Becoming more like Alfie

Best known for its tripods, British manufacturer 3 Legged Thing is literally switching things up by announcing two new L-brackets for Sony and OM System cameras that allow users to switch their tripod mounted cameras from landscape to portrait shooting format, and vice versa. All the while maintaining a level horizon. The firm is pretty excited about its new product – so excited that it’s named the Sony Alpha A7 IV and A7R V compatible bracket ‘Alfie’ and the OM System one ‘Ollie’; the latter being a dedicated L-bracket for the final Olympus branded camera, the OM-1. Claiming to be made from aerospace grade magnesium alloy, the Alfie L-bracket has been designed to fit the contours of Sony’s cameras, while giving users full access to battery doors and side ports. Rear LCD screens can also be opened when upright or tilted, while there are two threads on the bracket for the attachment of accessories. An extending base also allows Sony users to plug in cables and includes a detachable cable management tool for extra support.

For OM System users the Ollie L-bracket again offers full access to the OM-1’s side ports and battery door, while the L-bracket’s vertical aspect has a cut out that allows the camera’s screen to be flipped out and tilted for use.

Both brackets are available in a trio of colours: Copper, Metallic Slate Grey or ‘Darkness’, which is matt black. Alfie retails at £109.99 while Ollie is £99.99. www.3leggedthing.com company introducing its first compatible lenses for Nikon’s Z mount, as covered in our previous edition of BPI News. Noteworthy in particular is the newest Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN, described by its maker as the world’s first 14mm f/1.4 aperture lens for mirrorless cameras.

The company tells us the lens was designed from the ground up for wide-angle shooting applications such as astrophotography, landscapes, weddings and interiors. The ‘Art’ lens’ feature set includes an aperture ring with both lock and de-click functions, customisable AFL button, a Manual Focus Lock Switch, a rear filter holder plus a built-in Lens Heater Retainer to hold a heat strip firmly in place. www.sigma-imaging-uk.com