Waiting at the Crossing, Lincoln, NE 1993 — by Chris Faust The January 30th deadline is fast approaching for the panoramic night photography contest hosted by The Nocturnes, dubbed The Panocturnists. [Entry form here] The entry fee is a reasonable $25 for up to three images. The juror will be none other than Chris Faust, [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Gear category.
Free Overnight Shipping on Nikon Cameras, Free 2-Day on Canon
Whether you’re looking to buy a $150 point and shoot, or a fancy digital SLR that will set you back a few grand, B&H Photo is offering free overnight shipping on Nikon cameras, and free 2-day shipping on Canon cameras. Just thought I’d pass the word along. Hope you find something under the tree that [...]
Rush Ranch revisited, and my kingdom for a really sharp wide angle lens
Rush Ranch Revisited — by Joe Reifer Last week at the Nocturnes Rush Ranch Workshop I revisited the location of an image I made almost 5 years ago. The camera position and light painting are very similar, but the focal length and exposure time make for a very different image. The image was shot with [...]
Lensbaby Composer Review
This review originally appeared on The Online Photographer on 3/10/2009. Re-posting here in case you missed it. Lensbaby Choices: Paintbrush and Palette I’ve been shooting with various Lensbabies for the last five years, and previously reviewed the Lensbaby 3G on the Online Photographer. The current Lensbaby product line features three different lens bodies and four [...]
Eye Cones, Canon 5D Mark II and Lexar rebates
Eye Cones — by Joe Reifer As of this morning, the Canon 5D Mark II is in stock at B&H Photo. Canon also has a $200 rebate on a camera/lens/flash combo that expires in a few days: Buy a current model camera body (including the 5D Mark II), AND one of four L lenses (24-70/2.8L, [...]
A Dozen Holiday Gift Ideas for Photographers
I can hardly contain myself — by Joe Reifer All the product links on this list will take you to B&H Photo (except the flashlight, which is available on Amazon). B&H is an honest, reliable place to buy photo gear at excellent prices. I hope some of these ideas are useful! Hands on Guide to [...]
Video Tour of iPhone Apps for Photographers
I don’t want to sound like a commercial for the iPhone, but having a GPS capable version of Google Maps in your pocket is incredibly useful. Yesterday I was photographing over in Marin, and then heading to an event in San Rafael in the afternoon. I got directions to the trailhead, used Yelp to find [...]
Diana+: Return of the Diana camera
The classic 120 format Diana camera is back, but with a twist — you can unscrew the lens to convert the Diana+ into a superwide pinhole camera. The camera shoots 12x 5.2cm square exposures per roll, 16x 4.2cm square exposures per roll, or in “endless panorama” format with minimal frame spacing in the 4.2cm format. [...]
Townsley, Holga, Monroe, Yahoo, Leica
There’s no place like home — by Joe Reifer Battery Townsley, a World War II fort in the Marin Headlands, has been restored. You can take a tour on the 2nd Sunday of the month between 2-4pm. Why not enjoy a hike up the hill to Wolf Ridge after your tour? I got a Holgamods [...]
Harry Callahan, Urban Exploration, 1DS Mark III
Hydra — by Joe Reifer There was a great feature on urban exploration in last Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle magazine called Going Underground that features my friend Jon Haeber — check out the audio slideshow and photos Paul Butzi’s post on Harry Callahan is fascinating — don’t miss it The Canon 1DS Mark III is [...]
