For most of you that own a DSRL, you’ll have a built in flash to help you light your subject. So why, oh why would you even bother spending your hard earned cash on another flash that goes right on top of the one you’re used to using? Isn’t i ...

PocketWizard Announces the ZoneController Controls three independent groups of lights from camera position. To make multiple light set-ups easy to adjust when using the ControlTL™ system, PocketWizard introduces the ZoneController.  The ...

Elmsford, NY – February 16, 2009 – Ask any professional photographer why they use Profoto strobes and the answers are identical: consistency, consistency and more consistency. And, oh yes, Profoto’s are the most durable and trouble free units ...

The Ray Flash is the first commercially produced ring flash adapter designed to turn a speedlight into a ringflash. While ringlight is nothing new around here, up until now you have had to either go the DIY route, or lug around a much bigger piec ...

All photography needs light.  It’s at the heart of the word photography.  For the most part that light comes from the sun or from an artificial flash.  But today I’d like to talk about the use of fire as the primary source of light.  Fire, fr ...

The Nissin group is pleased to announce a new generation of Di466 model at PMA 2010. Nissin group and our products are always on the cutting edge of design, technology and innovation. This new Di466 is designed for Fourth Thirds system SLR ca ...

The new flash gun from Nissin, the Di866 Professional Speedlite, is now available to UK photographers, as first announced by Kenro at Focus on Imaging earlier this year. The Di866 is available with either a Canon or Nikon fitting. The Cano ...

So, we already know that direct flash from your built-in flash gives unflattering results, to say the least. Using your speedlight in the same way won’t change much. I did mention that you can redirect the light by rotating the head of your f ...

So. Burlington, VT – February 16, 2009 – Professional photographers have depended on PocketWizard radio slaves for reliable triggering of their manual flashes and cameras for years. With the advent of digital technology, photographers ha ...

Set the ISO to 400 - this gives you much greater latitude with the strobes. Set the aperture to f/6.3 as a good starting point. With wide-angle lenses, DOF is not really a problem. Adjust the shutter speed to expose for the windows. General ...

I got myself a universal off camera shoe cord at Calumet that should be compatible with ALL the speedlites. It's a handy tool for shooting off-camera, and a nice balancing effort while holding a 1ds mk II with a 24/70 in the other hand. ETTL s ...

Notice to customers using Sigma’s EO-ETTL II type flashguns 2008.10.29 - Sigma’s EF-530 DG SUPER EO-ETTL II, EF-530 DG ST EO-ETTL II, EM-140 DG EO-ETTL II, EF-500 DG SUPER EO-ETTL II and EF-500 DG ST EO-ETTL II do not operate properly with Canon ...

Canon refreshes Flash range with the compact Speedlite 270EX United Kingdom / Republic of Ireland, 25 March, 2009: Canon announces the launch of the entry level Speedlite 270EX, an enhanced flash designed for EOS and PowerShot users. Repla ...

One of the least expensive ways to get started with off-camera flash photography is by using the Cactus Wireless Triggers. The Cactus is also referred to as the Ebay trigger since this is where it first caught the attention of photographers a ...

When designing the A900, Sony have apparently shied away from any technology or feature anyone has ever spoken of in a disapproving manner. Thus the camera lacks a pop-up flash, Live View and Eye-start AF. The omission of these – or at least ...