FILTERSBenrofiltersystemsseta newbenchmarkfor
quality, design and functionality for photographersFH100M2FilterHolder- ‘BestCameraAccessory’
Practical Photography Gear of the Year 2018 AwardsLearn more: http://www.benrofilters.comRecommendedSamsungPortableSSDT3
●£151(500GB)●www.samsung.com
Nolongerthana creditcardandnothickerthana matchbox,
Samsung’sPortableSSDT3is anincrediblycompactand
lightweightportablesolid-statedrivecompatiblewithbothWindows
andMac.Unlikeportableharddiskdrives(HDDs),whichare
cheaperandmadeupof movingpartsthatcanbeproneto damage
orfailure,SSDsdonotcontainanymovingpartsandarerenowned
fortheirexcellentreliability.Itsslimprofile letsyouslipit anywhere
in yourbag;it weighsnextto nothinganddoesn’tdisappointin
termsof itsperformanceeither.Usersgethardwareencryptionto
keep fi les securetoo.If yourbudgetcanstretchto anSSDaheadof
a harddiskdriveequivalent,it’sdefinitelyworth
spendingtheextra.Samsung’sSSDT3has
sincebeensupersededbytheSamsung
PortableSSDT5,whichcosts£95fora
500GBversionor£165fora 1TB version.
MichaelTopham,reviewed
AP 1 October 2016
ArtisanObscurasoftreleases
●$40●www.artisanobscura.com
ArtisanObscurais a small
Americancompanybasedin
Coloradoandspecialisesin
theproductionof handmade
softshutterreleases.Thejob
of a softshutterreleaseis
toimprovethefeelof your
camera’sshutterbutton.The
companyproducesonesthat
featurea taperedthread
tofit camerasthathavea
screw-intypeof shutter
buttonsuchasthosefound
onmanyFujifilmX-seriescamerasaswellassticky-backedones
thatcanbeusedwithanycamera.Although$40(excluding
internationalshippingtotheUK)mightseema littlesteepforwhat
is the smallest accessoryyou’reeverlikelytobuyforyourcamera,
thesebeautifulsoftshutterreleasesprovide
a uniqueandrusticfeeltoyourcamera
whileimprovingthehandlingandshooting
experienceat thesametime.Theyarea
greatwaytopersonaliseyourcamera.
MichaelTopham,reviewed
AP 7 January 2017
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