Wednesday 13 July 2011

Loupe for the EOS 7D & 5D

When shooting video, or stills, using the LCD viewfinder, the sun can be a problem.  The screen is not so easy to see, and so, checking focus becomes difficult.

This is a problem which can be solved by using a loupe which fits over the LCD, on the back of the camera.

It's also good for previewing photos, in strong light, to check focus, etc.

Some loupes are expensive, but I've found one which works very well, and does not cost so much.  This one here:

GGS 3X Viewfinder Loupe on ebay.co.uk 

If you're in the USA, you can find it here.

Note that this item is available from many sellers, so check for the best price.

Saturday 9 July 2011

MV Brigitte Bardot


MV Brigitte Bardot, originally uploaded by Photomage.
Just been to the harbour, here in Jersey, to take a look at the sleek MV Brigitte Bardot, which is visiting until the 14th July 2011.

The Sea Shepherd are here because there is an annual whale hunting meeting taking place, the IWC.

So, quite a lot of anti-whaling activities are taking place.

Friday 8 July 2011

Lasers can kill cameras

A quick search on YouTube soon reveals the damage that a laser can inflict upon a camera's CMOS sensor.

I would imagine there is greater risk, when either shooting video, or when using a compact camera, or live view, in which case the shutter is always open.

Damage manifests itself either in the form of horizontal lines, or dead pixels, and will be expensive to repair.

Any harm caused by a laser is very unlikely to be covered by the camera guarantee.

You can still capture laser shows, so long as the beam source cannot enter the lens directly.

Thursday 7 July 2011

LG Optimus 3D

Just changed my smartphone for a new LG Optimus 3D which can shoot, and display both still photos and videos, all in glorious 3D.

As well as 3D, it does all the other smart stuff very nicely thanks to dual-core, and dual-memory.


Some sample video here.  Click through to YouTube, to view in 3D.

Sunday 16 January 2011

Land Rover Defender


Land Rover Defender 01c, originally uploaded by Photomage.

Sometimes it snows, even in Jersey! Ideal weather for this Land Rover.

Friday 18 June 2010

Friday 8 January 2010

Ford Fiesta and Hardrocker

This photo was processed in Adobe Lightroom 3 beta, using the Hardrocker preset, plus a few other tweaks.

Off-camera flash fired on to side of car.

Get the preset here Hardrocker preset

You can download and try out the beta version of Lightroom 3 here.