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Toronto at dusk skyline panorama

Manfrotto 303SPH

Manfrotto 303SPH Built like a tank, looks like a tank, works like a charm Manufacturer:  Manfrotto Website:  www.manfrotto.com MSRP:  USD $650.00 The Manfrotto 303SPH multirow panoramic head is a bit of an odd beast coming from a company that’s always had that Italian flare for design in their products.  It’s a bit like a Frankenstein […]

Shoot RS-80N3 product shot

Shoot RS-80N3

Shoot RS-80N3 The cheapest way from here to there Manufacturer: Shenzhen Shoot Photographic Equipment Co., Ltd. Website:  n/a (see below) MSRP:  USD $5.00, or thereabouts There’s photographic equipment, and then there’s photographic equipment.  If you’ve spent much time in a camera store, you know it’s almost impossible to escape without laying down at least a hundred […]

DigiSnap 2800 Product Shot

DigiSnap 2000 Series

DigiSnap 2000 Series Good things come in small packages Manufacturer: Harbortronics Inc. Website:  www.harbortronics.com MSRP:  USD $149.00-$199.00 Designed to work with the original Nikon Coolpix line of point-and-shoot digital cameras, the DigiSnap 2000 series of intervalometers (or, really, camera controllers you might say) has evolved to embrace the modern digital SLR world.  But before going […]


T-Minus Productions Audio Trigger product shot

T-Minus Audio Trigger

T-Minus Audio Trigger The only tool for the job Manufacturer: T-Minus Productions Inc. Website:  www.tminusproductions.com MSRP:  USD $400.00 Remote photography is almost always problematic, and space launch photography doubly so.  Physical access is highly restricted, launches can be delayed at a moment’s notice, and launch windows shift daily.  In the case of photographing the final […]

Pclix LT Product Shot

Pclix LT

Pclix LT The Photographer’s Swiss Army Knife Manufacturer: 1017 Visual Effects Inc. Website:  www.pclix.com MSRP:  USD $150.00 The Pclix LT has long been one of those items that is always in my camera bag.  Small, efficient, and versatile, it’s the must-have tool for photographing star trails, timelapse sequences, and long-exposure work.  It’s field programmable, runs […]