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Thunderbirds are go!
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds flew their F16 Falcons into Townsville, Australia today ahead of a big airshow planned for the weekend. I was there to shoot them for ‘Uncle Rupert’ and took the opportunity to grab a bit of HD Video as well. Probably a good thing cause it made me realise how urgently I need a fluid head tripod! Trying to manhandle a 5DMkII with a 400 f2.8L IS on a monopod in the wind while shooting video AS WELL AS shooting stills on a 1DMkIII with a 70-200 f2.8L IS is truly tricky. But I guess that’s why I’m paid the measly bucks eh?
Here’s a video I knocked up with a few stills tossed in. Feel free to watch it here or click the link on the video to head over to Vimeo and see it in HD. Hope you like it!
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Anyone keen on a great condition Canon EOS 5D?
Posted by Cameron in Equipment, Photography on August 3rd, 2009
I am parting with my backup camera body which has had very little use at all. I use a Canon EOS 1DSMkIII and a Canon EOS 1DMkIII and this body was purchased as a backup. It has had less than 10,000 shutter actuations and has spent most of its time in a Pelican case. It has been used for a few weddings and portraits where a second full-frame body was required. (Last used for a wedding in May – sample pics here)
It is supplied with a genuine Canon BG-E4 vertical grip, a AA battery holder for the vertical grip, two camera batteries (vertical grip holds two batteries), battery charger, all instruction manuals, paperwork, software etc and all packaged in the original boxes.
FYI: The camera was purchased in late 2007 and I will supply a tax invoice when shipping the camera.
The pics below are of the actual camera.
You can find a very detailed review of the Canon EOS 5D at this DP Review webpage
Keen? – Head to my eBay page at [this link]
PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 field review
Posted by Cameron in Equipment, Photography, Technology, Video on May 12th, 2009
This is a field test/review of my new PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 units. Testing was done in a method which represents that of a working photographer, therefore I haven’t tested the units with the antennas positioned in the numerous wacky positions suggested by PocketWizard at this page [link]
Testing notes: I set the flash to 2/3 stop over so that it was easily visible on the tree trunk; both units had been updated from firmware 4.10 to 4.25; all batteries were fully charged and/or new.
A busy working press/editorial photographer really doesn’t have the time to constantly adjust the positioning of the units to maximize range according to PocketWizard’s tips.
I have found both units to work perfectly well in very close range however my main reason for purchasing these was to have perfect reliability. Unfortunately this is not possible in my working environment. Hopefully there will be a simple solution soon. I still love my bunch of PocketWizard Plus II’s for remote camera triggering and simple non-ttl flash triggering however I feel pretty let down by this latest product from the PocketWizard stables.
Please note PocketWizard – I would be love to product test any new improved devices for you!
Click the “HD is off” button to watch the review in 720P high definition on Vimeo
PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 field review from Cameron Laird – Photographer on Vimeo.
Cycling timelapse – attempt 01
Posted by Cameron in Just for Fun, Photography, Technology, Video on May 7th, 2009
Came up with a brainwave yesterday before going out for a ride. Why not mount a Canon G10 on a magic-arm and shoot a timelapse during my ride? I set the shutter to one second increments but forgot to switch off the camera AF. Therefore the resulting increments vary between two and three seconds, the result of the camera having to focus before each shot. With such a gap between pics the result is way too jumpy, I wanted a much smoother result – so I am definitely going to give it another shot. Keep an eye out for a much improved result (hopefully!) 
Speed Cycling! from Cameron Laird – Photographer on Vimeo – Full 1280×720 HD version here
PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 size comparison
Posted by Cameron in Equipment, Photography on May 1st, 2009
Here is a comparison of the size of the new PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5. The MiniTT1 (which sits atop the camera) is quite a lot smaller than the old Canon IR ST-E2 transmitter. See how they fit on the camera in my post of a few days ago
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