Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-08-30)

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BUDGET ACCESSORIES Testbench
HähnelProCube2
●£70●www.hahnel.ie
TheHähnelProCube2is a dualbattery
chargerbasedaroundthesameconceptas
theoriginalProCube,witha sturdymetal
shellandinterchangeableplatesthateach
accepta pairof batteries.Thebatteryholders
clipintoplaceandLCDdisplayshowshow
muchchargehasbeenfedintoeachbattery.
Anin-carchargeris alsosuppliedmakingit
easytotopupyourbatterieswhendriving
betweenlocations.It evenhasa high-power
2.4ampereUSBoutputforchargingphones
ortabletsoncethecamerabatteriesarefull.
It’savailableforCanon,Olympus,Nikon,
Sony, Panasonic and Fujifi lm batteries.
£50-£100
Hoy aN X-
10 circular
polariser
●£80(77mm)
●www.intro2020.
co.uk
Aimedat amateurs
andbudget-conscious
enthusiasts,Hoya’s
NX-10filtersmayseem
expensive,butthey’re
well-madeandfeaturea
sleek,thinprofile toavoid
lightfall-offwhenusing
wideanglelenses.They
screwin easilywithout
bindingandreduce
unwantedreflections
effectively.They’re
availablein sizesfrom
37mm to 82mm.
LEE 100 filterholder
● £83● http://www.leefilters.com
ThisholderreplacestheclassicLEEfilters
holderthat’sbeenin productionfor 25 years.
Light(52g)andprecisionengineeredfrom
injection-mouldedcompositematerials,
it’sstrongenoughfordemanding
outdoorphotographers.Yougeta
springreleasethatoffersneutral,
half-lockandfull-lock
options,plusnewmodular
filter-guideblocksthat
makeit fasterto configurein
thefield.Thefilter-guideblocks
aredesignedto acceptthe
attachmentof a newLEE 100
Polariser.TheexistingLEE105mm
polarisercanalsobeused,butrequires
the new 105mm polarising ring (£35).
VanguardVEO 2
A M-264T R
●£79
●www.vanguardworld.co.uk
TheVEOAM-264TRhas
a differentdesigntomost
monopods.Thedifferenceis at the
base,wherethreefoldablefeet,
eachfittedwithananti-sliprubber
foot,aredesignedtoprovidea
tri-standplatform.Wherethe
four-sectionaluminium-alloy
legattachtothetri-stand,
there’sa balljointtoallowsmooth
panningandtiltingmotions.With
anextendedheightof 1,630mm,
a foldedheightof 565mmanda
maximumloadcapacityof 6kg,
it’saboutasfeature-packedasa
monopodgetsforunder£100.
It pickedupourAPGold Award
when we reviewed it.
BenroSlim
CarbonFibre
tripod+ N00
ballheadkit
●£99
●www.benroeu.com
Todayyoucanpickupa
lightweightbutsturdy
tripodforunder£100.
Compromisesincludea
lowermaximumheight
andrecommendedload,
meaningthetripodsare
suitedforusewithsmaller
DSLRormirrorless
cameraswithtilting
screens,andnotidealfor
usewithlargelenses.This
BenroSlimtripod+ N00
ballheadkitextendsto
146cm,packsto51cm,
andweighsjust1kg.At
just £99, it’s a bargain.
MetzM360
f lashgun
●£99●www.
intro2020.co.uk
Here’sa greatentry-level
flashforunder£100,
extremelycompactand
weighing190g.The
M360hasonlytwo
buttonstocontrolit and
witha guidenumberof
36 at ISO100,it’svery
powerfulforitssize.It
offersa numberof
featuressuchasa power
zoom,swivellingreflector
withextendablereflector
cardandintegrated
wideangle(14mm)
diffuser.It hasa micro
USBsocketforfirmware
updatesandis powered
by2xAAalkalineorNiMH
batteries.It’savailablefor
all big camera brands.
WacomIntuosSmall
●£60●www.wacom.com
Ifyouspenda lotof timeeditingyourimagesandwant
totakemoreprecisecontrolof thecursor,a pentablet
suchastheWacomIntuosS canbeaninvaluable
accessory.Thisentry-leveltabletis aimedat those
whomayhaveneveruseda pentabletbeforeand
representsamazingvaluefor£60.It providesa
battery-free,pressure-sensitivepenthat’sdesigned
tosuitbothleft-andright-handedusers.If you’re
willingtospend£85youcanbuythesame
device with Bluetooth connectivity built-in.
ALL PRICES WERE CORRECT AT THE TIME OF WRITING