Photo Gear Talk

Please note, the usefulness of some resources featured on this page isn’t limited to the group in which it’s listed. For example, the Fujifilm 11mm extension tube can be used with both the Fujifilm X-T1 and X-T3 cameras.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

• Continuous power: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• 3 Legged Thing QR11-LC Universal L-Bracket
• More power! [higher magnification]

Fujifilm X-T3

• RAW FILE CONVERTER EX 3.0 [convert RAF to TIFF for editing on older computers]
• Continuous power: Fujifilm X-T3
• Focus bracketing using Fujifilm X-T3
• Work-around for tethering Fujifilm cameras and Adobe Lightroom Classic
• Fujifilm X Webcam 2 [free software for videoconferencing, live video streaming, etc.]
• What is it? [inexpensive HDMI video capture device]
• Posts Tagged ‘photomicrography’ [extreme macro photography using a 4x microscope objective]

Fujifilm X-T1

• Don’t dismiss the “kit” lens! [Fujinon XF18-55mm lens]
• Have you ever wondered…? [focal plane mark]
• Adding an 11mm extension tube [If you’re only going to buy one extension tube for your Fujifilm X System camera(s), then this is the one to buy!]
• Adding a 16mm extension tube
• You complete me [Fujinon 100-400mm telephoto zoom lens]
• Gear talk [L-bracket]
• Tethered

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300

• Custom settings: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
• Camera settings: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
• Programmable function buttons: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
• Video settings: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 [including links to “Panasonic Image App,” for remote control of Panasonic cameras]
• DMC-FZ150 versus DMC-FZ300
• Panasonic DMC-FZ300 macro kit
• Mind blown! [DMW-LA7]
• Multimeter test results: GyroVu continuous power adapter for Panasonic | Post update: What is it?
• Follow-up: Raynox DCR-250 close-up filter Updated for 2022 | Raynox DCR-250 close-up filter [Editor’s Note: The Raynox DCR-250 close-up filter is compatible with all of my cameras and many of my lenses.]
• Posts Tagged ‘Panasonic “Post Focus”‘
• 3 Legged Thing “Ellie” Universal L-Bracket
• Panasonic Image App [for wireless tethering with an iOS device]
• Can Panasonic Image App for iOS run on a MacBook Air? [wireless tethering with a MacOS device]

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

• Lessons learned: How to use a superzoom camera to shoot insect photos
• Raynox DCR-250 close-up filter
• Virginia Bluebells [for all posts, see “Tech Tip(s)” for information related to hyperfocal distance] | Different point of view | Bridge across Marumsco Creek | The Road Taken | Lentic and lotic | Mulligan Pond
• Bonding with Bender [remote control of the FZ150 using a third-party cable release]

Flash and light modifiers

• Flash photography: 1:1 rule-of-thumb
• Cross-compatibility of Godox TT685-series flashes
• Godox TT685-series external flash units: another demonstration of cross-compatibility
• Godox XProF – TCM Function [TTL Converted to Manual]
• Godox TT685C Thinklite TTL Flash
• Using Godox TT685F in Optical Slave mode
• Godox flash photography gear
• Burst mode flash photography [Godox PROPAC PB960 Lithium-Ion Flash Power Pack]
• High-speed sync flash photography
• Macro flash for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150/300

Continuous power sources – external and internal

• More power! [my favorite AA rechargeable batteries]
• Peak Design Anchor Links [Godox PROPAC PB960 Lithium-Ion Flash Power Pack]
• Anker PowerCore+ 26800 PD 45W
• Will it work? Is it safe?
• Continuous power: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• Continuous power: Fujifilm X-T3
• Continuous power: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
• The best of both worlds at bargain prices

Apple iPad mini 6

• Video settings: Apple iPad mini 6 [plus video settings for Apple iPad mini 2]

GoPro

• Archive for the ‘GoPro Hero4 Black’ Category
• Habitat for Tiger Spiketail dragonfly [see section entitled “GoPro CapCam©”]

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