Here's a couple of quick tests of the Transcend UDMA CF Card (Yellow) and the Datafab UDMA CF Card Reader.I'm not a spray-and-pray type of shooter and almost never use continuous shooting mode, but while shooting events I've run out of space on my 4GB CF Card on two occasions now. I thought about getting a larger capacity CF card. As I was researching which card to get, I read about faster UDMA CF cards. I remember reading about UDMA cards previously but I was not interested because I didn't think I would have use for the higher...
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Left: Lowepro Toploader Zoom 55AW, Right: 45AW, Middle: Canon 60D + 15-85Welcome to a new rare photography accessory review as I'd like to call them. There are just these photography accessories that you don't find enough reviews for, take today's subject for example, check this link and this one for a couple of google searches about these bags, can you see any reviews about them?That's why I will be reviewing these bags in this post, along with...
Saturday, 23 July 2011
Digital Photography Review, one of the world's most popular websites and forums, now has a For Sale / Wanted section! Check it out here.Edit: DPReview also now has notifications for forum activity. That means you can be notified by email when someone replies to a thread you're participating in. Aweso...
Friday, 22 July 2011
If you read lighting blogs and hang out at lighting forums, one of the things you'll often hear is that a bare bulb (aka bare tube) flash is superior to a speedlight, which has a rectangular reflector and fresnel lens. Such is the mystique of bare bulb that ebay prices for old Sunpak 120J flashes are in the $200+ range (in past years they have reached over $300).Is the quality of light from a bare bulb flash indeed better than that of a speedlight?...
Monday, 18 July 2011
Final Result, hit the jump to find out how it was doneI had some fun yesterday with a glass shard that I took from a car's broken windshield. When I saw the broken pieces of glass I immediately thought of my macro lens and flashes, click through to see what I did.I decided to start by putting this piece of broken glass on a glass table and take an ambient light only shot, I used my newly acquired Manfrotto tripod with a ball head (review coming soon),...
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Using speedlights with modifiers that were originally designed for strobes sometimes entails compromises. The ingenious Speedlight Bracket T from CowboyStudio mitigates those disadvantages and helps your modifiers perform at their best by positioning your speedlight for optimum performance. This bracket also enables you to use a wider variety of modifiers.Note: This post is part of a series that will cover equipment reviews for committed...
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Just an update about my Meike MK-RC7 flash triggers. One of myreceivers died for no apparent reason. By dead, I mean that it won'tturn on at all even if I replace the battery. I didn't drop it or getit wet. Notably it is the receiver that I use more often. The otherreceiver that I use less often is still functioning (for no...
In this post, we will have a look at a softbox for speedlights. This post is part of a series that will cover equipment reviews for committed enthusiasts. Read more about Toys for the Big Kids here.WHY USE A SOFTBOX?Softboxes are bulkier and more costly than umbrellas. It is hard to use a softbox without a light stand or an assistant. On the other hand, umbrellas are cheap, fairly portable, and can be employed relatively...
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