Month: May 2019
Peak Design Launches Innovative New Travel Tipod
Peak Design have launched a new travel tripod on Kickstarter and based on their past successes with the crowd funding platform, it should come as no surprise that they blew past the $2million funding mark in a single day. Smashing their $500,000 goal with 57 days still to go. “During my travels in 2008 I began wondering why on Earth my tripod was so big. The thing was full of negative space and knobs, and I felt like something designed for portability could do much better,” Peak Design CEO, Peter Dering. During the campaign the new Peak Design Travel Tripod will be …
Gitzo 2-Way Fluid Head Review (Model GHF2W) – Can It Live Up To The Brand Name?
Gitzo’s latest 2-way fluid head can serve a number of different purposes from video shooting to gimbal head alternative for some camera setups. I took it for a test drive to see how well it works in the wild.
Really Right Stuff Updated Their Gimbal Design [For the Better]
RRS updated the design of their gimbal. Here’s how it compares to the original version.
Today Only: Save $400 on the New Sigma 40mm f/1.4 ART
Until midnight EST tonight, B&H is offering the brand new Sigma 40mm f/1.4 ART for a staggering $400 discount, making it only $999. I have never seen a new ART lens with such a huge discount before! I’m almost tempted myself…
How To Read An MTF Chart
Ever wondered what those weird charts are that lens manufacturers always show with their lenses? Learning how to read an MTF chart can help you make a decision when it’s time to buy a new lens. Find out which lenses are sharper and how the contrast varies across the image.
Deal Alert: Save $300 on the GoPro Fusion!
I don’t post a lot of deals on this site, but occasionally one will jump out at me. Right now, both Amazon and B&H Photo are running a $300 discount on the GoPro Fusion 360 camera right now. That brings it down to $379 from $679. At nearly half of the original price, that’s a relatively affordable way to get into 360 video making.
April’s B&H Gift Certificate Winner!
At the beginning of April we began an exciting new series of giveaways for a $150 B&H Photo gift certificate every month! The winner at the end of April, chosen at random, was James C. Cambridge from Massachusetts. The Giveaway Continues! The giveaway is ongoing, so you can enter again this month and I’ll announce the next winner at the beginning of June. How to Enter Every person who clicks through to B&H using one of my links like this one, and then goes on to make a purchase, will be entered into the draw for the $150 gift certificate …