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Category Archives: Gear Reviews
Gear Review – Acer Aspire One Laptop
By Bill Once in a while I run across equipment that offers me more flexibility when traveling. I am always looking for smaller and lighter. Less weight and less space are important. For a photographer, having a means to view … Continue reading
Gear Review – Apex Bean Bag
By Bill From time to time, my friends at Essential Photo Gear send me stuff to evaluate. Two weeks ago they sent me the Apex Bean Bag, a new product designed in large part by Chas Glatzer, master photographer and … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Bean Bag, Camera Support, Photo Travel, photo travel blog, Safari Gear
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Gear Review – Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch
By PTR Member Bill Lockhart Recently I decided it was time to replace my Apple Mac Pro desktop machine along with my Mac monitor — both are eight years old. As an international traveling photographer, I wanted a portable/desktop solution … Continue reading
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Gear Review – Canon 5D Mark II
By Claire and Bill Claire: Some observations and thoughts about the Canon 5D MkII and up-grading from a 5D. I bought my Canon 5D within months of it first coming on the market and I loved it from day one. At … Continue reading
Gear Review – Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS
By Bill Lockhart For the serious wildlife or sports photographer, having a 300mm lens is basic. Having one that shoots at f/2.8 is even better. Having one that can use 1.4x and 2x extenders and still capture very sharp images … Continue reading
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Gear Review – Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO
Photo Courtesy of Canon By Bill In recent weeks, I have been exceedingly interested in a whole new camera kit that fits my needs for travel. My idea has been to lighten the load, and to find quality equipment that … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO, Canon Lens, Travel Lens
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Gear Review – Canon EF 70-300mm L IS USM Lens
By Bill Lockhart For those of us who like to travel, the choice of which lenses to carry with us is often a difficult decision. Much of the time it is because of size and weight. Higher quality telephoto lenses … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon EF 70-300mmL IS USM, Lens for wildlife photography, Photo Travel, Review, Travel Photo
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Gear Review – Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
By Bill Lockhart The Canon EOS 1D Mark IV is the fifth generation of Canon’s fastest frame per second professional grade cameras. Capable of 10 frames per second, capturing RAW files at 16 MPs, it is the flagship of Canon’s … Continue reading
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Gear Review – Canon EOS 7D
By Bill Lockhart Click on photograph for a larger version. Built around an 18MP sensor, Canon’s new EOS 7D has received both praise and criticism by professional photographers and reviewers. Noteworthy is Darwin Wiggett’s Review that created a storm of … Continue reading
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Gear Review – Canon Introduces the Rebel T1i (500D)
By Bill For a good while, I have been interested in acquiring a DSLR that also does video. So far, my choices have boiled down to two or three options: The Canon 5D Mark II, The Nikon D90, and the … Continue reading
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Gear Review – Canon Powershot G10
By Bill From October 24 until November 9, 2008, I traveled to Slovenia and Scotland for a long photographic holiday. During my travels I worked with colleagues whom I have met through the Internet and who share my love of … Continue reading
Gear Review – Fujifilm X100
By Bill Lockhart Since my early days in photography — (you know, back when we shot with Tri-X and stood for hours in a dark room processing film, while smelling foul chemicals and fighting with dust on the film roll, … Continue reading
Gear Review – Geotagging Photographs
By Bill For the past four years, I have used a Sony GPS to geotag my photographs while shooting in remote locations. The unit was a gift from my son and works very well. I initially had issues with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Computer, Geotagging Photographs, iPhone Apps
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Gear Review – GPS for the iPhone/iPad
For years I have used GPS devices of several kinds. I have owned two or three TomTom navigation devices for my vehicle, a Sony GPS for hiking and geotagging my photographs, GPS vehicle tracking systems, and several iPhone apps that interact with … Continue reading
Gear Review – Hama Camera Spirit Level
By Claire We’ve all done it under pressure, carefully composed a shot and then had to use the leveling tool to straighten the horizon and the crop clips off an element you really wanted to keep. I’ve discovered a little … Continue reading
Gear Review – Holiday Gift Suggestions
By Bill Lockhart So, your girlfriend is into photography and you want to buy her a special present during the holiday season. What should you buy her? As a Canon shooter, here is my list of some great lenses that … Continue reading
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Gear Review – Icebreaker Thermal Wear
Icebreaker By Melanie Using pure New Zealand merino wool Icebreaker have come up with a product that excels. A pleasure to wear, it is at all times functional and durable.
Gear Review – International Phone Calls, SIM Cards
By Bill Lockhart Not too long ago I went to the United Kingdom on a photo travel adventure. During my trip, I called home on my iPhone using the AT&T network. I did not make many calls, actually less that … Continue reading
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Tagged Call USA from UK, Cheap International Calls, SIM Card
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Gear Review – Keep your stuff safe . . .
By Bill Lockhart In the last month or so, I realized that I have run out of storage space for all my photographs. My old stuff from the past and my new stuff from today. My file server has long … Continue reading
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Tagged Computer Backups, Computer Storage, Off-site Comuter Backups, RAID
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Gear Review – Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Backpack
By Claire I had to go back through my images to work out when I bought this backpack and realised it was when I got my Canon 10D in 2003. It still looks like new and has been on every … Continue reading
Gear Review – Ordnance Survey Explorer Active Maps
A review By Melanie There is not a walk I take in the Lakes (English Lake District) without my older version of these maps. I have one for each of the four areas of the Lakes and also one of … Continue reading
Gear Review – Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1, Some Impressions
By Bill Lockhart Like you, I read when it comes to making a major decision about camera equipment. And I found reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 that peaked my interest. First, is the review by David Clapp, a UK … Continue reading
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Tagged Gear Review, Panasonic GF1, Photo Travel, Travel Photo
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Gear Review – Personal Locator Beacon
So, how much is your life worth? There have been numerous times in my life when I was in an area with absolutely no communications. Some of these areas were, to say the least, dangerous. My cell phone has no … Continue reading
Gear Review – Point and Shoot Cameras
When one wants to travel light and yet have a good camera to capture places, scenes, people, and treasured moments, a point and shoot digital camera may be the answer. So, which one should I buy? There are three really … Continue reading
Gear Review – Royal Robbins Pants
By Bill I call them pants, but in the United Kingdom, the word has a different connotation. But, for me, pants are important. I mean, like, well, they serve some special purposes for photographers: 1. They protect me from the … Continue reading
Gear Review – Scotland, Mellon Udrigle and the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
By Melanie On the rocks, Melanie at Rhue Lighthouse. Photo by Dougie Salteri Mellon Udrigle is a small crofting community that sits at the end of a single-track road, North of the village of Laide in Wester Ross, North West … Continue reading
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Tagged 17-40L, 28-70L, Canon 70-200mm f4L, Canon EOS 1DS MkIII, landscape photography, Melanie, Melanie M, Photo Travel, photo travel blog, photography, Scotland
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Gear Review – The Apex Tripod Belt
By Bill In today’s world there are few good companies. Finding a good company that provides quality equipment for photographers is always a delight. Recently, I ran across Essential Photo Gear, a company that builds equipment made for photographers, because … Continue reading
Gear Review – The Canon G10 and the Apple iPad
Recently, I traveled to Tennessee to see my brother. I took along my Canon G10 and the Apple iPad 3G along with the SD Camera Connection Kit adapter. The package, including chargers, fit nicely in a netbook case made by … Continue reading
Gear Review – The Impulse LED Multi Task Light
By Bill Let’s face it, I’m a flashlight freak. I have dozens of them, and all but one of them are stored away somewhere in my house. I run across them all the time, in a drawer, in a box, … Continue reading