Category Archives: Equipment
Just Plain Silly
As I mentioned in a recent blog post, I recently got my Canon EOS 7D back from Canon Professional Services. I had apparently worn out the shutter mechanism (a combination of lots of photos and perhaps too much Live View … Continue reading
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Wind Tunnel Photography
As I wrote in an earlier blog post, I recently had the opportunity to check out the Lytro “light field camera” at the Wired Store 2011 in Times Square in Manhattan. At the time I didn’t have enough time after … Continue reading
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Welcome Home, 7D!
I’m delighted to report that my Canon EOS 7D has returned home, after a thankfully brief visit with Canon Professional Services. There had been hints of a problem with the shutter on this camera for a while. At first, those … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Travel
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Help from a Monopod
Monopods are often thought of as a tool only suited for sports photographers, but the reality is a monopod can be very helpful in many different situations. One common situation where a tripod can be helpful is when photographing from … Continue reading
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Lowepro Lens Exchange Bag
This month, to help celebrate ten years of the Ask Tim Grey email newsletter, Lowepro is providing a Lens Exchange bag to one lucky reader every day. I thought I’d take a moment to share why I think this bag … Continue reading
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Foiled Again (er, I mean, Failed Again)
It seems my losing streak continues. I’ve long complained about the lack of reliability in external hard drives. And now another hard drive has failed, this time a bit 3 terabyte drive I use to backup much of my other … Continue reading
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Digital Media Retirement Party
Retirement parties are supposed to be a good thing, but this one isn’t. Today I retire a CompactFlash card. It will no longer be used to capture photographs… Digital photography is, in my view, a truly wonderful thing. I love … Continue reading
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In-Car Tripod Setup
I received quite a few inquiries from readers wanting to know how I went about setting up the tripod for the various in-car time-lapse videos I’ve shared recently. And I’m happy to share… Of course, this was a bit of … Continue reading
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One of My Better Purchases
As something of a gadget geek, it doesn’t take too much to convince me to buy a product that seems like it might be useful. Quite often, that means I end up with a lot of gadgets that I really … Continue reading
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The Tripod Compromise
I can’t even fathom going on any trip — even a business trip — without a camera. In some extreme cases I’ll just take my point-and-shoot digital camera along with me, but whenever possible (which is most trips) I’ll bring … Continue reading
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