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#81
axtstern said:
Cheap Trick No 5

If you own a Sigma 18-35 1:1.8 than throw the LCF 72 III lens cap away and buy any cheap 72mm replacement.
Why? look at the attached picture. The 18 little notches at both sides of the inner ring are sturdy and have extremly sharp edges. My lenses often take some punishment but the Sigma has now killed two expensive filters while being stored inside my Tamrac bag. It seems that any hard contact drives these notches into the filter glass and as it hits the glass on almost 18 places fairly distributed over the perimeter the filter does not only crack but shaters into several large pieces and a lot of fine splinters. So if you love your expensive filters, pair them with a proper cover.
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Very useful info ... good to know and thanks for sharing.
 
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#82
DKN said:
I thought about sharing this one. It's a custom mount for my Nexus 5 on top of the hotshoe. It cost me about 20€ to make and through DSLR controller (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.dslrcontroller&hl=it) and a USB OTG cable it gives an external full hd monitor, with focus peaking, zebras, intervallometer and much more :)
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Sounds good. But I did not understand the second image. Is that a wooden block on the camera? if yes, what it is it for?
 
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#83
axtstern said:
Cheap Trick No 3

Canon Extension Tube EF 25mm II

Ok, not cheap in fact expensive as you can get 3 non Name rings for the price of this Piece of sh*te but...
This ring or any other Extension ring saves you real espace in your camera bag.
I always like to cary my lenses upright in the bag unless I go above 135mm.
The Problem are all this short stumpy lenses which are just 6 cm (or less) high but take up a full slot in the bag. Solution is to use the Extension ring to stack otherwise unstackable things together. My prefered camera bags can hold and protect lenses up to 18 cm long. So here is my EF 50mm ==> EF 25 II ==> EF1.4x stack
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There is a simpler way, for years I have glued two lens back-caps together back-to-back to achieve exactly the same thing.

-pw
 
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#84
ninjapeps said:
Would you know if Red Whips are strong enough to hold up a flash? There are times when I'd like to put flashes in places where I can't use a light stand and no flat surface for the flash to stand on but plenty of bars/branches/whatever to hang from.
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I use cheap versions of the GorillaPod for that. Just search online for flexible tripods and you can find them for the price of a pint.
 
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#86
moocowe said:
I use cheap versions of the GorillaPod for that. Just search online for flexible tripods and you can find them for the price of a pint.
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I actually already have a GorillaPod, though I have yet to use it for positioning my lights. Besides, I'm fairly certain that the whips will be cheaper. If nothing else, they'll definitely be smaller and lighter.
 
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#87
privatebydesign said:
ninjapeps said:
Cali_PH said:
I recently bought some Think Tank Red Whips. They're made for cable management, but I mainly wanted something to add to my tripods; I use it to strap down my camera strap and shutter release when it's windy to prevent them from swinging around and causing vibrations.
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Would you know if Red Whips are strong enough to hold up a flash? There are times when I'd like to put flashes in places where I can't use a light stand and no flat surface for the flash to stand on but plenty of bars/branches/whatever to hang from.
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Manfrotto Justin Clamp, though there are much cheaper copies out there now. You wouldn't believe how cool they are till you use one.
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gorrilla pods work great too
 
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#89
Cheap Trick No 8

Kenike UV protection filter

This tip is for the world of brick and mortar only. It seems that Kenike always sells their full range to shops which then have to lower their prices to get the not so popular sizes out of the shelf.

If you own a Tamron 18-270 PZD VC than the Kenike is the most 'stylish' and cheap option.
The filter is slim and has a little gold ribbon exactly matching the one at the lens. This golden ring is missing on any of their larger filters.

In regards to quality I did not discover any further issues beyond what the Tammy anyway brings to bear.
 
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#90
Rienzphotoz said:
DKN said:
I thought about sharing this one. It's a custom mount for my Nexus 5 on top of the hotshoe. It cost me about 20€ to make and through DSLR controller (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.dslrcontroller&hl=it) and a USB OTG cable it gives an external full hd monitor, with focus peaking, zebras, intervallometer and much more :)
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Sounds good. But I did not understand the second image. Is that a wooden block on the camera? if yes, what it is it for?
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The block is used to connect the screw coming from the hotshoe to the cover of the phone, which is fixed via two more screws. It was the cheapest way of packing all together
 
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#91
Sekonic does not play nice with Canon RT so I carry my STE3 around with me when I shoot in M. I use it to fire the flashes by pressing the test button. I can shut the other flashes off and work at one at a time at each location.

I cut up one of the mini stands, used a BR connector and Optech strap. I tried a generic mini stand but it was hard to lock and I did not want to damage the rubber. I just purchased a replacement stand from Canon.

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#92
digital paradise said:
Sekonic does not play nice with Canon RT so I carry my STE3 around with me when I shoot in M. I use it to fire the flashes by pressing the test button. I can shut the other flashes off and work at one at a time at each location.

I cut up one of the mini stands, used a BR connector and Optech strap. I tried a generic mini stand but it was hard to lock and I did not want to damage the rubber. I just purchased a replacement stand from Canon.

_S7A9539.jpg~original
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That's a really cool idea ... thanks for sharing.
 
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#96
While I take sports photos at soccergames, I tend to shoot a lot of photos. For that matter I want quick access to a second CF card. Often I was searching in which pocket I kept that card. It took too much time to look for it and take it out from my pocket
Then I bought a bag that came with an interesting accessory....and it was perfectly made for holding a CF card AND could be attached to the camera strap.
I wonder why they don't sell it separately. I would buy another one or two.
 
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