Oct 15 2012

These days, cell phones are everywhere, and they all have built-in cameras making it so easy to capture and share your life with the world... In this review, we are taking a closer look at the new iPhone 5 camera...

Oct 04 2012

We've been using Nasty Clamps for over a year now, and we found them very useful for positioning of speedlights both on location and in studio. This time around, we review two new Nasty products: Nasty Flag and Double-Headed Nasty Clamp...

Sep 23 2012

In 2006, Metz was the first company to put a USB port onto a hot-shoe flash. This year at Photokina 2012, Metz introduced Mecablitz 52 AF-1, the world's first speedlight with a touchscreen...

Sep 21 2012

Nissin Di866 Mark II flash was designed to compete with the Canon's flagship unit Speedlite 580EX II. Both flashes meet the needs of professional photographers and photography enthusiasts alike. If you are faced with the question which of these two flashes is for you, this in-depth comparison should help you make a decision...

Aug 28 2012

ASITIS, a polish company manufacturing the RoundFlash ring flash adapter, has recently launched a new version of its product called Magnetic Edition 5. As we mentioned in our RoundFlash review, the only concern we had with this ring flash adapter was whether the metal rods would eventually wear out their sockets causing the product to fail. With Magnetic Edition 5...

Aug 27 2012

Nissin, a japanese manufacturer of hot-shoe flashes, has announced that its new MG8000 Extreme flash would be introduced to the market in October 2012. Therefore, it is likely that the official introduction of the flash will be done late September at Photokina 2012 fair... Nissin MG8000 Extreme features the unique flash head that utilizes a quartz tube...

Aug 24 2012

Not long ago, we have reviewed Promaster Duolight 250 Hybrid Lighting System that delivers qualities of a studio strobe, hot-shoe flash, and video LED light in a single unit. Promaster also offers an accessory kit for Duolight 250, which we review below. Additionally, we go through some of the third-party light modifiers...

Aug 21 2012

LumoPro has recently released an ultra-compact background light stand (LP734) designed for maximum portability when shooting on location or in studio. According to LumoPro team, the engineers spent weeks of testing and tweaking to make...

Aug 14 2012

The new Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT gains more and more popularity among photographers word wide. It offers a lot of improvements over its predecessor, but it also priced higher. In this post, we summarize all the differences between Speedlite 600EX-RT and Speedlite 580EX II in a form of a compact list...

Jul 30 2012

Not long ago, Joe Demb introduced his Pop-Up Flip-it! light modifier for pop-up flashes of today's cameras. We believe that it is one of the best solutions of this kind on the market today... To fit virtually any brand of the DSLR world plus some mirrorless cameras, such as Olympus OMD and Sony NEX, Joe now offers...

Jul 28 2012

Reflectors can be a great help for photographers shooting in a studio or on location. They help fill in the shadows or can even be the main light source when redirecting the light from powerful sources like the sun... In this article, we review a Light Panel Set from LumoPro, an established manufacturer of lighting gear.

Jul 23 2012

Duolight 250 is a new innovative lighting solution from Promaster. It is a hybrid system that can serve as a studio strobe, a manual hot shoe flash, and a continuous light source for video recording...