I stop by the Focal Press booth and speak with Kate, the marketing manager from Focal Press, about the types of books they carry that are aimed not only toward photographers and videographers, but also to those within the field of media production. We talk a bit about the crossover of the photographer to the [...]
I ran into Jem Schofield from theC47.com in my final hour at the Photo Plus Expo this year. We talked a bit about the coolest gear we saw from PPE, the our blogs and caught up about some other news in video and production. Lighting seemed to be a huge part of what many companies [...]
I take a look at the Ready Rig Camera Stabilizer that is designed to completely redistribute the weight of your camera and setup so you can shoot without fatigue. The Ready Rig DSLR Camera Stabilizer is designed to support not only DSLRs but also moderately sized camcorders. This stabilizer has four points of stabilization. Since [...]
Rob at the Tamron booth gives us the skinny on their newest lenses for E Mount cameras, full frame cameras and what Tamron plans for the micro four thirds market in the future. First we take a look at the Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC Lens for Sony E Mount Cameras . This lens [...]
David from Spinlight 360 shows me their Modular System for flash photography. This system creates a soft, more diffused wrap around light for your subjects by modifying the direction of light. The Spinlight 360 creates a more flattering light as an alternative to your standard on-camera flash. Their bounce cards, domes, snoots and gels help [...]
Connor form F&V shows me their working prototype Should Rig- this version has been designed to fit the RED Epic. This rig is height adjustable to find the perfect center balance for your body and camera setup. The cage sits on a dovetail style fitting and will further accomodate your setup with it’s sliding forward [...]
John from Pentax shows me the Pentax Q10 System. This is a true system for the Q Camera as there are a slew of lens options available. We also see the new K mount adapter that allows you to fit your K mount lenses onto the Q Cameras for an even wider expansion of lens [...]
Kevin at Star Photo gives me a quick tour of their compact tripod features and ball head specs. Star Carbon Fiber Tripods Weight: 1.8 lbs. Minimum Height: 16 inches Max Pay Load: 13 lbs. Weight hook Can fold completely flat Star Photo Carbon Fiber Tripods Star Ball Head Max Pay Load: 49 lbs. QR Plate [...]
Doug, over at the Kata booth, shows me their brand new Kata Minibee 110 DSLR Camera Backpack at the Photo Plus Expo. This is a multi-featured backpack that is designed to provide the best carrying, storage and working solutions for a DSLR. This compact backpack fits a DSLR with up to 70-200mm lens attached, 3-4 [...]
Jeff from Sirui shows me some of their popular portable, compact travel tripods. We go over the T Series, the TX Series and the N Series, which has a convertible monopod option. Last we take a look at the R Series tripod by Sirui- the mother of them all. This heavy duty tripod can support [...]
