Equipment

RAID the Hard Way

It has been a long, frustrating road to use RAID for my TimeMachine backups. Hopefully, you can learn what not to do from this... - by David R. Beebe Read More...

LCD Screen Protector for Canon 7D

I recently purchased a Snap-On LCD Screen Protector for Canon 7D by Vello. It does what is expected but came with an unexpected change I am not sure I like. - by David R. Beebe Read More...

Time Lapse Photography

There are any number of ways to accomplish time lapse photography which is a series of images, viewed as a video sequence in a compressed duration. The most straight forward method is to record video in real time and speed up its playback in post. The down side is that to span a long interval of time, you end up working with a very large video file. An alternative is to assemble a series of still photos taken at a fixed interval over a long period of time. Here are my thoughts on how to do that and a sample of 6 clips to help illustrate options with the GoPro HD Hero2 - by David R. Beebe Read More...

GoPro HD Hero2

First impressions and set-up recommendations for getting the most from a GoPro HD Hero2 - by David R. Beebe Read More...

Camera lenses vs. scopes

Commentary on the digiscoping trend of pairing spotting scopes and small digital cameras vs. DSLRs and telephoto lenses - by David R. Beebe Read More...

Cotton Carrier Camera Vest

Having seen advertisements in photo magazines for years, I finally decided to give the Cotton Carrier camera vest a try and I couldn't be happier - by David R. Beebe Read More...

Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens

My thoughts on the Canon EF 100-400mm lens which in my opinion is the single most useful travel lens in their product line - by David R. Beebe Read More...

Renting Specialty Glass

If you're like me, you covet expensive lenses but can't justify the cost to own them and didn't realize at first that you can rent them to cover your immediate need for much, much less - by David R. Beebe Read More...

Notes On AVCHD Editing With Mac: Equipment Summary

Not to imply that this equipment list is the best possible (even at this moment in time before they are all outdated), but I've selected Canon and Macintosh products that yield excellent results - by David R. Beebe Read More...