Popular Photography - February 2015 USA

MEMORY AID
A portable flash drive device (since Apple doesn’t use
removeable storage). Its LED
for iDevices
indicates the drive’s activity status,
and you can use it to charge your
device through the USB port or an
optional USB AC adaptor. It comes
with a two-year warranty in 16GB,
32GB, and 64GB sizes.
THE LATEST flash gadget from
SanDisk, the iXpand is a simple
solution for transferring images
from iPhones or iPads. With
Lightning and USB 2.0 connectors
and a dedicated app, it lets you
offload files automatically or
manually for sharing, editing,
or freeing up space on a bulging
SanDisk iXpand
$60 (16GB); $80 (32GB); $120 (64GB)
sandisk.com
LIGHT & LIMBER
A pack made for ILCs
THINKTANK PHOTO’S Perception
daypacks, available in two sizes,
are compact and light, just like the
ILCs they were designed to carry.
The Perception 15 accommodates
an interchangeable-lens body (or
small DSLR) with lens attached,
as well as one or two other lenses.
Add a couple of additional lenses with
the Perception Pro. Both models,
available in black or taupe, also have
room for both a 15-inch laptop
and a 10-inch tablet along with
necessities such as a water bottle,
snacks, and even a thin jacket for
short day hikes.
ThinkTank Photo Perception Backpack
$120 (Perception 15); $150 (Pro)
thinktankphoto.com
>A collector
reportedly has
paid $6.5
million for a
single photo.
The blackand-white
“Phantom”
was one of
three by Aussie
photographer
Peter Lik. The
total tab:
$10 million.
>Phase One
launched its
A-series camera
system,
combining Alpa
bodies,
Phase One
medium-format
backs, and
Rodenstock
lenses. Kits cost
$47,000 to
$55,000—but
you can rent.
>Adorama
just launched
a line of
drones with
the $800
Flashpoint
Aries Black-
Bird X10
Quadcopter
with its own
camera for
1080p video
and 16MP
stills.
>Alien Skin is
speeding its
releases,
putting out
Exposure 7 a
mere six
months after
Exposure. One
of the most
notable new
features, RAW
compatibility,
may be reason
enough to
upgrade.
New
Software
Macphun Snapselect
AN APP for Apple’s Mac
computers only, Macphun’s
new Snapselect software
(available from the App
Store for $25) makes short
work of paring down your
photos by grouping similar
and duplicate images. To
get organized and free
up hard drive space, just
select the pictures you
want and reject the ones
that don’t make the cut.
You never know what longforgotten
treasures you’ll
find among your digital
media, iPhoto, Aperture,
or Adobe Photoshop
Lightroom libraries.
Radical
Reflector
WITH FIVE surfaces (silver, white,
black, “sunlight,” and a one-stop
diffusion panel) Westcott’s new
10-in-1 Shoot Through
Reflector doubles its
functionality thanks
to a removable
center frame with
a 2:3 aspect ratio.
Leave the panel
intact to use it
as a traditional
reflector; remove it
and shoot through the
opening to simulate the light
of beauty dish or ring light. The
reflector measures 38x45
inches but collapses to
about a third of that size
to fit in its (included)
carrying case.
Westcott Omega 10-in-1
Shoot Through Reflector
$100, street fjwestcott.com
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