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Why I sold my Gnarbox 1.0 Selling my GnarboxPhotographyTechnology

Why I sold my Gnarbox 1.0

I got my Gnarbox in 2017. I had purchased it because it looked like the travel companion I had waited for a long time. Although the Gnarbox 1.0 has great features, at the end of the day, It felt like an incomplete solution. Three obstacles (transfer reliability while plugged into power, transfer speed, and battery life) have been the main…
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January 25, 2019
Register Photography & Video equipment Prior to USA Departure – Part II Chit-ChatLast hour thoughtsPhotographyPhototoursTechnology

Register Photography & Video equipment Prior to USA Departure – Part II

A few months back, I wrote a post about how to register photography & video equipment before USA departure. This post attempted to answer most of the questions regarding the forms and the procedures necessary to register your gear prior to an international flight. On that same post, I wrote what I knew and could gather at that time on…
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June 1, 2017
Sony New Full Frame Lenses launch and its Optics Paradox AudiovisualsDesignLast hour thoughtsTechnology

Sony New Full Frame Lenses launch and its Optics Paradox

The New Sony Lenses New lenses for full frame bodies were announced yesterday, for the FE 16-35mm f/2.8 and 12-24mm f/4 lenses, it was a unexpected surprise - unless you frantically believe everything Alpha Rumors posts on their website - and yet a great addition to the ever growing full frame family of lenses for the E-mount system. For what was first reported,…
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May 18, 2017
Hacking a WD Passport as a Photo & Video Backup Solution on the Go AudiovisualsPhototoursTechnology

Hacking a WD Passport as a Photo & Video Backup Solution on the Go

Either you shoot video or photo - perhaps both - proper backup of your work is a must. I spent a few months planning my last photography tour through the northern Argentina. Among the multitude of options to prepare, I wanted to find an efficient way to backup all the photos and videos while on location without hauling a laptop with me. Backup & Replicant…
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March 31, 2017
Register your video & photo equipment prior to US departure AudiovisualsChit-ChatDesignPhototoursTechnology

Register your video & photo equipment prior to US departure

Once I was expecting my bags, upon my return from a recent trip to Argentina, and I was ready to leave the terminal area at the Miami International Airport (MIA) I was requested, by a customs officer, to a manual and thorough search of all my belongings. I didn't think twice and followed the agent into a small office next…
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January 25, 2017
Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K | Impressions Chit-ChatFilmTechnologyUncategorized

Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K | Impressions

Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K When Blackmagic Design announced the original video assist back in NAB 2015 we all, video junkies out there in the wild, got really excited. This was not only a fair competitor to the Atomos family of video monitors and recorders, but a solid designed product that entered the market at an affordable price. Fade to…
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July 2, 2016
WiFi cameras and Copyright Chit-ChatDesignLast hour thoughtsTechnology

WiFi cameras and Copyright

Things to consider regarding WiFi cameras and Copyright. Yesterday I watched a very interesting and educational video posted at BH's Youtube channel by the Copyright Zone guys. In case you haven't heard about them, an intellectual property lawyer, Ed Greenberg,  and a commercial photographer,  Jack Reznicki, joined forces in an effort to illustrate and educate, the many creatives out there, about…
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September 28, 2015