with digital SLR cameras and comes with many ‘world’s . . . → Read More: Nissin Di866 flashgun for Alpha Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, Flash units, News Alpha, Di866, flash, flashgun, Nissin, Sony, speedlight, speedlite, strobe, strobist, wireless This set of full size shots was taken with the still life left set up, because the Nikon and Canon cameras were not here at the same time. It compares the A900, 5DMkII and D3X using the converters supplied by the makers – Image Data Converter SR2, Digital Photo Professional, and Capture NX2. Each small . . . → Read More: Studio comparison A900, 5DMkII, D3X Share this: 10 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Equipment Reviews 5D MkII, 5DMkII, A900, Canon 5D MkII, comparison, D3X, DSLR, EOS, flash, ISO 100, Nikon D3X, Sony Alpha 900, Studio, test For any large circulation magazine to create a page section which folds out to view a A2 size is too expensive to consider – but Photoworld, subscribed to by enthusiasts and printed in a short run of only 1,600 copies, goes out on November 5th with a foldout sample image. . . . → Read More: New Photoworld – Alpha 900 A2 foldout poster Share this: 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), News Alpha 900, DRO, DSLR, flash, landscape, magazine, Minolta Club, photoclubalpha, Photoworld, Sony SONY Alpha prices are now the lowest of any competing DSLR system – for current-model bodies – on the UK market. Dealers are now selling the Alpha 200 body for as little as £229.99 and even the Alpha 350 has dropped to under £400 body-only. £100 cashback on the Alpha 700 body, £150 on any . . . → Read More: Cashback deal extended, prices cut Share this: |
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