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SON dynamo hub and Edelux bike light review
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| Thursday 14th July 2011
It seems slightly odd to be posting a review of bike lights in the depths of summer, but this is going to be a long term review so I thought I would get started now with some initial thoughts. The review will cover the Schmidt SON XS dynamo hub and Edelux light primarily, but I will also outline my other findings on bike based electricity generation for powering and charging other devices such as iPhones and USB…
MacBook Pro SSD and memory speed increases for photographers
(0) Comments | Wednesday 23rd February 2011
No self respecting photographer leaves home without their MacBook. (Yes, I know Windows 7 is pretty decent now too, don't flame me.) My 15" MBP from a few years ago is getting a bit long in the tooth and because I now travel everywhere by train and bike, I needed to lighten my load a little and get a small enough packsize to pack camping gear and camera gear into a couple of small…
Books for photographers
(2) Comments | Tuesday 22nd February 2011
There are many photography books out there. A search for 'photography' on Amazon UK in 2011 revealed 368 572 books! So which are the good ones? And should you just look at photographers books? My answer is, you have to find out for yourself. I love books, photography, art, fiction, so this article is just a list of books that I enjoyed and that helped me. Go out, buy books, visit the library, learn. I hope…
Just Mobile Gum Plus Mobile Battery Pack mini-review
(0) Comments | Sunday 07th November 2010
I love my iPhone. The enhanced connectivity with friends, family and followers is really life enhancing to me. But, like most smartphones, with calls, apps, gps and a myriad of other functionality, the battery is just not good enough. Really I wish that smartphone designers would make their phones a little larger. They would be easier to use and there would be more room for a bigger battery. However ….
So an external battery is the next best…
How to choose a camera bag for landscape photography
(1) Comments | Sunday 31st January 2010
Almost as important as your camera system itself is a way to carry and protect that system. Like many photographers I know or whose articles I read, camera bags are a personal choice and most of us go through many many bags before we find ones which work. I have some that I used only once or twice before consigning them to the attic or ebay! One grubby no-name bag that I picked up for £10 in a bargain…
