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08Nov Freenas problem Solved!
Finally solved my freenas speed issues. Even though the on board Ethernet card in the motherboard I ordered has a supported network chip-set, it turns out that it was the bottle neck for my system. Apparently these are often labeled as 100/1000Gb ports but many of them have trouble actually reaching those speeds. I was concerned with my read and write […]
31Jul OCZ Agility 4 512GB SSD Drive price drop
It’s always nice to see SSD prices keep dropping. Last month the Crucial 512GB SSD was on sale for $369, now it seems the new OCZ Agility 4 is following in their footsteps. The Agility 4 SSD drive appears to be using the same Indilinx controller as the latest OCZ Vertex but saves money by using asynchronous NAND […]
27Apr Sandisk SDXC 64GB Class 10 Card for $48.95!
I already drop my cash on the Pretec SDXC 64GB cards but if you didn’t pull the trigger, B&H is having a hell of a good sale on the Sandisk 64GB SDXC cards. You can check out my earlier test results on the smaller capacity Sandisk Class 10 cards here, although the Sandisk was a little […]
13Apr Transcend 400x 32GB CF Card speed test.
As with all my other speed tests I’ve done, for this set of tests I’ve used the H2testw 1.4 flash drive testing program. A few of you have asked why I choose to use this program and the main reason is that it writes a series of 1gb files to the card until the card is […]
12Apr Transcend Premium 400x 32GB compact flash cards.
Although I’ve been very happy with the performance of the PRETEC SDXC 64GB cards I’ve been using, the toughness of a CF card still wins compared to the thinner lighter weight SD cards. Plus the combination of a 32GB CF card and a 64GB SDXC card in the camera gives me close to 90GB of footage before […]
30Mar Canon 5d mark III just showed, first test 64gb SDXC ALL-I recording
The UPS guy was kind enough to make me his first stop this morning and dropped off the Canon 5d mark III. I’ve only had about an hour to fiddle around with it, but man does it feel nice. Almost the same ergonomics as my Canon 7d body with only a few buttons moved around. The […]
15Mar Magic Lantern Key feature overview, Noob guide part 3
Exposure Screen: I’ve already covered the two screens you’ll probably use the most (Audio and Live View). Now it’s time for the less used but still important Exposure Screen. Magic Lantern opens up some very useful features so lets take a look at this screens basic options. ISO – Canon locked the ISO options for […]
11Mar Magic Lantern Key feature overview, Noob guide part 2
Live View Screen: The Live view screen has some pretty useful options available, but the most important feature is the very first option “Global Draw”. Turning this on allows Magic Lantern to display handy graphics on the screen like the Audio meters. If this option is turned off, your camera’s screen will look the same as […]
10Mar Magic Lantern Key feature overview, Noob guide part 1
Behold the majestic Canon t2i sporting the Sigma 30mm f1.4 lens, basking itself in the late afternoon sunshine. But seriously as of right now the Canon t2i combined with Magic Lantern is the best bang for your buck out of any DSLR video option on the market. A used t2i body sells for well under $500, add […]
28Feb PRETEC SDXC 64GB V.S. Sandisk Extreme SDHC 32GB Speed test
The PRETEC SDXC 64GB class 16 card clocks in at $75, while the Sandisk Extreme SDHC 32GB 45MB/s card will set you back about $64. On one hand the Sandisk Extreme SDHC cards are well respected and considered to be well worth the money, while PRETEC made its name as one of the first companies […]
