Category: speedlight

Build your own Speedlight power pack – a pictorial with Manuel Cafini

John Aldred

Photographer Manuel Cafini recently posted a great series of images on how he built up his own SLA based battery packs for his speedlights to help improve recycle times and give him a bit more power. The tools and construction is fairly basic if you’re confident with a soldering iron, but you’re still dealing with electricity here, so if you try […]

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Sigma Announces the New EF-630 Multifunction Flash

John Aldred

Sigma have just announced a new top dog in their flash line up in the form of the EF-630 Electronic Flash. This unit adds to the previous model, the EF-610, by offering more power, covering a wider zoom range of 24-200mm that taps out at 17mm with the built-in Wide Panel, and automatic zoom when mounted on top […]

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Nikon Unveils SB-5000 Flagship Speedlight with Radio Triggering

Eric Reagan

Alongside the new D5 and D500, Nikon also announced a new flagship speedlight – the SB-5000, which works with the companion WR-R10 radio trigger. When paired with the WR-R10, the SB-5000 can trigger up to 98 feet away. The SB-5000 can control up to six groups or 18 speedlights. The SB-5000 also has an internal cooling system that […]

How to make a $2 DIY Ring Light with an iPad box

Gannon Burgett

Professional ring lights can cost absurd amounts of money. This makes for a prime opportunity for DIY versions. We’ve shared a handful of DIY ring lights before, but this one might just take the cake in affordability and simplicity. Created by The Angry Photographer on YouTube, this $2 ring light takes less than an hour […]

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Deal: Bolt VD-410 Manual Flash for $39

Eric Reagan

B&H has the Bolt VD-410 manual flash for $39.95 (reg. $48.95) through Dec. 31. It has manual power controls down to 1/128 power and an optical slave with a 33′ range. Check it out here at B&H Photo. Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on Photography Bay. RSSID#794326

Capturing the Hottest Kiss in the World

Eric Reagan

Photographers Dallas Nagata White and Ed White hiked to a lava flow in Kalapana, Hawaii to capture some images with lava and the night sky in one image. When they arrived on location, it began to rain and they decided to try shooting with some speedlights instead.   After capturing some fantastic images of the group […]