Unboxing – Nikon Z8
I was surprised to get an email from LCE yesterday saying that my Nikon Z8 was ready for collection today (25 May). My surprise is finding myself at the front of the queue and that LCE had an allocation of the first cameras. I always thought that London Camera Exchange was one of those shops…
Nikon EN-EL4a batteries
I was just checking my Nikon D3 camera now that I no longer have the D850 and I do wonder how much longer I can use it for. The batteries I own are coming to the end of their life and the official sources for the EN-EL4a battery are all currently out of stock. I…
F to Z
In preparation for my transition from DSLR to Mirrorless I have got an FTZ II adapter. And according to the technical notes the following lenses in my collection should work with it: These autofocus lenses will not: I also have a couple of manual lenses and they are the 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro and 500mm…
Cheap v Expensive
I came across this YouTube video of a film maker who wanted an Aputure Spotlight Mini Zoom but instead purchased a cheaper alternative. The cheaper alternative they purchased, to me, had so many disadvantages that I wonder if it is worth it at all. I get that not everyone can afford to get expensive gear.…
Nikon Z8 pre-order
I know it isn’t out yet but I have pre-ordered the Nikon Z8 mirrorless camera. Why? You might ask, as we don’t know what it looks like or the specifications for it. We don’t even know the price. But to me it makes sense. I have the Hasselblad 500C/M with the 150mm lens sitting around…
Unboxing – Godox SA-P
After six months having had the Pixapro EF-Mount Optical snoot I was really getting to know all the down sides of that piece of kit. My evaluation was that it wasn’t really suitable for my set up. I would have to get a light that would work better with it. Researching more, I discovered that…
Modifying Profoto A2
The Profoto Clic OCF Adapter II is now shipping for the A series lights. And as usual it is the high Profoto price of about £260 including VAT. If you add shipping to that, it isn’t cheap. As I have a B10 that I can use the OCF modifiers with, I’m now not sure if…
Rotolight NEO 3 PRO
Rotolight have launched an Indiegogo for their NEO 3 PRO and AEOS 2 PRO lights. From what I can tell, this version of the light there are minor bumps in specification. The light output has been boosted and it can be used with more remotes in flash mode. It is able to work with Godox,…
Pixapro EF-Mount Optical snoot
I’ve realised that in my unboxing of the Pixapro EF-Mount Optical snoot I wasn’t getting the optimum amount of light out from the Profoto units. In my original testing I was hanging the optical snoot very close to the front of the light. As you can see there is quite a lot of space when…
Profoto colour accuracy
I was looking back at my tests of the Profoto lights and realised that the B10 Plus, B10 and A2 gave out different colour temperatures from each other. Here is a reminder of the readings. A25698K664 lxB105976K1430 lxB10 Plus6004K2800 lx Which made me wonder if they would look different from one another if used together.…
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