Beachcomber Joe

I always pack my tripod, sans head, in my checked bag.  The head goes in my carry on.

I own their Boomerang Flash Bracket and four of their L-plates.  All of the products are well designed, well made, and top quality.  They are available by phone for questions and their after sale ...

I know personally of a photographer who had the carabiner fail at the point where it swivels on the part that attaches to the strap.  Her 7D MkII and lens fell down a cliff side and were not ...

No.  Buying presets is, in my opinion, a waste of money.  If you want to use presets, there are plenty of free ones available for download.  On the other hand, plugins such as those from Topaz and ...

I have Pro media gear L brackets on both my gripped 6D and 7D. They fit well. The two-piece design is well engineered. The hex wrench is built in and held by a magnet so it is always there when ...

For those of us who own more than one body or lens of a specific make and model it can be useful to know which body recorded a particular shot.  The information can be used to determine which of ...

I don't give much weight to a persons lack of a gallery or gear list. There are many reasons, control being a major one, why posters choose not to participate in the galleries.  Even in cases ...

I don't give any credence to a poster's gear list.  Many seem to be wish lists rather than actually inventories.  I've seen lists contain cameras and lenses that are not yet on the market.   In ...

Pulling up the shadows in post can result in noisy shadows.  Reflectors can be a nuisance, requiring a helper, a reflector holder, or a cooperative subject and no wind.  Fill flash is the most ...

Dr. Emmett Brown was selling them out of the back of his Delorean in the park across from the clock tower.

A number of people have brought Mefoto tripods to our workshops and photowalks.  Every one of them has experienced the body of the ballhead becoming loose from the ballhead, not tripod, base. ...

Neither speedlight has a built in radio receiver. To use them in TTL mode your need a YN-622 transceiver for each speedlight and a YN-622 transceiver or transmitter for the camera. Alternately, a ...

I would go with the Sigma Contemporary.  It is sharper than the Nikon and has 100mm more reach.

What do you believe constitutes a "professional" photo and how large is the finished product?

Here is some food for thought.  This YouTube channel has 30 interviews with working, successful professional photographers. All took different paths to success but the main theme is that they are ...

I don't see how needing another device to program the camera would make it easier. You would still need to wade through menus to find the setting your want.  Many cameras have the ability to store ...

Keep in mind the "Homeland Security" part of their title.  Around an airport or port they could claim exigent circumstances because your actions led them to believe that you were a potential ...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as Fish & Wildlife have the authority to do exactly that. ICE can also search your cellphone & laptop without a ...

My external meters sit in a drawer somewhere.  Haven't used them in years.  For me, experience and the camera's LCD are all I need in the studio.  Outdoors, I'll use the camera's spot meter when I ...

Plus is has a time lapse feature with far too much of flexibility that allows you to both create a finished video in camera and have the RAW files to edit later in more advanced software.  Who on ...