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SnapTrack Cinerails Dolly System Official Review- Rapid Gear Review Season 1 Ep 2
In this week's Rapid Review, we take a look at the Snaptrack Cinerails Dolly System. An incredibly portable, cheap, and simple solution to your dolly needs. We love it, and we'll tell you why.
Tips for creating Vertical Panoramas – How We Shot It
Achieving an image such as this may be relatively easy these days, with incredibly sharp ultra-wide lenses and extremely high-resolution DSLRs at our disposal.
Horseshoe Bend: HDR Processing in Photomatix Pro – From the HDR Photography Workshop Series
In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to HDR process this shot of Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona in Photomatix Pro.
Best Email Marketing Service for Photographers | Aweber vs Mailchimp
There are plenty of ways to market your business; and with limited time and resources, it's hard to determine which ones are worth pursuing. The argument for Email Marketing Campaigns is that Google search algorithms change, social networks come and go, but people will always check their email. This is why it's important to at least consider a newsletter service. It's easier than you think and often times it can be free.
Capture Sharper Landscape Detail by Using the Mirror Lock-Up Feature in Your DSLR – From the HDR Photography Workshop Series
In this article we discuss how using the Mirror Lock-Up feature can help yield more detail in your landscapes and HDR imagery.
Pentax MX-1 Review via Barcelona Street Photography
I’ve recently reviewed the Fuji X-Pro 1 followed by Sigma’s DP2 Merrill. Both cameras have innovative APSc sensors and incredible image quality. To return to a compact camera sized Bayer sensor was always going to mean a noticeable drop in image quality. But testing the far more affordable Pentax MX-1, I’ve had a lot of fun. Let’s find out why.
OUTEX: Affordable Underwater Camera Housing
Growing up in Southern California near the beach I always thought ocean and surf photography was cool, interesting, and something I wanted to try. I remember specifically looking into underwater housings a few times on the internet and immediately being discouraged with how expensive and unobtainable they were on my small budget. Beyond the surf photography I began to see really cool concepts shooting in or under water from Chase Jarvis’ “Blue” to the more recent Benjamin Von Wong’s Underwater Realm Projects like these spark my creativity and make me wonder about the possibilities of being able to take my camera where most don’t but again the underwater housings haven’t become much cheaper since I first looked into them starting well over $1000.
Pixel-Level Auto-ISO For One-Shot HDRs? Another (Mobile Device) Concept
Mobile device camera developers are at it again, apparently. They have developed a sensor technology for mobile device phones, that I desperately would love to see in professional DSLRs!
Which Is Most Important: The Lighting, The Lens, or The Camera?
Our recent post on the SLR Lounge Facebook wall has sparked an amazing conversation: Which is the most important photo equipment: The camera, the lens, or the lighting gear? Check out what people are saying...
The Official Aviator Travel Jib Review – The Small & Mighty Camera Jib
The super portable Aviator Travel jib weighs less than 4 lbs, but can carry a camera load up to 6lbs and extend up to 6ft. And it's priced competitively for under $500. But does it have what it takes to be the best jib for your money?
Nikon VS Sigma Lawsuit: Get ready to see more Sigma lenses with OS Stabilization?
Nikon filed a lawsuit against rival lens maker Sigma back in 2011, accusing Sigma of patent infringement with relation to Nikon's VR (Vibration Reduction) technology. Well today, Japanese online publication Jiji.com has reported that a Tokyo District Court judge has determined there was no patent infringement, and dismissed the case.
Nikon’s New Howitzer, the Nikkor AF-S 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR is Officially Announced!
Nikon has officially announce its most expensive lens in production, the mighty (expensive) NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR with an included 1.25x teleconverter with ED lens element. So the price? Read on to find out.
