Elmsford, NY—Profoto, a manufacturer of professional-quality electronic flash lighting systems and light shapers, offers the BatPac—a portable “power-in-a-bag” unit that combines a dedicated inverter and a high-capacity battery. The BatPac provides power for Profoto D1 monolights, even when shooting far away from any main socket. The bag is specially designed for handling high-power units like Profoto’s D1 flashes, but it can be used with previous Profoto ComPact units and Acute2 flash generators as well.

 When powering D1 monolights—250, 500 or 1000W units—specs say it will supply: 
300 full power flashes at 1000W; 
600 full power flashes at 500W; and 
1,200...

Elmsford, NY—Benro’s A-150EXU digital tripod kit is designed as a compact and lightweight solution that weighs 2.2 pounds but can support cameras up to 4.4 pounds. 

The tripod travels well at 20.4 inches folded, while extending to a full height of 62.7 inches. Three position leg angles allow height adjustment and low-level photography—especially in combination with a reversible center column that splits to permit shooting at 7.5 inches. 

A standard wing-nut-style center column locking collar provides ease of use and extra strength, and quick-lock four-section aluminum legs help make setup and packing fast. Thick layer closed-cell nitrile butadiene rubber provides...

Ronkonkoma, NY—Sigma Corporation released its new 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens—a large-aperture standard-zoom lens that was first introduced at PMA 2010 and is designed for small chip APS-C digital cameras. The lens incorporates Sigma’s optical stabilization (OS) functionality and new FLD glass. The ultra-compact lens has an overall length of 3.6 inches and provides a focal length from a 17mm wide angle, a minimum focusing distance of 11 inches throughout the entire zoom range, and a maximum magnification ratio of 1:5. Its OS function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately four stops slower than would otherwise be...

New York, NY—Gary Fong launched its GearGuard line of camera and equipment security devices to provide photographers with a theft prevention system for their gear. The flagship products are the GearGuard Camera Body Lock and the GearGuard Bag Lock, both of which are designed to safeguard a camera from the snatch-and-grab threat faced by photographers. “For years, photographers have had serious concerns about the vulnerability of their equipment to theft while they’re busy shooting an event or working with customers, and we all have horror stories about expensive gear turning up missing. Whether you measure the value of your camera and...