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The Fotodiox 312A LED Light Panel Review – Rapid Gear Review Season 1 Ep 4
The Fotodiox 312A LED lighting is an affordable solution for both videographers and photographers. But is the light worth its attractive price?
Vanguard Skyborne 51 Photo Backpack – Field Review
The Vanguard Skyborne 51 is one of the larger photography backpacks we have reviewed here at SLR Lounge, and the ...
Summer Lens Rebate Roundup – Save on Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina & Olympus Lenses
Well, summer is here, and some of you might have some spare cash or a mid-year bonus that you’re looking ...
New Cheaper Alternative to the Nikon SU-800 in the Debao SU-800
Say what you will about buying cheap knockoffs, but you cannot deny the cost savings that they allow over name brand products. The latest case of this is this new Chinese wireless flash commander by Debao. Their commander unit, the SU-800, is about as close as you can have a knockoff be to an original brand name product without getting in trouble.
Is the 15″ Macbook Pro Retina the Ultimate Photographer’s Laptop?
Is the 15" Macbook Pro Retina the Ultimate Photographer's Laptop? For many photographers, it may the ultimate laptop. We have reasons why it's really good and why it's not so good.
Comparing the Nikon 300mm 2.8G VRII with the Nikon 300mm F4
I had the opportunity to shoot with the beastly Nikkor 300mm 2.8G VRII lens this week. The local camera shop, Focalpoint Photography, has started a rental service and I was able to get the lens at a great dray rate of only $30. The reason I needed the 300 2.8 was that I was going to a night game for the Portland Thorns, and I was pretty sure that the 300 F4 I own was not going to cut it.
Going Minimal With Blackstone Bags Urban Quiver 3.0 Pack – Gear Review
When it comes to camera sling bags, Blackstone Bag's Urban Quiver 3.0 definitely stands out. It is stylish without being loud, and because the camera compartment access is against your back when wearing it, you don't have to worry about camera theft as much. So is this the go-to bag for a day excursion?
New Graphene based Image Sensor – the future to low-light photography?
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have designed a graphene-based image sensor which is 1,000 times more sensitive to light than traditional CMOS or CCD camera sensors. The new sensor collects and absorbs light more efficiently and allows it to ‘burn’ on the sensor for longer, creating the image.
Fiilex Announces 3 New Dense LED Lights at Cinegears 2013
Fiilex is releasing three new LED lights based on their advanced Dense Matrix LED array. Are they
F1.8 vs F1.4 – Which Nikon 85mm is right for you?
The 85mm focal range is arguably one of the best lens lengths for portraits, Nikon makes two 85mm primes that most people look at when looking to but an 85. The questions of the day is which lens is right for you?
DSLR Photobooth Software Review
DSLR Booth is an affordable, versatile, easy-to-use software for those looking to set up a photo booth. We recommend this software and we have used it ourselves for several photobooth gigs in Los Angeles without any hickups or issues. What are your thoughts on this software? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Canon 50D for Video? Get one while you still can!
According to a post over on EOSHD the 5 year old Canon 50D is now (Thanks to Magic Lantern) a cinema camera capable of shooting RAW 1080 video. That is quite a feat considering that the 50D most people own does not even have a video mode.
