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If you've watched anything from Scott Kelby in the last year or so, you've see mention or ads for the platypod pro family of products. I am not being rude by not capitalizing the name, it's how the company does things. I resisted for a long time, but some recent events caused me to rethink. Am I glad that I did? Read on...
Read MoreIf you follow my reviews, you will recall that I called the Nikon D5500 the best consumer level DSLR in the market when it was released. With today's announcement of the D5600 shipping in February 2017, have I changed my mind? Read on to find out.
Read MoreMost serious photographers use an editing suite that provides a variety of tools to help manage images. However, there is an increasing number of folks who don't really want to get into editing suites, but want so basic tools that can be applied to a stack of images. That's where PhotoBulk comes in.
Read MoreThe good people at Nikon have sent me a D500 to review. While it has been in market since the spring, they are very popular and demo units have been scarce. I received it in a kit form that included the 16-80/2.8-4 zoom lens. I also received an SB-5000 speedlight and wireless radio kit as I think that the interaction with a speedlight will be important to serious amateurs and pros.
Read MoreIf we believe everything that we read, there are never enough remote release options for cameras, and everyone wants to use their smartphone as the controller. Whether these assumptions are accurate, Alpine Labs has starting delivering a solution to these problems.
Read MoreThere are times when I wistfully think about the long past days where the only thing I thought about when I was going out to shoot was what I might discover. I wish I were more inspired to go out and shoot more regularly so when I get a day where I am, I typically blow through the studio with some level of gusto, jump in the truck and start driving in the hope of discover.
Read MoreI've been watching the photographic industry for a long time, and I confess to being opinionated about it. I've been agreed with and hated simultaneously for positions that I have taken, and rightly or wrongly, I've been proven correct more than not. My topic for this article is Camera Evolution.
Read MoreI have long been an advocate of getting rid of those bright and flashy OEM camera straps. It's in the company's best interest to supply them because you are advertising for them for free as with any label, and the branding does provide a self esteem boost to those who need someone else's label for self-validation. Or to prove how much money they spent on a camera.
Read MoreBroncolor is a well respected name in professional studios around the world. The Swiss manufactured products have earned their reputation for quality and consistency. They tend to be priced accordingly but this doesn't mean that Broncolor gear is for high end pros only. Photographers seeking top line equipment that is reliable, highly usable and robust should always take Broncolor into consideration. I want to thank Canadian distributor Amplis Foto for making the unit available for this review.
Read MorePossibly one of the most popular speedlights ever is gone, Nikon's venerable SB-910. Strobists all over the world came to depend on this very popular hotshoe flash. Why is it gone? Nikon has stepped up their game to add radio control to their lineup, extending the Creative Lighting System to become the Advanced Wireless System (AWS). The first in the family is the SB-5000.
Read MoreI have been a Macintosh owner and user since 1984. I like, with varying levels of enthusiasm, Macintosh OS in its various denominations. I like the former simplicity and effectiveness of the Macintosh platform. I am an Apple customer on iOS as well. While I have disagreed with Apple decisions in the past, I am particularly disturbed by Apple's recent attempt to call at best prosumer products, professional products and by their continued abandonment of the professional creatives marketplace.
Read MoreI want to acknowledge Broncolor Canada, for making this kit available to me for review. It's a big step, and demonstrates confidence in the quality of the product that they represent. Their confidence is well founded as the Siros L is a wonderful product.
Read MoreNo matter what camera I look at, regardless of features, specifications and incredible functions, one very subjective thing has enormous impact on how I feel about the camera and my personal ability to use it effectively. That very subjective thing is how the camera fits me.
Read MoreI was visiting with the folks at Profoto Canada this morning, and Managing Director Jaehong Park graciously showed me an early version of the Pro-10 Flash system announced yesterday at Photokina.
Read MoreWhen DXO announced the DXO ONE, I wrote a scathing article asking if the superb software company had lost their mind. Who would pay upwards of $600 for a camera that plugged into the Lightning port on an iPhone? It's over a year later and the DXO ONE is now becoming readily available in the Canadian market. Let's see how it fares.
Read MoreI am a confessed lighting junkie. It's a disease for me, but I come by it honestly having trained with many deities of lighting including the incredible Joe McNally. Today, Profoto announced the next generation of their D series AC powered moonlights, this new edition is called the D2.
Read MoreIf you edit your photos, particularly your RAW images AND you print OR you make large JPEG images for live display AND you do not regularly calibrate your editing display, you are not getting the image quality that you could get and should be getting.
Read MoreI was recently doing a long term evaluation on Sony's awesome PXW-FS7 video camera and wanted to see how using my Canon L series glass on the camera would work out. There are many mount converters available to mount alternate brand lenses on the Sony E mount, but the only one that said it would provide both complete aperture control as well as Autofocus was the Speedbooster Ultra from Metabones.
Read MoreI think the rumours about the 5D Mk IV started the day that the 5D Mark III was announced. Since then, the now announced camera has been everything to everyone at all times. With the official announcement all the speculation and "expert perspectives" can now just shut up. Let's take a look at what Canon has announced.
Read MoreMy friends at Think Tank Photo just released three new versions of its award-winning Shape Shifter backpack.
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