Category: gear

10 things you didn’t know you needed in your camera bag

Gannon Burgett

Camera bags are nothing more than backpacks, luggage and messenger bags designed specifically to safely transport your photography gear around in. It’s what’s inside the bag that matters most. Of course, you’re going to want camera bodies, lenses, speed lights, memory cards, microfiber clothes and more. But there are some items that you wouldn’t traditionally […]

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Mezmerizing GoPro video shows what it’s like to be inside of a washer’s spin cycle

Gannon Burgett

It might sound strange, but I’ve always been fascinated by a washing machine. A few times growing up, my mother and I made trips to the laundromat when our family’s washer or dryer broke and each time I sat in front of the front-loading washing machines and watched as clothes, water and bubbles splashed around. […]

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No Sippy Cups here, just Baby Plates

Kubeisy

Some of the most used tools on a Hollywood set are C-Stands and Apple Boxes. Then there are these little babies, Baby Plates. What is a Baby Plate you ask? It’s a 5/8 stud, about 3″ tall, welded onto a 3.5″ x 6″ metal plate. It has many uses. Allow me to share a few […]

Apple Patented a Dual-Camera Design; Awesomeness Could Ensue

Liron Samuels

Back in April Apple acquired Israeli-startup LinX, specializing in computational imaging, and it seems the giant from Cupertino might be putting the new technology to good use – at least in its patents. A recent patent application describes a mobile camera system with multiple cameras, and its applications could be truly remarkable. The application was […]

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Shooting Outdoors? Pack an Umbrella.

Richard Harrington

I frequently travel to shoot landscapes and time lapses.  One thing that seems to always follow me is a dark cloud.  No, I’m not Charlie Brown… I mean it just seems to rain a bit on most of my shoot days. For example… in the middle of this timelapse it started to pour…  and the […]

This 136-year-old large format lens keeps up with modern day DSLR glass

Gannon Burgett

Photographer Stern Mathieu has an ongoing series titled ‘Weird Lens Challenge,’ wherein he takes old, strange and unusual lenses for a test drive to see how they perform. In his latest episode, he reviews a 136 year old large format camera lens—one of the first to ever have an internal aperture mechanism. According to Stern, […]

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Who knew? Wine racks are perfect for storing, showing off your camera gear

Gannon Burgett

Incredible illustrator by day, passionate photographer by night, Ryan Hamrick loves little more than making art—the exceptions being his wife, children and maybe the perfect Old Fashion. Since hopping onboard Samsung’s #DitchTheDSLR campaign some time ago, Hamrick has amassed an impressive collection of camera gear, most notably Samsung and Fuji. As his collection grew, he needed a […]

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Nikon will let you swap out memory card slots in the D5

Gannon Burgett

Yesterday, we shared with you the latest Nikon rumor, which states upwards of 90% of Nikon’s D5 camera production will be the more advanced XQD model, as opposed to the CompactFlash (CF) model. Interestingly enough, we’ve come across a more conclusive piece of news today that states Nikon will be able to swap out the […]

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Vello Off-Camera TTL Flash Cord for Sony Multi Interface Shoe

Brian Smith

Ever since Sony replaced their proprietary Minolta hotshoe in favor of a their Multi Interface Shoe many users have been asking for an Off-Camera TTL Flash Cord for Sony Multi Interface Shoe Cameras & Flashes. Good news, the wait is over! Vello 3′ Off-Camera TTL Flash Cord for Sony Multi Interface Shoe ($29.95) allows you […]