by Ben
So part of the switch to canon meant I could downsize my filters to 4″x6″ panels. The sigma 12-24mm and nikon 14-24mm both needed X pros in order to work. The 11-16 I have now and the 10-20 I was considering both work well with Zs which are smaller, cheaper, lighter, but more importantly available […]
Categories: accessories, blog, gear
by Ben
Switched back to canon. Nikon’s are great, but the Nikon tax killed me in the end. $2200 for the 24G specifically. Not that some of these lenses are inexpensive, but I bought them all used and save a ton. I’ve got a body I like and lenses I love now and so far so good. […]
by Ben
^ That’s a video, so watch it for the meat of the review. The f-stop tilopa is an amazing backpack. I’ve had it for about a month now and I’ve yet to be uncomfortable wearing it, even with my entire kit packed into it just to see how it’d feel. It’s not winter and being […]
Categories: bags, blog, gear, video reviews
by Ben
I don’t even shoot canon anymore, but I’m still active on PotN and have the shots of this project so I figured I’d share this officially (this shots are buried in a 17-40 post here somewhere). Basically, canon uses the same hood on the 17-40L, 16-35L (but they made it even bigger for the 16-35II!) […]
Categories: accessories, blog, gear, lenses
by Ben
Edit: this post was done before I’d had the bag for long. I’ve since done a video review of this bag that’s more in depth. Check that out here. The video is also the header image you see above, click that and you’ll be able to watch the review here. Thinktank announced the retrospective line […]
Categories: bags, blog, gear, video reviews
by Ben
Finally got the video wrapped up for the classified 180. No pictures because I’ve already returned the bag to B&H. It’s a good bag, but fails on a few key levels that ruin it for me. The strap is terrible. Really, that bad. W/o much weight in the bag it’s uncomfortable. The $80 incase sling […]
Categories: bags, blog, gear, video reviews
by Ben
I got an email from Ian at F-stop the other day. I guess one of my video reviews caught his eye and he wanted my thoughts on one of their bags. He sent me a tilopa with a large camera block while I was away on vacation (too bad it wasn’t here in time to […]
Categories: accessories, bags, blog, gear
by Ben
I’m a bag whore. I admit it. I’m always looking for a better bag solution for my use and I really like the idea of slings. So I’ve been looking for a sling that I think will work for me and I had it narrowed down to two options, the new lowepro classified series (180 […]
Categories: accessories, bags, blog, gear
by Ben
I put this video together very quickly today just to show why L-Brackets are so nice. Yes, they’re expensive, and I know a lot of people wonder what the fuss is about and why you’d want to spend that much money for a clamp and bracket… But I can say it’s one of the few […]
Categories: accessories, blog, gear, video reviews
by Ben
I finally picked up an old school MF only, manual exposure body! A friend found this at a yardsale and actually traded me for a NSOP strap (actually two). It’s perfect because I have the OM to EOS adapter and the 50mm 1.4 already so I can use the new 24mm 2.8 on the 5Dii […]
by Ben
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but watch the above video, it should clear up any questions anyone has on how to use filters with lenses that “can’t” take filters. But that I mean wide lenses w/o proper threads for filters on the front. The 3 biggest offenders are the sigma […]
Categories: accessories, blog, gear
by Ben
Picked up an amnova softbox this week. They have a deal site where they sell one thing at a time for super cheap, this box is normally $60 and I picked it up for $22. Not only that but they’re in MA so it was overnight shipping for the normal ground rate. It’s actually a […]
