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Photography gear you’ll want: 2019 Hot Ones
August 2019 issue
Every year we offer our take on the best of what’s new. Dive into this guide for the goods that promise to make your life easier, your workflow smoother, and your creativity bolder. Our captions hit just the highlights on the best features of each product, so follow the live links for extensive product details and specs.
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H&H Color Lab Edge Collection
The Edge Collection is a group of products designed to wow. Your image is printed on metal or giclee fine art paper with torn edges and float-mounted on a block covered with the designer textile of your choice for a custom look. From $59 H&H Color Lab Edge Collection
This is an incredibly bright zoom lens for the Canon EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera system. It delivers corner-to-corner quality and f/2 brightness at all focal lengths in a rugged design. $2,999 Canon RF 28-70mm F2 L USM Lens
The new Brush Accelerator is up to 20X faster and interface advances provide for a better workflow. Current users can upgrade from any version for $299. $429 Corel Painter 2020
Available for canvas and metal prints, these frames are made of reclaimed barnwood local to Santa Cruz County. The print is mounted with a 1/4-inch of space between the frame and print so that it appears to float. From $42.54 Bay Photo Slim Barnwood Float Frame
The Canon EOS R System boasts a compact design housing a full-frame 30.3mp sensor. Reimagined optical engineering makes the most of the mirrorless format with RF lenses. Optional mount adapters let you use EF and EF-S lenses as well. $2,299 body Canon EOS R System
You can calibrate multiple monitors and front projectors with the SpyderX Elite, and the whole process is quick and easy. It also includes a softproof feature that lets how your prints will look with specific printers, papers, and inks. $269.99 Datacolor SpyderX Elite
Available in Miller's Signature Albums, Velvet Album Covers are irresistibly soft and come in eight colors. Double rub durability makes them long lasting. From $70 Miller’s Professional Imaging Velvet Album Covers
This wireless, high-speed print scanner scans up to one photo per second at 300dpi, and in batches of as many as 36 same-sized prints. A reusable sleeve is included for scanning delicate or damaged prints. $599.99 Epson FastFoto FF-680W
This 102-megapixel mirrorless digital camera houses a large-format BSI CMOS sensor can record 4K video at 30p. Its 5-axis IBIS achieves up to 5.5 stops of image stabilization. $9,999.95 Fujifilm GFX 100
This small tablet comes with Wacom's Premium pens and yields deft performance in a 12.6x8.2-inch size. $249.95 Wacom Intuos Pro Small
This overhead light bank comes in 5x5 and 10x5-foot sizes. It's powered by LiteGear LED light engines. It adjusts to any lighting environment, assembles quickly, and is stand-mountable. Starting at $8,900 with LED. Chimera F3
Customize these for your studio and deliver your prints wrapped in fine-art paper in aquality 60pt chipboard box. These are a classic matte black and come in five sizes. Starting at $2.75 Tyndell 2" Presentation Box
This prime gem offers clear detail rendering from center to peripheral edges and beautiful bokeh. A quiet stepping motor enables accurate AF for still and video recording. $599.95 Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S
The Interfit Badger Unleashed is a versatile battery powered 250Ws flash head with High-Speed Sync and TTL compatibility and a Bowens S-Type modifier mount. $349.99 Interfit Badger Unleashed
The Mavic 2 Pro carries a Hasselblad camera with an adjustable aperture range from f/2.8 to f/11 and features omnidirectional obstacle sensing. $1,349 DJI Mavic 2 Pro
The XCD 1,9/80 has the largest aperture of any Hasselblad lens at f/1.9, and it's perfect for portraits, nature, and product photography. $4,845 Hasselblad XCD 1,9/80 Lens
Maximum HD is a new add-on to Bay Photo's Silver Halide Prints catalog. At 610dpi, these prints are incredibly crisp and come in a full range of sizes and surfaces. From $1.24 add-on for 4x4-inch print. Access through Bay ROES and coming soon to Bay Photo Prints
The LitraTorch 2.0 is a versatile, high-quality output continuous light using 16 LEDs with precision optics to provide 800 lumens with no hot spots. $90 LitraTorch 2.0
This is the go-to RF portrait lens, featuring Canon proprietary Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR) Optics that helps reduce chromatic aberrations that can occur with large-aperture lenses. $2,699 Canon RF 85mm F1.2 L USM Lens
Luminar Flex is a plugin that integrates with your workflow and the software you already use, giving you AI-powered features to speed your edits and creative enhancement. $59 Skylum Luminar Flex
The Nikon Z 7 for features a 45.7-megapixel sensor while the Z 6 offers amazing video capabilities. The Z system cameras have full-frame sensors and seamlessly integrate with the Nikon DSLR system. From $1,799.95 Nikon Z Mount System
Matted Deckled Edge Prints are hand made to order on archival matte cotton rag and mounted to float in an archival cotton rag mat. From $12 QT Albums Matted Deckled Edge Prints
The Stand Manager 52 makes transporting cumbersome light stands easy and safe, protecting your vehicle and your fingers. It's crush-resistant and has shock-absorbing wheels. $279.75 Think Tank Photo Stand Manager 52
Legacy Textured is a mould-made base that uses cotton fiber to eliminate curl and has a heavily textured surface for the look of old-world handcrafted watercolor paper. It's free of OBAs and delivers a high Dmax for deep blacks. From $42
Epson Legacy Textured
Crystal albums have a designable hard cover with a metallic sheen and acrylic overlay. The opening leaf is a printable vellum page. It starts at $240. AsukaBook Crystal Album
Exposure X4.5 is a major upgrade to Alien Skin's non-destructive raw editing software. It supports LUT effects offered by other photo and video applications and has improved functionality when you import images from a card. $119 Alien Skin Software Exposure X4.5
This large-aperture telephoto zoom is sturdy but lightweight and incorporates Intelligent OS with an acceleration sensor and the latest algorithm capable of panning in all directions. $1,499 Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 Sports Lens
This portable dual-channel, UHF wireless microphone system makes a great kit for vlogging. It includes two beltpack transmitters with lavalier mics. The receiver is a smartphone holder with a shoe mount on top. $529 Saramonic Dual UHF Wireless Lavalier System
This compact zoom is a dedicated portrait lens designed for full-frame DSLR cameras. Its focal range lets you be creative with portrait compositions without having to change lenses. $799
Tamron 35-150mm F/2.8-4 Di VC OSD Lens
Using a ColorChecker Passport Photo 2 is the easiest way to ensure color consistency. It now combines four photographic targets, featuring a new 18% Gray Balance target, and includes upgraded software with ICC camera profiling. $119 X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Photo 2
Axis Collection backpacks feature 3-point camera access, hydrophobic exterior material, and a height-adjustable airflow harness. From $199.95 Tenba Axis Collection
Ideal for sports and wildlife photography, this gimbal head is designed to support long, heavy lenses up to 66 pounds. The camera plate clamp is Arca-Swiss compatible and allows for quick attachment and release. $399
Benro GH5C Carbon Fiber Gimbal Head
The Tough TG-6 is shockproof to 7 feet, withstands underwater and freezing conditions, and features a very cool microscope mode. $449.99 Olympus Tough TG-6
Sand-washed cotton canvas adds durability to comfort in this retro bag that molds to your carrying style over time. This version has added a zipper flap for security that tucks away when not in use. $164.75 Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7 V2.0
Offering the rich tonality, depth and feel of a darkroom fiber paper, Palo Duro Baryta Fiber 300 has a lightly textured semigloss surface in a neutral white that's well suited to portraits and landscapes. Sizes range from 4x6 inches to a 44"x50' roll. From $19.95 Red River Palo Duro Baryta Fiber 300
This is a standout wide-angle lens with thoroughly corrected magnification chromatic aberration and sagittal coma flare as well as completely minimized distortion. $1,399 Sigma 28mm F1.4 DG HSM Art
The OM-D E-M1X professional Micro Four Thirds camera boasts speed, performance, and high image quality. It has an integrated vertical grip and features a no-lag Pro Capture Mode and 60 frames-per-second high speed capture. $2,999.99 Olympus OM-D E-M1X