Filed under: Equipment, News
From the gushing press release you would have thought it was the most revolutionary piece of camera equipement ever. But its just a bag. A rather nice bag, admittingly, but just a backpack in which to store your camera at the end of the day.
Words such as ‘lifestyle’, ‘unique’, ‘cutting-edge technologies’, are all very well and it may well be an ‘unprececented design’ and ‘ergonomic’ but what I need to know is how much it costs and what can be fitted inside!
Distributed exclusively in North America by Bogen Imaging the Ergo-Tech Collection offers a “futuristic design. Each bag features designated safe guard zones, where extra internal, modular padding is added to protect the gear within. In addition, safe guard zones also feature Flexi-Shield, a technology specifically designed for the Ergo-Tech collection. Flexi-Shield, Kata‚s new, high-frequency, molded flexible reinforcement, appears in the form of ridges on the exterior of safe guard zones for ultimate protection. “
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Original post by Andrew Barrow
Filed under: Equipment, News
Nikonians - the international club/forum for Nikon owners - has a small competition for registered users. Answer the 14 questions survey and you could win a Markins 3D Ballhead. This is a smaller and lighter head than the Markins M20 and the Markins M10 and is ideal for light tripods and monopods, like the Gitzo G11XX series or the Manfrotto 190 (Bogen 3001).
Fill out the questionnaire here.
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Original post by Andrew Barrow
Filed under: Equipment, Websites
Sorry for the UK focus on todays posts - but here is another. A price comparison site that some might find useful. Concentrating on the digital camera market Camera Price Buster is a “one stop shopping website” that lets anyone locate the least expensive prices on UK digital cameras and accessories.
When I visited a few moments ago there were two special deals available. Enter the specified code and receive a 10% discount on purchaes from Jessops (excluding cameras) or a £20 discount on purchases at Curreys over £300.
A quick look at the Canon EOS350D sees a price range from a high £579.99 at Play.com down to £429 at Warehouse Express. A site to bookmark…
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Original post by Andrew Barrow
Filed under: Canon, Equipment, Lenses
RentGlass. com allows the rental of camera lenses for your SLR’s. A great way to test out a lens before you buy or to experiment with those specialist lenses that you would love to have but couldn’t possibly warrant the expense. At the moment the site is offering the Canon 24mm Tilt-Shift at $44/$37/$32 per week for 1/2/3 weeks respectively.
At the moment only Canon-compatible products are listed (Nikon-compatible are listed as being available from the 20th July). It seems to be a popular service as the Canon page states “The Canon store is currently under extremely high demand. Please use our in-stock email notification system for the best chance of getting the lens you want.”
Each lens comes with a prepaid return shipping and label - how easy can it be? Your week doesn’t actually begin until the UPS tracked package is delivered.
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Original post by Andrew Barrow
