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I’ve done previous articles. A decent amount of the cards here will be the same. The goal was to round up as many cards as I had on-hand to do benchmark testing on. I also did a bracketed camera test with the Nikon D600. Here is the companion video on Youtube . I used a Transcend USB 3.0 card reader for this test. Here are the steps I took to setup the benchmark: Make a bootable USB drive with Ubuntu Desktop on it. In my case I used version 17.04. Download an ISO . Download the USB bootable drive tool . Run Rufus and have it create the bootable drive with the downloaded ISO image . At that point you can reboot your computer with the USB drive attached and get into Ubuntu. Once loaded, you have to find the Disk Utility. It wasn’t quite as easy for me as in past articles. Partly because I haven’t used Ubuntu for a long time and they also hid the utility for whatever reason. I was able to search the available programs and bring it up. They also hide the benchmark functionality inside a “b...

I have an overview view of this reflector on YouTube. I have a small 12 inch Promaster reflector that has silver on one side and gold on the other. I also have a few Rogue filter gel rubber bands (2 work a lot better than one in this case). Put them together and it makes a pretty serviceable flash bounce. direct video link If you are interested in this product, find it on Amazon here . As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases!  Why I had never tried this before I don’t know… Basically strapping the reflector to the flash. Makes it multi-purpose. Check out the image below for a quick test of the setup: The Promaster reflector in its case. There are a lot of options added with a simple small reflector. A few things to note: The built-in bounce card also had the plastic diffusion panel covering the flash. In this case with a small room I think it worked a bit better than it would in most circumstances. The cloth diffuser/reflector has been my go-to accessory for the fl...

I decided to do a quick test to see how my collection of 58mm UV filters damage image quality. I also took an image without a filter to see what difference using no filter makes.  A simple test. Why do I personally use filters? I want the added protection that a filter brings as well as the simplicity of cleaning a filter instead of the front element of the lens. I occasionally take the filter off when I know the situation will cause issues such as extreme reflections from that added glass. This test was intended to test reflection and glare, not image sharpness. I might eventually do another test to see if there is a reduction in sharpness. Here is an image with all filters and the no filter sample. Here is the video I put together as I was testing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ituue1zeo Get the replacement Hoya 58mm EVO Antistatic UV(0) Filter here: B&H Photo Video Amazon.com Used from KEH.com Get the Hoya 58mm Ultraviolet UV(0) Super Multi-Coated (S-HMC) Glass Haze Filte...

How did you spend your transition into the new year? I spent mine editing photo gear overview videos I recorded earlier in the day! Yeah, I know… exciting, but one of my resolutions is to improve the traffic to this here website. 🙂 What better way than to produce more photography related content, right? KATA 3N1-22 Camera Backpack Sling Bag Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfIGO9fwFdg LENSPEN Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6uj0FFReOA Promaster Adventure 16 Zoom Pack Holster Camera Bag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84pNtJYkIoE Swissgear Zinc Messenger Camera Bag Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzyE87mVmGE Promaster L300 Series Camera Bag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaZtdgKpKUg Tamrac 5514 Holster Camera Bag Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kNAmDtgRts Tamrac System 2 Model 5602 Camera Bag Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkuc87-0sc0 I have one extra video on how I actually make these videos. So if you are wondering, check it out! ht...