Mar 10 2011

Speedlight SB-700 is the Nikon's new mid-range flash gun that has replaced Nikon Speedlight SB-600 unit. SB-600, however, will be still available new and used for quite some time, so photographers are faced with the question whether to go for a newer model or save money and opt for the discontinued unit...

Feb 28 2011

According to Metz, its new Metz Mecablitz 44 AF-1 digital flash is getting a lot of pre-orders that exceed expectations. Mecablitz 44 AF-1 is an amateur level flash that delivers quite a few features including full TTL compatibility, manual mode, motor zoom head (12-105 mm), wireless slave function, catchlight card, etc.

Feb 18 2011

Nasty Clamps are handy photography accessories that can be very useful for a wide range of applications. They allow you attaching your equipment to many things around you. Their design is brilliant in its simplicity: a regular clamp and flex-arm are put together to give users a new versatile tool...

Feb 15 2011

Following the success of its Firefly Beauty Box, Aurora Lite Bank now offers Firefly Strip Box, a rectangular shaped version of its octagonal predecessor. The design of the strip box version is very similar to the original one with the main difference in...

Feb 09 2011

LumiQuest has announced the winner of their Flickr Group photo contest. The winner is about to receive a nice set of prizes as well as a spot on the LumiQuest homepage...

Feb 08 2011

Canon's ultra-compact and ultra-lightweight Canon Speedlite 270EX flash is replaced by Canon Speedlite 270EX II. Since the new flash carries the Mark II designation, it is not very different from the original version — the main characteristics of both units are the same. For some premium...

Feb 07 2011

Canon has introduced two new flashes: Canon Speedlite 320EX and Canon Speedlite 270EX II. Both units feature wireless capabilities. Canon Speedlite 320EX can be set to one of three groups and one of four channels, while Canon Speedlite 270EX II is fixed to group A and is triggered by all channels...

Feb 07 2011

Aurora Lite Bank slightly refined its Firefly off-camera flash diffuser. A few minor things have been changed to make the product even better... Firefly is now also manufactured in a shape of a strip box...

Feb 03 2011

This page contains our collection of short photography tips. The goal of each tip is to quickly (in one or two sentences) explain a certain photo concept, trick, or technique. Many of the tips will be explained in greater details in the future...

Feb 02 2011

Promaster SystemPRO Pop-Up Flash Diffuser is a camera accessory that improves the lighting from your DSLR's built-in pop-up flash by "hanging" a diffusing screen in front of the flash. The diffuser fits virtually any camera...

Jan 22 2011

Bower SFD728 is an inexpensive digital flash that for the price (currently around $60) offers quite a few features including flash exposure compensation, auto-focus assist beam, and second curtain synchronization. Unlike other inexpensive flashes that go down the manual mode road, Bower SFD728 is fully automatic...

Jan 20 2011

Not too long ago, an old friend of mine started doing portrait photography. He wanted to get an umbrella and light stand, but he was uncertain of how to put all the pieces together along with his flash. I've tried researching this myself, and the information I found was pretty confusing... The good news is that it's quite simple...