My sister put me on to these Sling Camera Bags. This one is from Lowepro – it’s called a Lowepro Passport Sling.
These are ideal for Day trips and general ‘around town’ kind of photo trips.
There is a bunch of things I like about them. Read More
Although I use Canon DSLR cameras mostly – I’m not a Fan boy – I like Nikon cameras too. I did a post on the New Nikon D5100 a little while ago.
I think the D5100 sits somewhere between the Canon T3i and the Canon 60D but at the moment I think it’s the best “Bang for Your Buck”.
Click for Nikon D5100 with 18-55mm lens for less than $800
It is selling for nearly $100 cheaper that the Canon T3i!
If you combine that with the great instant savings you get if you buy certain Nikkor lenses at the Read More
After a bad purchasing experience with a NON-bearing DSLR slider I decided to update my post recommending sliders.
I’m not saying NO to inexpensive sliders but to CHEAP sliders in the sense that they are cheaply made and don’t have good quality control.
I got the above slider in the mail with marked and WORSE – scratched rails! The scratches were deep enough to really feel when you moved the camera plate over that section. You would need some serious sand paper or file to get rid of them. Not something I want to do after spending over $100.
Rails need to be glossy smooth especially with a carriage that uses some kind of pads to slide. Actually, if you got a bearing slider with such poor quality control you would have trouble too.
This is my opinion now: Read More
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