Metz, the German manufacturer of photo electronics, has released a successor to the flagship flash gun, Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1, which is being replaced by Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-2. While the power rating stays the same, the new model features a number of improvements. One of the most significant changes is the new servo sensor...

Metz, the German manufacturer of photo electronics, has introduced a successor to their popular consumer level flash gun, Metz Mecablitz 48 AF-1, which is being replaced by Metz Mecablitz 50 AF-1. As the model name suggests, the light output of the new flash is increased...

A well-known manufacturer of accessories for hot shoe flash units, LumiQuest, has recently launched an exchange program to replace their FXtra gel holders that are currently in the field. The reason for the replacement...

Aurora Orion is a new studio strobe from Aurora Lite Bank, an internationally known manufacturer of lighting equipment. Aurora Orion monolights are currently manufactured in two versions: Orion 200 and Orion 400. The main difference is power, which is 200 W/s and 400 W/s, respectively...

In this article, we review two members of Rogue FlashBender family of products - Small Positionable Reflector and Large Positionable Reflector... At the core of the FlashBender system lie coiled steel rods that allow the diffusers to take numerous shapes...

Aurora MINI/MAX Bounce Card is an easy to use accessory that allows you to improve the lighting from your flash gun. To make MINI/MAX Bounce Cards, the company uses the same high-quality materials as for the manufacturing of its studio lighting equipment...

Have you ever dreamt of a beauty dish you can easily carry around with you? Or a beauty dish you don't have to check in, as luggage when flying? If so, Speedlight Pro Kit Beauty-Dish reflector may be of interest to you...

Zeh Bounce from Zeh Photographic is a reflector for the built-in (pop-up) flash of your SLR camera. Pop-up flashes usually produce unpleasant results because they are small in size and positioned very closely to the lens axis. Zeh Bounce redirects the light from your pop-up flash towards the ceiling, which creates more natural results since the light source is located above the subject...

Rogue FlashBender Bounce Card is a member of Rogue FlashBenders family of flash light modifiers from ExpoImaging. By utilizing a bendable metal rod, Rogue Bounce Card can be shaped in different ways delivering a significant amount of lighting flexibility...

LumoPro LP160 flash unit has been recently released to replace the older LP120 model. LP160 is a manual flash that, despite a relatively low price point, brings you the power comparable to the Canon's and Nikon's flagships, along with a quad sync capability...

When you look at this new light modifier from Aurora Lite Bank for the first time, you may begin asking yourself questions. Is it an umbrella? Is it a softbox? Is it a beauty dish? Well, it has a little bit of all three, and it's called Firefly Beauty Box...

With traveller8 Softbox, Honl Photo extends its line of flash light modifiers. Honl Photo traveller8 enters the market with the highest quality and an original design. It's portable, easy to use, and it is built to last...

Speedlight Pro Kit 4 is a set of flash light modifiers that gives you a number of options to control your lighting. It consists of 4 silver reflectors, 1 translucent diffuser, 1 large honeycomb grid (interchangeable with the diffuser), 2 small domes (for bare bulb effect), and 2 short snoots with grid inserts of different cell sizes...

Speedlight Pro Kit Flexi Bounce is a flash diffuser of an original design. It is a crossover accessory between a portable softbox and a bouncer...

Aurora MINI/MAX Softboxes are made by Aurora Lite Bank, an established manufacturer of studio lighting equipment. The MINI/MAX (also known as Microbox and Portaflex in Europe, Asia and Middle East) currently includes five softboxes...

Demb Saucer Flip-it! flash reflector is an interesting addition to the family of Demb Flip-it! flash light modifiers. It combines the strong sides of the original "collar" Big Flip-it! and the later "plexi" version...

Nikon Speedlight SB-600 is a compact, yet powerful, flash gun, which is loaded with lots of features. Released in 2004, it gained a lot of popularity and respect among the Nikon users for its consistent performance and high quality...

Demb Portrait Dish is a flash light reflector that is designed to be used with hot-shoe flashes. The aim of the design is to provide an alternative to studio umbrellas when shooting on location...

There are two versions of Gary Fong Lightsphere II on the market today: Cloud and Clear. As we mentioned in Gary Fong Lightsphere II review, they differ only in translucence of the body plastic. The purpose of this test is to determine what difference does it make in final images...

The purpose of this review is to test Gary Fong Lightsphere II Cloud by comparing the results produced by this diffuser to the images taken with a bare flash. The setups below include direct mode, bouncing off of ceiling (with and without an inverted dome),...

The purpose of this review is to test Gary Fong Lightsphere II Clear by comparing the results produced by this diffuser to the images taken with a bare flash. The setups below include direct mode, bouncing off of ceiling (with and without an inverted dome), bouncing off of ceiling and wall...

Gary Fong Lightsphere is a very well-known flash light diffuser. It creates “bare bulb” lighting effect by dispersing light in virtually all directions from the flash. In this article, we review Lightsphere II, which is the second generation of Gary Fong Lightsphere diffusers...

The recently released Honl Photo Gold-Silver Reflector is a new variation of the original Honl Photo Speed Reflector/Snoot... Like the original design, the Gold-Silver Reflector can also be used as a snoot, but there is a difference in the results compared to the silver reflector...

LumiQuest Softbox (original) is one of the oldest flash accessories available from LumiQuest. It's been on the market for over 15 years. It's an easy to use...

HonlPhoto Speed Bounce Card / Gobo is a very simple and effective lighting solution that serves a dual role. It can be used as a flag (gobo), or you can flip it over and use it as a bounce card. Like all HonlPhoto products, Bounce Card / Gobo is made of durable materials and has a professional look...

In this review, we compare ExpoDisc Portrait (Warm) with its Neutral counterpart... To see how different the images produced by both units really are, we conducted a test using a simple tungsten light setup...

This review contains test images taken with Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 showing direct flash frame coverage and built-in white card frame coverage. There is also and number of images to show how much light is "spilled" off to the sides of the Metz flash head...