Photography News Issue 67

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Profoto adds power

a 10EV range. A fully charged battery gives up to 200 full-power flash bursts, and a cell can be recharged in 90 minutes. A built-in 2500 lumens LED light for modelling or video shooting can run continuously for 75 minutes, and this can be colour temperature controlled within a 3000-6500k range. The B10 Plus is fully compatible with Profoto’s Air Remote triggers. Add the Air Remote TTL, or use the Profoto A1 or A1X, and you have the option of wireless TTL and HSS flash features with a working range of up to 100m. Finally, the B10 Plus accepts Profoto’s OCF family of light modifiers, with more than 120 light-shaping tools available so any effect can be achieved. A single B10 Plus head costs £1795 and a duo kit is £3595. To find out more about how the Profoto B10 Plus performs, read our First Test in this issue. Profoto has also updated its A1, its speedlite- like flash dubbed the world’s smallest studio light. The A1X features more than 30 updates, which include a more powerful battery, faster recycling and Sony compatibility.

The A1X offers up to 450 full-power bursts per charge, a one-second recharge time, as well as a 20-channel Air Remote with HSS and Air TTL. To help ensure images are lit perfectly, you can take advantage of its TTL mode to allow your camera to calculate the perfect exposure. It also has a flicker-free modelling light built into the head, which allows you to see how the light will fall when half-pressing the shutter. Full manual control is also an option for those who want to fine-tune the exposure, and it features a large, high resolution display for easy navigation of settings. For those who want even more control over lighting, the design of the A1X features a magnetic click-on mount, allowing you to attach dedicated light-shaping tools; it can be used on its own or in combination. The range includes a grid kit, dome diffuser, wide lens, gel kit, bounce card and soft bounce. The Profoto A1X is available in Sony, Nikon and Canon mounts, priced at £949.

Profoto B10 Plus key features

500Ws output 200 full power flashes 75min continuous light running time

90min full battery recharge HSS, TTL with Air Remote TTL

Profoto’s B10, launched last year, set new standards when it came to battery-powered studio flash with an expansive feature set, good power delivery and great portability. This made it perfect for location shooting. Now, Profoto has taken the B10 concept further with the B10 Plus Air TTL, offering twice the amount of power with a 500 watt output that is controllable in 0.1EV steps across

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Samyang unveils tiny lens

The AF 45mmF/1.8 FE lens is the seventh Sony E-mount autofocus lens in Samyang’s tiny series. Weighing just 162g and very compact, the AF 45mm f/1.8 FE is a ‘tiny but premium’ lens. It features seven lens elements in six groups, which includes two aspherical optics and one extra-low dispersion element to help reduce aberrations and distortions. In addition, a nine-blade diaphragm and bright f/1.8 aperture produce pleasing bokeh, time after time.

The Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE lens, designed for use with Sony full-frame E-mount cameras, is available now, with a suggested retail price of £349.99.

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Olympus gets even tougher Save with Nikon now Nikon is offering instant savings on a range of cameras and lenses, including the Z 7, Z 6 and D850 until 15 August 2019. and high-performance cameras in time for summer.”

The new Tough TG-6 features Olympus’ acclaimed toughened performance, plus a whole range of new features. It is a rugged compact that’s dust proof, waterproof to 15m, shockproof to 2.1m, crush proof to 100kg and freeze proof to -10°C. The Olympus Tough TG-6 features the same TruePic VIII image processor from the OM-DE-M1X, a 12-megapixel sensor, aswell as an f/2 lens.Othernew features include the Variable Macro system, which allows you to focus as close as one centimetre, plus four different macro modes: Microscope, Microscope Control, Focus Bracketing and Focus Stacking. There are five different modes for underwater shooting; these include Underwater Wide, Underwater Snapshot, Underwater Macro, Underwater Microscope and Underwater HDR,

as well as three different options for adjusting Underwater White-Balance. It also boasts Olympus’ Pro Capture feature, which allows the camera to begin shooting and buffering images at 10fps when pressing the shutter button halfway down – this enables action shots to be captured more easily. Other features include built-in Wi-Fi for instant image transfers, art filters, a Live Composite mode and 4K video recording. The Olympus Tough TG-6 is available from July, in red and black, priced at £449.99. If purchased before 19 August 2019, you can claim a free Adventure Kit worth £49.99.

To give you a taster of the savings on offer, buy the Z 7 kit with 24-70mm f/4 zoom and you save £360, or on the D850 body you will pocket £180. The full list of instant savings can be found on the website.

Jake Cundy, head of business planning at Nikon UK, said: “Our instant savings promotion is the ideal way for photography enthusiasts to make savings instantly, allowing them to access great offers on new kit, without the need for redemption post-purchase. What’s more, with a vast selection of Nikon cameras and lenses on offer, from the award-winning mirrorless Z range to our entry-level D3500 D-SLR, it’s never been a better time to invest in some exceptional glass

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