Following on from my First Impressions review of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II, today we're going to dive in a little deeper, and see how this new offering faired during my Winter Wonderland Tours here in Japan over the last few months. Although I'll touch on some of these...
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Canon EF 100-400mm Mark II Lens Review (Podcast 463)
Canon recently released a long awaited Mark II version of their legendary 100-400mm lens, that was loved by many until the resolution of our cameras out-grew it. Today we're going to take a look at this new lens, to see if it was worth the wait. As the megapixels of...
Interview with Brian Burling of eMotimo (Podcast 433)
Today I'm really happy to bring you an interview with Brian Burling, founder of eMotimo, a San Francisco based company that makes the TB3, a 3-axis motion-controlled camera robot that allows you to capture moving timelapse, video and stop motion video more easily and...
Manfrotto Expan Drive Background Support System (Podcast 419)
This week we're going to take a look at the very simple but incredibly functional Manfrotto Expan Drive Background Support system, that enables you to set up to three rolls of seamless background paper simultaneously, then raise and lower them as necessary using a...
Traditional Japanese Dress Portrait Shoot (Podcast 415)
At the end of March I did a studio shoot with two families in traditional Japanese kimonos, and was able to get some behind the scenes shots of the professional kimono fitter actually dressing some of the subjects. Today I'm going to walk you through the studio set up...
Canon EF 200-400mm F4 L EXT 1.4X Lens Review (Podcast 414)
After many moons, finally here's my Canon EF 200-400mm F4 L EXT 1.4X lens review! As you may recall, I bought this lens back in June 2013, as I was able to get a good deal on some old gear that I sold to pay for it. I've dragged my feet on this review though, because...
Fighting Condensation with Reasonable Methods (Podcast 401)
I received a question recently from listener Derek Bezuidenhout asking about condensation issues in cold weather. I'm asked this a lot and usually have one main bit of advice and that is to ensure you put your gear back into your camera bag before going indoors....
The CapturePRO from Peak Design (Podcast 394)
A number of months ago, I backed a Kickstarter project, to help a company called Peak Design bring the version 2 of their Capture camera clip system to market. After the team spent a little more time than they expected to iron out some international shipping...
Namibia Preparation Follow-up (Podcast 378)
On May 4, before I left for Namibia, I released a quick video Podcast (episode 371) to walk you through my preparation for the trip. In that video I said that I'd let you know if anything didn't go according to plan, and in general everything went really well, but...
A Chat Really Right Stuff’s Joe Johnson Jr. (Podcast 352)
Last week while I was in Cupertino, I was happy to make the time to drive three hours south to visit the Really Right Stuff facilities, which they'd only moved into just a day or so before my visit. While I was there we recorded a brief conversation with Joe Johnson...
Podcast 343 : X-Rite i1Photo Pro 2 Review for Photographers
Today we're going to take a look at the i1 Photo Pro 2 calibration solution from X-Rite, and i1 Profiler, the software that you'll use to run the device. For me, this is an upgrade from the i1XTreme UV Cut Color Calibration Solution, so we'll also touch on the main...
Canon EOS 1D X Digital SLR Review (Podcast 341)
Last week, on June 20, I was one of the lucky few in Japan to receive a phone call to let me know that my Canon EOS 1D X Digital SLR camera was ready to pick up, on the day of its launch. Having spent a lot of time with the camera over the last six days, today we're...