Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Thursday, February 27, 2025

Review: EOS EF-M 55-200 4.5-6.3 IS STM

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 The thing with the Pixel Pro 8 and 9 is that the phone cameras are now so good that pulling out a bigger mirrorless camera is more cumberso...
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Friday, July 21, 2023

2023 Banff National Park: Helen Lake

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I'd pulled the Helen Lake hike out of some list of hikes to do in the Banff area. Just the drive to the trailhead was beautiful, with u...
Friday, September 30, 2022

Review: Amazon Basics Medium Point and Shoot Case

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 The worst part of the Ricoh GR3 is how fragile it is. I've had to send it in for a repair nearly every year. One of the damage was cau...
Monday, February 14, 2022

Review: Pixel 6

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 A variety of circumstances (both security related) led my wife and I to both end up with Pixel 6 . First, Boen locked himself out of his Pi...
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Monday, June 28, 2021

Chiluana Falls Backpack

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 Arturo suggested Chilnualna Falls as a place in Yosemite that nobody ever considers for a backcountry camping trip, and indeed when I look...
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Review: Godox TT350P

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I've been using the Ricoh GR3 on many of my adventures recently, and the lack of a fill flash on the camera started to bug me. Without ...
Thursday, December 26, 2019

Review: Noric Flash Waterproof Camera Float

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The biggest problem with a waterproof camera is that you want it to float when you're snorkeling and you want it to be neutrally buoyant...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

Review: Nikon W300

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After losing our AW130 last year, I waited until May to replace it with the Nikon W300 this year for the Shasta Trip , but didn't use...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

Review: Spider Holster Black Widow

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For cycle touring, I tend to just carry my camera in my jersey pocket. I can reach it, grab the camera, turn it on while moving it to positi...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

First Impressions: Ricoh GR III

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My Canon G7m2 died during this year's Tour across Bavaria, but rather than replace it with an identical unit, I considered getting a Ric...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Review: The Perfectionists - How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

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The Perfectionists is a scientific history of precision. It's a heck of a lot of fun to read, even about stuff that you might already k...
Friday, July 20, 2018

Long Term Review: Canon G7X Mark II

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I bought the G7X Mk II as a replacement for the Sony RX100 . It was cheaper (a refurbished one with a full warranty cost $450), came with...
Friday, April 27, 2018

Review: LG E42.5" UHD 4K monitor

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I normally like to wait for a bit before reviewing electronics, but there's a limited time deal on the 43UD79-B monitor  ($530), so I...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

First Impressions: Canon G7X Mk 2

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I've been wanting to replace the Sony RX100 for a long time. Roberto owned and recommended the Canon G7X Mark II , and it ticked all th...
Tuesday, December 05, 2017

First Impressions: EOS M5 and EF 50mm/1.8 STM

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I wasn't actively looking to replace our EOS M3 . But Canon was blowing out refurbished EOS M5 s that included an adapter and several ac...
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Review: ThinkTank Mirrorless Mover 10

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If you use your camera enough, sooner or later you end up with a closet full of camera bags. The key is you want to be able to travel with j...
Thursday, April 20, 2017

Long Term Review: Nikon AW130

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In January, we took the AW130 on a trip to Florida that produced decent pictures, but didn't wow us. We've since had the camera on a...
Monday, January 09, 2017

First Impressions: Nikon AW130

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The Nikon AW130 isn't nearly as good a camera as a high end smart phone. While it will start up pretty fast and take pictures, and the ...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

First Impressions: EF 40mm/2.8 STM

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Canon occasionally has massive sales on their refurbished equipment. I'd been eyeing the 40mm/2.8 for a while, and when the price dropp...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Cameras on Tour

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On this year's tour of the Alps, we had several cameras in use: My 2013 Sony RX100 My Moto G3 Arturo's Moto X Pure Editio...