‘Reviews’ Category
Flickr’s Badass New Look. Yeah, Flickr’s Awesome Again.
I’ve always liked Flickr, although lately I had admittedly been looking at it like an old used up friend. It’s not the most fun to be around, and it’s certainly not new and interesting. It just kind of sits there, passively waiting for attention but never desperate for it. And like an old friend, it’s [...]
Instagram… in Real Life
This is Gracie. She’s my family dog, and this is her “portrait”. The picture’s out of focus, the colors are horrible, and yet something about this picture screams awesome. It’s awesome because it’s real. No Instagram, no batteries, memory cards or digital cameras, and not much in the way of photoshop, either. In fact there’s [...]
I Never Liked Instagram and then I Actually Tried It
Cell phone photos suck. Color rendition is poor, noise is high, dynamic range is low, and don’t even think of trying to make a print. So why would you want to make an already low quality cell phone picture even worse by adding things like blur, vignetting, more noise, and further screwing up the color? [...]
My Favorite sub $1000 DSLR
I am not being paid to tell you about this camera. These opinions are entirely my own. If you’re thinking of buying a DSLR, what you’re really looking for is value. What’s going to give you the most camera for your money? Looking at Canon’s lineup, the cameras available now are the Rebel T3i ($600), Rebel [...]
Why the Canon 6D Could be the Best Travel Camera Ever Made
I’m excited about the just-announced Canon 6D camera, a (relatively) low cost full frame DSLR. It shares a lot of common traits with it’s 5D Mark III big brother, and it even improves in some areas near and dear to the travel photographer – notably wifi connectivity and GPS. If you’ve read my Canon 5D [...]
Review of the Canon 5D Mark III
This is a real world review of the Canon 5D Mark III DSLR camera, released in March of 2012. Let’s cut to the chase. I look for four main characteristics in travel cameras: image quality, usability, portability, and ruggedness. The 5D Mark III image quality is exactly what you’d expect – phenomenal. For usability, after [...]
Review of Canon 28mm f1.8 Lens
This is a real world review of the Canon’s 28mm f1.8, released in 1995. At the time of this review, it sells for $480 new. All shots in this review were captured using the 28mm lens. The lens is easy to use, easy to carry, and well built. It has a fast 1.8 aperture and the [...]
A trip with the Canon Powershot SD1300
I just got back from a quick trip to Southern California where I attended a graduation, flew a light aircraft up north along the coast, and went camping by the ocean. I brought my 5D III in hopes of taking some nice pictures, but the aptly named M-Fn button somehow got stuck down which rendered [...]
Review of Canon 24-105mm f4.0L Lens
I’ve had the Canon 24-105 f4L lens for a few months and I was finally able to put it through it’s paces this week in Prague. Here’s my biased and subjective review, based solely on my personal experience. You have been warned! Initial thoughts: When I first picked it up I thought, wow – this is a [...]
Canon 5D Mark III Weather Sealing
I’ve had the new 5D III for about a month now and all I can say is it’s an absolutely phenomenal camera. In that time I’ve really put it through it’s paces learning the ins and outs of this thing. There are plenty of reviews online, and of course plenty of arguments over which is [...]