The Photography Show returns to the NEC, Birmingham from 17 – 20 March with leading exhibitors and manufacturers present on the show floor. 

Photo North is a brand new photo festival held in the spa town of Harrogate, UK. Iconic names including Jane Hilton, Tom Oldham, Tom Stoddart, Paula Bronstein, Jenny Matthews, Anastasia Taylor Lind and Dean Belcher will be participating in the show, being held from 9-11 November 2018.

Cactus have just added support for cross-brand TTL on-camera and wireless cross-brand TTL in off-camera setup for Nikon. With the Nikon firmware now available, the remaining Canon camera system is scheduled to be released soon. And once the Canon version is released, the existing X-TTL firmware for Fujifilm, Sigma and Sony, which are running on the old protocol, will be updated to the new protocol accordingly.

Irix will be at The Photography Show 2018, NEC, Birmingham between the 17th and the 20th of March. You’ll be able to test the 11mm (pictured) and 15mm Irix wide angle lenses, save up to 20% on their products, and see something totally new within the Irix product family.

The Capsule is a padded camera case that fits inside all Mission Workshop backpacks of 22-liters and larger to create a durable and weatherproof camera pack. The Capsule Camera Insert is built to keep your camera gear and other fragile equipment safe and secure. It is a nylon case with carry handle that is padded on all exterior sides and has padded internal dividers that can be easily configured on the fly.

The Citograph 50mm f/2.8 lens has just been launched on Kickstarter. Billed as "the most versatile & lightweight creativity lens ever with razor sharpness, dreamy bokeh and intense colors", the Citograph 50mm f/2.8 is scheduled to be shipped to backs by November 2018, if it meets its goal of £21,577. It will be available in the following mounts: Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E, Fuji X and Leica M (manual only).

The Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) ‘Stealth Edition’ camera has a unique matte black look and glow-in-the-dark accents for added functionality. Limited to just 125 sets worldwide and designed by Marcus Wainwright, CEO, Founder and Creative Director of the New York-based fashion brand rag & bone, the special edition camera and accompanying Summicron-M 35 mm f/2 ASPH. lens matches Leica’s high standard for quality and craftsmanship. 

The Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) ‘Stealth Edition’ will be available from 20th March 2018 from authorised Leica UK stores and dealers and online at www.leicastore-mayfair.co.uk, priced at £13,000 including VAT.

The new Lumimuse 8 Bluetooth Edition LED light now leverages built-in Bluetooth wireless technology to give users full control of light output (from 0-100%) from their iOS device. The power of eight Surface Mount Technology continuous LEDs are suitable for many styles, including portrait and still life photography, interviews or video blogs. The Lumimuse 8 with Bluetooth is available now priced at £129.95.

Leica Camera and pmdtechnologies have announced a strategic alliance to jointly develop and market 3D sensing camera solutions for mobile devices. With tailor-made optics, together Leica and pmd will address the increasing demand, especially from the mobile device segment, for highly efficient lenses with compact dimensions.

Fantasea has announced the expansion of their FML Port System to use with the FA6500 and FA6000 Housings for the Sony a6000, a6300 and a6500 mirrorless cameras.

Iggy & The Cradle is a new mini tripod and expandable universal phone holder from 3 Legged Thing. Built from from rugged ABS plastic, Iggy has an adjustable ballhead with 1/4"-20 screw mount. Iggy comes packaged with a handy GoPro adapter, and is available on its own, and in a variety of kits. Orders placed now will be shipped to arrive in time for the release date of 23rd March 2018.

Novoflex is announcing a series of lens adapters allowing 35mm and medium format lenses to be used on the Hasselblad X1D camera. The first adapters are available now for Leica R-, Leica M-, Nikon F- as well as Hasselblad V-type lenses. The introduction of adapters for Canon FD, Contax/Yashica, Minolta MD/MC and for the universal bellows of the NOVOFLEX BALPRO series is planned for early April, 2018.

To celebrate the second birthday of their PEN-F camera, Olympus have collaborated with artisanal French leather makers Bleu de Chauffe to offer new range of accessories.

Wacom has launched their new Intuos pen tablet to “Get Creative”. A new, significantly upgraded version of its Intuos pen tablet for creative beginners and enthusiasts, it is bundled with software for drawing, painting and image editing.

The Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL is an incredibly portable and powerful battery pack combining 500Ws of power with a feature set including TTL, HSS, Active Charging and Full Asymmetry with built-in Skyport. This new ELB is designed to empower the workflow of photographers both in studio and on location.