A number of months ago, I backed a Kickstarter project, to help a company called Peak Design bring the version 2 of their Capture camera clip system to market. After the team spent a little more time than they expected to iron out some international shipping...
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All About Neutral Density Filters (Podcast 391)
Having been asked many times about the Neutral Density filters that I use for my long exposure images, today I'm going to explain what Neutral Density filters are, which one's I use, and how I use them, along with some ways to easily calculate your new shutter speeds,...
My Data Backup Strategy – An Exercise in Paranoia (Podcast 386)
Today I'm going to walk you through my data backup strategies at home and in the field. This is in response to a listener question from someone that heard me talking about this briefly on This Week in Photo. I should precede this with the disclaimer that I'm perhaps a...
Tripods – What, When and Why I Use Them (Podcast 379)
Once again I'm going to reply to a listener question this week, this time a question from listener Fred Kotler about when and how I use my tripods. I thought this would be a good chance to take a look at my current support line-up, and discuss a little about why I...
Namibia Preparation Follow-up (Podcast 378)
On May 4, before I left for Namibia, I released a quick video Podcast (episode 371) to walk you through my preparation for the trip. In that video I said that I'd let you know if anything didn't go according to plan, and in general everything went really well, but...
The Great Gura Gear Giveaway! (Podcast 365)
Following episode 358 when I walked you through the Gura Gear 32L Bataflae camera backpack, today I'm really happy to tell you that with the help of Gura Gear, we are giving away three great prizes, including the Bataflae backpack of your choice, and a selection of Et...
A Chat Really Right Stuff’s Joe Johnson Jr. (Podcast 352)
Last week while I was in Cupertino, I was happy to make the time to drive three hours south to visit the Really Right Stuff facilities, which they'd only moved into just a day or so before my visit. While I was there we recorded a brief conversation with Joe Johnson...
A Visit with Outdoor Photo Gear (Podcast 351)
I recently had the pleasure of visiting my friend Chris Klapheke at Outdoor Photo Gear, in Louisville, Kentucky. After a few hours catching up, we decided to do a quick video to show you some of the gear that I use from OPG. I display a number of shortlinks for the...
Really Right Stuff Camera Supports Review (Podcast 350)
Today we're going to have a bit of a Really Right Stuff love-fest, as we look at the new camera L-Plates for the 5D Mark III and the completely re-designed L-Plate for the Canon EOS 1D X, as well as the TVC-34L Tripod with Leveling Base that I recently bought, and we...
Podcast 343 : X-Rite i1Photo Pro 2 Review for Photographers
Today we're going to take a look at the i1 Photo Pro 2 calibration solution from X-Rite, and i1 Profiler, the software that you'll use to run the device. For me, this is an upgrade from the i1XTreme UV Cut Color Calibration Solution, so we'll also touch on the main...
Canon EOS 1D X Digital SLR Review (Podcast 341)
Last week, on June 20, I was one of the lucky few in Japan to receive a phone call to let me know that my Canon EOS 1D X Digital SLR camera was ready to pick up, on the day of its launch. Having spent a lot of time with the camera over the last six days, today we're...
Canon BG-E11 Battery Grip for EOS 5D Mark III
I picked up my new Canon BG-E11 Battery Grip for my 5D Mark III yesterday, so I thought I've give you a quick run-down on this new piece of gear in photos. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the BG-E11 now loads the two LP-E6 batteries via a magazine. It will take...