Photography News | Issue 61 | photographynews.co.uk
44 Christmas gifts
One Vision Imaging box frame One Vision Imaging is a leading printing service, so whether you want big prints, photo books, wedding albums or fine art printing, there is a service to suit your needs however you want to show off your images. At this festive time of year the perfect gift and a great way to decorate any small space is One Vision’s Desk Top Box Frames, from £30. Often used for pictures of loved ones, kids, pets, parents and friends they can also be a reminder of your favourite place or simply your best shot. It’s a true photographic print mounted onto MDF with an anti-scratch matt print seal applied to the surface for protection. It’s then framed within a miniature box frame, perfect for desktops. There are five frame mouldings to choose from: dark brown, black, bare ash wood, distressed white wood and pine. onevisionimaging.com
Sony SF-G Tough SDXC cards SD storage cards are very good and most of us use them perfectly happily. If they have a downside, it’s their relative lack of physical robustness. This is what Sony’s latest range of SF-G SD cards addresses. The body of each SF-G card is a single moulding, not three separate components like in standard SD cards. This gives the card 18 times more bend strength, and obvious weak points have been eliminated, so no ribs and no write protection switch. SF-G cards are also waterproof to IPX8 standard so can be submerged up to 72 hours in 5m of water with no data being lost and dust-proof to IPX6 standard – the highest level of performance. The new cards can also survive a 5m drop. Toughness is one big selling point, but the SF-G cards are also very fast offering write speeds up to 299MB/s to cope with the latest high-resolution cameras shooting fast continuous bursts, and this helps avoid buffering too. A Sony Tough SF-G 64GB card costs £159 and the 128GB £295. sony.net
Panasonic Lumix G9 The Panasonic Lumix G9 is the ultimate outdoor and wildlife camera for stills, making it the perfect gift for the nature photographer this Christmas. Boasting outstanding mobility with ultra-high- speed response, the Lumix G9 achieves incredible image quality in photo shooting by elevating resolution, gradation and colour reproduction with its 20.3-megapixel Live MOS sensor without low-pass filter for maximum detail resolution. Nature moves fast, but the G9’s advanced high- speed burst mode locks in the blink of an eye and tracks continuously at 20fps Raw to ensure you never miss a shot, while 6K photo lets you select moments as stunning 18-megapixel stills. All this innovation, packed into a freeze, splash and dust- proof streamlined body. Also available as a kit with 12- 60mm lens. Price is £934. panasonic.co.uk
ThinkTank Lily Deanne ThinkTank has a full range of camera carrying solutions, from wheelie cases and backpacks to pouches and shoulder bags. The Lily Deanne is a shoulder bag designed to fit professional cameragear. Full-grainDakota leather flapandaccents,metal hardware with chrome finish, blue liner and extensive pockets and compartments make this camera bag as functional as it is fashionable. There are three sizes to choose from. The Tutto, £262, is the largest and fits a standard-size DSLR with 70-200mm f/2.8 lens attached, two to five additional lenses, two flashguns along with a 15in laptop. In the middle comes the Mezzo, £219, which can fit a complete mirrorless camera system with three to
four lenses or a standard-size DSLRwithmid-range zoomattached, two to three additional lenses and a 10in tablet. The smallest is the Lucido, £175, which fits a standard-size DSLR with up to three small lenses and accessories or a mirrorless camera systemwith three to four lenses and accessories, alongwith an 8in tablet. All sizes feature a soft look and feel with clothing-safe materials. The main compartment has a high quality YKK RC Fusezipperclosureforlong-termdurability,alongwithatopflapthatsecureswithrareearthmagnetsforquick,silentaccess. Awide pass-through allows attachment to a rolling luggage handle. There’s an adjustable, padded non-slip shoulder strap for comfort. Expandable side pockets fit awater bottle or sunglasses and a seam-sealed rain cover is included for downpour conditions. snapperstuff.com
Rotolight NEO2 Perfect for creatives of every skill level, the Rotolight NEO2 is ideal to kick-start your photography for the new year. The world’s first on-camera continuous LED (2000 lux at three feet) with High Speed Sync flash capability, the Rotolight NEO 2 was
voted by Photography News readers as Best Innovation 2017. A small light that delivers huge results, the ‘shoot what you see’ benefits of continuous lighting allowyou topreviewyour image before shooting. Yet, with the added advantage of HSS flash (up to 1/8000sec) with zero recycle time, you have the power to capture those moments you can’t afford to miss. With all this functionality, the NEO 2 is still small enough to handhold, and, for a limited time, you get a free handgrip and Colour FX filter pack, saving £41. For photographers on the move who need a larger lighting set-up, the £1200NEO 2 Explorer Kit consists of three units with PSUs, light stands, filters, and a luxury soft case. As part of the Rotolight Christmas sale, this versatile kit can be yours with a free Rotolight HSS transmitter worth £229 – triggers are available for Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus and Sony. Both offers are available at the Rotolight website and participating retailers until 31 December. rotolight.com
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