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BENROhas
announcedthe
3XSLite,a gimbal
stabiliserfor
smartphonesthat
it claimswill‘vastly
improve’smartphone
photography
andvideography
performanceand
makeit easiertoget
creativeeffectssuchas
panoramaortime-lapse.
The3XSLitehas
a ‘barrier-less’
smartphoneclamp
whichenablesyou
toslidethehandset
leftorrightuntilit’s
balanced.Thisalsoenablesuserstoretain
accesstotheirsmartphone’schargingand
audioportsduringuseof thegimbal.A
singlebuttonhandlesswitchingfromportrait
tolandscapeorientationandviceversa,
andthecamerashutter,videorecord,zoom
andfocusfunctionscanalsobeaccessed
directlyfromthegimbalhandle.Anexternal
microphonecanbefitted,too.The3XSLite
cansupportmostsmartphonesweighingup
to290g,butat 430git is compactenough
tocarryin a handbagorjacketpocketwhen
folded.TheBenro3XSLitehandlehasa
(^1) ∕ 4 inthreadedholeformountingtoa tripod
whichallowsthegimbaltobeused
hands-freeduringpanoramaormotion
time-lapsemodesaswellasduringobject
orface-trackingmodes.
Pricedat £90RRP,the3XSLitecanbe
boughtfromBenrostockists.Formore
information visit http://www.xseries.benrogear.com.
Gimbal stabiliser for
smartphones
Born Free competition
takes on trophy hunting
INTERNATIONALanimal-welfarecharity
BornFreeis invitingallphotographers
tosubmittheirbestwildlifephotostoitsnew
competition,called#ShootToThrill.
Althoughthecharityspendsa lotof itstime
drawingattentiontotheevilsof trophyhunting
in Africaandotherpartsof theworld,youcan
submitimagestakenanywhere.‘Hundreds
of thousandsof innocentanimalshavebeen
murderedbytrophyhuntersin thelastdecade
alone,’saysBornFreeCEOHowardJones.
‘Mosthuntersclaimthatthemoneythey
paytothehuntingoutfittershelps
wildlife conservation and local economy,
butit’salla myth– in fact,researchshowsthat
alternativeactivitiessuchasphotographic
tourismcangeneratefarmorerevenue from
wildlifethantrophyhunting.’
Thewinnerof the#ShootToThrill
competitiongetsa lessonwithBornFree’s
in-housephotographyteam,a canvasprint
of theirwinningimagesignedbyBornFree’s
founderandactress,VirginiaMcKenna,and
selecteditemsfromtheBornFreeshop.
Toenter,emailyourphototoshoottothrill
bornfree.org.ukby 30 September,specifying
whereit wasshotandthephotographer’s
name, age and contact details.
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Free’s firstever
wildlife competition
BILLINGHAMhasrevealedanupdated
versionof itssatchel-styleshoulderbag.
TheHadleyPro 2020 gainsa luggage
straponthebackthatallows it to be
slippedoverthehandle
of a wheeledsuitcase,
anda waterproofzip
foritsA4-sizedrear
documentpocket.
Thefirmsaysthatthe
carryhandleonthelid
hasbeenimproved,
witha leathergripon
theunderside,while
theshoulderstrapis
nowremovable,too.
It alsogainsa discreet
‘HP2020’ label sewn-in beside
theBillinghamtag.TheHadleyPro 2020 can
accommodatea full-frameSLRormirrorless
camerawiththreeorfourlenses,while
two frontpocketswillhold
accessoriesorpersonal
items.Thebagcan
bepurchasedin
oneof sixcolour
combinations,
andcomeswitha
suggestedpriceof
£240.Seewww.
billingham.co.uk.
Billingham updates Hadley Pro for 2020
TheHadleyPro
2020 hasa leather
gripandremovable
shoulder strap
The3XSLitealso
featuresa 2,000mAh
capacity battery