
My new lens arrived today, just as I was leaving my apartment to go back to campus for a meeting. It’s a new Canon 24mm 3.5L TS-E. That TS-E being the significant bit. This lens has movements akin to what I used to use on 4×5 cameras (only not as much range). [...]
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As I mentioned in this post, I was ordering some new gloves. They just arrived today because DHL decided the snow yesterday was too scary and didn’t bother to ever actually try to deliver them.
Here’s how they look when the fingertips aren’t folded back:
First impressions are positive. They fit well, are tight but not too tight and they do a pretty good job of insulating my hand and blocking the wind. The folding fingertip design seems to work well too. [...]
Continue reading Pow Photog: the snazzy new gloves that apparently explode awesome all over the place
Sorry for no new content. I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately. Having trouble figuring out what to shoot and not to pleased with the results at times. Has happened before, hopefully it will pass soon. I’ve got some things I’d like to try to shoot this weekend if not sooner should I feel energized enough to do it. The results make it worthwhile, sometimes it’s just slow getting [...]
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On newschoolofphotography.com’s forum someone stumbled across these gloves and nobody could find them on sale anywhere. I finally ran in to a site that carried them and ordered a pair (hopefully they fit, otherwise I’ll have to exchange them). They’re made by Pow, and the fingertips on the thumb, pointer and middle fingers fold back. Essentially they’re aimed at photographers, they call them the “Pho-tog” after all. [...]
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