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I want to be crystal clear about something up front. I have assisted for Peter Hurley, once, in Toronto for a workshop put on by Henry's. I have huge respect for the man and think the world of him. With that out of the way, I worked this past weekend with this product and it left me very underwhelmed.
Read MoreIn a press release delivered July 25th, 2018, Nikon has confirmed that the long rumoured Nikon Mirrorless is coming.
Read Morei don't like to harp on a subject, but it's only a week since the announcement of the 2018 MacBook Pro and it's already being regarded as a failure by actual professionals, not the fanboys for whom Apple can do no wrong.
Read MoreApple has just announced updated MacBook Pros. Readers will recall that I called the now previous version anything but Pro. What about the new announcement? Read on….
Read MoreI thought I would put together a short video on how by starting out with a Micro Studio Camera 4K, a Video Assist 4K, a simple micro four thirds lens, some basic LED panels, a microphone and a tripod that anyone could get a good foundation in place for a simple 4K capable studio for either recorded content and if needed web broadcast.
Read MoreRecently I was able to put hands on a Sony a9 with the 24-240/3.5-6.3 zoom lens for a couple of days for a quick review. Let's face it, there have already been lots of reviews of the a9 so what am I going to add that's going to be different? We know that the tech is good, we know that the sensor is good, so I want to look more at usability, which is going to be constrained to my use cases. Also keep in mind that reviews combine facts "it has two card slots" with opinion "only one of the two card slots supports UHS-II cards and that's stupid."
Read MoreLooking for fast and easy 4K video that is motion stabilized. The DJI OSMO + might be exactly what you are looking for.
Read MoreIf you shoot video, and you use either a DSLR or Mirrorless camera to do it, you've already figured out that the camera LCD while a nice idea is just too darn small to be practical. You've also figured out that you need an external display.
Read MoreI was recently asked to take a look at the recently released GoPro Fusion. GoPro was the real leader in the action camera space and while other vendors have been playing in the 360 market, the FUSION is the current market entry from the action camera experts at Go Pro. Let's have a look
Read MoreLet’s examine some options in external storage for your irreplaceable images and videos
Read MoreHello friends and neighbours. In this article I want to chat briefly about Neutral Density filters, specifically the critter called the Variable Neutral Density filter.
Read MoreFujifilm recently released the X-H1 and courtesy of the fine people at Fujifilm Canada, I have received a complete kit for evaluation and review. I have the luxury of checking out lots of gear, but am always excited to receive a new Fujifilm product for review, because the offerings consistently show a commitment to creative usability. All opinions expressed are my own, and any reader is free to do their own assessment and disagree completely.
Read MoreYa I know, some people think that I'm a complete Fujifilm fanboy. Fan yes, complete, probably not. All the same, when the company does an announcement there is usually something new to look at, as well as continued proof of the commitment to existing customers and the announcements this week are no exception. Let's dig in.
Read MoreHaving backups of your images or videos while in the field is not an option for the working professional or committed amateur. In this article, I look at the Gnarbox, one option to solve this problem
Read MoreI've had the good fortune recently to get some solid hands-on time with flashes from Godox. This time, I have been able to work with the new Godox AD600Pro strobes, and the Godox 2.4GHz Xpro radio remote. My setup for the test is Canon, but you can get a remote for Canon, Nikon, Olympus/Panasonic, Sony or Fujifilm. The remote talks to your camera in its native protocol and then uses it's own language to control the strobes. I tell you straight upfront, I have never see a third party radio control system this reliable and this easy to use.
Read MoreWe've known that this was coming but I'm thrilled to see not one or two native E mount ART series lenses from Sigma for Sony but 7!
Read MoreBackgrounds can be a real challenge for a photographer or videographer. If we are shooting in ambient light, what is there may not be optimal. A busy background detracts from the primary subject, or there may be elements that just don’t fit, and while you can use content aware fill in Photoshop to remove these things, we do not yet have that capability in video editing that is easy to do. In this article, I want to explore some options.
Read MoreCanon has been pretty busy with some new announcements since the New Year, and while Canon Canada doesn't do anything to keep me in the loop, many of my clients and subscribers to The Photo Video Guy are Canon users and want to know what's happening and what it means to them.
Read MoreI've recently been approached by a number of folks who like using portable hard drives for travel and for their photo libraries for their laptops who have been unable to prepare the drives with an Apple file system and partition. Here's the fix.
Read MoreAll software has some minimum hardware requirements, but I was reminded the other day in a comment by respected photographer Brian Matiash, that since software no longer arrives in packaging, many users do not read the requirements. I would add that this may have led makers to spend less time making this information well known, if few are bothering to read it. And those together may contribute to a lot of the complaints with newer software.
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