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Vanguard Alta Pro 263AT – Great Tripod/Great Price Vanguard Alta Pro 263AT – Great Tripod/Great Price

A while back, Kerry did a review of the Vanguard Alta Pro 284CT, which is a really nice, $300 carbon fiber tripod.  As great of a tripod as that one is, I would like to …

ikan Multi-K Variable Color Temperature LED Light ikan Multi-K Variable Color Temperature LED Light

When shooting video from a camcorder or a DSLR, on-camera lighting has always had a lot of limitations. One of the biggest limitations is control of color temperature. This is a huge problem …

My Passport Studio for Mac from Western Digital My Passport Studio for Mac from Western Digital

This weekend Western Digital gave me the opportunity to be one of the first to write a review of the brand new (introduced March 1st, 2010) My Passport Studio ultra-portable hard drive with E-label.  So, …

Crumpler 8 Million Dollar Home – But What’s In A Name? Crumpler 8 Million Dollar Home – But What’s In A Name?

So, I was going to start this article by talking about the name of this bag and the naming of Crumpler’s bags in general.  The names are certainly interesting and conversation starters to say the …

Building a Rail System for your Video DSLR Building a Rail System for your Video DSLR

This is a product that may be new to a lot of photographers.  I know it’s a little new for me too, as I just started researching rail systems at the beginning of this year …

SpyderCUBE White Balance Tool – A Must Have Gadget SpyderCUBE White Balance Tool – A Must Have Gadget

Once in a while a product comes along that is so clever, so right, it is just a “must have” product. While at PMA, I stumbled on such a product. The SpyderCUBE by Datacolor is one of those products. Nothing it does is really new, but it does everything right, in a small package, with more features than most any competitive product on the market.

Canon EOS 40D – A Hands-On Review Canon EOS 40D – A Hands-On Review

There are plenty of technical articles out there covering all of the details and specs and differences with the EOS 40D. I think this camera is going to be one of the most significant cameras of the coming year, so I am going to go over a few of my experiences with it, now that I have had one for a week.