Quadcopter Diary Part 2...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Please read Part I: Learning and remembering how to use the remote controller can be a little tricky. For some reason in all the videos I watched on YouTube I couldn’t understand where to set the two switches on top of the remote controller. My friend Dave...

Drone Diary Part 1 or H...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Quadcopters (or drones) have captured my attention ever since I saw the first DJI Quadcopter. I didn’t buy one for a long time because I was afraid it was going to be one of those photo toys that ended up sitting in the closet. I just couldn’t figure out what I...

Rescuing Lost Images fr...

When Mary and I returned from a trip last summer, she wanted to see all of my pictures right away and instead of looking at them on the camera I suggested we transfer the files to this new portable device that would store images and then play them back on a big screen. Since the files...

Three Ways to Improve Y...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace My friend Danny made the snapshot of a young Joe Farace (at left) in 1955 while we were climbing the steps of DC’s Washington monument. The camera bag on my shoulder contained a Brownie Hawkeye—with flash attachment no less—that I later used to make a similar...

Holiday Gift Guide: Uni...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal This is more of a stocking stuffer. The Power 2000 universal battery charger is one of the best accessories that I’ve ever bought. It not only charges most Li-ion camera batteries but also supports AA and AAA batteries. You can plug it into an AC wall plug, USB...

Holiday Gift Guide: Len...

Today’s post by Mark Toal A few months ago I wrote a post about one of my favorite lenses, the Lensbaby Fisheye, that I adapted from it’s Nikon mount to use on Micro Four-thirds camera. Now Lensbaby has announced a dedicated Micro Four-thirds version of the lens. It should be on their...