Month: January 2018

Tripod Hack: Duct Tape for Emergencies

Tripod Hack: Duct Tape for Emergencies

Posted by | Jan 31, 2018 | ,

Here’s a quick tip that might get you out of a bind one day. Wrap a small amount of duct tape around the leg of your tripod so that you’ve got a couple of feet of it to use in emergencies. You can use it to mend a broken tripod in the field, fix camping gear, camera bags, studio softboxes, lightstands and so much more! I use the Gorilla Tape brand myself, but any generic brand will do the trick as long as it doesn’t leave too much glue residue. I find that Gorilla Tape stuff is really easy...

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Packing Tips on Mighty Goods

Packing Tips on Mighty Goods

Posted by | Jan 23, 2018 | ,

MightyGoods is a website that shares stories and knowledge from adventurers, nomads, athletes and other people wander the globe. Along with several other photographers, I was recently asked to share some photography packing tips with them and you can find the...

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From My Office: The Canon Printer Without Ink Cartridges

From My Office: The Canon Printer Without Ink Cartridges

Posted by | Jan 21, 2018 | ,

I’ve had this printer, the Canon G3200, for about a year now and I keep meaning to tell you guys about it. It’s part of a new line of printers from Canon called “Mega Tank”.  As you can see from the photos, it has ink tanks instead of the typical cartridges that are found in most small printers. Refilling the ink is a simple matter of buying bulk ink in a bottle and pouring it in. Even if you buy Canon ink, it’s still much cheaper than the old scenario of replacing entire cartridges, and there’s also cheaper third-party...

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New SanDisk Extreme Portable SSDs Look Cool!

New SanDisk Extreme Portable SSDs Look Cool!

Posted by | Jan 17, 2018 | ,

It looks like SSD pricing has really turned a corner this year and I’m seeing products that are less then half the price, and half the size of the ones that were on the market last year. G-Technology launched a series of small, USB-C enabled rugged SSDs, and now SanDisk has done the same thing with the Extreme Pro SSD. Since both SanDisk and G-Technology are both Western Digital companies, it’s entirely possible they contain the same drives, but the external styling is quite different. The SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD looks to be significantly thinner than the G-Technology equivalent,...

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