Rotolight Anova Pro 2 LED and HSS flash announced
Rotolight has announced the upgraded Anova Pro 2, a large bi-colour LED panel that supports high-speed sync flash for stills photography.
Black Friday 2017 lighting deals
A regularly-updated list of photographic and video lighting equipment deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2017.
Westcott releases Solix ‘hassle-free’ LED light
The Westcott Solix is a daylight-balanced LED lamp with an integrated speedring and magnetic accessory mount, aimed at photographers and filmmakers.
Comparison: portable fresnel lighting kits for photography & video
A brief run-down of some sub-$1000 continuous lighting kits that are portable and support mains and battery power.
Aurora C-Lux: video light, modelling lamp & beauty light all in one
The Aurora C-Lux works as a modelling lamp and deflector for Firefly beauty box softboxes.
Paul C. Buff CyberSense studio controller announced
Touch and slide your finger to control up to four groups of Alien Bees, Einstein or White Lightning flashes from this new studio lighting controller.
Phottix Padat is a compact light stand that folds flat
The Phottix Padat 200 has legs that fold in line with each other, creating a slimmer profile that is easier to pack neatly into bags and cases.
Absurdly cheap shoe-mount flashes
What’s better than a $28 speedlight? A $13 speedlight.
Red head redemption: flood lights switch to LED
New LED versions of the traditional “redhead” tungsten lamps have appeared on the market, at a very reasonable price.
Modern & ultra-thin: Sophiez LED panels released by Falcon Eyes
Falcon Eyes Sophiez LED panels produce soft light with no diffusers or light shapers required.
Aputure Light Storm C300D shipping this month
The Aputure Light Storm LS C300D is an LED lamp that works with the same light-shaping tools as studio flashes, and claims equivalent output to a 2000-watt tungsten lamp.
Pentax support added to Cactus V6 II cross-brand TTL flash triggers
Pentax flashes and cameras now support TTL when combined with Sigma, Fujifilm or Sony, thanks to the Cactus “X-TTL” cross-brand TTL flash triggering system.