Cliff Fujii

There is a DOT/TSA exception for photographic gear on the rule of not allowing anything that can be used as a club or a bludgeon in the cabin area.  The airline can still restrict tripods if they...

ThinkTank bags are about the best bags you can get (they are the Gitzo of wearable camera accessories).  If you ever saw one, you would know why people who own one like them so much.  The...

I'm not sure about the weight of you cameras (I think your D300 is the heaviest being the last of the crop format pro cameras from Nikon) but my D800 + the 70-200 f/2.8 weighs about 5lbs. I closely...

RRS has a system that will do what you want. All you have to do is to attach the RRS B2-FABN Mini Clamp to your Arca Swiss compatible camera plate and attach the strap to the RRS B2-FABN. To...

Try this one: http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/shoulder-bags/retrospective.aspx

You need to read the Carry Speed thread that is running now. It appears that CS slings can only support 5lbs and some people have suffered failure of the steel ball joint and the pad for the sling....

Yes, Kata is a Vitec company which owns Manfrotto, Gitzo, Kata, etc.  None of those companies are known for cheap goods.  I now rely exclusively on ThinkTank bags because they really think things...

Because not all airlines have large overhead storage, even though the TSA will allow photographic tripods (generally items that can be used as clubs are not allowed) by fiat, if there is not enough...

You might want to look at the ThinkTank Retrospective. http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/shoulder-bags/retrospective.aspx

You might try the ThinkTank Change Up or one of the Retrospective or Urban Disguise line. http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/camera-beltpacks/change-up-beltpack.aspx I use the ThinkTank...

I don't really like sling bags if I am going to spend some time in the field. I took a sling bag to Disneyworld (for 10 days) and was pretty sore when I got back. I've taken ThinkTank bags to...

I don't like the idea of putting the camera body at the bottom of the back.  It would be too easy to damage the camera in the event that the pack got dropped on it's bottom.  I like back packs that...

Here's a list of things that the TSA...

The image of the Kata MiniBee on Amazon shows a Gitzo Series 1 tripod so I would suggest that tripod.  It's not cheap but it is the best in it's class, which in this case is traveling tripods.  I...

If you have a Nikon DSLR, you can use Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 to redirect your live view image to a laptop or Windows 8 tablet.  I understand that there is software so you can do something...

I have when the tripod is strapped to my ThinkTank Airport International.  I usually just pack the tripod in the checked baggage because it's easier to maneuver the bag without the tripod in the...

I have the B+W on my 16-35 and it doesn't vignette. If you are not comfortable, with this setup, get the slim version. The below filter has a front thread so it will allow the placement of the lens...

It's much easier to level the ball head with a pan table above the ball with a bubble level.  That's why you see so many ball heads with two pan tables.  One under the ball and one over the ball. ...

You're absolutely right on that.  I have never found a need to take a panorama with multiple rows but that doesn't mean that someone else wouldn't.

Just get a ball head (like the Arca Swiss P0 or Z1) that has a pan table above the ball and you have the best of both worlds.