How Durable are Pelican Cases?

If you’ve ever researched how to safely transport your gear, you’ve undoubtedly come across the Pelican brand. These cases are light-weight, highly impact resistant, and water resistant. However, they aren’t just protection for a photographers most prizes possessions. Pelican cases can also be found transporting the gear of professionals in the military, aerospace field, and …

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Tamron 35mm SP f/1.8 Review

The SP series of lenses from Tamron are the company’s effort to differentiate itself in a highly competitive fast prime market. With a 35mm focal length, Tamron isn’t exactly providing something revolutionary, however, there are three factors working in the company’s favor. These are image stabilization, the state of modern optics, and price. In a …

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DXO Mark Crowns a New King: The Sigma 85mm Art

The Sigma 85mm 1.4 was arguably the most anticipated lens in the Art series to date. With stellar lenses at 20mm, 24mm, 35mm, and 50mm, photographers from various genres were breathlessly awaiting its arrival. The biggest question looming about this lens was “How good would it be?” Well, the people at DXO Mark have tested …

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MyGearVault | A Single App Aiming To Help You Organize, Insure, & Track Your Gear

Gear protection and inventory is a necessity for photographers, and as your kit grows, it becomes increasingly more important to properly track and document what you own. Jared Polin has released a new app to help you ease that burden called My Gear Vault. With My Gear Vault, your photography inventory is only a thumb …

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Google RAISR | Image Resolution Enhancement Straight Out Of CSI

For years, savvy viewers have been amused at Hollywood’s depiction of a magical software that increases the resolution of extremely low quality images. A primary offender is television’s CSI series and all 18 of its spinoffs. At some point during the episode, the officers will acquire some utterly terrible surveillance footage, and with some generic …

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See What It’s Actually Like To Live Life As A Nomadic Photographer

At one time or another, many of us have dreamt of being able to “just…pack up and go”. Shortly thereafter, we wake up, get dressed, and go to work. Life often demands that we put down roots and find our place in society. This is the choice that most of us make and it’s a …

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Fuji’s Flagship X-Pro2 & X-T2 Get Graphite Editions

Last Year, Fuji updated the top end of their line-up with the X-Pro2 and the X-T2 and these two cameras have been lauded for both their usability, as well as their aesthetic character. Now, Fuji is adding even more style to the substance of their latest ASP-C flagship cameras with graphite editions. The finish on …

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