This Do-It-Yourself equipment video by Jay P Morgan of The Slanted Lens shows us how easy it is to build your own camera shoulder rig that’ll cost under $10. To make this rig, all you’ll need is some standard PVC pipes and a few other items from your home-improvement store. My question is: how is this different or better than the $25 Cowboy Studio shoulder rig? Also, I’m not sure why he chose to use electrical tape to wrap...

This will be quick post, but I was wondering if any of you guys out there have any problems with the Paul C. Buff AlienBees B800 light quality when attached to a beauty dish. I recently had a beauty shoot at location in the Upper East of Manhattan, and I used a classic clam-shell lighting setup with an AB800 on top and a reflector on the bottom . While I placed the beauty dish right above the talent’s head using an Impact C-stand,...

If you’re a Nikon fan of the mirrorless body, then I have good news for you. They’ve finally released their updated version of the Nikon 1 V2 this morning. It’s a mirrorless body that’s even better on what was already a fantastic, solidly-built predecessor. The V2 builds on an already popular platform, but there are some rather large changes that I’m both surprised and happy to see. The build of the body seems more...

Check out the video below that was shot by wildlife photographer Florian Schulz. Florian Schulz was asked by Nikon to put the recently released D600 through its paces. Schulz was the first photographer to test the camera in the field. He and his brother, filmmaker Salomon Schulz, produced this short film, titled “Chasing the Light.” Looking at the specs of the D600, they realized this was an extremely versatile camera. They...

Well well well, the wait is finally over folks. Nikon has officially announced their latest full-frame prosumer-grade body, the Nikon D600. I have been watching the news on this beast for quite some time now, so the specs are not anything unexpected. What really surprised me though, is the price point. At the price of $2100, I’m not sure why anyone would grab it instead of the D800/D800E. I’m somewhat disappointed, as I was...

After weeks of rumors and leaked photos, Nikon has finally officially announced its new Coolpix S800c compact camera – the company’s first camera to be powered by Android OS. It’s designed to be a powerful point-and-shoot that offers the versatility of app-based mobile phones. On the photo side of things, the camera features a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor and a 10x Nikkor VR-equipped zoom lens (25-250mm in 35mm terms). Other...

Aaaaaaaand the wait is finally over, kids: the Nikon 1 J2 mirrorless camera and Nikkor 11-27.5mm lens have been officially announced. The Nikon 1 J2 is the latest addition to the Nikon 1 system that builds upon Nikon’s popular Nikon 1 J1 model. To be honest though, I really can’t see any difference between the J1 and the J2 bodies. In fact, they both look identical on the spec sheet, which yon can quickly generate on Nikon’s...

Some of us get our gear insured to protect our gear from being lost or broken on the job. Some write their name and number on every piece of equipment they own. Be that as it may, sometimes things happen due to absentmindedness that you can’t prevent from happening. Take, for example, the experience that Casey Neistat had recently. Casey Neistat is a New York-based filmmaker who travels the world for his work. In one of his latest...

It looks like Canon has done it again with releasing another camera that pretty much takes away the spotlight from Nikon. Introducing the new the EOS-M camera’s 18-megapixel APS-C-sized CMOS image sensor, I’ll admit that I’m already liking it more than the Nikon’s mirrorless J1 and V1 bodies with a smaller sensor. What makes it even a better deal is that the new Canon EOS-M will come bundle with a pancake 22mm f/2.0 STM...

So you know I love me some time-lapse videos, especially ones that involve planets and stars and stuff. One of the factors that make a time-lapse video more interesting is the camera movement. The guys from Kessler Crane and Dynamic Perception have figured out ways to add motion along the x-axis and y-axis. Check out this new product that’s being asked to be funded on Kickstarter called Astro. When installed, this little “hockey...