Full disclosure: I am an advanced photographer, but not a pro. I live in beautiful Quebec city and I have been shooting for the last 20+ years, mainly products, events, sports and weddings. I buy and sell photo gear on eBay since 1999 full time (seller ID: Fullphoto) and I […]
The past year and a half has presented some struggles for many photographers. However, one of the best things to come from this is the extra time we have to learn and hone our crafts. It’s also allowed many of us to get out of our comfort zones. This is […]
Hahnel, best known for making fully compatible batteries for cameras, also makes some truly unique speedlight accessories. They built upon the success of the Light Effects Kit and released the innovative Creative Lantern Kit. I was stoked to get copies of each of these kits to test out. I tried […]
Photo and videolight specialist Metz is set to unveil a new generation of compact system flash units at photokina 2016 with the new Metz mecablitz M400. Zirndorf- Metz launches the mecablitz M400, a system flash unit that impresses in particular with its compact build. The M400 is over 30 per cent […]
Touch-screens are quickly becoming the user-interface of our everyday lives. Gone are the days of buttons and knobs. The cellphone is the clearest indication of this. Introduced at Photokina 2012, the Metz 52 AF-1 is the world’s first touchscreen hot shoe flash. If you’ve never considered a 3rd party flash […]
I had a chance to play with the new Metz 52AF-1 at Photokina in Germany. All I can say is WOW! This is probably one of the most interesting flashes I’ve ever played with. The first thing that strikes you is when you turn it around it has a large […]
The first thing that will strike you about a Photoflex TritonFlash when you first see it is how small it is. I’m probably not alone in saying that as a Photographer I don’t want to carry heavy gear but I also don’t want to compromise my creative capabilities. Up until […]
Unlike most battery operated lighting systems the TritonFlash behaves more like a monoblock head rather than a pack system. This means that when you plug in each head into the battery the controls for output are on the head itself not on the battery. I prefer this method because I […]
When I first had a chance to get my hands on a Photoflex TritonFlash I was pretty excited because I like shooting outdoors and that had always been a challenge due to the limited power and battery capacity of speedlites. Whenever you’re shooting with speedlites many times you’ll find that […]
Have you ever wondered what the world looks like when viewed 1/20,000 of a second at a time? The magic of high-speed photography is at your fingertips – so grab your flash and get ready to open the door to a new world of discovery! High speed flash photography is […]
