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Design, Camera and Stuff.

zed melody — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:10:36 +0000

So finally I got my portrait lens. The nikkor af 85mm 1,8 D. It took us some time to decide if the 1,4 is worth the triple price or not – and finally we took the 1,8 D because we also want to get the d700 (or hopefully an upcoming version announced at the photokina?) to finally enjoy fullframe like we did with the 5d mk2.

here some new impressions (lowlight in our flat at night):

scott pilgrim is my favourite comic right now. you should definitely read it! Get it at amazon and check out the movietrailer at youtube!
> buy on amazon.de | buy on amazon.com

I love my new case! It is from fractal design, named “define r3″ and some swedish guys who did a great job in silent & pro-cooling buildt it. It`s not that cheap but it is really worth the mice. Finally we could hear our own breath near our pc. super-silent and the cpu is running on silent ~30°C/86 F.

And one shot done by Nelly. Me, cause it`s a portrait lens – we also want to use it this way

greetings and more updates this week!

Lovely equipment for mid-weight dSLR cameras

zed melody — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:36:51 +0000

Spring is coming and it’s time for a new year full of fresh photography. To take our enjoyment to the next level we will also get some fresh gear for our cameras. For steady shots a light-weight tripod, for smooth time-lapse captures a digital-timer cable trigger and last but not least the ultimate portable camera-dolly.

1) light-weight tripod: Manfrotto MA 055XPROB Pro

light-weight 2,4kg (5,2 pounds) with all features like a professional tripod + the ability to get 10cm (0,3 feet) above the ground. Great for macro shots! We will love it.

manufacturers website: www.manfrotto.com

(the tripod in this video is the smaller brother of the 055XPROB, but nearly the same)

2) light-weight fluid video head: Manfrotto 701HDV Pro Fluid Video mini head

A tripod without a (good) head won’t do its job. I think there’s no need for explanation about this

manufacturers website: www.manfrotto.com

3) digital-timer cable trigger: Phottix Tr-90

We already own this little digital helper and I have to say: although it’s a no-name product, it does its job very well. You just have to set the duration between the releases and the shooting-quantity to get some really good time-lapse captures

manufacturers website: www.phottix.com

4) portable camera-dolly: Glidetrack Shooter

“The Glidetrack Shooter is the world’s first camera slider, that doubles up as a shoulder support. Glidetrack Shooter is perfect for the new breed of DSLR’s that can shoot video i.e. Canon 5d, 7d, Nikon D90, D3s etc.”

manufacturers website: www.glidetrack.com

Taschen. Not Bags – Books :)

zed melody — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:29:14 +0000

We are in love with the publisher Taschen. Since we own more and more books from them (Decorative Art 60s, Japanese Art Now!, and so on..) we regulary look on their site for new money-sucking offers we can’t deny.

Our next investiment definitely will be this two books:

1) Guidelines for Online Success

> more infos on here.
> amazon for dollars: here.

2) The Internet Case Study Book

> more infos on here.
> amazon for dollars: here.

both are available in german and english (check out both links for the € and $ version. The second book is pre-orderable.)