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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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There are enough emotional words being written about the situation, so we will just stick to the important information. As a non-essential business, we will be closed for the 21 days of the lockdown. Once things return to normal we will be back to business as usual.
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If someone told me that I could only use a single filter for the rest of my life, I would answer ‘circular polarizer!’ before they even finished their question. If used correctly, it makes such a great difference to an image that people often use its effect as an analogy to justify extreme photoshop manipulation. In simple terms, it saturates colours and enhances contrast, but depending on when and how it is used, this difference can vary from a small enhancement to creating a totally different photograph. If used incorrectly, it can completely ruin a photo, so it is important to know the basics to getting the most out of your circular polarizing filter. I will abbreviate it to ‘CPL’ going forward.
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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?
The Drakensberg mountains captured my imagination the first time I visited them. Straddling South Africa and Lesotho, the range stretches over 1000km, reaching heights of over 3400 meters. The Drakensberg can loosely be translated as “Mountain of Dragons”, a name...
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