Skooba Design makes gear bags for all your tech equipment, including your cameras and photography gear. In their Tenba Vector camera bag line, they have bags sized to hold a small point-and-shoot camera to big bags that will hold your DSLR, lenses, flashes, and other gear. Right now, for the first time ever, they are [...]
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If you love your photography then you’ll know that sometimes a tripod is a must have. But they’re such a pain to carry around and often too bulky to conveniently take with you just in case you need it. Well Giottos has just released their YTL Premium Series of tripods. By using a Y-shaped centre [...]
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Canon has just announced the Powershot N, a camera firmly aimed at the social media market. Made to be tethered with your smartphone or tablet, the built in WiFi allows you to connect quickly and easily with its Mobile Device Connect Button. You can then directly upload your pictures to social media sites such as YouTube, Facebook [...]
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For photographers, one of the most important yet oft-overlooked accessories may be the humble camera strap. It must be seamlessly functional, comfortable, easily adjustable, and quickly attached to your camera. Tall order! Does Carry Speed fit its billing as “The Most Advanced Camera Strap System?”
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The Steady Multi-tool from Gerber has the components you’d expect in a pocket tool like this. It has stainless steel components, fine-edge and serrated blades, screwdrivers (micro and medium flats, square cross), needlenose pliers, wire cutter, and bottle opener. It also has an unexpected function – a couple of legs that fold out and an adjustable [...]
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Looking at joining the Point of View (POV) phenomena that’s sweeping the World? Well GoPro has made it both easier and harder with the release of their newest Hero3 line. Where previously you really only had one model to choose from, GoPro now has three models; the White, Silver and Black editions. The form factor remains the same between the [...]
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Point of view (POV) cameras are all the rage now, and it seems that new models from manufacturers are popping up all over the place. Being able to take POV footage is great, but sometimes the footage from a static mounting position can get a bit boring. How do you make your footage stand out [...]
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Sun Sniper is a company out of Germany that specializes in innovative camera holders and straps. Their Strap Surfer is designed to integrate with your messenger-style camera bag to give you a quick and secure solution for safely storing your camera while keeping it quickly ready for use. How well does it work ? Read on.
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After many years as an über-amateur photographer, this past spring I finally took the plunge into the SLR world, upgrading my trusty point-and-shoot to a Nikon D5100. I quite like this camera, and I haven’t even scratched the surface of its features, much less really learned anything about stuff like composition and lighting all that. [...]
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A few weeks ago I snapped the picture you see above with my Canon G11 8MP digital camera. This is my driveway and I wanted to capture some of the autumn colors before they all fluttered to the ground. Instead of leaving this picture on my computer where I would just forget about it, I took [...]
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Can’t find a camera person willing to film all your heroic exploits? SOLOSHOT has you covered. The SOLOSHOT sits between your camera and tripod (included) and uses a wireless waterproof armband to track its subject. It’s capable of rotating 360 degrees with a maximum pan speed of 40 degrees per second. Range is up to [...]
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Skooba Design is offering their two newest bags at a 25% savings if you pre-order before release day. The Photo / Tablet Traveler V.3 is a portable “digital studio”, with room for a DSLR and mounted lens plus a tablet. (Click the image for a larger view.) There are more than a dozen pockets, including [...]
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