Robert’s Photography Blog

Most camera brackets were designed for event/wedding photography and are not suitable for extreme sport photography.

The Opteka X-GRIP handle was specifically designed for skateboarding and other extreme sports. The shape and foam-padded handle offer incredible stability and control. The hot shoe attachment enables you to add a video light or flash. It fits most compact camcorders, digital cameras, and entry dSLRs (including Canon EOS 5D and EOS 7D). A 1-year Opteka Warranty is included.

Several Opteka Deluxe “Skaters” packages are available also.

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Here is a awesome night video shot in Prague (Czech Republic) with a pre-production Canon EOS 1D Mark IV. You can read about how it was made on Philip Bloom’s Blog.

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Carl Zeiss is expanding its existing ZE line of lenses with two new macro lenses, the Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and the Makro-Planar T* 2/100, both now available with EF bayonet mount.

According to the press release, “both macro lenses render objects in close-up on a scale of 1:2. To enable such detail, these lenses include Carl Zeiss’s acclaimed “floating elements” design. This special lens alignment enables high optical performance across the entire focusing range, from 0.24 m to infinity. The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and Makro-Planar T* 2/100 are already available with F bayonet (ZF) and K bayonet (ZK). The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 is also available as a ZF.2 version. Both lens systems are optimized for analog and full-format digital SLR cameras”.

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Here is an amazing available low-light video shot with the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV by Vincent Laforet. The video was shot at ISO 6400. Read how it was done at Prolost.

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