Month: April 2019

Review: Think Tank Memory Card Wallet Lineup

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I picked up my first Think Tank memory card wallet, the Pixel Pocket Rocket, over a decade ago. As far as I remember they were the first to design what I call the “roll-up” style of card wallet. The company recently introduced a new model to the lineup, called the Secure Pixel Pocket Rocket, and they tweaked a few features on the existing models so it seemed like a good time to do a review. (From this point on I’m going to abbreviate Pixel Pocket Rocket to PPR within paragraphs.) Think Tank Card Wallet Pricing Model Direct from Think Tank …

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Ice Climbing Photography in the Greenland Ice Cap with Christian Pondella and Red Bull

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Christian Pondella is one of the world’s leading extreme sports photographers, and much of his work sees him travelling the world with Red Bull’s top athletes. On a recent ice climbing trip to Greenland with Will Gadd, they produced a great video that gives you an insight into the both the photographic and athletic skills required to do this kind of work. If the video has you hungry for more, Christian shares a few more details on the Red Bull website. A few years ago we had a chat to Christian to find out what kind of gear he carries …

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New Ultra-Tough SSD Drives for Photographers from Sony

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Sony has recently unveiled a new series of tough SSD drives aimed at photographers and other content creators. The new drives, to be launched in the summer of 2019, come in two flavours: SL-C series featuring 540MB/s read speed and 520MB/s write speed SL-M series featuring read and write speed of up to 1000MB/s Both the SL-C and SL-M drives feature a USB 3.1 Gen 2 USB-C interface as well as IP67 waterproofing and dust rating, and a robust design that’s capable of withstanding a drop of 9 ft. IP water ratings can be a bit confusing, but IP67 is …

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