Lighting tables

Lighting tables

10 July 2010  | Filed in :  Gadgets  | Tags : 
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If you ever wonder how those super clean shots product shots are done, with flawless white backgrounds, it's by using a lighting table. It's basically a sheet of white acrylic clamped to a frame. You can place lights under, so the table illuminates, removing all shadows giving you that super clean...

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Canon 50mm F1.4

Canon 50mm F1.4

5 June 2010  | Filed in :  Gadgets  | Tags :  , , ,
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With this lens attached, my camera never felt so light before, ever! It felt fun to just point and shoot at things because of the weight. Got is at $570. This retarded Targus UV filter, that cost only $10, got scratched when I used my micro fibre cloth to wipe...

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Glide with me

Glide with me

3 June 2010  | Filed in :  Gadgets  | Tags :  ,
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Made a $600 impulse purchase after seeing several awe inspiring videos in Vimeo with dolly systems. Might seemed like a bit much, but it aligned with what I wanted to do, my interests, and job, so it sort of justified itself. Anyways, here's a mini-review after using the 1m Glidetrack...

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Made in China

Made in China

18 February 2010  | Filed in :  Gadgets  | Tags : 
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This shady looking cheap card reader actually works. All 16gb of videos on my CF card can now be copied over. It seems the camera can't handle moving large file sizes. Anything over 100mb and it seems to want to screw up. Ah well. Least now I know I don't...

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Eneloop

Eneloop

6 January 2010  | Filed in :  Gadgets  | Tags :  , ,
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My old sanyo batteries decided to die on me. I dint know if it's the battery or the charger but it can seem to hold charge anymore. Went to get this enelope set. $110 in total for quick charger + 14 batteries. I drew lines on the batteries so I know...

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