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The Rocket Travel Slider

Long time no chat! Hello! I’ve been digging about for products that are currently on my radar that I wanted to tell you about! I’ve posted previously about Kickstarter stuff, the last time was another product from the same group of folk out of Bend, Oregon. Nice Industries are skipping along a sweet looking trail [...]

Synology DS1512+ NAS review

Hello there! I’d just finished writing this Synology 1512+ review and subsequently deleted it all… Why, you ask? Well – I have a bit of a history in I.T. and as such, found myself getting TOTALLY geeky with my review.. Those of you that have read any of my reviews to date, here on dPS, will know [...]

Can we go Faster, Please? Lexar 1000x CF Cards

This isn’t so much a review as a “I had the chance to use the Lexar 1000x CF cards and wanted to tell you about my experience” Time is one thing that we’re all finding we have less and less of, so anything that speeds a process up is a good thing. I’ve recently changed [...]

Leash and Cuff by Peak Design

A note from Peak Design : When you shop on peakdesignltd.com, buy anything ($19.99 or more) and enter “dpschool” upon checkout to get 10% off the entire cart. A while back I wrote about the Capture Camera Clip System by those crazy guys over at Peak Design. The guys started their company with KickStarter, which I’m [...]

Speedliter’s Handbook – A Book Review

Syl Arena, Man with colourful hair and workshop leading extroidinaire has a couple of books, the one I’m telling you about today is “Speedliter’s Handbook” which is a book about how to light using the Canon speedlight system. You can find out more about Syl via his website, PixSylated.com Speedliter’s Handbook: Learning to Craft Light [...]

HandlePod Camera Stabilisation System [REVIEW]

You can’t judge a book by its cover, it’s true! Sometimes our first impressions can be ‘off the mark’ as mine was when I first saw this new little creation, The HandlePod. We get a bit of gear through dPS to review (disclaimer : provided at no cost for the review) and some of it [...]

Eye-Fi Pro X2 SD card | Review

Everything is *right now* you want your images on line, you want your original files backed up, we want everything to happen quickly and easily with a minimum of fuss. Eye-Fi Pro X2 8 GB  When the company Eye-Fi started up back in 2005, I will admit that I was a little curious and wondered [...]

ioSafe Solo G3, Quiet, Tough, Free!..

Well, not *quite* free, but we do have one to give away! (read to the end) – UPDATE – We have drawn a winner and we’re waiting for a reply before we post the name here. Thanks to y’all and here’s hoping my email is in your inbox! —Simon ioSafe Solo G3 Review I’ve been [...]

The Aviator Travel Jib | KickStarter

A friend of ours, Zeke Kamm over at Nice Industries is launching a great little product, the Aviator Travel Jib… With video in dSLR cameras becoming more accessible, a lot more people are giving film making a go with their own camera. One thing that makes your films more dynamic is sweet, smooth movement, and [...]

Sunwayfoto Leveling Base Review

Another awesome video review from the team that brought you The Nice Clip Want to make your tripod a million times more useful? This is the DYH-66X levelling base from Sunwayfoto. It provides +/- 16° of tilt, is fluid dampened, and has a scratch-resistant, anodised black finish. Sure, it’s built really nice. But even nicer [...]

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