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Olympus has it in the bag Olympus has worked with leading bag maker, Manfrotto, to come up with its new Explorer messenger bag. Tailor-made for the OM-D camera system and made from water-repellent fabric with leather trim and an internal tartan lining, it sells for £139.99. The main compartment has dividers and a detachable internal pouch. There is room for a 14in laptop, too, while if you need a tripod it can be attached to the bag’s underside. A smooth head Gitzo’s latest 2 Way Fluid Head is aimed at birdwatchers and wildlife photographers. Priced at £289.99, this is made from magnesium unit and has a payload capacity of 4kg, accepts Arca Swiss plates and is matched to Gitzo’s carbon fibre tripods. EIZO’s latest The EIZO CG279X is the latest monitor in the ColorEdge CG series. Due in the shops from January 2019, it’s a 27in monitor that shows 99% of the Adobe RGB colour gamut and features a built-in calibration sensor. It comes with a monitor shade, too. Guide price is £1916. gitzo.co.uk olympus.co.uk
It seems not amonth goes bywithout Manfrotto introducing something new into its product line-up and this month is no different. The Pro Light Reloader H-55 is a solid, robust case that confirms to carry on luggage dimensions (55x35x22.5cm) andhas a retractable, two-stage trolley handle. It's large enough for a DSLR with a long telephoto lens, plus a spare body and several more smaller optics. Its guide price is £289.95. The next new products are centre ballheads, the 490 and 492/492LCD.
The 490 is a simple head with a payload of 4kg so ideal for CSCs and nicely priced at £44.95. The MH492-BH and MH492LCD-LH are priced at £54.95 and £64.95 respectively. These ball heads have a 4kg load capacity and are ideal to hold accessories, such as a monitor for video, amicrophone or a reflector. Last but by no means least this month are two lighting control units produced under the banner Lastolite by Manfrotto. The HaloCompacts use the innovative RapidExpoframe, a collapsible lightweight aluminium
Above Manfrotto's product range is constantly expanding and evolving and there's more great kit to tempt this month.
frame that quickly slots together and the reflector or diffuser material simply clips on to the frame to make a unit that measures 85cm across. It folds down to fit into a carry case that measures 27x6.5x6.5cm. The
HaloCompact Reflector is available in silver/white with a guide price of £71.95 and at the same price is the HaloCompact 2EVDiffuser.
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Software fromDxO DxO has introduced PhotoLab 2, a follow-up from its Optics Pro software. This editing solution includes DxO’s ClearView £119.99 respectively. This is not a subscription software and you can put Essential on two computers and Elite on three. Existing DxO Optics Pro and PhotoLab 1 owners can get a discounted upgrade.
Plus tool and a new image management system called DxO PhotoLibrary. A big sell is DxO’s U Point technology that allows Raw and JPEG adjustments based on optical correction data and makes local image editing really easy with its Control Points feature. This software also features DxO prime noise reduction, one of the most effective NR solutions available. ClearView Plus is a dehaze, image clarity tool to enhance local contrast without creating halos where light and dark tones meet, and it can be used across the entire image, too. A smooth imaging workflow is the benefit of PhotoLibrary with its search engine, image selection and sorting features. Two versions of PhotoLab 2 are available, Essential and Elite, priced at £79.99 and
A fully functional one-month trial version of PhotoLab 2 is downloadable from the website. DxO has also updated its popular Nik Collection by DxO 2018 set of imaging plug-ins. V1.1 is fully compatible with macOS Mojave and Adobe’s latest image editing softwares. The collection costs £59.
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A Fashion Photography Course is now available at the London College of Style. Applicants have to be over 18 and have their own DSLR, but no experience is necessary and the course is diploma certificated at pass, merit or distinction level. Tutors include top fashion photographers, such as Kenneth Lam, Tiffany Mumford and guest speakers include Ram Shergill.
The first three-month course runs from 11 January to 29 March 2019. It requires a commitment of three days a week, with one compulsory on-campus day every Friday in Fulham, plus two days covering working opportunities and photo shoot assignments. The course costs £3650.
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