This week we're going to take a look at the very simple but incredibly functional Manfrotto Expan Drive Background Support system, that enables you to set up to three rolls of seamless background paper simultaneously, then raise and lower them as necessary using a...
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Canon EF 200-400mm F4 L EXT 1.4X Lens Review (Podcast 414)
After many moons, finally here's my Canon EF 200-400mm F4 L EXT 1.4X lens review! As you may recall, I bought this lens back in June 2013, as I was able to get a good deal on some old gear that I sold to pay for it. I've dragged my feet on this review though, because...
Photography iPhone and iPad Apps Update (Podcast 370)
Today I'm going to update you on some of my current favorite photography related iPhone and iPad apps. Looking back, I've done two previous episodes on photography related iPad apps, starting with Episode 246 back in June 2010, and then again in October 2011 in...
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...
Gura Gear Bataflae 32L Camera Backpack Review (Podcast 358)
For this week's Podcast, I've put together a quick video to show you the new Gura Gear Bataflae 32L camera bag. As a long time user of the Kiboko bag, I'm happy to say that the Bataflae actually improves on perfection. Anyway, links are below, but here's the video....
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...
Podcast 335 : Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2 Review
A few weeks ago I picked up the new Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2, and have had a chance to use it a few times, and draw a few conclusions, so today, we're going to take a look at this new device. Note too that this is really my first foray in the wonderful world of...
Podcast 328 : Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Review
Last week I picked up my Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR camera on the day of the launch, and I took some lenses, a fully charged battery and a CF card with me to Shinjuku, so that I could start using the camera right away. A Starbucks lunch with a table gave me...
Podcast 309 : What’s in the (ThinkTank Airport Security V2 Rolling Camera) Bag?
I've just started to use an Airport Security™ V 2.0 Rolling Camera Bag from ThinkTank Photo, and decided to do a "What's in my Camera Bag?" style review, at the same time as talking about the bag itself. This will be a "What's in the Bag?" for Martin Bailey the...
Podcast 302 : Drobo Review, and Giveaway!
This week I've had the absolute pleasure of being able to test and review a Drobo, which as most of you already know is an external storage device that takes multiple hard drives, even of different size and creates one or more large volumes or drives with redundancy...