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Going lighter with an FX system
Rick Walker (walkerr)
There are times when you want, need or should travel lighter, however still making wonderful quality images, not just snapshots. Rick Walker presents us his current solution on occasion of a trip to Paris with his wife. Read more...
Dream Lake & Nymph Lake shooting experience
Rick Walker (walkerr)
Rick Walker takes us into his personal experienced approach path to successful landscape photography. From tripod positioning through focal length choices, to composition, actual shooting and then to post-processing. Read more...
The New MAGICA Series 4
J. Ramon Palacios (jrp)
I have been using a Series 3 MAGICA for several years. To move up from a Series 2 to a Series 3 was an easy choice; it became a need as soon as I went above 200mm focal lengths. But the prospect of acquiring a 500mm f/4 Nikkor lens to seriously incursion into birding has been haunting me for long. Read more...
5 simple steps to service a Gitzo tripod
Gary Worrall (glxman)
All equipment needs maintenance and servicing a tripod should be a routine after you use it around water and sand or mud. In this practical step-by-step guide you will see, how to easily disassemble and reassemble a Gitzo tripod. Read more...
FAQs - What tripod
J. Ramon Palacios (jrp)
Do you really need a tripod? The background of why a tripod often is a necessity. Checklists and info on how to proceed selecting a tripod based upon your needs. Read more...
FAQs - Why a Monopod?
J. Ramon Palacios (jrp)
As much as we would like to take our tripods everywhere, it is not always possible. Stands at stadiums, game fields or courts, rinks, race tracks and theaters, are off limits for tripods. So what monopod should you consider? J. Ramón Palacios guides you through the process of choosing, teaches you the technique and provides sample photographs shot with a monopod. Read more...
On Tripod Technique
J. Ramon Palacios (jrp)
Whether you already own - or by now have decided to own- a good tripod, they don't work alone. Tripods benefit from all the help you can give them, even the very best; more so if there is some wind. What are the proven tripod technique practices? Read more...
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