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12Apr Tascam DR-60D first impressions
I spent almost an hour hanging around the Tascam booth playing with the new Tascam DR-60D. Buttons and controls felt good and the interface seems pretty straight forward. If you’ve used other tascam devices in the past you shouldn’t have any problem finding your way around the DR-60D’s menu system. The test microphone provided at the booth sounded good […]
10Apr Que Audio Sniper Pro Shotgun Booming Kit
It seems like the design trend is to make things smaller and the Que Audio Sniper is no exception. This tiny little kit includes a boom mic with camera mountable shock mount, boom pole, wind screen, and mic stand for $499. The microphone uses two little button batteries (watch batteries) to provide up to 20db […]
26Mar NastyClamp vs Actionpod which one is right for your kit?
I’ve been playing around with the NastyClamp as well as the Actionpod for a few weeks now trying to decide which one is a better fit. Both use the same 3/4 inch Loc-line tube so they both have pretty much the same load capacity. The major difference is in the squeeze clamp and mounting stud. […]
16Mar Used gear watch: Canon 7d
I’ve had my Canon 7d around for a quit awhile, but I think it’s finally about time to let her go. It’s been a great camera for sports and the burst rate has always made the 7d a go to camera for anything action related. However, now with 2 5d mark III’s in my bag I’ve […]
13Mar Aluminum SD card case
I have a lot of SDXC cards floating around in my camera bag. In the past I’ve made an effort to keep them all together in one pouch and in their own individual cases. This worked for awhile, but as the number of cards increased I started coming up a few cards short. Sometimes I’d […]
12Mar Nasty Clamp rigidity test, will it support a large flash?
In an effort to test the rigidity of the Nasty Clamp, I mounted a Canon 580 ex II flash with batteries at an angled position and left it on the Nasty Clamp over night. This is basically the same test I ran with the Actionpod. The flash with batteries works out to ruffly 3 pounds […]
08Mar Nasty Clamps – First impressions
I posted a little while ago about the Actionpod and a few of you mentioned that it looked very similar to the Nasty Clamp. Until that point I hadn’t heard much about Nasty Clamp, so I thought it might be a good time to give them a try. The Nasty Clamp is a flexible squeeze clamp mounting solution […]
11Feb Rotating display table Video review
Several of you have been asking for more info on the rotating display table I posted a few days ago. Here’s a video with a number of products displayed to give you an idea of the speed and motion of the unit. As you can see the motion is nice and smooth. Diffidently worth considering […]
21Jan Flashpoint DSLR Camera Cage – First impressions
The Flashpoint DSLR Camera cage showed up while I was out of town over the weekend. A few of you were asking if the cage had enough room for a battery grip, the answer is yes. In fact you can loosen the two thumb screws on either side of the unit to adjust the height up […]
