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A different type of Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM demo
Posted by Cameron in Equipment, Just for Fun, Newspaper, Photography, Sport, Video on August 3rd, 2010
Had a bit of spare time to muck around today while shooting a football training session so I thought I’d hook my 5D MkII (with a 16-35) to my monopod with a magic arm to give you an idea of the field of view difference between a 16mm lens on a full frame camera compared to a 400mm lens on a 1.3x crop DSLR (equivalent to 520mm on a full frame camera).
It’s not that exciting but hopefully it’s better than a poke in the eye! 
Feel free to check it out in HD by hitting this link or watch the embedded video below.
V8 Supercars charge into Townsville again
Posted by Cameron in News, Photography, Sport, Video on July 11th, 2010
Craig Lowndes steers his Holden V8 Supercar around the Townsville track
Yesterday was race one of the 2010 Townsville 400 and Jamie Whincup once again finished first. I took the opportunity to set the 5D MkII (with 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM) down to shoot a quick demo 1080 24p HD video of the first lap from turn one while I was shooting with the long lens. Here’s a quick look – feel free to click here to watch in 720p or in the full 1080p res!
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.
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