Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-09-13)

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AXIS BACKPACKS
Takeyourphotographyand
videographyequipmentwithyou
to the most testing environments
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Recommended
RogueFlashBender 2 Mirrorless
SoftBoxkit
●£39.95●www.xpdistribution.com
ROGUEhasmadea nameforitselfproducinglightmodifiersfor
usewithon-cameraflashguns.ItsFlashBender2 MirrorlessSoft
Box Kit is a two-part set for use with smallunitssuchastheNissin
i40andMetzM360.A
whitereflectorpanelis
designedtoattachto
theflash-headwhenit’s
pointingverticallyupwards,
andredirectlightforwards
fora softer,moreflattering
effect.There’salsoa small
diffusionpanelthatattaches
tothereflectortoforma
smallsoftbox.It allcollapses
downflat forstorage,and
caneasilybeslippedinto
a camerabag.If you
havethiskindof small
flashunit,it’san
essentialaccessory.
AndyWestlake,originally
reviewed 19 November 2016
ThinkTankPhotoTrifecta 8
●£69●www.thinktankphoto.com
THIScompactbutwell-made
backpackwillholda mirrorless
camerawiththreeorfour
lenses.Themaincompartment
canbeaccessedfromeither
theleftorrightsides,or
througha securezipon
therear.Forsandwiches
orotheressentials,there
is a relativelydeeptop
compartment.Small
pocketsinsidewillhold
memorycardsand
batteries,whilea larger
oneacceptsan8intablet
suchasaniPadMini.For
hiking,theTrifecta8 is
small,lightandcomfortable,
andforcityshootersit won’t
getin thewayonbusystreets
orpublictransport.Bestof all,it’snow
availableat a veryattractiveprice.
RichardSibley,originally reviewed
14 January 2017
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