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Gearing Up: IndiSystems Jib

The best way to add emotion and action to your video work is camera movement. IndiSystem offers a variety of affordable slides and jibs that will allow you to do just that. Check out this demo video Jacob made using a Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, Davis & Sanford Provista Video Tripod Kit, […]

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Gearing Up: Olympus Stylus XZ-2

We’re on a big summer vacation kick, if you haven’t noticed, but one camera that fell through the cracks of our Summer Vacation Camera Guide was the Olympus Stylus XZ-2. The XZ-2 is a durable compact that still fits in your cargo pocket. It boasts a 12-MP CMOS sensor and a super-fast f/1.8-2.5 iZuiko lens with a focal range […]

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Summer Vacation Camera Guide

Summer vacation is just around the corner, and if you’re going somewhere fun, you’ll want to bring a camera to capture the memories. That’s why we’ve put together this handy camera-buying guide, to help you find the right camera to bring with you on your travels. GoPro HD Hero3 Black, $399.99 We’re not sure if there’s […]

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Gearing Up: Fuji X-E1

The Fuji X-E1 has long been one of our favorite mirrorless/interchangeable lens cameras. Its 16-MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensor eliminates the need for an optical low-pass filter, which is used in conventional systems to inhibit moiré at the expense of resolution, allowing the sensor to capture unfiltered light from the lens and produce unprecedented resolution. The OLED electronic viewfinder provides […]

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day is coming up, and that means you’ll want to get dear old mom a thoughtful gift. So we put together a Mother’s Day Gift Buying Guide to help you think of something thoughtful to give her. Kelly Moore Bags, various prices We’ve written about Kelly Moore Bags previously, but we never get tired of suggesting […]

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Gearing Up: Nikon D50 Infrared Converted

Infrared photography can produce amazing, somewhat surreal results, no matter what subject you’re capturing. Most of the time, photographers will use an infrared filter on their lens, which will block light of a non-IR wavelength from entering the lens and the camera. However, the problem with many IR filters is that you won’t be able to gain focus […]

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Gearing Up: Selecting the Proper Tripod

Different types of photography require different environments. For every kind of environment, there are tripods that work better than others. That’s why we asked Tim, our tripod expert, to give us some pointers about what different types of photographers and videographers should look for when selecting a tripod. Wildlife photographers often encounter uneven terrain, a need […]

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