Has the venerable Sunpak 120J bare bulb flash been reincarnated? By a world-famous company, no less?
Well, no. Not exactly. It's no Sunpak 120J (doesn't have the extra stop of power) and, strictly speaking, it's not really a Polaroid flash per se. Keep reading for the bare facts (rimshot!) on the Polaroid PL-135.
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You’ve got the Camera and the Action — now, about those Lights.
We’ve rounded up our favorite easy to use lighting gadgets. And we’ve even added a new one … The Deluxe Pop-Up Flash Bounce that bounces light from any angle.
Grab up these gizmos and give your photos pro-quality lighting, just the special sparkle you’ve been looking for.
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Deluxe Pop-Up Flash Bounce The Deluxe Pop-Up Flash Bounce redirects the harsh light from your pop-up flash. It swivels around so you can bounce your flash’s flash off of a wall or ceiling and make the light fall more evenly. Deluxe Pop-Up Flash Bounce
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Ring Flash Adapter Get the soft glowing look of a ring flash with the Ring Flash Adapter. It works with your external flash to surround your subject with light, for a fraction of cost of a pro ring flash. Ring Flash Adapter
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White Balance Lens Caps Nothing ruins great lighting like crumby white balance. The White Balance Lens Cap helps you set the perfect custom white balance every time, even in mixed light where the presets just won’t cut it. White Balance Lens Caps
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Studio Lighting accessories maker Phottix has announced the 16-inch Multi Boom, with a tiltable bracket for umbrella softboxes. Priced at $ 69.99, it can hold up to two flashguns, and allows compatible softboxes to be tilted up to 180 degrees. According to the company, umbrella softboxes from Phottix and other manufacturers are easy to set-up, but almost impossible to tilt on traditional light stands. This can be resolved by attaching the Multi Boom bracket.
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PocketWizard has added a budget model to its camera/flash radio trigger line: the PlusX ‘auto-sensing’ transceiver, that automatically switches between transmit and receive as needed. The PlusX offers the ability to trigger cameras and flashes over 10 radio channels. It features a side-profile design, backlit display, an internal antenna, and a dual-function LED indicating connection status plus battery life. PocketWizard PlusX will be available towards the end of March at a suggested retail price of $ 99. There is currently no information about the European price and availability.
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Reader Samora Chapman asks:
I'm new to all this and I dug up my dad's Vivitar 285HV. I just got some Phottix radio triggers. Is it okay to connect them to the old Vivitar? Im scared of frying them!
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