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Photo Gear Weekly

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Overview

Master your gear and get the scoop on hot new cameras and accessories. Get a new Photo Gear Weekly tip every Friday.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Introduction to Photo Gear Weekly
Previous Episodes
  • Using an underwater bag to protect your camera
  • Introduction to B&H Photo as a resource
  • Understanding the purpose for the various filters
  • The difference between prime and zoom lenses
  • Knowing where to go for rental photo gear
  • Macro shots using an extension tube
  • Travel tripod options for packing light
  • Back button autofocusing for faster framing
  • Using custom white balance in tricky lighting
  • Discovering an old photography process: Tintype
  • Understanding how to purchase used gear
  • Working with ND filters for longer exposures
  • Using a focus rail for macro photography
  • Understanding ways to clean a camera sensor
  • Lens cleaning options for best lens maintenance
  • Introduction to DSLR video options
  • Options for recording audio on your DSLR
  • Inexpensive long-range zoom lenses
  • Understanding tools for display calibration
  • Looking at the mirrorless camera options available
  • Overview of lighting options available for photo
  • Exploring drone technology and photography options
  • Using lens hoods: When and why
  • What is a loupe and when do you need one?
  • Using a Lensbaby
  • Fast filter switching with Xume adapters
  • Cropped sensor and focal length, oh my
  • A look at the Canon 5D Mark IV
  • Protecting filters with a filter nest
  • Using a color checker for accurate color
  • Camera bag options
  • Dual-slot cameras
  • Xenon flash for iPhone
  • Why GPS in camera is a great feature
  • Conference Intro
  • Commuter bags
  • Lens upgrade
  • Lens flipper
  • Drive savers
  • Photo books
  • SanDisk cards
  • Moo photography business cards
  • LaCie drives
  • Remote cable release
  • Teleconverter
  • Organizing camera gear with racks
  • Using a personalized controller for faster editing
  • Understanding maximum aperture
  • Custom options for camera straps
  • Lens exchange bag for lens swapping in the field
  • Printing a Lens Hood
  • Why Use Manual Exposure?
  • Focusing with Live View
  • Move your focus points
  • Diopter adjustment
  • GPS battery drain
  • Two cards in the camera
  • Easing into manual mode
  • The camera as a card reader
  • Understanding exposure compensation
  • Camera power adapter
  • Custom Camera Settings
  • Long Lens Compression Myth
  • Battery Pouch
  • Going Wide with a Cropped Sensor
  • Prynt Pocket Printer
  • Choosing Photo Papers
  • Polarizing filter magic
  • Instant prints with Instax
  • Tablet signature challenge
  • Macro lenses for more than macro
  • Color space in the camera
  • Smartphone accessory lenses
  • Card wallet tips
  • Do you have a hidden rain cover?
  • How many aperture blades?
  • Autoexposure bracketing
  • Cotton carrier
  • Do you need image stabilization?
  • Zip your bag!
  • Using a reflector
  • Road trip power
  • Spider camera holster
  • WhiBal precision gray card
  • Hanging branch boxes
  • Air blower for cleaning
  • Cleaning your own sensor
  • Batteries in the cold
  • Waterproof cameras
  • Wi-Fi in the camera
  • Wireless Bluetooth remote
  • Bus-powered storage
  • Built-in digital level
  • Depth-of-field preview
  • Why is this lens so heavy?
  • Flash exposure compensation
  • Lens lock
  • Mirror lockup
  • Rugged storage
  • Camera star ratings
  • Custom menu on a camera
  • In-camera time lapse
  • Hair dryer for lens fogging
  • LensCoat lens covers
  • Flash basics
  • Recording a GPS track log
  • Gimbal stabilizer
  • Tripods with flexible legs
  • ExpoDisc for white balance
  • Automatic panoramas
  • Bean bag for flexible support
  • KUVRD universal lens cap
  • Focus confirmation
  • Quickly switching autofocus modes
  • Shower cap as rain cover
  • Battery charging on the go
  • Choosing full frame vs. cropped sensor
  • "Normal" focal length
  • Custom SLR glide strap
  • Light meter apps
  • Loupe for sensor dust
  • Focal length planning
  • Focal length and magnification
  • LensPen for sensor cleaning
  • 360-degree camera
  • iPhone portrait mode
  • Why shoot with film?
  • Dust removal in the camera
  • The mysterious locking switch
  • Voice memos for photos
  • Choosing media card capacity
  • Photo review on the go
  • Planning a moon shot
  • White balance and raw capture
  • The challenge of wide-angle composition
  • Clean that front element
  • All about starbursts
  • Long exposure noise reduction
  • Which filters should you carry?
  • SSD versus traditional hard drive
  • End of day camera reset
  • Firmware updates
  • How many autofocus points?
  • Why I avoid shutter priority mode
  • Histogram options
  • Power off for lens changing
  • The best reason for prime lenses
  • Don't forget to rotate
  • Exposure blinkies
  • What makes a lens digital?
  • The right way to rotate a polarizing filter
  • Autofocus range limiter
  • Photo sharing with AirDrop
  • Track log on a DSLR
  • Built-in "cable" release
  • Chimping: Good or bad?
  • The shutter speed fallacy
  • Vary your tripod height
  • Panning with precision
  • Media card adapter
  • The blindfold test
  • Film scanning services
  • Photo lamps
  • Lens adapter for mirrorless
  • Focus peaking
  • Memory read versus write speeds
  • Sling bags
  • Mirrorless battery dilemma
  • Metal prints
  • Adjusting to an electronic viewfinder
  • Powered USB hub
  • Tripod straps
  • Silent shooting
  • Noninterchangeable mirrorless
  • Gimbal cameras
  • Display resolution myth
  • Caution switching from video
  • Scanning slides
  • Battery precautions
  • Ready or not?
  • Exposure compensation or manual?
  • All-in-one roller bag
  • Calculating depth of field
  • Batch scanning film
  • Smartphone as bubble level
  • Lightroom as smartphone camera
  • Depth of field transition
  • Bag for cables and accessories
  • Understanding lens compression
  • All-in-one lens compromise
  • Traveling with hard drives
  • When to use spot metering
  • Understanding parallax
  • Studio lighting starter kit
  • Keep photos on memory cards?
  • Manufacturer repair centers
  • Photoshop for the iPad
  • Tripod leg lock options
  • ProCamera app
  • Top shortcoming of smartphone photography
  • Choosing a continuous shooting speed
  • Continuous or one-shot autofocus?
  • Is raw capture on a smartphone better?
  • Smartphone cable release
  • The real reason for a UV filter
  • Extending camera battery life
  • Time-lapse with a smartphone
  • When will the sun be high enough?
  • Smartphone exposure adjustment
  • Manual focus disabled
  • Motion blur with an iPhone

Taught by

Tim Grey

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