Battery
Here’s how to manage cables, chargers and batteries when traveling
Apr 10, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you enjoy traveling with photo gear, you know how annoying it is to manage all the chargers, cables and batteries. Even the cameras from…
6 tips for getting more battery life from your Sony mirrorless camera
Feb 27, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Sony shooters know that the battery on their cameras doesn’t last as with some other camera brands. This is especially the case with the mirrorless…
Quick Tip: How to never lose track of charged & discharged batteries again
Jan 27, 2017
John Aldred
Keeping track of batteries is a pain. We have to change them so much more often in our cameras now. Especially since the advent of…
7 Tips to make your camera’s battery last longer
Nov 8, 2016
John Aldred
With the number of extra gadgets and doohickies built into our cameras these days, battery life is diminishing. Larger sensors, faster processors, more memory, built…
Why batteries are something you want to buy original (even at exorbitant pricing)
Sep 3, 2016
Udi Tirosh
One thing that really irritates me is the price that camera makers put on their batteries. I mean an original battery for a sony A7II…
This is how you build a portable charger case to answer all your power needs
Jul 24, 2016
Udi Tirosh
If you are shooting on location (and even if not) you must have a ton of batteries to power your production war-horse. The camera takes…
Build your own Speedlight power pack – a pictorial with Manuel Cafini
Mar 1, 2016
John Aldred
Photographer Manuel Cafini recently posted a great series of images on how he built up his own SLA based battery packs for his speedlights to help improve recycle…
Guerilla Style Shooting with the Tronix Explorer 500Li
Oct 24, 2015
Laya Gerlock
Have you ever had a dream shot that you wanted to do but could never do it? I think it has been more than a…
Quick Tip: Quick and Dirty DSLR Battery Strap Case
Nov 16, 2014
Udi Tirosh
Where are you storing your batteries? Here is a quick and fun idea from Instructables user hagay1974. Hagay is using two scrap pieces of 2″ wide…
A Review of the Anker Astro3 External Battery Charger
Mar 4, 2014
Jeff Guyer
I’ve mentioned the importance of mobile battery backup and charging in a few articles recently (see 10 Travel Photography Essentials and 10 Tips for Better…