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Kata Sensitivity V, Kata R-103, Think Tank Photo Shape Shifter (from left to right)

What is the significance of bags to photographers you say? They are as important as any of our photographic equipment, at least to those who don’t regularly shoot from a studio. (continue reading…)

The purpose of this test of exercise was to determine the difference in image quality produced by these 2 lenses especially when used with a full-frame DSLR with relatively high mega-pixel count.

Unless stated otherwise, the images were shot with a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark.II on Aperture Priority mode, metered using spot meter on the same spot for all shots of the series. Camera was tripod mounted and all shots were taken with a 10sec timer.

All images were shot in RAW and processed using default parameters on Adobe Lightroom 1.4.2 to approximate how images are produced and processed by a working photographer. (continue reading…)

Right… before I start… allow me to do a short introduction for the device. NEXTODI is a Korean company who specializes in making portable storage devices and to date, they have made four products, the ND-2500, ND-2300, ND-2325 and ND-2525. They are not a very large company but in the recent years, have gained quite a good reputation for making fast, reliable and economical portable storage devices.

The version that I bought (sorry Canon & Epson :-p) is the ND-2525 which is currently the latest and fastest PSD that NextoDI makes.

I have always worked with PSDs with an LCD as it gives me more confidence that the images are indeed loaded as I can check them visually but this time, I opted for to be brave and bought one without. (continue reading…)

Today… hidden in a secret location right in the middle of the center of Kuala Lumpur, I got my hands on a Canon M80 Media Storage device. It is a little known device that was announced by Canon quite some time ago and never did really see the light of day in Malaysia until recently.

For the unintiated, here’s what Canon says about the M80: “The M80 is an 80GB portable storage device for the demanding EOS photographer. Featuring a high resolution 3.7″ LCD screen, it provides top-quality image review and secure storage in a durable body.” I am not going to regurgitate the specifications of the device but if you are interested, here is a link onto Canon Europe’s Official M80 Page

First, to set things straight, I can’t shoot without my portable storage device(PSD) because I nearly always shoot RAW and even if I am not exhausing my CF cards for a shoot, I always feel better to have a backup of everything as soon as I have shot them. So… I am always on a lookout for a good PSD. (continue reading…)