News is flying around Facebook and the Interweb. The Canon 5DS and 5DS R are coming. They’ll be 50.6 megapixels. Its exciting news. People have been waiting for a ‘big megapixel’ camera from Canon for quite some time. So people are asking the question, “What should I buy? Should I buy the 5DS or the 5DS R?” My answer …… Read more →
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Jobu Design Jr. 3 Deluxe Gimbal Head Review
Recently I purchased a Jobu Design Jr. 3 Deluxe Gimbal head. I’d spent quite some time searching for a gimbal head. There are quite a few well known brands out there, Wimberley, Really Right Stuff, Manfrotto, Kirk, Benro, Induro just to name a few. I wanted something light, I hate hiking long distances carrying heavy gear and I’ve already got… Read more →
Would you like to walk a mile in my shoes?
Would you like to walk a mile in my shoes? Well walking a mile in my shoes is something you wouldn’t really have wanted to do at the end of my Iceland trip. Sadly my Kathmandu Tiger NGX boots bit the dust literally!!! After a good period of service I destroyed the stitching due to scuffing on rocks, shale, volcanic… Read more →
Photography Competitions – 5 Things To Consider Before Entering
We all love entering Photography Competitions but do we really sit back and look at the merits of each competition? When entering photography competitions, here are the five things you really should consider before entering: Credibility Terms and Conditions Judges Cost Motivation Credibility The more credible, longer running and the more prestigous the… Read more →
Gura Gear Et Cetera Review
The Et Cetera cases are the latest in a line of a innovative storage products from Gura Gear. Late last year I purchased a number of these cases to solve my organisation woes. The Et Cetera cases are designed to provide organization options for, what we as photographers all seem to amass, the collection of cables, batteries, flashes, triggers, widgets etc. And… Read more →
Does the camera make the image?
When I think about this question I visualize a Shakespearean Actor on stage posing the question in olde English to the audience with questioning hand extended ‘Doth the camera maketh the image?’ In all seriousness though, does the camera make the image? Well that question can be answered from a few different perspectives namely with regards to how one… Read more →
How to backup photographs and keep them SAFE!
I just backup photographs to my NAS. They’ll be safe? yeah? These are some famous last words. Its always good to have a NAS and it is part of a backup regime but in itself, it is not a ‘complete backup’ per se. So what is backup in a computing sense? Backup is the concept of making extra copies… Read more →
Birding with the Canon 200-400 f/4 L IS, 300 2.8 IS and the 600 f/4 IS
After returning from my trip to the Arctic I had a chance to go out shooting with my good friend and colleague Joshua Holko at a local wetlands. I must say first and foremost, I am not a birder. I grew up breeding and keeping birds, a pastime of my fathers that we shared, but I was never one to… Read more →
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Beta Review
Adobe has released a public beta for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5. It was only around 12-14 months ago that Lightroom 4 was released and now Adobe has unleashed a Lightroom 5 beta to the masses. The main new features for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 are touted by Adobe as: Advanced Healing Brush – Easily remove objects and fix defects—even those… Read more →
Photographers Gloves – Freehands Stretch Thinsulate – Review
One of the most frustrating things about photographing in cold climates is funnily enough the cold. Well not really the cold, rather the problems that arise during cold photography expeditions. <br><br> First and foremost we always look after keeping ourselves warm. That’s something we can do quite easily by donning layer upon layer of clothing with an outer layer of… Read more →
GURA GEAR BATAFLAE 32L vs. GURA GEAR KIBOKO Camera Bag Review and Comparison by Joshua Holko
Late last year my good mate Joshua Holko and I were in a nearby nature reserve. Whilst we were waiting for the light to improve we decided to shoot a short video of the differences between the original Gura Gear Kiboko and the new Bataflae 32L camera bag. Given that between the two of us there was the original Kiboko and the new Bataflae 32L and with lighting conditions not what we were looking for it was time to switch the Canon 5D Mk III into video mode and sho0t a couple of short videos.
This is the first video in a series of camera bag review, comparison and use for the new Gura Gear Bataflae 32L.
As you can tell by the audio, I hadn’t packed an external mic with a windscreen which I will remember to leave in my kit in future I promise.
Jump over to Joshua’s blog to read Joshua’s thoughts on the bag and the video.
Here is a direct link to the camera bag review and comparison video.