Buyers’ guide
TheArt of Landscape Photography › £16.99 › ammonitepress.com
Interfit Badger Unleashed › £299.99 › i nterfitphoto.co.uk
The Badger Unleashed offers full HSS and TTL capabilities, letting you work quickly and beyond the restrictions of regular sync speed. A very portable unit, with a weight of 2.3kg and measuring roughly 15cm², it can be dropped into a backpack with ease. It’s compatible with a huge range of S-Type modifiers.
Nothing says Merry Christmas like a confirmed pre-order for Nikon’s Z 9 flagship mirrorless camera. At £5299, however, its price is considerable. But there are some other great options out there. In Nikon’s Z Series mirrorless range, alongside a growing selection of excellent lenses, are compelling reasons to ditch your DSLR once and for all. If you want an affordable, full-frame, entry-level option, check out the £1199 Nikon Z 5, with a 24.3-megapixel chip, dual SD card slots and compact build. Or there’s the retro-tastic Z fc at around £899, with its good looks and compact build matching Nikon Z fc and Z 5 › from £899 › nikon.co.uk RememberingAfrican WildDogs › £45 › rememberingwildlife.com Powerful and versatile, the Badger Unleashed is a great option for anyone looking to improve their lighting. Battery powered and giving up to 430 full-power flashes from a single charge, it still has a beefy 250Ws output, delivered over a nine-stop range. This provides plenty of control and a fast 1.5sec recycle time.
Shoot even better landscapes with the updated edition of this popular book by leading pro photographers Mark Bauer and Ross Hoddinott. The authors take key techniques of scenic photography and discuss how you should approach them for the best results – supported by excellent illustrative pictures to make the point. It’s full of helpful hints and tips to help and, at £16.99, is great value, too.
a high-quality, 20.8-megapixel APS-C format chip and loads of great mirrorless features. There’s plenty to choose from!
Hahnel Modus 600RTMK II Kit › £299 › hahnel.ie
lithium-ion battery, which is superior to regular AAs. It’s also easy to control wirelessly, with a built-in 2.4GHz wireless receiver. This kit comes with a Viper TTL trigger included, letting you shoot from up to 100m away. It’s available in Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and Sony fits, at an attractive price.
It scores high as both a first step into off-camera lighting and as a reliable workhorse for experienced shooters. Hahnel’s Modus 600RT is a TTL flash with a guide number of 60, a recycle time of 1.5sec at full power, and capacity of up to 600 shots at its maximum output, or over 1000 at half power. That’s all thanks to the Hahnel Extreme
African wild dogs is the latest species to gain the support of the Remembering Wildlife charity – previous ones include elephants, rhinos, great apes, lions and cheetahs. The brainchild of Margot Raggett, Remembering Wildlife has distributed more than £848k to 55 different conservation projects across Africa, and you can help by buying the latest book in the series. Remembering African Wild Dogs is a beautifully produced hardback, packed full of awesome pictures from many of the world’s leading wildlife photographers. These include Frans Lanting, Chris Packham and Jonathan and Angela Scott. You can buy this latest tome direct from the Remembering Wildlife website, where you will also find books of the previously supported species, too.
KaseArmour Holder Kit › £269 › kasefilters.com
without vignetting. The kit comes with the holder, 77mm and 82mm adapter rings, 67-82mm and 72- 82mm stepping rings, an adapter cap and two magnetic filter frames – one 100x100mm and one 100x150mm. The frames can also be bought for £40 each, and are compatible with 2mm thick filters.
If you’re looking for a filter upgrade, the new Kase Armour 100mm system combines speed and versatility. Using a magnetic alloy holder, you can attach a polariser or NDs, then stack up to two frames on the front. It’s compatible with existing 100mm filters and works with full-frame lenses from 14mm upwards,
There are several kits in the Lee85 range, all of which are engineered for smaller-bodied cameras and lenses. This set helps expand your skills into long exposure photography, or to make better landscapes. The holder is made from lightweight aluminium and has a low-profile and adaptable design, coming set up to take two 85mm square filters – but configurable with one or three bays instead. There’s also room for a clip-on polarising filter at the front. The Develop Kit comes with the holder, 58mm, 67mm and 72mm adapter rings, a 0.6 Medium ND Grad, a Big Stopper with storage tin, a pouch and other accessories. Lee Filters Lee85DevelopKit › £264 › leefilters.com
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