My MindShift Gear RotationPro bag is my current turn to bag for any assignment that involves hiking or riding my bike and whilst it fits as carry-on for most flights I do, I find it a tight squeeze fitting a lot of gear in and it won’t take my big glass. But this looks set to…
New Kickstarter launched by Peak Design
Peak Design, have just announced their latest Kickstarter project and it looks like they are jumping into the camera bag market in a big and radical way, having redesigned the standard camera bag, to offer an adaptable but functional series of bags. PD started out on Kickstarter by making the Capture Camera Clips which changed…
What’s in the Bag?
Last week I trekked with one of the HRA Doctors from Pheriche around to Ama Dablam base camp and then down to Pangboche for the night. The idea was to get some images of Ama Dablam from base camp before it gets busy for the season and with lots of snow on the ground. I…
Peak Design: Capture Pro & Pro Pad
The hardest thing about adventure photography, is getting the camera out of the bag. All to often you are in amazing places, with stunning views, light to die for, or athletes pushing the boundaries, but your camera is safe inside your bag, which is firmly on your back. Stopping to take it off, dig out…
Pure Photography – Nikon go Retro
Nikon have been teasing the World for the last couple of weeks with the slow announcement of a new camera… and this morning they relived all… with the announcement of a new D-SLR dedicated to pure photography. With looks inspired by Nikon’s iconic 35mm film cameras and technology from the latest professional models its a statement…
New GoPro HERO3+ Video
GoPro have released a new video to show their new HERO 3+ Camera at it’s best. Filmed in Valparaiso in Chile and based loosely on the fabled Valparaiso Downhill Video it features Aaron Chase, Brian Lopes and Chris Van Dine as they get lost in a maze of colorful urban streets. If you didn’t want a GoPro HERO3+ before…
Nikon Introduces the Full-Frame D610
Nikon have today announced a new camera in the DSLR Full-Frame line up. The D610 which will replace the D600 features a Full-Frame 24.3 Megapixel sensor and joins the D800 and D4 in the full-frame family. Whilst aimed more at the enthusiast photographer looking for the full-frame advantage than professional users, it still packs an…
New GoPro Hero 3+ Black & Silver
GoPro have just announced an update to the awesome HERO 3 Black and Silver addition cameras, with some exciting updates across both models. This isn’t a quantum leap forward like it was between the Hero 2 and the Hero 3, which essentially resulted in an almost new product, but a tweak in design and features. If…
Nikon prepares to get wet
Nikon have today stepped the Mirrorless Compact Camera market up a step, with the announcement of the World’s first Waterproof, Freezeproof and Shockproof interchangeable Lens Compact Camera system, the new Nikon 1 AW1. I’m don’t normally pay to much attention to the compact market, it changes very fast and whilst there are some great compact…
D4 and D800 Firmware updates
Nikon have today announced firmware updates for both the D4 and D800 Cameras: D800 Firmware Update A 1.01, B 1.02 Support for the AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR has been added. Subject tracking performance in AF-C (continuous-servo autofocus) autofocus mode with framing using the viewfinder has been improved. Gamut for Adobe RGB images…
