Essential Elements of PhotographyPhotographers require more than just cameras and lenses. In this section, we review tripods, camera bags, and all of the other gadgets that photographers use.
Though my opinion is still tentative, I found the optics of the Sigma 150-600 f/5-6.3 C to be nice and sharp, the autofocus to be accurate but slow, and the image stabilization to be somewhat disappointing.
8.1 One of the things that I love most about being a photographer is traveling, but flying can be hard on camera equipment. Carrying camera…
8.9 The Tenba Messenger DNA 13 When I first unboxed1 this messenger bag, my mind inexplicably dug up a line from the Princess Bride :…
5.7 The Udee Backpack Though not strictly a camera bag, the Udee backpack may appeal to photographers who want to carry a minimal camera kit…
8.3 For the past three months I’ve been giving the new ThinkTank Naked Shapeshifter 2.0 a serious test: I’ve hiked with it in the stony mountains of…
8.4 Shooting tethered can be wonderfully useful for many photographers, and wireless tethers can give us even more freedom. Although times are changing, most of…
7.4 Why the Rotaball Connector? As sling-style straps1 were just gaining popularity, I first encountered Sun-Sniper camera straps about four years ago at an expo,…
8.1 ThinkTank Urban Disguise 40 Classic v3.0 Very early in my career as a photographer I realized that it doesn’t always pay to be conspicuous:…
8.3 The Tenba Cooper 13 is a stylish, thoughtfully designed, and well-built camera bag. Although it’s no bargain, its price is commensurate with its feature set and quality.
6.3 The Fujin Mark II aims to solve an age old problem: dust inside the camera. Dust on a camera sensor can be an annoying…
The Pixel Vertax E-11 battery grip for the Canon 5D Mark III is the latest in a collection of 3rd-party battery grips that I’ve…
For a few months, I’d been looking for a new tripod to replace my trusty old Slik U-212 when an Oben CT-3520 carbon-fiber tripod…
9.1 For the past month, I’ve been testing the Think Tank Modular Component Set V2, a collection of cases that work together to form something…
With the new line of X2 cards from Eye-Fi, the company clearly has one thing in mind; streamlined transfers to your iPad or Android…
The balance and comfort of nearly any SLR will benefit from a battery grip, particularly if the photographer has large hands or uses heavy…
Review: Shoot / Neewer RS-60E3 Timer Remote Release The RS-60E3 Timer Release ($19) struck me as a good option when I started getting interested…
GPS For Every Camera o matter what kind of digital camera you own, you can use the GisTEQ Photograckr Mini DPL900 ($59) geo-tagging system…
The Aputure AP-N80G is a battery and vertical shutter release grip for the Nikon D80. Several after-market grips are made for this camera, but…
