Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Shutter Shot
I want to first off apologize for my absence in posting to this blog. I've been hard at work on a blog dedicated to photography. This blog will continue to be a resource for all things tech; but anything related to photography will now be on Shutter Shot. Learning photography, and how to work a DSLR can be frustrating at times so I created this blog as a resource for help. Feel free to check it out and subscribe if you like.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Survival Straps
I know that this is post is a bit different from the usual tech stuff, but this is an awesome gadget and I just had to share it with you guys. I would first like to disclose that I am NOT getting paid to do this review. So lets get to it.
Overview: The Survival Strap bracelet seems to be your ordinary everyday cool looking bracelet, but don't let its elegant design and awesome color combinations full you. This bracelet is packed with 15 feet of 550 para-cord. Yep, parachute cord, the one and only military grade. The cool part about is, come emergency, you can unravel it and use the cord for your emergency needs. The better part, you can send the remains of the bracelet to the company and they will send you a new one free of charge.
Design: I personally got the blue EMT bracelet, but these stylish survival straps come in over 1,000 color combinations; and their new design is rocking awesome. You can choose you enclosure tipe(plastic buckle or metal shackle) to suit your needs best. If you're not planning on taking it off all the time I recommend getting the metal shackle.
Customer Service: As far as customer service goes, it's simply amazing. The people over at Survival Straps are just the best. I've never had any issues, and they've even replaced a bracelet for me free of charge.
Uses: The bracelet can be used in all sorts of scenarios; it's even saved lives. You can check out a whole bunch of stories on their website of how the bracelets were used, and how they've helped people everywhere. (Link Below)
So check out their website and let them know I sent you. It is a great piece of gear to have on at all times, and it looks awesome too.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Overview: The Survival Strap bracelet seems to be your ordinary everyday cool looking bracelet, but don't let its elegant design and awesome color combinations full you. This bracelet is packed with 15 feet of 550 para-cord. Yep, parachute cord, the one and only military grade. The cool part about is, come emergency, you can unravel it and use the cord for your emergency needs. The better part, you can send the remains of the bracelet to the company and they will send you a new one free of charge.
Design: I personally got the blue EMT bracelet, but these stylish survival straps come in over 1,000 color combinations; and their new design is rocking awesome. You can choose you enclosure tipe(plastic buckle or metal shackle) to suit your needs best. If you're not planning on taking it off all the time I recommend getting the metal shackle.
Customer Service: As far as customer service goes, it's simply amazing. The people over at Survival Straps are just the best. I've never had any issues, and they've even replaced a bracelet for me free of charge.
Uses: The bracelet can be used in all sorts of scenarios; it's even saved lives. You can check out a whole bunch of stories on their website of how the bracelets were used, and how they've helped people everywhere. (Link Below)
So check out their website and let them know I sent you. It is a great piece of gear to have on at all times, and it looks awesome too.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Website: http://www.survivalstraps.com/
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Apple Care
We geeks take pride in our apple products, and for good reason. Some of us spend over $2,000 dollars on computers now a days, and do everything we can to protect them. I remember when I first got my macbook pro; I was dressing it like a Christmas tree. I spend hundreds of dollars on everything from screen protectors, cases, and you guessed it, Apple Care.
When I was first looking into purchasing my computer I really didn't think much of it at the time, until my friend's logic board fried and had it replaced... And he didn't have apple care. He ended up spending double of what it would've costed to get the warranty, and on top of that his computer was never the same.
So my advice is to invest in your investment. That sounds funny. Anyways, don't skimp out on the potentially life-saving apple service. I will in the future create a full guide to receiving a free computer from apple through apple care after having repeated issues with it. But until then,
Hope this helps
Cheers
Apple Care: http://www.apple.com/support/products/
When I was first looking into purchasing my computer I really didn't think much of it at the time, until my friend's logic board fried and had it replaced... And he didn't have apple care. He ended up spending double of what it would've costed to get the warranty, and on top of that his computer was never the same.
So my advice is to invest in your investment. That sounds funny. Anyways, don't skimp out on the potentially life-saving apple service. I will in the future create a full guide to receiving a free computer from apple through apple care after having repeated issues with it. But until then,
Hope this helps
Cheers
Apple Care: http://www.apple.com/support/products/
Monday, April 25, 2011
Canon T2i Review
A lot of us, including myself, have been moving onto DSLR's. It's great to have a device that can take 18 Megapixel photos, and shoot HD video all in one. It's also great to have the option to change your lenses, or your setting for that matter, or perhaps feel like a pro. And those are just a few of the many things DSLR's on today's market offer.
I'm going to be focussing this review on the Canon EOS T2i because it's the DSLR which I own, although many of the features are standard amongst the line of entry level DSLR's. The T2i offers not only amazing photos, but just as great video with that DSLR cinematic look. It's the reason I got it over its camcorder competitor. Just about the same price, yet double the bang. So lets run through a few of it's features, and of course, the bad "stuff".
Features:
Megapixels: 18
Stabilization: In Lens
Memory Card: SD / SDHC / SDXC
Max. Shutter Speed: 1/4000
Max. Photo Capture: 3.7 per second
ISO Range: 100 to 12800
Movie Modes: Quicktime MOV1920 x 1080p;1280 x 720;640 x 480
LCD: Fixed 3in (1,040,000 dots)
Viewfinder: Pentamirror (95% coverage)
Autofocus: 9 point
Face Detect AF: No
Sensor Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.9 (1.6x crop factor)
HDMI Port: Yes
Live View: Yes
Built-in Flash: Yes (Sync: 1/200)
Compatible Lenses: All Canon EF and EF-S
Battery: LP-E8 LiIon
Dimensions: 5.1 x 3.9 x 2.9in 129 x 98 x 75mm
Weight: 18.7oz (530g)
Now with the good there's always the bad. The Pro's have been pretty much already stated but theres an evil side to this ingenious camera as well. To start off with, the price. Yep, this bad boy comes in at around $900.00 with the kit lens. So if you're just looking to do everyday here and there video, I recommend going with a Kodak Zi8, or something of that nature. Another downside to this DSLR is its painfully slow 3.7 fps shutter speed. As oppose to its "daddy" the canon 7D which boosts about 8 photos a second with a batter grip.
A few other things to consider are that it doesn't have a top facing LCD screen. For some this is not an issue, but then comes in the factor that the lack of this screen makes the body a bit smaller than say the Canon 60D. It also has a 1.6 times crop ratio. So a 10mm lens is really a 16mm lens. But you're going to be stuck with this unless you have 2,500 bucks to for over for the 5D mark two.
Overall there's not much to say about this camera. It does what it says it does, and you do get what you pay for. I personally will be upgrading to the Canon 7D once I get the dough, but until then this camera will do just fine.
Hope this helps
Cheers
I'm going to be focussing this review on the Canon EOS T2i because it's the DSLR which I own, although many of the features are standard amongst the line of entry level DSLR's. The T2i offers not only amazing photos, but just as great video with that DSLR cinematic look. It's the reason I got it over its camcorder competitor. Just about the same price, yet double the bang. So lets run through a few of it's features, and of course, the bad "stuff".
Features:
Megapixels: 18
Stabilization: In Lens
Memory Card: SD / SDHC / SDXC
Max. Shutter Speed: 1/4000
Max. Photo Capture: 3.7 per second
ISO Range: 100 to 12800
Movie Modes: Quicktime MOV1920 x 1080p;1280 x 720;640 x 480
LCD: Fixed 3in (1,040,000 dots)
Viewfinder: Pentamirror (95% coverage)
Autofocus: 9 point
Face Detect AF: No
Sensor Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.9 (1.6x crop factor)
HDMI Port: Yes
Live View: Yes
Built-in Flash: Yes (Sync: 1/200)
Compatible Lenses: All Canon EF and EF-S
Battery: LP-E8 LiIon
Dimensions: 5.1 x 3.9 x 2.9in 129 x 98 x 75mm
Weight: 18.7oz (530g)
Now with the good there's always the bad. The Pro's have been pretty much already stated but theres an evil side to this ingenious camera as well. To start off with, the price. Yep, this bad boy comes in at around $900.00 with the kit lens. So if you're just looking to do everyday here and there video, I recommend going with a Kodak Zi8, or something of that nature. Another downside to this DSLR is its painfully slow 3.7 fps shutter speed. As oppose to its "daddy" the canon 7D which boosts about 8 photos a second with a batter grip.
A few other things to consider are that it doesn't have a top facing LCD screen. For some this is not an issue, but then comes in the factor that the lack of this screen makes the body a bit smaller than say the Canon 60D. It also has a 1.6 times crop ratio. So a 10mm lens is really a 16mm lens. But you're going to be stuck with this unless you have 2,500 bucks to for over for the 5D mark two.
Overall there's not much to say about this camera. It does what it says it does, and you do get what you pay for. I personally will be upgrading to the Canon 7D once I get the dough, but until then this camera will do just fine.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Glossy Vs. Matte Screens
Glossy Vs. Matte Screens, Ahhhhh. I'm going to be answering this question in this very post, and hopefully putting an end to this dreaded question. Walking you through it step by step, pro's, con's, and all the other good stuff. So lets get to it.
Glossy Display
Pros
- Rich Colors; This, of the many advantages of a glossy display, is the one reason people still consider it over it's "plain" opponent. The colors on a glossy display are richer, which means deeper blacks and brighter whites. Giving a better look on everything from surfing the web to video and photo editing.
Cons
- It's glossy! Which screams GLARES. This is not always the case but if you are working with a window behind you, or perhaps in a cafe of some sorts, good luck. Some people can also find it distracting, but others, like myself, don't mind it.
Matte Display
Pros
- True Colors: Now obviously the colors on the matte display are not going to be as vivid, although don't give up hope just yet. The matte display provides true color. This basically means that what you see is what you get; when you print, or play on a true color display. I personally don't see a difference, but the matte display will be a better option for professionals when creating content.
- There's no glare! Which means you won't be fiddling with that screen, or your background.
Cons
- Color is not as rich.
Preferences & Notes
- The glossy display has a grey border, while the glossy has the standard black border.
- The matte display screen is more sensitive to damage(because there is no glass part to it)
- There have been reports of curd gathering around the border of the matte display.
Other Options
- You can always add a matte screen protector to the glossy display, which really gives you the best of both worlds. This enables you to do a few things. You can take it off in the future(if you get tired of the matte "look") It gives the flexibility that having a matte screen won't.
So which is better?
- It is really up to you, and what you are going to be using it for. I personally am going to be getting the glossy screen and adding a matte screen protector(for the reasons listed above).
Hope this helps
Cheers
Glossy Display
Pros
- Rich Colors; This, of the many advantages of a glossy display, is the one reason people still consider it over it's "plain" opponent. The colors on a glossy display are richer, which means deeper blacks and brighter whites. Giving a better look on everything from surfing the web to video and photo editing.
Cons
- It's glossy! Which screams GLARES. This is not always the case but if you are working with a window behind you, or perhaps in a cafe of some sorts, good luck. Some people can also find it distracting, but others, like myself, don't mind it.
Matte Display
Pros
- True Colors: Now obviously the colors on the matte display are not going to be as vivid, although don't give up hope just yet. The matte display provides true color. This basically means that what you see is what you get; when you print, or play on a true color display. I personally don't see a difference, but the matte display will be a better option for professionals when creating content.
- There's no glare! Which means you won't be fiddling with that screen, or your background.
Cons
- Color is not as rich.
Preferences & Notes
- The glossy display has a grey border, while the glossy has the standard black border.
- The matte display screen is more sensitive to damage(because there is no glass part to it)
- There have been reports of curd gathering around the border of the matte display.
Other Options
- You can always add a matte screen protector to the glossy display, which really gives you the best of both worlds. This enables you to do a few things. You can take it off in the future(if you get tired of the matte "look") It gives the flexibility that having a matte screen won't.
So which is better?
- It is really up to you, and what you are going to be using it for. I personally am going to be getting the glossy screen and adding a matte screen protector(for the reasons listed above).
Hope this helps
Cheers
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