I have a selection of supports for my camera gear. All shapes and sizes, for all kinds of uses. Tripods that rarely see the light of day, monopods that for some reason have three legs but are still called monopods and those overpriced pocketable types with the flexible legs that flex to pieces. I wanted to get back to basics and find a simple aluminium monopod that suited my uses. I feel the … [Read more...] about Velbon Ultra Stick L50 (Quick look)
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Sleeper Reader
I often see guys crashed out on the London Underground. Not being a Londoner myself the scene always fascinates me. I wonder if the person parties hard, works hard, or both. I imagine a few sleep past their stops and some have nowhere to get off at. … [Read more...] about Sleeper Reader
Panasonic Lumix GH1 (Quick Test)
This is a small test with the Lumix GH1. It's a 'hybrid' camera I have only just bought, initially with the intention to videoblog with. I know this may seem like a bit of overkill but as I normally take a pro SLR and a video camera out on assignments I was thinking that this may finally be the device that takes decent photos and video while at the same time is reasonably compact. By … [Read more...] about Panasonic Lumix GH1 (Quick Test)
Panasonic Lumix GH1 (Quick Look)
This is not a cheep camera. Without the HD video option it's around £500. And with it it's around a £1000. Seems to me to be a steep hike in the price but I imagine with decent Panasonic HD video camera fetching around £800, this camera had to find a position in the range. The quality of the image with both stills and video looks spectacular and the internal and external mic … [Read more...] about Panasonic Lumix GH1 (Quick Look)