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The first tripod that most people purchase invariably comes with a 3-way Pan and Tilt head. This is one of those tripod heads that has three knobs or grips that protrude from it, and when loosened allow movement in one...
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It would seem there isn’t that much to a tripod: three legs and a head that allows attachment to a camera. Yet there is a veritable plethora of designs, and price ranges to match, available. Unfortunately, and thanks to the vast array of choices and price option, for many photographers, the first tripod that they buy is the wrong tripod for them. Either it is too lightweight - or poorly made - to actually support their camera, or is so heavy that they never carry it with them, and therefore never use it when they should. The invariable purchasing process is that keen and active photographers go through several tripods before they settle on one that they are happy with. This is a process that usually costs a significant amount of money and can leave a bitter aftertaste that results in the tripod being used less than it should.
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Emil von Maltitz sizes up NiSi's new, slightly cheaper version of their 100mm square glass filters, the ‘Explorer Range’. Looking at the two, there is little to no visible difference save for the ‘EXPLORER’ branding at the filter top. So where is the difference, and which one should you buy?
Macro photography is addictive! Once you try your first diopter, which is basically a cheap and nasty magnifying lens, you dive down the rabbit hole of macro photography. Walking into the back garden suddenly becomes a safari, and everything from...
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Over the last few years SIRUI have become a manufacturer of force in the photographic industry. Like most photographers I originally viewed their equipment with a healthy dose of scepticism. Like many I believed that being a Chinese manufacturer they...
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