Tenba has released a number of cool new bags this year, including the Roadie II rolling camera cases for travelers, the functional and mobile Discovery collection, and the colorful Vector collection camera bags. [Read more…]
Archives for 2011
Smith-Victor Fluorescent Light Bank Overview
The Smith-Victor FLO-220 and its sibling models are affordable, fluorescent lights for video use. The lights come with built-in barn doors and have custom eggcrate louvers available. The lights are daylight balanced at 5600K, use flicker-free tubes, and are dimmable down to 1/4-power. [Read more…]
Sony NEX-5N ‘Clicking’ Problem Update
I have heard from several Sony NEX-5N owners that the “performance improvement” offered by Sony for the NEX-5N’s clicking defect during video capture has been resolved. I recently confirmed this for myself with several NEX-5N models that had the fix applied. In all cases, the clicking was not audible to me anymore.
I’m revising my Sony NEX-5N review to reflect this solution and changing my recommendation for the NEX-5N as a highly-recommended camera.
Photogenic Strobe & Fresnel Lighting Overview
The Photogenic PL625DR is a recently announced monolight that offers a 6-stop output ranging from 7.8Ws up to 250Ws and has a t.5 flash duration of 1/2000s at full power. [Read more…]
Lightroom 3.6 and Camera Raw 6.6 Release Candidates Available
Adobe has made release candidates of Lightroom 3.6 and Camera Raw 6.6 available for download in Adobe Labs. These versions add RAW file support for the following cameras:
A number of new lens profiles have also been added, along with several bug fixes. Additional release notes are indicated on the respective download pages for each product. [Read more…]
Speedotron Brown and Black Line Overview
Speedotron has been in the photo gear business since 1939. The core of the Speedotron products are the Brown line and Black line packs and heads. [Read more…]
Canon ‘Idea Mine’ iPhone App
Canon has a new (and free) iPhone App that serves as an inspirational tool and helps spark your creativity for photo projects. I met with Paul Pierson, the creator of ‘Idea Mine’, at PhotoPlus 2011 to get an overview of this cool new app. [Read more…]
Western Digital Storage Products at PhotoPlus 2011
I caught up with Matt Bennion at PhotoPlus 2011 and talked to him about some of the recent products from Western Digital.
I’m very excited about the My Book Live, which I talked about when the WD 2go App was announced a couple months ago. The update through the WD 2go App for the MyBook Live drives gives us so much power to freely share large files without the need of some middleman charging us for another storage or transfer service. [Read more…]
Spider Holster Overview
If you are looking for an alternative to the traditional camera strap, take a look at this overview of the Spider Holster system from PhotoPlus 2011. The Spider Holster does what it sounds like – it provides a holster for your DSLR that you wear on your hip. [Read more…]
Cool-lux On-Camera Lighting Gear
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfWAUPMd_SM w=640&h=360]
I checked out some of the Cool-lux quartz-halogen lights for on-camera use while I was at PhotoPlus 2011. Bob Higgins from Cool-lux provided a quick rundown of a couple key products in the above video.
Here are links to the products he talked about in the video: [Read more…]
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