Monthly Archives: January 2012
The New UltraCage Blue from Redrock Micro
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by admin under Accessories |
The latest digital cinema cameras from Canon and others offer amazing images, huge chips, piercing shadow and highlight detail, and interchageable lenses, but in a small unwieldy box. The all-new ultraCage blue from Redrock Micro is the missing link to transform these cameras into fully functional production powerhouses. Incoming search terms:ultra cage bluec300 canon red…
The Rotolight Creative Color Kit: Let There be Light!
| January 30, 2012 | Posted by admin under Camera Lighting |
Most of us happy shooters stay within the range of our comfort zone. We know our gear very well and we can deliver an acceptable performance even when the odds are against us. The usefulness of our equipment is so… convenient that we can’t really see what might be missing. Incoming search terms:how to use rotolightROTOLIGHT Creativerotolight macrorotolight photography…
Camera Cap by LockCircle
| January 30, 2012 | Posted by admin under Accessories |
Crafted from a single piece of aluminum, its production requires 66 machining steps, eight treatments with hardening chemicals and five manual contributions. Its logo is engraved with the help of a high-precision laser. What are we talking about? A bit of engineering related to ESA’s next ExoMars exploratory probe to Mars? Nope. We’re talking about…
Gerber Steady Tripod Multi-Tool
| January 30, 2012 | Posted by admin under Tripods |
Ah, the miracle of multi-functional tools: Leatherman, Victorinox, Wenger, SOG, PocketToolX, BlackHawk, Columbia River Knife & Tool (better known as CRKT), to name but a few. And within this multitude of manufacturers, only one seems to have taken an interest in photographers. Gerber is its name; Steady is the name of its creation to be available…
Kelly Angood’s Pinhole Hasselblad
| January 29, 2012 | Posted by admin under Uncategorized |
For fans of corrugated cardboard and white glue, those who worship the ruler, the compass, scissors and the Exacto knife – get ready! A PDF file awaits you. Once you’ve assembled it, you’ll have the chance to hold a replica of a completely functional Hasselblad… a pinhole version! You’ll be able to insert a roll…
GE Power Pro X500-BK Digital Camera – Best Bridge Cameras
| January 28, 2012 | Posted by admin under Digital Cameras |
The X500 is a bridge camera, almost an SLR and almost a point and shoot. But it boasts some great specs and features that you can’t find anywhere in this price range. The camera produces clean, high quality images with vibrant color and no annoying ‘shake’ that can oftentimes happen with a smaller point and shoot.…
Travel Photography Accessories: What to Take in your Kit?
| January 28, 2012 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Photography and “traveling light” are, to a certain extent, mutually exclusive ideas; by its very nature photography demands you have to have a certain amount of equipment, and when you’re traveling with a digital camera, this need increases. You not only need to be certain you have lenses to cover most shooting eventualities, but with…
Best Monitors for Graphics and Photography Applications
| January 27, 2012 | Posted by admin under Uncategorized |
Performance Monitors Monitors aimed at the high-end photography market offer wide-gamut displays. They are able to more accurately display images that have wide-gamut color spaces, such as AdobeRGB and usually have controls that allow a wider range of color and tonal adjustments than the automated controls on consumer monitors. The brands most often associated with…
HP DesignJet 130 Large Format Printer
| January 26, 2012 | Posted by admin under Printers |
While HP doesn’t really compete at this price point for A2 printers, favoring commercial-grade and multi-function units above and below this threshold respectively, the DesignJet 130 does deserve mention. This unit actually handles paper sizes all the way up to 24 x 64 inches in cut sheet media as well as optionally supporting rolled media.…
Epson Stylus Pro 4900 Inkjet Printer
| January 26, 2012 | Posted by admin under Printers |
For serious photographic print output – leaving aside expensive commercial-grade devices – one need look no further than the new Epson Stylus Pro 4900. As a wide carriage printer, capable of rendering cut-sheet photographs of up to 17 x 24 inches (A2), this 115-lb monster also handles 17-inch paper rolls… perfect for panoramas. With a…