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I've been posting about these for a long time. I went through hurdles to find out about getting these things over to the US, but found out that the Manufacturer can't get them over due to a contract with Canon. Yes, I had a friend in China who talked to the owner 'in person'. In fact I had 2 people talk to the owner 'in person'. Well they did show up on the black market of eBay and other websites.

I wanted to do something nice for Canonholics out there and took the plunge purchasing the Canon L Lens mug from CanonMugs.com. They run a bit high, but if you gotta have it, you gotta have it. Most of the concern was not the high $45.00 dollar / item price, but was it legit? Purchasing these items come from oversears and it's always buyer beware. Even eBay sellers who are auctioning are just recently registered members with very little feedback. So for the sake of the Cheesycam readers who really wanted to order these things, I can attest that I've received my set of 2 mugs (kinda worried for a while).

If you're interested in grabbing one of your own, check out CanonMugs.com. It's real....they are very real..and they walk amongst us. Well mostly at Starbucks at least. Later, i'm going to Starbucks to get my Canon L lens mugs filled!

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This is what my charging area looks like the night before a shoot. Tomorrow i'm just helping out with a Wedding, so I gotta get my charge on. In these images you'll see my aftermarket 5D Mark II (or 7D) batteries, and my Eneloops. It's going to be a light day, so i'm just bringing one camera out 5D Mark II, 24-70mm F/2.8, 100mm Macro IS, 50mm F/1.4, two 580 EX II flashes, and Radio Popper PX's.

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The time zones had me all thrown off. I got up at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep. So I thought i'd throw the old GPHD on the balcony and set the timelapse function. This is 1,943 photos put into a 24fps timeline.

This is the view of my Timeshare, a resort called the Ka'anapali Beach Club in Maui. Not the greatest quality, but this little camera is soooo much fun, and I got some great underwater HD video too, i'll share later.

First I dumped all the photos into Adobe Lightroom, threw is some saturation and contrast, then used the crop tool to export all of the images at 1280x720. Dragged all the images into Sony Vegas at 24fps.

A few things about this video. I really like the way the clouds are going in all different directions, and second who the heck is that guy swimming laps this early in the morning??

Shot on the GoPro HD Camera Timelapse function

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We've been using a set of Senheisser wireless microphones forever. You can hear the quality in my Real Estate Tour video when we added the Lavalier to the agent. It's pretty good. Lately though, they've been acting a bit funny and dropping audio. I think they are about ready to give up the ghost. There's a wedding tomorrow, and I wanted to have at least some cheap backup solution in case the Senheisser's totally died. So the only place open tonight was Fry's. I passed by the wireless microphone section and they only carried one set of Sony WCS-999's.

Oh well, it can't be that bad. I just need it for a backup solution in case i'm dead in the water. I was wrong...soo soo wrong. After testing it out for not even 5 minutes, these things drop audio if it's just 5 feet away. It's garbage, it's crap. I researched some reviews over at bhphotovideo.com and it's true. Everyone has the same problems and they don't get further than a few feet. Even at super close range it's sounds like crap with a whole bunch of hissing. There are no levels to adjust, it's just crap. Ok that's my review, they are going back in the morning.

I still need to order another set of Wireless Lavs. What is everyone else using? Give me a holla in the comments section.

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You've heard the song on the Radio somewhere. Check out the video.

Here's the Behind the Scenes showing the DSLR's in use.

Go Canon! I believe there's a T1i or possibly a 550D / T2i on set too. Now before you start going out thinking you can shoot a Music Video with your gear, i've had the chance to be on set for a very 'small' music video. There's much more than a fancy camera that comes in play. Lenses of course help get a good sharp clean look, but lighting and storyboarding is at a whole other level. Then there is some very creative post production editing and color grading. Last but not least, it never hurts to have a fat mansion and countless beautiful women on set to ensure you've nailed down a solid Rap Video. BTW, I can send anyone my rates if they need assistance in shooting a music video, and I can negotiate my rates or possibly work for free if there are countless beautiful women on set. You can contact me on through the contact form.....

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Yeah everything that guy Midas touched turned to gold. Sounds great, but didn't work out too well. Lately everything the Cheesycam blog talks about inflates like prices of Gold. I just got a comment regarding the aftermarket 550D / T2i batteries from an eBay seller. I won't mention any names, but i'll embed a JPEG!

hi-etech-ebay<<<Here's the updated link to a Seller who has the same batteries as I use, and for cheap.

What can you do? Comment, Feedback, Share! I do my best to review the items I buy, and post information from other readers, to share those savings with others in the DSLR community. I can't always keep track of these items, so if you have any news, feedback, or comments on anything Holla Back! It helps everyone. Thanks.

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Engadget posted an article about the three most popular rechargeable batteries. I've blogged about my use of the Sanyo Eneloops in all of my devices, and i'm loving 'em. In fact, i'll save you time and let you know that in their tests it was pretty much the same, and also close to the same prices. In the end though, they gave it up to the Sanyo Eneloops (only because of the reported recharge longevity). I don't think they have enough time to truly test the claim of holding about 90% charge after sitting for 1 year.

Best deal I found was on Amazon. Even cheaper than eBay.

More at this link: https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/aa-rechargeable-battery-shootout-energizer-powergenix-and-sany/