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Four Travel Backpack and Tripod options reviewed:

This review covers 4 different “back panel access” backpacks as well as four carbon fiber “travel” tripods. Back Panel Access to me means that the access to the camera gear is through the panel that touches your back. Travel to me means the tripods had to be small when collapsed and light weight. Small enough […]

Categories: bags, blog, gear, video reviews • Tags: Davis & Sanford TR654C-36, f-stop satori EXP, Feisol CT-3441S, Gitzo GT1545T, incase DSLR backpack, lowepro whistler 450aw, mindshift backlight 26l, review, Sirui N-1204 X

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a7rii review

12 Nov ’15 by Ben

The sony switch… As most of you know I’m a long time canon shooter that made the mirrorless switch to fuji last year. The majority of my photography business is based around shooting architecture with a UWA zoom. My switch to fuji happened as soon as their 10-24mm was available (as well as their XT1 […]

Categories: blog, cameras, gear, photography, video reviews • Tags: a7rii, review, sony

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Think Tank Retro 7 Review

5 Dec ’13 by Ben

What’s to say about the retro 7? Well, first make sure you’ve read and watched my retro 10 and retro 5 reviews! Why? Well because the retro 7 is basically a retro 10 with 1~2″ of the space from the camera compartment taken to make space for a padded iPad/macbook Air compartment. Yes you can […]

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ThinkTankPhoto Airport Ultralight V2.5 video review:

5 Dec ’13 by Ben

I recently did a sailboat delivery from Myrtle Beach SC to the Bahamas. I’ve been wanting a pelican case for my gear around the house for a while now (to keep kids/dust/dirt out of it) and I figured this trip was the perfect excuse to finally bite the bullet and order the 1514 (the version […]

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Fujifilm X-E2 initial impressions:

11 Nov ’13 by Ben

Alright, so I got my XE2 friday night and have shot with it all weekend. I also got my 23mm 1.4 at the same time so a large portion of my “dream” small camera system (I prefer EVIL, thankyouverymuch) has now arrived. Once the 10-24 and 56mm arrive I’ll be all set. Anyway, here’s a […]

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The EVIL truth:

21 Mar ’13 by Ben

Call them EVILs (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens), CSCs (compact system cameras) or MILKs (mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras), but these cameras all have a few things in common. They’re small, and they’re meant to replace your big camera to a certain extent. Yes some people are stepping up to these cameras from a P&S, but for the most part anyone […]

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Arca compatible holster solution:

5 Sep ’12 by Ben

If you’re an L-bracket user looking to use a holster as well, you know this isn’t an easy problem to solve. If you put the holster pin or plate or button onto your L-bracket it takes valuable space from your clamp. It also makes the camera unbalanced when you set it down on a flat […]

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Gradual Neutral Density Filter FAQ

28 Aug ’12 by Ben

Filters are one of my most used tools in my kit. After the obvious camera, lens and tripod I use for my landscapes, my filters are always the next pieces out of my bag (followed by my remote). I prefer to capture my images as best as possible in camera to avoid as much processing […]

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Landscape Photography Kit Review:

3 Jul ’12 by Ben

I wanted to put a post together that goes over what I use to get my landscape images. While I do list the exact gear I shoot with, I don’t want this post to make is seem like that portion is critical. It’s far more important to get out there with what you do have […]

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OM-D review.

2 Jul ’12 by Ben

I’ve had the OM-D for a month now. I’m loving this camera. So is my son as you can see above… Micro Four Thirds (MFT) has finally matured to a point where it’s an amazing little system. I owned a Panasonic GF1 a few years ago and liked the system then, but the image quality […]

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Canon 5D Mark III!

28 Mar ’12 by Ben

The 5D mark III is finally here. People have been wondering what this camera would be for the last ~3 years… Canon announced the camera in early March with some interesting specifications. The MP haven’t changed much, they’ve gone from 21mp to 22mp. But what has changed is the speed of the camera. The FPS […]

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F-stop Loka Video Review

23 Dec ’11 by Ben

The f-stop loka is a hell of a backpack. That’s ignoring it’s ability to haul cameras. This is just one hell of a great backpack first, then it has this awesome system to add inserts into it specifically designed for cameras (f-stop calls these “ICU”s or internal camera units). I’ll get to that more in […]

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ThinkTankPhoto speed series review:

15 Sep ’11 by Ben

The thinktankphoto speed series is an interesting line of bags. They’re belt bags, they’re shoulder bags, and they’re a combination of both. ThinkTank uses a nice soft webbing loop to attach the shoulder strap to, so it’s easily removable. They also include belt straps that tuck neatly away into the side of the bag. So […]

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Think Tank Photo Retro 5 (video) review

5 May ’11 by Ben

^ that’s a video, click play and enjoy. Also click the resolution button bottom right to get the 720p HD goodness. 🙂 I’ve been using a thinktank retro 10 as my main shoulder bag since they came out (May 2010) and an urban disguise before that. It’s a fantastic shoulder bag. As soon as ThinkTank […]

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ThinkTankPhoto Hydrophobia 70-200 video review!

10 Jan ’11 by Ben

I got a chance to put a thinkthankphoto hydrophobia 70-200 through it’s paces in Antigua last week. It’s a very impressive “technical shell” for your camera, or basically foul weather gear. I can see a few brilliant uses for it, the obvious on (since it’s a “rain cover”) is for anyone who NEEDS to keep […]

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