Gear Archives

Surfboard racks are a perfect solution for keeping your tripods under control

Jan 14, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Tripods are one of the most inconvenient pieces of equipment to store. Sure, you can try to stand them upright or even buy tripod bags,…

Apple Patented a Dual-Camera Design; Awesomeness Could Ensue

Jan 12, 2016 Liron Samuels

Back in April Apple acquired Israeli-startup LinX, specializing in computational imaging, and it seems the giant from Cupertino might be putting the new technology to…

Mezmerizing GoPro video shows what it’s like to be inside of a washer’s spin cycle

Jan 12, 2016 Gannon Burgett

It might sound strange, but I’ve always been fascinated by a washing machine. A few times growing up, my mother and I made trips to…

10 things you didn’t know you needed in your camera bag

Jan 12, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Camera bags are nothing more than backpacks, luggage and messenger bags designed specifically to safely transport your photography gear around in. It’s what’s inside the…

Nikon will let you swap out memory card slots in the D5

Jan 11, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Yesterday, we shared with you the latest Nikon rumor, which states upwards of 90% of Nikon’s D5 camera production will be the more advanced XQD…

This 136-year-old large format lens keeps up with modern day DSLR glass

Jan 11, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Photographer Stern Mathieu has an ongoing series titled ‘Weird Lens Challenge,’ wherein he takes old, strange and unusual lenses for a test drive to see…

Nikon Is Really Pushing XQD; Why Isn’t Canon?

Jan 10, 2016 Liron Samuels

SanDisk developed the CompactFlash (CF) format and manufactured the first devices back in 1994, which makes the technology 22 years old. That on its own…