Posts Tagged ‘Equipment Review’

12 Oct 2009

Canon EOS 7D Preview

Posted by Juan Pons. 3 Comments

Quick video preview and first impressions on the newly released Canon EOS 7D.

I will be releasing a more comprehensive 7D video review where I also compare it to the 5D MkII, but I have had so many people ask me questions about 7D that I thought I would create a very quick video preview.

Please accept my apologies on the sound, the non-consistent audio levels are the result of the Auto-Gain feature of the 7D (as well as the 5D2). I truly wish Canon would allow us to to set manual audio gain levels.

Video was shot with a Canon EOS 7D & Canon EF 17-40 f/4L lens.

8 Sep 2009

Hands on with the Kiboko Photo Backpack by Gura Gear

Posted by Juan Pons. 5 Comments

The Kiboko photo backpack was created with the intent of creating the lightest photo backpack in the market in order to satisfy some of the strictest airline carry-on bag regulations, while not compromising on durability, protection, capacity or features.
The Kiboko is the brainchild of Andy Biggs, an accomplished african wildlife photographer who spends an enormous [...]

27 Aug 2009

Lensbaby Composer Mini Review

Posted by Juan Pons. 4 Comments

I am a realist, at least I used to be.
By realist, I mean that I like to portray my subjects as they are in real life, with as little embellishment and alteration as possible. I think this changed when I recently received a Lensbaby Composer for testing.
I have to be honest and say that [...]

13 Aug 2009

Hands on with the Canon EF 1200 f/5.6L Lens

Posted by Juan Pons. 17 Comments

When we heard that the fine folks at LensCoat had their hands on what has to be one of the rarest lenses in the world, we knew we had get over there and shoot some footage! As we were in the area, we quickly mobilized and teamed up with Outdoor Photo Gear to create [...]

11 Jun 2009

Review: Apex Bean Bag from Essential Photo Gear

Posted by Juan Pons. 12 Comments

Over the past few weeks I have had the opportunity to use and test the newly released Apex Bean Bag from Essential Photo Gear.