Grips & Batteries

Canon Battery Grip BG-E3

Suitable for Canon 350D and 400D.  Includes 1 x battery.

Canon Battery Grip BG-E2N

Suitable for Canon 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D.  Includes 1 x battery.

Phottix Battery Grip BP-40D

Suitable for Canon 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D.  Phottix brand are well known photography specialists and make excellent quality battery grips, wireless triggers, studio accessories and batteries. Includes 1 x battery.

Phottix Battery Grip BP-5D

Battery grip for the original Canon 5D.  Phottix brand are well known photography specialists and make excellent quality battery grips, wireless triggers, studio accessories and batteries.  Includes 1 x battery.

Phottix BP-5D MkII

Battery grip for the Canon 5D MkII.  Phottix brand are well known photography specialists and make excellent quality battery grips, wireless triggers, studio accessories and batteries.  Includes 1 x battery.

Canon Battery Grip BG-E11

Suitable for Canon 5D MkIII.  Includes 1 x battery.

Canon Battery Grip BG-E7

Suitable for Canon 7D.  Includes 1 x battery.

Nikon Battery Grip MB-D10

Suitable for Nikon D300 and D700.  Includes 1 x battery.

Nikon Battery Grip MB-D80

Suitable for Nikon D80.  Includes 1 x battery.

Spare batteries

Additional spare batteries are available - in limited quantities of course to ensure we have enough for all bodies.

Studio Lighting

Bowens Esprit Gemini Lighting Kit

Accurate, ergonomic, powerful and simple to use, the Esprit Gemini was designed by working closely with photographers to develop a flash that meets the standards demanded in professional studios today.  British made and of excellent quality.  Kit includes 2 x 500w/s Heads, 2 x light stands, 1 x Bowens 60x80cm Softbox, 1 x reflective umbrella, 1 x wireless trigger kit, spare modelling bulb, power cords, sync leads in a roller protective case.

Bowens 400w/s Lighting Kit

Excellent lighting kit which contains 2 x 400w/s heads, 2 x stands, 1 x softbox, 1 x shoot through brolly, 1 x wireless trigger kit, spare modelling bulb, power cords, sync leads in a protective case.

Light Stand (with or without flash / brolly bracket)

Photobestway brand.  Light Stands can be hired with or without the flash / brolly bracket.

Soft Boxes

We have various soft box sizes for you to choose from:  40x40cm speedlight softbox, 70x100cm rectangular,  80x100cm rectangular, 100x100cm large square.

Backdrops

We have easy to assemble backdrop stands plus backdrops (3m x 6m) in Black, White, Chroma Key Green, pink and grey damask (perfect for little girls) and Grey / White Marle.

Reflectors

You know what they do.  We have 2 different sizes (both 5 in 1), large is approx 1m diameter the other is a smaller one approx 40cm diameter.

KAST KPLC62 Photo Lighting Case (for Macro work)

This nifty device is ideal for quick and easy photography of products for posting on the web. Daylight colour corrected shadowless lighting makes great picture taking very simple to do. SPECS: Extended size 62x62x62cms. Folded size is 62x62x9cms. 5400 deg. Kelvin light balance. Includes carry case.  Simple to set up - unfold it onto your workbench, select your backdrop colour (comes with around 20 stiff paper coloured backdrops), plug it in and turn it on.

Speedlights

Canon Speedlight 580EXII

The Canon Speedlite 580EXII Flash is Canon's top of the line speedlight, which features a host of improvements from the 580EX including a metal hot shoe with an improved locking mechanism for added durability, an external metering sensor for non-TTL automatic flash exposure control and a PC socket for use with non-dedicated slave triggers. Fully compatible with all EOS SLRs, the 580EXII is gasketed for dust and moisture resistance, making it possible for users of EOS-1 class digital SLRs and many L-series EF lenses to use flash safely when shooting in dusty or wet environments.  This speedlight has a recycle time 20% quicker than the 580EX and incorporates a Built-In Wireless Transmitter Which Can Control Other Speedlite 580EX, 420EX and 550EX Units Set Up As Slave Units.

Canon Speedlight 580EX

The 580 EX was succeeded by the Speedlite 580EX II in early 2008. The flashes in the 500 EX series can act as a controller that enables wireless control of other flashes. They also have a slightly stronger maximum flash output and a more durable casing than the 430EXII.

Canon Speedlight 430EXII

The 430EXII is the ultimate Speedlite for enthusiast DSLR photographers. Shorter recycling time (approx 20% shorter than the 430EX)offers users advanced speed capabilities, whilst silent recycling helps in discreet situations such as weddings.  The Speedlite 430EX II can be used as a wireless slave flash unit triggered by an appropriate master flash unit. The small size and high power output make it an ideal slave flash for creating a portable studio with multiple flashguns.  Covering 1-9 AF points, the Speedlite 430EX II can emit an infra-red focusing beam providing contrast for the lens to focus on when shooting in low light conditions.

Nikon Speedlight SB900

The SB-900 is Nikon's top of the line, high-performance Speedlight developed as the successor to the hugely successful Nikon SB-800. Practical functionality was emphasized in designing the SB-900, especially evident when used with Nikon digital SLR cameras compatible with the Nikon Creative Lighting System. It provides a wide 17-200 mm auto zoom range (expanded from the SB-800’s 24-105mm), three illumination patterns, newly designed, streamlined operation with a full-information LCD panel, and AF-Assist illumination compatible with new-generation AF sensors. The SB-900 has an improved booster circuit for high-speed recycle time. In addition, the latest firmware can be downloaded to a memory card −a world’s first for flash units, assuring that the SB-900 can accept technological advancements. The SB-900 serves as the new core for the Nikon Creative Lighting System when used in combination with current Nikon digital SLRs, and it supports Advanced Wireless Lighting as a master or a remote Speedlight, inviting photographers to explore the many creative possibilities.  The best of the best right here.

Nikon Speedlight SB700

The SB-700 is a compact-sized, easy-to-use flash offering multiple functions.  While the majority of digital-SLR cameras are equipped with a built-in flash, user creativity and expression is strictly limited as these built-in flashes are only able to light a subject from a single side and angle. While external flash units are tools for increasing creativity by maximising lighting possibilities, many users still find them difficult to use and think of it only as a way to capture images of dark or dimly scenes.

To allow users who are inexperienced with the use of external flash units to enjoy the benefits of more creative lighting, Nikon has developed the easy-to-use SB-700. The new SB-700 incorporates functions inherited from the SB-900, which has been extremely well received by professional and advanced amateur digital-SLR camera users.

Nikon Speedlight SB600

The SB600 has been around for many years (first released in 1994 I believe), finally being upgraded in 2010 by the SB700.  The least powerful of the Nikon flashes we have here but is a fantastic workhorse flash.  If you need a flash to work in slave mode, or just a 2nd strobe, this could be the one for you.  It will work brilliantly as your main on camera flash and should have enough power for most lighting needs.

LED Light Panel

This super light weight video light can be used in video taking as well for creative photography uses.  The panel has a dimmer switch to adjust the light intensity.  Can be hot shoe mounted.