I have been using a Lensbaby Composer lens for a few months now (read the review here) and I am particularly excited and the newest addition to the Lensbaby family, the Tilt Transformer. Sadly it isn't available (yet) with a Canon fit but lets come this changes in the near future. The Tilt Transformer allows photographers to mount any Nikon mount lens onto their Micro Four … [Read more...]
The G-Drive : Prefect Photo Storage
One of the biggest resources I consume as a photographer is storage. If you shoot your photos in RAW mode you suddenly jump from images of 5-10MB to CR2 files weighing in around 25MB. If you are just starting out on your photographic journey you may well be getting to the stage where your photo library has consumed most of your main hard drive and you are looking for … [Read more...]
Gorillapod Joby Review
It is difficult to miss the boom in the consumer digital SLR market, in additional to the iPhone these cameras currently dominate flickr (see the graphs). Recent releases boast 15 megapixel sensors and high definition video all with the ability to interchange lenses offering endless possibilities for the budding photographer. Check out this macro hi-def videocaptured with … [Read more...]
Endless Memory comes to Eye-Fi Cards
I am bit of a fan of the Eye-Fi range of wireless memory cards (check out the Seven by Five review) well the product is about to get even better with the role out of a new wireless hotspot service. The hotspot service makes on-the-go uploads from the camera available from hundreds of thousands of Wi-Fi networks across the world. The service will go live in May 2010 and … [Read more...]
Only allowed One Lens : The Nifty Fifty
Last week we asked you 'if you were only allowed a single lens which would it be?' There were a large number of responses but probably the most popular lens was the 50mm at f1.4mm. The 50mm range of lens is probably the most affordable and popular prime lenses on the market. The f1.4 costs £300 (Amazon link), which is out of the affordability range for many amateur … [Read more...]