Gear
Easily and cheaply record external audio for cameras without microphone sockets
Nov 17, 2016
John Aldred
If you want the best sound in your video, you really do need an external microphone. Many cameras today offer the ability to plug a…
Take a peek inside a landscape photographer’s travel bag
Nov 17, 2016
John Aldred
Travelling to make photographs can be challenging. One of the big tasks is figuring out what to pack. You want to pack as little as…
This living room shoot shows the importance of back light for making a scene real
Nov 16, 2016
Udi Tirosh
I love a good living room studio. Not everyone can afford a full fledged studio and for many, the photography room living room is the…
Backup in the field to Seagate’s new 5TB drive, the largest portable hard drive ever
Nov 16, 2016
John Aldred
With higher megapixel cameras and 4K footage becoming the norm, Raw files and videos are taking up more space than ever before. Large capacity memory…
Shooting wildlife with a crop sensor vs full frame & 1.4x teleconverter
Nov 15, 2016
John Aldred
The crop vs full frame debate will never end. Of that there is little doubt. The truth is, for the vast majority of people out…
What an SLR being cut in half by a 60,000psi water jet looks like
Nov 14, 2016
John Aldred
Destruction is always entertaining, but sometimes it’s useful, too. It can show us how things work on the inside. Cutting cameras and lenses in half…
Zoom solves the issue of bad audio in your videos by building a camera into a microphone
Nov 10, 2016
John Aldred
Bad audio is something that’s plagued action cameras since their inception. Some of them don’t do too terrible, and a few even let you plug…
Nikon adds Bluetooth and timelapse features to the new Nikon D5600
Nov 10, 2016
John Aldred
Nikon have today announced the successor to their entry level Nikon D5500. That comes in the form of the not surprisingly named D5600. While the…
Polaroid SX-70 vs Canon Rebel T5 (1200D) – the state of camera technology
Nov 9, 2016
John Aldred
I like shooting with older, more limited cameras. There’s less for me to think about, it’s more relaxing. I get more selective in my shots…
This 24 inch screen wants to fit in your bag
Nov 6, 2016
Udi Tirosh
Need an extra screen for traveling? how about a 24″ monitor that fits in your bag? SPUD is a new kickstarter promising to put a…