Photo Gear

The NEX Big Thing

Can’t wait to get my hands on the new Sony NEX-5 that puts an APS sensor into a tiny point-n-shoot body. With the 16mm/2.8 lens, it’s got the makings of a perfect walk-around camera… The 1080 HD Video is very impressive as well… Sony also announced this cool new E-mount interchangeable lens HD camcorder

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Cool Gear: Personalized Drives from Pexagontech

One of the cool things I found at the WPPI Trade Show in Las Vegas were personalized Hard Drives and Flash Drives from Pexagontech. Super cool way to always be sporting the BRIANSMITH.COM logo while I work…

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Cool Gear: Lowepro Pro Roller x200

Flying into Marsh Harbor, Bahamas for a shoot. Tiny American Eagle jets are always a challenge when traveling with photography gear from Point A to Point B. You don’t want to send your cameras into the luggage hold. Gate checking a roller bag only ensures that it gets banged around fewer times… But this time,

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The Perfect Camera for Our Robust Economy

Just what our booming economy needs, a $14,400 Hermes leather-clad Leica M7. And to think people said film cameras and excess spending were going out of style… Orange you glad Gizmotto spotted this bargain…

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Cool Gear: Strobies Flash Modifiers

One of the cool things I came across at this year’s PhotoPlus Expo was this Interfit Strobies Portrait Kit light modifiers for shoe mount flash. The great thing about studio flashes like Profoto is that you have lots of great choices of light modifiers, but most of the modifiers for on-camera flash either look like

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