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Merry Christmas to all …

Ziv — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:11:06 +0000

Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends.

Ziv

Pocket Wizard’s PowerMC2 for Einstein 640 is now available.

Ziv — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:58:34 +0000

Yesterday, Paul Buff announced that the PowerMC2 trigger by LPA Designs ( the Pocket Wizard folks) is ready for shipping. Though this unit is manufactured by LPA, it will be sold exclusively by Paul C. Buff.

“The PowerMC2 is a product designed and manufactured byLPA Design for use with the all-digital Einstein™ flash unit. The PowerMC2 Receiver Module enables remote power control of Einstein™ flashes using PocketWizard® ControlTL® technology. With a MiniTT1® Transmitter or FlexTT5® Transceiver on your camera and a PowerMC2 plugged into your Einstein™ E640 flash, you can adjust the flash power settings directly from the camera position. Add the AC3 ZoneController® and you can control three different zones of lights in 1/3-stop increments with up to a six-stop range. The system additionally allows use of PocketWizard® features such as HyperSync and Optimized Rear Curtain Sync for maximum control of your lighting. Learn more on thePocketWizard® website.”

I ordered several yesterday. I’m excited.

Rogue Grid – quick review.

Ziv — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:37:57 +0000

I just received my copy of ExpoImaging’s new Rogue Grid. The kit includes 2 stackable honeycomb grids that insert into an indexed bezel giving you a choice of 45°, 25° or 16° beam of light.

ExpoImaging announced this new addition on March 21st. I ordered it on March 23rd and received it, via FedEx, on the 25th. Pretty quick turnaround for a new item.

All components are extremely well made. Fit and finish are perfect. The plastic grids and bezels are made in the USA while the cloth snoot is manufactured in China. Unlike the Honl system, there is no additional mounting strap to purchase and once attached to your speedlight offers a very clean professional appearance. Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge David Honl fan. His photographic work is beautiful and his light shaping products were first to the market, but ExpoImaging has taken the idea to a new level of fit, finish and functionality.

The Rogue Grid and their other light shaping tools are available directly from ExpoImaging. A quick look reveals B&H has a limited quantity and it does not appear to be offered by Adorama at this time.

Would I buy another Rogue Grid? You bet. Just did. It should arrive Wednesday.

Joe McNally Interview at The Candid Frame…

Ziv — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:19:58 +0000

Ibarionex Perello, from The Candid Frame has a great interview with Joe McNally. Streaming audio is here. Ibarionex also has interviews with Dan Winters and Jay Maisel that you don’t want to miss.

Nikon D700 Disassembled … the hard way.

Ziv — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:23:23 +0000

Mark Rebila has been setting up remote cameras on drag strips for about 8 years. He has snapped some great images in the process.

This year, while shooting at the California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, CA, a parachute snapped his rig from the wall at the top end of the track.

The REALLY bad news…. there was a 400mm f/2.8 attached to the camera.

A little good news. The Magic Arm holding the rig survived. Go figure.

Read Marks story, with lots of images, here.

TSA depicting photographers are terrorists…

Ziv — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:06:33 +0000

“The Transportation Security Administration has published new posters that explicitly insinuate that if you are taking a picture of an airplane, you must be a terrorist and be reported to the authorities.”

via Carlos Miller here.

Maybe we should have baggage tags made up with this logo.

baggage tags

Dan Winters has updated his site…

Ziv — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:39:41 +0000

I don’t know if I am behind, or ahead, of the curve but it appears photographer Dan Winters has updated his web site. Lots of the old favorites and some images that I have not seen on his previous site.

Do not miss the sections “Friends and Neighbors” and “Dylan“. There’s some love in these images that you don’t always see in Dan’s work. As I looked through these, I didn’t feel that these images were for you, or me, or a magazine, or an exhibit. I felt Dan had kept these photographs for himself … in a shoebox in the closet.

Enjoy.

Photographer Marc Feldman screws the pooch …

Ziv — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:15:23 +0000

Dallas Morning News photo editor, Guy Reynolds, alleges that Feldman doctored a photo of golfer Matt Bettencourt after Bettencourt’s Reno-Tahoe Open win. For Marc Feldman, this is not the list you want to be on.

Full story here.

Photographers never die, they just….

Ziv — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:57:35 +0000

… move to Terlingua.

Several years ago, fashion photographer John Wells said goodbye to New York and began an experiment in sustainability, self reliance and renewable energy. John now runs The Southwest Texas Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living Field Laboratory, located between Alpine and Terlingua, Texas. You can’t be much farther from New York … mentally, spiritually or physically.

Follow John here: http://www.thefieldlab.blogspot.com/

Image of John by James Evans. He can be found here: http://www.jameshevans.com

On the Road

Ziv — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:27:43 +0000

I’ll be on the road all next week. My daughter and I will be taking a bike trip to central California, then over to the coast near Cambria, up the coast road to Big Sur, Golden Gate, Yachats, Newport. Will then take a right and head back over the Cascades to Bend, Oregon. Overall, about 1,750 miles.
Needless to say, email and phone responses may be a bit slow, but I will get to them each night.

Keep up on the trip through Facebook

Later,
Ziv