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Motion Sensor Triggering

Aziz — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:31:45 +0000

Well firstly, I should apologize to the Canon, Pentax and any other non-Nikon users. This tip is described for Nikons (in particular, the D70, since I shoot that), however although I don’t have specific instructions for other brands of cameras, I imagine that the setup would likely be very similar. So give it a shot no matter what camera you have! (more…)

Sensor Cleaning

Aziz — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:31:38 +0000

You’re up at 5 am, out the door to get to your predetermined spot, take 20 minutes to setup the tripod and really begin to wake up. The sun begins to rise and you start shooting like crazy before the crucial 15-30 minutes of great light is over. After you’re done you go home, download your pictures and notice a couple of black spots in your shot. Yep, despite all the efforts you have taken, some how the dreaded dust has infiltrated your camera and caused you some editing time. Worst of all you know the time has come to that you need to lock up the mirror and clean the sensor. Just the thought of touching the what’s typically the most expensive part of a camera can bring beads of sweat to your forehead. (more…)

Making a Variable Neutral Density Filter

Aziz — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:31:37 +0000

Singh-Ray came out with a great filter called the Vari-ND. This is a variable neutral density filter and works similarly like a circular polarizing filter, you can turn a dial on the filter and it varies the amount of light allowed into your camera. (more…)

What’s In Your Camera Bag?

Aziz — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:31:40 +0000

If you ask photographers what’s in their bag you would likely hear about lens, bodies, filters etc… What we’re interested in is the non-typical items you carry. For example, I tend to photograph a lot of flowers, so I carry a mist bottle that I can fill and spray down flowers to achieve the effect like they just got rained on. So what useful items do you carry? Drop us a line telling us the item and how you use it.

Increase the ISO on Your Camera

Aziz — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:31:43 +0000

Digital cameras tend to range in ISO between 100 to 1600 (for the Canons, a 1600 push to 3200). A few months ago, I had read an article at KenRockwell.com that tells you how to push a cameras ISO even higher. Although this tip was for Nikon camera, on other digital SLR cameras. Here’s how you do it (more…)

Make your Own White Balance Disc

Aziz — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:31:14 +0000

A few cheap items and a little bit of work and you won’t have to worry about post-processing white balance issues. (more…)

Taxing Times

Aziz — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:53:46 +0000

Bureaucrats all over the world are the same! Left to themselves, they would tax anything they can lay their hands on. Apparently some bureaucrats in Brussels suddenly woke up to the fact that digital still cameras could also take video clips. Why not tax them as camcorders, they reasoned? What wasn’t immediately apparent was that camcorders suffered an import duty of 12.5% that digital still cameras didn’t. Obviously, the imaging industry is up in arms. Being Europe, the European Commission has decided to consult industry before going ahead.

Trust I am not giving the Revenue authorities of other countries some naughty thoughts.