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Photography News Issue 23 absolutephoto.com
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Xtra support Manfrotto’s 290 range offers an extra sturdy option with four leg angles
News in brief
Stare into space Find your way into astrophotography with the new Astrophotography Manual (£31.99). Aimed at beginners, the manual takes you through the entire process from choosing your kit to setting up and processing your images. bit.ly/WoodhouseAstro Bags of style Fashion and functionality combine in the new Python catch bag (£220) from Booq. It’ll carry up to two DSLRs along with four lenses and a 15in MacBook Pro Retina, and has dense padding to keep it all safe and secure as well as a rain cover for dry kit. booq.co.uk The winners will see their images appear on a limited- edition travel card wallet. timeout.com Capture the night Beck’s Vier has teamed up with light artist Michael Bosanko and Time Out to launch the #CaptureTheNight campaign to celebrate the arrival of 24‑hour tube travel in London from September.
Manfrotto has unveiled its latest range of tripods, the new 290 collection, which includes four models and accessories. The high point of the range is the 290 Xtra, which approaches the concept of a tripod from a fresh angle. The three-leg section Xtra has four leg angle positions to give an even sturdier base and it comes in either carbon fibre (£194.95 legs only) or aluminium (£99.99 legs only) with lever leg locks providing reliable support. The 290 Dual (£129.95 legs only) has aluminium legs and the 90° centre column concept found in other Manfrotto tripods. It takes just one finger to lift up the centre
column and swing it out to the side, without removing the centre column, for low-level shooting. All the 290 tripods are available as legs only or in various kits with ball or three-way heads. See the website for the latest prices, kit options and full specifications. As well as tripods, there’s an 804 three-way head which includes retractable levers and a 290 four- section monopod to add to the range too, featuring new rubber leg warmers an angled wrist strap. The 290A4 is aluminium and costs £49.95 while the 290C4 is carbon fibre and costs £69.95.
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All-in-one printer Canon’s newest PIXMA isn’t a jack of all trades; it’s master of them all
Scanning, printing, copying; it’s all part of the package with Canon’s latest inkjet printer, the PIXMA MG3650. It’s totally wireless and all those images that have sat on your smartphone or in your camera’s memory card (providing your camera is compatible) can be sent straight to the printer via the Canon PRINT app, which you can also use
to print images from Instagram too. If you’re a cloud user, you can print straight from there too as well as from Facebook, Flickr and sites like Dropbox and Google Drive. You can get your mitts on the MG3650 in September for the more than reasonable price of £69.99.
Lenses for video
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Lowepro bag it Four new backpacks for adventurous, all-weather photographers
Samyang announced three pro-level video lenses in its XEEN range. The three new optics are all primes – 24mm, 35mm and 85mm – and all boast the same T1.5 aperture. Designed for maximum resolving power these lenses are ideal for high- definition videos and feature Multi-Nano coatings for minimal flare and ghosting. All three will be available in Canon, Nikon, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds and PL fittings – and each lens costs £1600. has
Lowepro has expanded its bag collection with the Whistler backpack range and updated its adventure backpack offering with the Photo Sport II series. The Whistler range offers the BP 350 AW at £257 and the BP 450 AW at £286. Four season technical backpacks, the Whistlers are ideal for adventure photographers needing to carry a mix of camera and outdoor kit. Access to the interior is via a hinged and zippered lid and the rigid internal support means it
can support the attachment of a tripod or an ice axe. As you’d expect, an extra-protective construction including a waterproof base keeps kit safe. The Photo Sport II series offers the BP 200 AW at £118 and the BP 300 AW at £147. For active photographers, the Photo Sport II is very portable and provides protection without compromising speedy access. Both ranges are in-store now.
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