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Xcellon Wired Mac Keyboard Review

February 24, 2020 By Eric Reagan

I was sad when Apple stopped producing the old standard A1234 (MB110LL/A) wired keyboard a couple of years ago. If I’m using an iMac, Mac Pro or Mac Mini, I prefer a wired keyboard. You can still buy some used and refurbished Apple wired keyboards; however, their days are numbered.

Over the past couple of years, I’ve gotten by with a cheap Macally keyboard in a pinch but they are very plastic and just don’t look or feel right with the modern aluminum Mac builds. There are tons of knockoffs and lookalikes but everything is a compromise, which brings me to the new Xcellon keyboard that I’m typing on right now. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: apple, keyboard, mac, macbook, review, Xcellon

 

Canon EOS RP Review

September 23, 2019 By Eric Reagan

A few months back, I reviewed the Canon EOS R. While it’s not the perfect mirrorless camera, it is a great first outing for Canon. In the shadow of the EOS R, we’re now looking at the more budget-friendly Canon EOS RP. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon, Reviews Tagged With: Canon, EOS RP, full frame, mirrorless, review

Decimator MD-HX HDMI/SDI Cross Converter Review

May 21, 2019 By Eric Reagan

Video production requires so many tools for different set-ups. Many of those tools are super sexy cameras, drones, lenses, and accessories. However, there are some tools that fly under the radar but are critical to a fully functional system. One of these very boring tools is the Decimator MD-HX HDMI/SDI Cross Converter, which allows you to take virtually any HDMI or SDI signal and output it to a standard video signal that works with your system into either HDMI or SDI. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Decimator, HDMI, MD-HX, MD-LX, review, SDI

Canon EOS R Review

May 20, 2019 By Eric Reagan

Canon EOS R

The Canon EOS R is a camera we’ve all been waiting to see for several years now. It’s a full frame mirrorless camera with a 30.3MP sensor, 4K video capture, and an all-new lens mount. So how does this new camera and system handle the hype and anticipation that’s been building for so long?

In short, it’s promising. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon, Reviews Tagged With: Canon, EOS R, review

Review: Vello ShutterBoss II Timer Remote for Canon EOS R & Rebel Series

March 5, 2019 By Eric Reagan

The Canon EOS R is a pretty great camera but it’s missing a couple of amenities. The built-in time-lapse movie mode is great if you want to have a finished 4K timelapse out of the camera as a video file. If you want to capture still images for later editing and assembly, however, you are out of luck with the in-camera options. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon, Reviews Tagged With: Canon, EOS R, review, Time Lapse, timelapse, Vello

Canon’s 6D Mark II Just Plain Sucks

November 16, 2017 By Eric Reagan

I was so pumped when the Canon 6D Mark II rumors were pouring out and when it was announced. Then, early reports concerned me about the image quality; however, I was also a little hopeful that the numbers and charts wouldn’t necessarily reflect real world experience. After using the 6D Mark II for a few weeks, I’m disappointed to say that the images produced by the Canon 6D Mark II are as bad as the number and charts suggest. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon, Reviews Tagged With: 6D Mark II, Canon, review, things that suck

Canon 6D Mark II Review at DP Review

August 10, 2017 By Eric Reagan

DP Review has published its in-depth review of the new Canon 6D Mark II. It praises the camera for its high image quality capability; however, it finds that the 6D Mark II falls well short of the competition:

The only thing that makes the EOS 6D II stand out is Dual Pixel AF, which turns out is only of real value in this camera when shooting single shots of slow-moving subjects or HD video.

I still want to give the camera a go myself but the dynamic range results are incredibly dissapointing to me. I just expected more out of this camera, which seems to echo DP Review’s sentiments in its review. You can read the full review here at DP Review.

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 6D Mark II, Canon, review

Autonomous SmartDesk 2 Review

May 2, 2017 By Eric Reagan

If there’s one thing I hate, it’s sitting at a desk for hours on end. As a photographer, video editor and blogger, I’m tied to a desk quite a bit. Fortunately, standing desks are a thing now and their popularity has led to significant competition that has really driven prices down over the past couple years. Last summer, I got an Uplift Desk and have loved every minute of it.

The Uplift Desk is great – but it was not cheap at around $800 for my configuration. Autonomous contacted me a couple months ago and offered to send me a desk to review. While their new SmartDesk 2 starts at $299, the option I configured ended up being $524 for the dual motor version, walnut surface and accessory kit. As such, it was more feature-rich on paper than the Uplift Desk I already have. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Autonomous, desk, review, SmartDesk 2, standing desk

Canon EOS 80D Review

April 3, 2017 By Eric Reagan

Canon EOS 80D

The Canon EOS 80D is mid-range workhorse DSLR in a world full of mirrorless cameras that offer bells and whistles galore. While the 80D offers its fair share of fancy features, it shines as a reliable DSLR capable of excelling when shooting still images or HD video. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: 80D, Canon, eos, review

Nikon D5 vs. Sony A7R II ISO Range Compared up to ISO 3 Million

April 4, 2016 By Eric Reagan

Tony Northrup put the Nikon D5 and Sony A7R II side-by-side for an ISO comparison when shooting video. He ran the comparison up to ISO 3,276,800, which is seven stops beyond the A7R II’s capability. He pushed the exposure for the A7R II in post to match the D5 and it held up quite well.

Filed Under: Nikon, Sony Tagged With: A7R II, comparison, D5, iso, Nikon, review, Sony, test

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