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F-stop Tilopa Video Review
by Ben
^ That’s a video, so watch it for the meat of the review. The f-stop tilopa is an amazing backpack. I’ve had it for about a month now and I’ve yet to be uncomfortable wearing it, even with my entire kit packed into it just to see how it’d feel. It’s not winter and being […]
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Attention Canon, your UWA hoods are TERRIBLE!
by Ben
I don’t even shoot canon anymore, but I’m still active on PotN and have the shots of this project so I figured I’d share this officially (this shots are buried in a 17-40 post here somewhere). Basically, canon uses the same hood on the 17-40L, 16-35L (but they made it even bigger for the 16-35II!) […]
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ThinkTankPhoto Retrospective 10
by Ben
Edit: this post was done before I’d had the bag for long. I’ve since done a video review of this bag that’s more in depth. Check that out here. The video is also the header image you see above, click that and you’ll be able to watch the review here. Thinktank announced the retrospective line […]
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LowePro classified 180 sling video review:
by Ben
Finally got the video wrapped up for the classified 180. No pictures because I’ve already returned the bag to B&H. It’s a good bag, but fails on a few key levels that ruin it for me. The strap is terrible. Really, that bad. W/o much weight in the bag it’s uncomfortable. The $80 incase sling […]
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New Gear: F-stop tilopa!
by Ben
I got an email from Ian at F-stop the other day. I guess one of my video reviews caught his eye and he wanted my thoughts on one of their bags. He sent me a tilopa with a large camera block while I was away on vacation (too bad it wasn’t here in time to […]
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Sling bags reviewed: Incase DSLR Sling and Lowepro classified 220.
by Ben
I’m a bag whore. I admit it. I’m always looking for a better bag solution for my use and I really like the idea of slings. So I’ve been looking for a sling that I think will work for me and I had it narrowed down to two options, the new lowepro classified series (180 […]
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L-Brackets:
by Ben
I put this video together very quickly today just to show why L-Brackets are so nice. Yes, they’re expensive, and I know a lot of people wonder what the fuss is about and why you’d want to spend that much money for a clamp and bracket… But I can say it’s one of the few […]
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New Gear: OM1!!!
by Ben
I finally picked up an old school MF only, manual exposure body! A friend found this at a yardsale and actually traded me for a NSOP strap (actually two). It’s perfect because I have the OM to EOS adapter and the 50mm 1.4 already so I can use the new 24mm 2.8 on the 5Dii […]
Filters for lenses that can’t take filters…
by Ben
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but watch the above video, it should clear up any questions anyone has on how to use filters with lenses that “can’t” take filters. But that I mean wide lenses w/o proper threads for filters on the front. The 3 biggest offenders are the sigma […]
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amnova softbox
by Ben
Picked up an amnova softbox this week. They have a deal site where they sell one thing at a time for super cheap, this box is normally $60 and I picked it up for $22. Not only that but they’re in MA so it was overnight shipping for the normal ground rate. It’s actually a […]
New Gear: Tamron 28-75mm
by Ben
I’m working my lenses out for my DSLR kit and I really want the new 16-35mmVR and 24mm 1.4. To fund them I have to sell some of what I currently own. So I’m thinking about downgrading my 24-70G to a lesser zoom as most of what I use it for isn’t very demanding anyway […]
Think Tank UD30 review:
by Ben
I finally got the refund for my boda bag this week due to a broken zipper which they couldn’t replace. Back when I bought it (almost a year ago now) the think tank UD30 was the other bag I was giving some serious consideration to. Now that I’m starting over I’ve gone with the Think […]
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