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Photography News | Issue 34 | absolutephoto.com
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Limelite by Bowens has introducedMosaic2 LED lighting panelswith ultra- high light output for studio or location use (with optional battery mounting accessories). The daylight version costs £654 and the bicolour model £834. These metal-bodied lights are suitable for small and large studio use and are an ideal choice for photographers working with babies, children and pets where flash can upset the subject. The lights are fully dimmable and user programmable, have an output up to 4000lux at one metre and outstanding colour fidelity. LED light fromBowens
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Kodak Filmapp Kodak has created a free Professional Film App for iPad (through iTunes) and Android (Google Play). There is an updated version to support iOS9.x for iPhones. The app helps you pick which film to use in different situations, where to buy film and how/where to process film. There are home darkroom tools and a sun calculator to determine sunrise/sunset times around the world. kodak.co.uk NewDxOphoto software Dx0 OpticsPro 11 is now available and features new Raw processing innovations. There’s Dx0’s PRIME 2016, an incredibly effective noise reduction feature which is better and faster than previous versions. A new feature to the OpticsPro Smart Lighting tool is Automated Spot Weighted Correction. This uses face detection to apply an intelligent tone map on the whole image and then extends the dynamic range, adds fill and improves contrast on faces automatically. Dx0 11 Elite edition costs £159 and the Essential version is £99. A fully functional, month-long demo download is available. dxo.com
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Bron has added to its extensive collection of light modifiers. The Focus 110 is a parabolic lighting brollywith 12 segments and a silver reflective coating. It is 110cm across and 40cm deep. Price is £150. For rectangular softboxes with a Velcro fitting there is the Edge Mask available in four sizes: 35x60cm, 60x100cm, 90x120cm and 120x180cm – prices start from £42. It’s suitable for portraits and objects. The subject should be positioned directly in front of the central opaque area of the mask and the translucent frame around the mask allows light to pass through to give a rim lighting effect. Bronmodifiers
Renowned for its wireless triggers, PocketWizard has the Plus IV auto-sensing transceiver to its range. Mounted on the camera, fit a TTL-compatible flashgun on the Plus IV’s hotshoe you have TTL control – although remote flash units have to be on manual. There are 32 channels, four groups, the option of setting receiving, transmitting or automatically switching the two and it is compatible with other PocketWizard products. Guide price is £150. A Plus for PocketWizard
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Sekonic has released two new lightmeters, the L-478DR-EL and L-478DR-PX, both priced at £350. The new models are basically the same as the existing L-478 meter but the two new variants have Elinchrom (EL) and Phottix (PX) compatibility using the EL-Skyport and Phottix Strato II protocols respectively. So in the case of Elinchrom EL Skyport products you’ll enjoy features such as power control and flash triggering from the meter. Both meters use Sekonic’s DTS (Data Transfer Software) which automates meter calibration to the camera in use.
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