Photo Plus - UK (2020-01)

The Canon Magazine 113

PRO/TOP SPEC

Rotolight AEOS

Price £799/$995 Tested 157

What we love

You can’t beat LED light

panels for constant lighting.

Typical of the breed, the

Rotolight AEOS delivers powerful illumination

from a cool-running panel. We love the way it

can be easily handheld in operation, thanks to

the two aluminium grab handles on the rear,

and that the controls enable seamless

adjustment of power and colour temperature.

What’s missing?

As with most LED panels, it’s a mains-powered

unit and batteries are sold as optional extras,

this time for around £275/$300 each.

Why upgrade?

For effective constant lighting that’s great for

stills and video capture, this is a winner.

Phottix Odin II

Price £124+£99/$170+$130 Tested 158

What we love

Phottix Odin II

transmitters and

receivers are available in

Canon versions, enabling

triggering of multiple

flashguns in as many as

five groups, over a range

of up to 100 metres. It’s

great being able to use

TTL flash metering and high-speed sync

options, as well as applying power adjustments

and flash exposure comp for remote flashguns.

What’s missing?

No option for remotely triggering flashguns in

rear-curtain sync with the Canon version.

Why upgrade?

Off-camera flash usually looks so much better

and this system gives you full wireless control.

LED

PANEL

WINNER

WIRELESS

TRIGGER

WINNER

What we love

Tamron created this new lens to celebrate

40 years of its SP (Super Performance)

line-up. So it’s designed with every

enhancement that Tamron could throw at it,

from top-quality glass to high-tech nano-

structure coatings and super-fast autofocus,

all wrapped up in a durable weather-sealed

shell. We love the way that the f/1.4 aperture

rating and short minimum focus distance

combine to enable a tight depth of field and

beautiful bokeh. It’s a stunning lens that’s

beautifully built and really delivers the goods.

What’s missing?

Unlike Tamron’s existing range of f/1.8 prime

lenses, the new f/1.4 lacks, unfortunately,

image stabilization here. Or VC (Vibration

Compensation) as Tamron prefers to call it

for some reason.

Why upgrade?

This Tamron matches Canon’s much

vaunted EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM lens for

image quality, but it costs less than

two-thirds of the price! You simply cannot go

wrong with it there.

WIDE-ANGLE

PRIME

WINNER

Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD

Price £929/$899 Tested N/A