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Article Archive for February 2010

Podcast #76 – Conversation with David Ziser – Choosing the right aperture Podcast #76 – Conversation with David Ziser – Choosing the right aperture

This week I sat down with David Ziser to discuss a handful of topics including how to choose the right aperture for a particular shot, determining the depth of field for a particular shot, when …

Video Interview with Tamron at PMA 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sZOwPm5yi8

Tamron is one of the leading third-party lens manufacturers and has a great lineup of lenses. This year they have released a new line with an improved vibration control (VC) system that uses a multi-point …

Video interview with Think Tank Photo at PMA 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_162XldQKEc

I am a huge fan of the Think Tank Photo products and have been for a long time now. At this year’s PMA show we got to spend some time with Think Tank Photo’s Doug …

Video interview with Vanguard at PMA 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Guc_2xN5Ng

We first met Vanguard at PMA 2009 in Las Vegas and recently reviewed the Vanguard Alta Pro 284CT Tripod. We caught up with Jodi at PMA this week to talk about their new messenger …

Visit with Sigma at PMA 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJyEM1HVG1E

The Camera Dojo crew stopped by the Sigma booth to talk to both their lens expert and their camera guru. Find out all the new things happening with Sigma in the following video interview.

Cullmann Tripods and EWA-Marine at PMA 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXNtyNrpgtQ

If you haven’t seen the new tripod from Cullmann yet, you are in for not only a visual treat but your wallet will be in for a major treat as well. These amazing tripods are …

Lensbaby at PMA 2010
http://vimeo.com/moogaloo

We had a chance to meet up with Sam and Craig from Lensbaby at PMA 2010 and Sam walked us through the upcoming Control Freak which is a refresh of the Lensbaby 3G but with …

PMA 2010 Highlights Part 1

The Camera Dojo team headed to Anaheim California to attend the Photo Marketing Association’s yearly trade show. The show is still going on this week so we will be back to get more information and …

PMA 2010 Sneak Peak PMA 2010 Sneak Peak

PMA is the largest domestic photography show every year bringing in vendors from around the globe to showcase their latest products. Before the first day is a quick sneak peak with a handful of vendors …

Vanguard Alta Pro 284CT Tripod Review Vanguard Alta Pro 284CT Tripod Review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmCXyG-fBGY

Tripods are one of those big dollar purchases that many photographers put off well past then they should and I can’t count how many photographers I know that rarely use their tripod because they dislike …

Lightroom Update for Leica M9 Customers

The Lightroom 2.6 update included a bug that could cause Lightroom to crash unexpectedly when encountering certain raw files from the Leica M9 camera. This bug is an unfortunate consequence of …

Podcast #75 – Conversation with Syl Arena – LIDLIPS, Speedlites, and More Podcast #75 – Conversation with Syl Arena – LIDLIPS, Speedlites, and More

In this episode I am joined by Syl Arena from Paso Robles California who is an excellent photographer and one of the people that has really been an inspiration to me in using small speedlites …