Lighting Photography Equipment Reviews

The Strobeam DL 250 Mk III is put through its paces.

Lastolite Strobo is a portable flash modifier kit with honeycomb grids, masks and coloured filter gels. Here we see how it performs in the studio.

Could the Manfrotto ML120 Pocket LED light up your world? We aim to find out in our mini test.

The Rogue 3-in-1 Honeycomb Grid is a compact flash modifier for portable flash. We see how it performs.

EME Digital demonstrate their latest product photography solutions for 360 and rotating product displays. We have a look to see how it performs and what kind out output it produces.

We look at the new Collapsible Lightsphere from Gary Fong.

The Photoflex TritonFlash is a truly portable studio flash, but does small mean limited? Peter Bargh puts it to the test.

Could a £1 Camping Light from Poundland be used for photography. Peter Bargh blows the dust off his purse to find out...

A review of Elemental's Genesis MK II Studio lighting kit.

With more digital SLRs coming equipped with video modes the desire for lighting like the Photoflex Starlite grows. We see if it's a shining light!

The Ray Flash is a ring flash adapter for hot shoe mounted flash

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at the latest addition to the Honl Photo range of light modifiers for small flashes.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the brand new Panasonic Lumix G X VARIO 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH. Micro Four Thirds lens for Panasonic and Olympus cameras.

Sample photos from the Leica M Monochrom - the new black and white Leica with a full frame 18 megapixel sensor.

Sample photos from a production version of the Leica X2 - the camera features a 16.2 megapixel APS-C sensor and f/2.8 lens.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the brand new Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 VC USD Lens with Vibration Correction and UltraSonic Silent Drive.

A Canon users review of the new Nikon D800. Paul Ward found that Nikon's latest camera, the D800 was enough to tempt even a die hard Canon user.

We have a look at the brand new Panasonic Lumix GF5 - the new camera has a number of new features and promises ultra fast focus speeds.

We've uploaded a number of full size sample photos from the new 36.3 megapixel Nikon D800 Digital SLR.

The Fujifilm X-Pro1 is Fujifilm's first compact system camera and features not only a hybrid optical / electronic viewfinder, but also a newly designed 16 megapixel sensor and three new lenses.

The Canon Powershot G1 X is the latest serious compact from Canon and features a large 14.3 megapixel sensor. Find out how it performs in our review.

The Sony NEX-7 is the highest resolution mirrorless camera with a 24.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, Joshua Waller finds out how it performs in our review.

Elinchrom seem to have hit the nail on the head when it comes to quality budget studio lighting. Peter Bargh checks out their latest offering - the D-lite 4

The Sigma EF-500 DG ST promises to be a well equipped flashgun for the Pentax system and to find out Peter Bargh is seen flashing around Worksop.

After paving the way to new photographic standards in their recent DSLRs, can Nikon do the same with their flashguns? Matt Grayson is on hand to test the new SB-900.

The Lightsphere Cloud creates a softer and more diffused light for portrait photography, close-ups and small group shots.

Peter Bargh dips his toe (literally) into the water as he tests an Elinchrom Ranger battery powered studio kit on a beach in Suffolk.

An entire studio in a box is a great idea for those starting out in photography. Duncan Evans sets it up and fires away.

You are about to read the test of 'the most advanced flash unit available for macro photography', that's according to Canon anyway.

Jeff Cable was recently looking for a studio flash replacement, he chose the Hensel Expert Pro 500 Plus, find out why here.

The Metz 58 AF-1 twin-head flashgun has a GN of 58 (ISO100/metres). Priced at £267, it sits between the SB-600 and SB-900 Speedlight flashguns from Nikon and the 580 EX and 430 EX II Speedlite flashguns from Canon.

With more digital SLRs coming equipped with video modes the desire for lighting like the Photoflex Starlite grows. We see if it's a shining light!

Ian Andrews hones his studio skills by testing the Excel VC300 plus lighting kit from Visico.

We look at the new Collapsible Lightsphere from Gary Fong.

A review of Elemental's Genesis MK II Studio lighting kit.

The Orbis offers portable ringflash and quality lighting. Will Cheung gives it the ePHOTOzine treatment.

If you enjoy photographing still life or macro, then Kaiser have just made your life easier. Matt Grayson takes a look at the imaginatively titled Studio out of the Box.

Could a £1 Camping Light from Poundland be used for photography. Peter Bargh blows the dust off his purse to find out...

Peter Bargh dips his toe (literally) into the water as he tests an Elinchrom Ranger battery powered studio kit on a beach in Suffolk.

The Metz 58 AF-1 twin-head flashgun has a GN of 58 (ISO100/metres). Priced at £267, it sits between the SB-600 and SB-900 Speedlight flashguns from Nikon and the 580 EX and 430 EX II Speedlite flashguns from Canon.

The Rogue 3-in-1 Honeycomb Grid is a compact flash modifier for portable flash. We see how it performs.