Gear Archive

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    Abducted by Alien Bees

    When I decided to make the jump into portrait photography, I started off with a pair of Canon 580 EX II Speedlites and the PocketWizard MiniTT1/FlexTT5 system to accompany them. While I was able to make decent use of them with umbrellas and the Kacey...

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    Konuspot 80 Spotting Scope

    Attention: This was originally written/published on 2008-03-25 for another blog which I retired and am in the process of restructuring/redesigning. I wanted to post this review here for archival purposes. Additional notes/edits made to review where required (i.e. price and contact information). A spotting scope...

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    Impulse Buy – Canon 5D Mark II

    Anyone following my twitter feed or Facebook updates probably saw my new acquisition two Fridays ago: The Canon 5D Mark II. So I finally went full frame. But sooner than expected. I really should have purchased a 24-70 f/2.8L lens. I already had the Canon...

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    The Kacey Beauty Dish – Enhancing beauty

    As I began my adventure in the world of portrait photography, I have been acquainted with various strobes and modifiers. But the one that has fascinated me most is the beauty dish (or beauty reflector). Basically, a beauty dish is a round reflector shaped like...

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    Sexy Glass: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM

    Back in January, Canon announced their 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, an update to their existing 70-200 f/2.8L IS (“MK I”). The specifications and claims looked impressive and I knew I had to get one. I already owned the 70-200 f/4L (non-IS) which I had purchased...

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