As most of my regular readers know, I’m a Canon man. Not because they might be the best (which they aren’t) but that’s how it happened. My first digital camera was a Canon P&S with no manual controls, a PowerShot A20. Having liked that camera, my next model was a more advanced one with full [...]

Starting with my last review on the Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW camera backpack, I have inaugurated a new rating system for my photo equipment reviews.
Ratings will sit on a scale from 1.0 to 10.0. I won’t grade anything lower than 1.0. If I ever come across something so bad and vile as to merit a [...]

It seems that I’ve had the Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW for the most part of this year so a review seems in order at this point.
I already have the much larger Lowepro CompuTrekker AW and I’ve had it for several years, but it always came close to breaking my back when fully loaded. Actually I [...]

Well, here I am after a very long absence. For my comeback I have reviewed the Vivitar VP-1 Varipower Adapter. I’ve purchased a couple of these during my time off from photography and I gotta say, I love them. During my absence I also bought a LaCrosse Technologies battery charger which is another cool piece [...]

I recently had the privilege of shooting 3 rolls of film with a venerable old Canon F-1 manual SLR camera. I said “privilege” for 3 reasons: first, it was lent to me by a gentleman at the office (through this I wish to thank him again for the opportunity); second, these cameras were top of [...]