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05Jun Next GH4 lens buy, the Panasonic 35-100mm f2.8
The most impressive thing about the m4/3 format for me is the size of the lenses. This Panasonic 35-100mm f2.8 is equivalent to my Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS in focal length yet it’s less than half the size and much lighter. With gear this small I can fit 2 or 3 primes, a couple of zooms, and the GH4 into a […]
03Jun Panasonic GH4 support in Adobe camera raw 8.5 release candidate for CC
If you’ve been using the Panasonic GH4 for stills as well as video you’ll be happy to know that Adobe’s latest Camera raw 8.5 release candidate now supports the GH4 as well as a number of other cameras. While the release candidate is only prerelease software it will at least provide an alternative to the bundled SILKYPIX software […]
27Feb Nice Bokeh with Cheap LED lights
Cheap Christmas lights are an easy way to add bokeh to pretty much any shot. Place your Christmas lights 5 or 6 feet behind your subject, open your aperture up to f1.4, and you’ll be getting beautiful little sections of bokeh in no time. These lights aren’t anything amazing, but you can get them in […]
08Dec Fake Sandisk extreme cards?
I grabbed a few Sandisk Extreme 32GB cards when they went on sale over black Friday. On the right we have a standard Sandisk Extreme card from my collection, on the left we have the card ordered over black Friday. This is the first time I’ve seen a gold colored Sandisk card and it got me […]
28Nov Refurbished Nikon D800 $2348 with free shipping
I’ve never really been a Nikon shooter, but the Nikon D800 and Canon 5d mark III have always been neck and neck in the performance department. Well the option to shoot raw video with the ML hack caused a spike in 5dmk3 pricing, the D800 has continued to drift downward in price. Right now you […]
22Nov Free Adobe Lightroom 5 Training
I made the transition from Canon’s photo editing software to Adobe’s Lightroom a few years ago. Once you get used to it, you’ll find it much easier to use for both editing and organizing your photos. Lightroom room also provides automatic lens correction information for more than just Canon lenses and offers up a lot more editing options […]
15Nov Pixelstick, a crazy light painting tool kickstarter
This is one of those things that makes you want it as soon as you see it. Then after the initial impact wears off, you start to think “Will i use this?”. After all it’s a very interesting concept, but how often do you really take the time to light paint? Basically $300 gets you […]
16Sep Stacking Grid Light modifier
There are a number of DIY projects that show you how to build one of these grid light modifiers out of straws, foam core, and electrical tape. Most of the methods I’ve seen use around $10 to $15 in parts and supplies. This is pretty reasonable when compared to the $50 grid from Rogue, but if […]
13Sep Light Blaster Strobe looks pretty interesting
You don’t often see something new or innovative in the world of flash photography. Sure there are advances in wireless controls, and lower price flash units are coming with more and more features, but overall it’s just been improvements on the same thing. The Light Blaster Strobe is actually the first light modifier style flash device that’s […]
11Sep Yongnuo YN568EX II quick flash test and updates
I’ve been comparing the Yongnuo YN568EX II to the Canon 580EX II in a few somewhat unscientific tests. In this case (above) I used the Yongnuo YN-622C Wireless flash trigger to fire both the 580EX II and YN568EX II. Both flash heads have the same guide number (58) and are set up identically. After taking a few […]
