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Rotolight launches Neo 3 and AEOS 2 lights The next generation of Rotolight LEDs – the Neo 3 and AEOS 2 – have been announced, available to pre-order through their Kickstarter campaign
Camera bag redesigns for Manfrotto The upgraded collection expands Manfrotto’s line-up of stylish and customisable bags, offering the very best protection for your gear
from £36.95, four sizes of Advanced Shoulder bag, priced £27.95, and Advanced Messenger bag at £99.95. The Manfrotto Street camera bag has had a slimmed down redesign, with interchangeable front and back openings, and removable inserts. So, users can quickly convert it into a lifestyle bag. New additions include a Street Convertible Tote bag at £105.95, the Street Tech Organizer at £26.95, and the Street Crossbody Pouch at £17.95. All carrying solutions incorporate the M-Guard Protection System: a slimline, modular divider made of high-density EVA foam. The upgrade provides optimum protection and shock absorption to keep gear safe. manfrotto.co.uk
access from the front, with a secondary quick-access side door. The Pro Light Multiloader M has front access, plus double side and top access doors, for £259.95. Finally, the Pro Light Flexloader L is £299.95 and has full front access to the main compartment, with an expandable secondary compartment. The new Pro Light Tough hard cases come in two carry-on sizes, the H-55 and H-83, priced £269.95 and £289.95, respectively. The existing range of Advanced backpacks has grown, with the addition of the Advanced Rolling Bag III. It’s hand-baggage sized, priced at £210.95. Other carrying solutions in this range include three sizes of Advanced Holster, starting
Manfrotto has launched an all-new Pro Light bag and case collection, featuring four backpacks and two hard cases. Several existing Manfrotto bag families have been redesigned to incorporate a newly developed foam protection system. The Pro Light Collection is the most significant addition to the Manfrotto range, designed to meet the needs of both enthusiast and pro photographers. Each backpack has different access points to suit specific user requirements. The Pro Light Backloader has full rear access, with a secondary top door. The S size costs £169.95, with the M size £179.95. The Pro Light Frontloader costs £199.95. It has full compartment
Both units include an intuitive touchscreen, making for quick and efficient handling. The Neo 3 and AEOS 2 can both be operated remotely using the new Rotolight app. Colour, power, effects adjustments and more can be done with your mobile phone. Rotolight has also developed the Smartsoft Box for the AEOS 2, which it claims is the world’s first intelligent softbox. Users can switch effortlessly between soft output to a harder light source. It makes it easy to adjust the diffusion, focus and spread of light. A new Rotolight Universal Speedring adapter that accepts Bowens-Mount modifiers is also on its way. The Neo 3 and AEOS 2 are available on Kickstarter until 19 November – orders will be shipped in February 2022. rotolight.com/kickstarter
ROTOLIGHT CLAIMS THAT the Neo 3 is the brightest on-camera LED light ever produced. It is also easy to transport, making it well-suited to shooting on the go. The light is available as an individual unit or a three-light kit, and is powered by a renewable lithium battery. The Rotolight AEOS 2 is a lightweight LED that offers users excellent versatility and the ability to achieve a beautiful, soft brightness in almost any location. Rotolight claims that this is the thinnest and lightest 1x1 panel ever made, weighing just under 1.4kg. Both products boast a zero recycle time, and allow photographers to use flash in any one of 16.7 million colours or with 2500 digital filters. This enables you to achieve the exact colour tone and create the desired atmosphere for your shoot.
Tasty fare at Bristol Enjoy this year’s Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year exhibition at the RPS in Bristol The Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year is the world’s leading award for food photography and film. This year, its exhibition will be hosted by The Royal Photographic Society at its base in Bristol. The exhibition features over 170 images that fall into 25 imaginative categories, such as Politics of Food or Marks & Spencer Food Portraiture. The exhibition aims to put a spotlight on unique stories about food, showing the variety of culinary cultures throughout the world.
The exhibition is free and doesn’t require booking. It runs from 20 November to 12 December 2021. rps.org
Listen up, photo peeps The PN team reflects on the latest happenings in the world of imaging It’s autumn, and with the leaves turning pretty colours – mixed in with some interesting weather – the PN team focuses its attention on the wonders of seasonal landscape photography. If you have ideas you want to share, or a tricky dilemma that needs the team to help you sort, please get in touch by email on podcast@photographynews.co.uk photographynews.co.uk/podcast-library
No colour required The latest in the 52 Assignments book series has just been published – and it’s in all black & white The author of 52 Assignments: Black & White Photography is Brian Lloyd Duckett, a renowned photographer and Fujifilm ambassador. Visualising the end result and composing in monochrome can be a challenge, so Brian’s advice and weekly commissions will help. This book is published by Ammonite Press, out in November for £12.99. ammonitepress.com
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