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Watch What Happens When You Ask Non-Creative Professionals to Work for Free

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Toronto advertising agency Zulu Alpha Kilo created this video to demonstrate how absurd it is for people to ask for the advertising industry to do spec work in hopes of getting more business. As described by AdWeek, “a guy approaches real men and women (not actors) in other businesses and asks them to provide him with a product or service for free, to see if he likes it before committing to more.”

While they are talking about advertising gigs, this 100% applies to other creative industries as well – including photographers. [Read more…]

 

Check out the $59 RØDE VideoMicro Compared to Built-in DSLR Mic

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YouTuber ThePapadumGeek just posted a hands-on review of the new RØDE VideoMicro and compares is to the built-in camera mic as well as the VideoMic Pro and NTG-2. Check it out below.

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As he points out, there are no batteries or on-switch for this mic. If it’s plugged in, you are recording audio. This is a simple and basic mic in a much smaller package than what we saw with the RØDE VideoMic GO from a couple years ago.

For a $59 mic, it sounds great. If you record video at all with your camera, you officially have no excuse for crappy audio in your videos. You can find the RØDE VideoMicro here at B&H Photo.

Canon C300 Mark II First Look with 4K Samples

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Canon C300 Mark II

Magnanimous Media has put together a couple sample videos in its first look with the Canon C300 Mark II, which shoots 4K video and features Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF functionality in the EF mount flavor. There’s also a PL mount option – but no autofocus (for obvious reasons). Coincidentally, the C300 Mark II is now shipping.

You can watch the 4K version of the sample footage in the YouTube version below. [Read more…]

Sony to Add Uncompressed RAW and Enhance Phase Detect AF on the A7 II

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After Sony’s recent firmware update to the A7R II, which added uncompressed RAW capture, Sony is also bringing the feature to the A7 II. Additionally, Sony will add on-sensor phase detection AF operation to the A7 II for faster and more precise autofocus on Sony A-mount system and other lenses using an adapter.

The uncompressed RAW capture will be a new menu options (just like it is on the A7R II after its most recent update) and compressed RAW will still be an option for those who want to save a little storage space.

This new firmware version 2.0 will be available for download on November 18 from Sony’s support site.

Get 550 Sheets of Canon Photo Paper for $5, Seriously. [Update: It’s All Gone.]

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[Update: Looks like they’re out of stock now.]

Canon USA’s online store has an absurd deal today that I thought was just too good to be true. This is a 1-day only deal for November 4, 2015.

You can use this link to buy one pack of Canon 4 x 6″ photo paper for $9.99 and get 10 packs free. There are 50 sheets to a pack for a total of 550 sheets in your order.  [Read more…]

Giveaway: Manfrotto Lumie Muse LED Light

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Manfrotto Lumie Muse LED Light

This week Photography Bay has teamed up with Manfrotto to giveaway a Manfrotto Lumie Muse LED Light to one lucky reader.

The Manfrotto Lumie Muse LED Light is a compact LED light that will mount on top of your camera’s hot shoe or any other mount with a 1/4-20  tripod thread. It has a higher CRI of 92% and includes three filters for changing the light’s temperature or softening the light. [Read more…]

Here’s a 187MP Panorama from the Canon 5Ds R

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The weather was crappy yesterday but I had to take a shot at heading out to the Smokies for one more look at the fall colors. It’s past peak and the atmosphere was pea soup in most places but I stopped at an overlook and shot a 9 frame panorama with the Canon 5Ds R and EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens, which you can see above.

The overall file size is 136.5MP for the exported JPEG and is 25,910 x 7,215 pixels (after stitching and cropping) for a whopping 186.94MP image. The stitched panorama Lightroom DNG file is 781.3MB with individual RAW files that make up the panorama weighing in at around 64MB each. Those 50MP files add up quick… [Read more…]

2015 Camera & Photo Gear Gift Guide

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Welcome to the 2015 edition of Photography Bay’s Photo Gear Holiday Gift Guide.

This guide is set up in categories that describe the general type of cameras and accessories – be it a price range or general features.  You can scan the headings until you find the right category for you and your special photographer. We’ve got 3-5 top picks for each category.

But first let’s get started with some fun and affordable stocking stuffers… [Read more…]