Pinoy Photography

 Canon PIXMA the leading inkjet printer brand in the Philippines sent me a review unit of the PIXMA iP4970.  It’s a single function A4 printer that umm yes functions as a printer. The iP4970 is the top of the line model among the A4 single function bunch. Kindly note that the printer is not brand new, thus you will see some noticeable scratches with the actual photos of the unit. Physical The PIXMA iP4970 being the top of the line single function A4 printer share a lot of things from its higher-end models like the MG6270 and the A3 wonder [...]

Two weeks ago at the PiPho Coffee EB in Bonifacio Highstreet,  Jojo “sixpack” brought his brand spanking new Canon G1x. It was the star of the night aside from the 8-15 Lens “Shuttercat” brought. There were 2 Fuji X10 present, mine and “Joszef” I took the liberty to borrow Jojo’s camera to try it out. Knowing G1X’s limitations the only option shooting with it at that time is bumping its ISO. Lo and behold the bigger sensor of the Canon beats the Fuji X10, contrast, color and noise. But I’m still not sold to the idea of its small aperture [...]

DataColor SpyderLensCal Review Have you been frustrated when you notice that your shots were not tack sharp? Are you having problems nailing your focus? These are some of the common problems when you have a long focal length and large aperture lenses. Here’s another product review about a tool in calibrating the auto focus of lenses. Last week we posted theSpyderCube Reviewa white balance RAW assistive tool for post-processing. Today, we posting SpyderLensCal is a calibrating instrument for pre-production. Build   It’s a black painted semi-glossy matte finish hardened plastic. The hinges are made of good quality but I still [...]

Intro Through the years we have used to see APS-C sensor cameras, 1.6x and 1.5x Field Of View Crop cameras with the likes of Canon 300D to 60D and Nikon D40 to D7000. About 3 years ago the camera industry was shaken with the introduction of Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. These Micro Four Thirds a.k.a. m 4/3 revolutionized how an interchangeable camera can be as small as our everyday point and shoot cameras. The FOV Crop of this system is 2.0x making a 50mm lens an equivalent of 100mm in 35mm full frame terms. In this review, I was [...]

Gone are the days of lugging heavy and bulky camcorder with a bunch of Hi-8 or Mini-DV tapes. When digital technology stormed the music, photography and video industry it changed the way we use these gadgets forever.We now have options for video recording from small form factor up to a relatively portable sized serious camcorders. I had Cisco’s 3rd generation Flip Mino HD for a couple of weeks for a hands-on review. The candy bar sized device had some fun moments recording the usual “Daddy videos”. Specs of the Flip Mino HD: Model: Flip Mino HD Color: Black Dimension: 3.94” x 1.97“ [...]

Almost all DSLR’s today have a video recording feature, from entry level to the high-end models. The advent of shooting videos with a DSLR is becoming more mainstream nowadays. It is now a 2nd nature to a would-be buyer to consider the video feature of his / her prospective camera. But still, these DSLR’s or dubbed as HD-DSLR (High-Definition DigitalSLR) shape and form was not designed for shooting video. By saying this most photographer struggle using their camera in shooting video. Third party manufacturers invented some cool HD-DSLR rigs to solve the issue of stabilization and shooting comfortably. The products were [...]