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Xmas gift ideas for over £201

Lowepro Rover Pro 45L AW

This is an ideal bag if you want to take some kit on a serious hike, with padded compartments for your gear and plenty of space and attachment points for other bits that you might require.

Price: £239

Available from: www.lowepro.com

Canon Pro-10

Canon’s top-flight A3+ printer has a LUCIA 10-ink pigment-based system to deliver gallery-quality colour and mono prints with outstanding permanence and consistency, including three dedicated mono inks for beautiful b&w prints with smooth tonal graduations.

Price: £499

Available from: www.canon.co.uk

Pompidoo Palermo

Using Italian leather and available in three colours, the Palermo bag from Pompidoo offers a feminine twist on a traditional camera bag. There’s space for a large DSLR and two or three fast lenses as well as accessories thanks to well-padded internal dividers to protect your gear.

Price: €305

Available from: www.pompidoo.com

Apple ipad

Thanks to the Retina display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536, the viewing experience is excellent, whether you’re using one of the many photo apps available, using it as a digital portfolio to show off your images or just reading the latest edition of What Digital Camera on it.

Price from: £399

Available from: www.apple.com/uk

Camranger Wireless DSLR Control

This great device allows you to wirelessly control your Canon or Nikon DSLR directly from your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac, or Android device, providing you with a host of advanced controls.

Price: £269

Available from: www.camranger.com

PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver Twin set

Ideal partner for your camera and flashgun if you want a reliable, feature-packed wireless trigger set-up. These radio triggers feature a long range mode and simple user interface.

Price: £229

Available from: www.pocketwizard.com

Bose Quiet Comfort 20

These acoustic noise-cancelling headphones rival the performance of any full-sized headphones. Ideal for audio monitoring during video capture. It has an Aware mode that lets you hear what’s around you and the StayHear ear tips offer extra comfort.

Price: £259

Available from: www.bose.co.uk

G-technology G-raid

Designed for professional use, this 4TB external RAID drive sports two identical 2TB drives to deliver increased performance when accessing data, with connectivity for FireWire 800 and USB 3.0 for quick data transfer.

Price: £275

Available from: www.g-technology.eu

Microsoft surface 2

Running Windows 8.1 RT, the Surface 2 is only 8.9mm thick and comes preinstalled with Microsoft Office 2013 RT. The 10-hour battery life is impressive and it comes with a ton of ports, including a full-size USB 3.0 and microSD card reader to quickly transfer images.

Price from: £359

Available from: www.microsoft.com

Pelicase 1610

If you want to ensure your kit is protected, this is the case for you. Constructed from ultra high impact copolymer polypropylene, it’s very strong and flexible against external impacts, and neoprene o-rings keep the case watertight.

Price: £289

Available from: www.peliproducts.co.uk