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Time To Beat The Sunlight

by Neill November 16, 2011 Camera Gear

It’s fair to say that here in the UK, we’ve not had the greatest summer this year. Many times, I’ve woken up to rain on the window pane and opened the curtains to see dull, grey skies. So when the sun is shining down, without a cloud in the sky, then the shoot should be [...]

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GoPro Hero 2 – The Sequel…

by Neill October 27, 2011 Camera Gear

In just a few sort years, GoPro has become has become the weapon of choice as an action camera. Used by snowboard and surf dudes, track day heroes, troops in Afghanistan and base jumpers the world over, it’s also taken the professional broadcast world by storm. There isn’t a reality TV show on the planet [...]

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Canon EOS-1DX – The Wait Is Over

by Neill October 18, 2011 Camera Gear

OK so today, the rumours end and the facts step forward, the new Canon EOS-1DX is announced. No pricing yet, but here’s my initial thoughts on how it fits into a car photographer’s life: 1. Full frame sensor, my favourite, as I love wide angles.. 2. Now quite as high a resolution as a 5D [...]

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Media Pro – 30% Off Until September 25th

by Neill September 19, 2011 Camera Gear

Just a quick heads up from the guys at Phase One. As you probably know, I’m a big fan of Capture One and recommend it as my image processor of choice for all my work. There’s a new version of Media Pro image management software out and until 25th September there’s a significant saving to [...]

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Powershot S100 – An EOS the size of your iPhone

by Neill September 15, 2011 Camera Gear

I still have fond memories of my first Ixus compact camera. It really was ‘compact’ unlike many that use that name. It would fit into my jeans pocket, so you really would take it with you when you headed out. For many people iPhones have taken the place of that type of camera and there’s [...]

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Harniman’s Professional Car Rigs For Sale

by Neill July 10, 2011 Camera Gear

Nigel Harniman just gave us the heads up on the sale of his carbon arm car rigs. His move into CGi means that they’re getting less use than ever so, together with a couple of lower spec aluminium units, they’re up for sale. Full details and pricing can be obtained from Nigel’s office on +44 [...]

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Russian Arm on Mercedes ML63

by Neill June 11, 2011 Camera Gear

Big boys toys here, a quick walk around video by the guys ar Wide Open Camera of Film Technic’s beautiful ML63 with Russian Arm. Full gyro stabilised arm and capable of 100mph, still nailing a perfect tracking shot……

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Hollywood DSLR Cage for Canon 5D / 7D

by Neill May 25, 2011 Camera Gear

Looking like good value for money is this DSLR cage for mounting your Canon 5D or 7D and all the essential kit to make it into a real movie camera. Created by Alan Gordon Enterprises, it features multiple 1/4”-20 & 3/8”-16 thread holes for mounting accessories a HDMI cable protector and is finished in matt [...]

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It’s New Canon Toys Day

by Neill February 7, 2011 Camera Gear

Seems like today is the day that Canon fire out a whole load of press releases. The headlines grabbers are without doubt the new 500mm and 600mm Super Telephoto lenses. They’re both heavily updated with new optics and new IS stability systems. From a car photography viewpoint, I’d be interested to hear all about the [...]

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The Zacuto Electronic Viewfinder – Progress

by Neill December 21, 2010 Camera Gear

If you’ve started shooting DSLR video you’ll have found right away that the single big thing you really, really need have to nail focus is a Zacuto Z Finder. This simple but amazingly effective thing transforms your ability to nail focus with your Canon HDSLR. Now, Zacuto are taking things to the next stage by [...]

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