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You’ve probably heard the buzz around other websites that Panasonic officially announced their GX1 camera (wasn’t a big secret) along with another small 3D camera. Their previous GF2 and GF3 cameras were pretty much released one right after the other, and failed to appeal to a mass market. I have a feeling they’re missing the [...]

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I’m sure many of you already know about this particular Velbon fluid head. It’s been a hit for a while now, and I thought it was finally time for me to test one out. As much as possible I love shooting with smaller cameras, and this fluid head was a great surprise. Works great as [...]

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Some people swear by shooting only cards that are 8GB in capacity Max. I shoot with 32GB cards, call me a Danger Seeker. Some people shoot only Sandisk media. I personally shoot with the Transcend Class 10 or 400x Media Cards.
Regardless of anyone’s rhyme or reason you can grab a Sandisk 8GB SDHC Class 10 [...]

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Rebates going around instantly knocking off another $100 bucks off of the GF2. Had I only waited an extra week. Yeah sucks, cause I just bought one. No rush, because it looks like this rebate could stick around for at least a month.

Panasonic GF2 w/ 14-42mm Kit
So that you don’t miss out on any [...]

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Cameras are getting smaller and lighter. People are attempting to fly GoPro’s and iPhones on Steadicams. For lightweight cameras including Sony’s A55, Panasonic GH2’s, or Canon T2is, here’s a simple DIY DSLR Steadicam (merlin style) stabilizer idea from Vimeo member KFLeung. There isn’t much tooling required, it’s more of an assembly of readily available pieces [...]

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If you’ve got a Panasonic GH2, or other Micro Four Thirds camera, you’ll know what this lens is. It’s been tough to track down lately when they went out of stock because it’s just that awesome for a MFT camera. Luckily I grabbed mine months ago, and it’s been on the GH2 as the primary [...]

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Panasonic GH1 / GH2 have a strong following and when it comes down to DSLR video it’s almost ‘cult-like’. Ok guys – you win. Panasonic does have some awesome qualities in DSLR video, but I still can’t get through the ergonomics as quickly as I can the Canon DSLR’s. That’s a personal preference. Of course [...]

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I’ve been shopping for a smaller point and shoot type camera and was really leaning towards Fuji’s sexy new rangefinder like X100. The disaster in Japan delayed inventory on the Fuji, and to my benefit has given me more time to think about this next camera. I’ve come to realize that the Fuji X100 is [...]