Photography

SANDMARC Macro 100mm Lens review – close-up photography for the camera you always have with you

SANDMARC Macro 100mm Lens

REVIEW – Macro photography can be a creative way to take a photo that shows something we don’t normally see so well. Mobile macro photography is interesting, with many phones having macro support built in, but how good is that macro lens really? To get the best mobile macro photos you should invest in a …

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Da Vinci Eye review – record your art the easy way

REVIEW – Recently I have been adding videos of some parts of my sample reviews to most of my reviews. When recording videos showing the features of smaller devices, I am finding that having an overhead stand with my phone mounted would be extremely helpful. I use my iPhone a lot for recording. This Da …

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The Kodak film and slide scanner preserves your memories forever and it’s over $50 off right now!

DEAL NEWS – The Kodak Slide N Scan Film and Slide Scanner makes it simple to convert and edit all your old film negatives and slides – and right now, it’s just $169.97 when you use the code KODAK. We’re a digital world, but that wasn’t where we started. For those who came of age …

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SIRUI releases a 150mm T2.9 1.6x full frame anamorphic lens

SPONSORED NEWS – SIRUI has released a new 150mm T2.9 1.6x full frame anamorphic lens to further complement their 1.6x full frame anamorphic lens lineup. Now, the SIRUI Venus 1.6x Anamorphic Lineup shows up with all the lenses included. This new 150mm lens allows photographers to frame their subject properly without having to stand very …

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Datacolor Spyder X Create Kit + SpyderCUBE + SpyderLENSCAL review – gear for photographers

REVIEW – Julie was offered some color calibration gadgets from Datacolor and I reluctantly agreed to review them after much arm twisting and other gadgeteer pressure tactics … OK, I readily agreed to review them. Datacolor sent over samples of the Spyder X Create Kit (which includes the Spyder X Pro , Spyder Shelf, Spyder …

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ScanMyPhotos photo scanning service review – Now I have great digital copies of pictures that won’t degrade over time.

REVIEW – The first thing I bought way back when I got my first job at 15 years old was a camera.  I have always loved photography.  I have over 1300 paper photos, 90% are mine, and the rest were taken by my or my husband’s parents.   About ten years ago, I had many of …

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Everscape 3D Picture review – cool idea if you have the right picture

REVIEW – I have tried photo-to-canvas prints before and loved the results so when Everscape offered a review of their 3D picture cube I was curious how it would look. Let’s see how the Everscape 3D picture cube turns out.   What is it? Everscape takes your two-dimensional picture and using their patent-pending AI process and …

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Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer review – a nice photo printer for hobbyists

REVIEW – Printing nice-looking photos on an inkjet printer can be a challenge unless you have a photo printer. I have been looking for an inkjet photo printer for a while now. Then, lo-and-behold, the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer was offered to the Gadgeteer. After much groveling and pleading (not …

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Canon SELPHY CP1500 Compact Photo Printer review

REVIEW – I love taking pictures with my iPhone which I use for all of my review photos and for my everyday photos. In addition to posting these photos on my social media sites, I also print them to include in my handwritten journals from time to time. When Canon offered to send me their …

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Image3D RetroViewer review – a 3D viewer toy

REVIEW – Do you remember the View-Master?  That simple stereoscope toy from your childhood designed to view “reels”, the thin cardboard disks containing small transparent 3D color photographs that come to life right before your eyes.  Image3D has created the RetroViewer, which is just that same childhood toy, only YOU get to use any pictures …

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SmallRig 1.55x Anamorphic Lens review – shoot cinematic video on your phone

SmallRig 1.55x Anamorphic Lens

REVIEW – Shooting cinematic video on phones has taken off in the last decade. Since smartphone cameras have gotten so good, it makes sense that people would want to use them for low-budget movies, short films, commercials, etc. Typically smartphone cameras are limited to 16×9 video so how do you shoot cinematic, widescreen footage without …

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