Photography News 95 - Newsletter

Rapid, Easy to use, has the ULTIMATE 100MM FILTER SYSTEM arrived?

Kase UK Partner Mike Prince trials the latest

I’ve been fortunate to be able to try out a brand new Kase Armour Filter system over the past couple of weeks and it’s been an immensely positive experience. One of the reasons I moved to Kase from another were clearly responsive to feedback from users. The Armour system is yet another example of that iterative process where suggestions are listened too, considered and used to fuel the development process. The result is an enhancement on an already exceptional system. The Armour system combines much of the simplicity of the increasingly popular round magnetic systems with the ability to integrate 100x150mm

What we know of the whole design process is that by and large, the slimmest, simplest designs are the best. However, as always, the real proof of the I have no hesitation in recommending this in two ways. Firstly I’m going to give it an unreservedly landscape photography, I cannot fault this new system. It is a superb piece of kit that achieves all of the objectives and manages to improve on an already superb product. Secondly over the coming months, I’ll be spending my own money to completely transition over to a fully magnetic Kase Armour kit, which I will extend further as they almost inevitably announce additional products. I can’t recommend more highly than to invest my own money. In my view this is, by some the market today.

really is quite exceptional. The same process is No more checking that they are in their intended Heavy rain and high winds made for challenging conditions and compressed photography into brief windows of opportunity. Whenever the need simplicity of the new system was unmatched. When the rain did break through my defences, the hydrophobic coating made wiping much There are times when a calm measure approach to photography is ideal and times when speed equipment choices are critical. Poor choices are found wanting very quickly indeed. I was delighted attached and changed. I’ve never used anything as quick. I’m always a little hesitant when any product gains weight, bulk and apparent complexity.

of both worlds.

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The Armour holder is a completely new design and before going any further, I think it is a thing of engineering beauty. Very well designed and exquisitely put together. It works and it feels just right. It retains the familiar small red wheel on the left to rotate a polariser. The heritage is as clear as the progression. system, I took an exceptional step and committed to using the new system on a trip to Scotland the following week. Normally I’d not think of using local testing but I was so impressed with this equipment that I broke the rule of a lifetime and

Standing on a hillside in Assynt and drawing the the magnetic ring for fast accurate contact to be made. It is all but snatched from the user’s hand.

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