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Pro 4 Hood Guide

28 Feb 2014 • Buying Guides

The Pro 4 Hood was a  unique design that allowed four effects filters to be loaded up and quickly flipped over the lens before taking a shot. Each of the four flaps…

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6 reasons why you should use a lens hood

27 Feb 2014 • Tips

1 The main reason to use a lens hood is it reduces flare when shooting with the sun in front of the camera. Sun rays catch the lens and bounce around the…

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How to Photograph the Moon

19 Feb 2014 • Photography Techniques, Tips

The best camera to use to photograph the moon is a Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera. With this type of camera you usually have the most manual control, allowing you to fine…

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High Speed Photography

17 Feb 2014 • Flash

Want to take photos of balloons bursting, party poppers popping or water drops in mid drop? It’s all possible with a technique referred to as high speed flash. Balloon with small amount…

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Polarizing Filter and cross polarization

17 Feb 2014 • Filters

If you have a computer with an LCD monitor and a camera with a polarizing filter on the lens you can create some really colourful photos like this: All you do is…

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Stepping rings save you money

14 Feb 2014 • Tips

Stepping rings are really useful additions to your filter collection. They are slim rings that have a male thread on one side and a female thread of a different size on the…

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Where to sell you camera equipment?

04 Feb 2014 • Tips

Sell to dealer Harrison Cameras in Sheffield is an example of a great place to trade in your old camera. You can take to a high street dealer who will give you…

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Tips to find out how much your camera is worth?

04 Feb 2014 • Tips

You may have a camera or accessory you want to sell and don’t know how much it’s worth. If you’ve inherited the equipment and don’t know what you have in front of…

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Diffraction filters explained

03 Feb 2014 • Filters

The diffraction filter is a special effect filter that can be found in a number of filter brands’ ranges. The diffraction filter creates spectacular rainbow coloured streaks or star bursts from highlights.…

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Teleconverters

28 Nov 2013 • Lenses

A tele-converter is a budget accessory that will increase your photography options. The most common one is a 2x converter that doubles the focal length of your lens. Your 50mm lens becomes…

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