Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-03-21)

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MetzmecablitzM360
●£115●www.intro2020.co.uk

IFYOUneeda flashthat’smorepowerfulthantheonebuiltinto
yourcamera,butdon’twanttopayloadsof moneyforfeatures
you’llneveruse,takea lookat theMetzM360.Measuring
64x100x80mmandweighingjust190g,it’sa fullyautomaticunit
that’scontrolledentirelybythecamera. The fl ash head zooms to
coverlensesfrom24-105mm
equivalent,witha slide-out
diffuserfor14mm
ultra-wides.It canrotate
through270°,point90°
upwardsorbeangled
downwardsby7°,and
there’sa pull-outreflector
cardforaddinga catch
lighttoyoursubject’s
eyes.If you’reinterested
in a simple,reliableand
inexpensiveflash,it could
bejusttheticket.
AndyWestlake,
originally
reviewed
20 April
2019

FormattHitechFirecrestNDstarter kit

●£250●www.formatt-hitech.com

IFYOU’REinterestedin puttingtogethera squarefilterset-up,but
areputoffbythecost,thentheFormattHitechFirecrest85mm
systemis wellworthconsidering. It works with lenses as wide as
17m me q u i va l e n t ,
andwithfilter
threadsupto
77mm.Thekit
comeswiththree
high-qualityglass
filterstogetyou
started–
a circular
polariser,
6-stopneutral
densityand3-stop
softgrad– alongwith
step-upringsforlenses
with58mm,67mmand
72mmthreads.Crucially
youcansavehundredsof poundscompared
toalternativeoptions,withthecostadvantage
amplifyingasyoubuildupyourfiltercollection.
AndyWestlake,originally reviewed
26 October 2019

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