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Seen at WPPI – My 2nd Brain 11
02nd March 2017
Lightweight, Convenient and Protective
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At this year’s Wedding and Portrait Photography International expo, I spent several hours talking to vendors of cameras, equipment, accessories and services. The people at the Think Tank booth, gifted me a small accessory for everyday use. |
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This accessory goes by an unorthodox name: My 2nd Brain 11. I suppose the name suggests that all of your necessities can be easily kept in this single case. The “11” refers to the size of a tablet or notebook that it can hold, in this instance an 11″ model of either. Load up the case with what you need, throw it over your shoulder and you’re ready to attack the world. | ![]() |
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![]() The inner pocket is well padded and provides protection for my iPad. The outer pocket is perfect for holding my cell phone. A non-zippered pocket on the reverse side conveniently holds standard letter-size papers. |
![]() The case opens wide and has several elastic-mesh pockets for securely holding pens, business cards, notepads, more. The padded shoulder strap is fully adjustable. |
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My 2nd Brain 11 comes in black and green. The suggested price of My 2nd Brain 11 is $85. Think Tank also has larger My 2nd Brain cases for 13″ and 15″ tablets or notebooks. For more information, please visit Think Tank. |
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Written by: Arnie Lee
Going Wireless with the Canon 6D
20th January 2013
Earlier this month I visited several of the photo equipment manufacturers at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Of course the two majors are Canon and Nikon. And while sales by other camera makers including Sony, Olympus, Pentax and Fuji trail by a large margin, new features continue to arrive rapidly among all new models by all manufacturers. This year, one feature that was common in many models is the addition of wireless functionality.
Since CES, I’ve acquired and tested two of the new DLSRs with wireless capabilities: the Canon 6D and the Nikon D600.
Here’s a quick report on how wireless works with the Canon 6D.
There’s nothing earth shattering with this wireless capability. Yes, you can easily transfer images from the 6D to your smartphone and send them via email to others. And yes, it allows for backup, however the images are reduced to a smaller 1920 x 1280 jpg size.
I’ll cover more soon in another article about the Canon 6D’s wireless capability with a computer.
Also in the works is an article about the Nikon D600’s wireless capability.
Written by Arnie Lee
Eye-Fi Card – wow!
23rd April 2011
Innovative New Feature Makes the Eye-Fi Even More Valuable
A few months ago, I ran into Ziv Gillat, one of the co-founders of Eye-Fi at a photography trade show. His company developed a set of SD-cards that can send images directly from your digital camera to your personal computer by way of a local wi-fi network.
For background information about these cards, you can read the original review of the Eye-Fi from a few weeks ago here.
To use the new capability which the company calls Direct Mode, I downloaded and installed an update to the included Eye-Fi Center software that is used to configure the SD-card. Using one of the dialogs, I added my iPhone and Android device to my list of supported wi-fi networks. Next I installed the Eye-Fi iPhone app from the iTunes website (and later the Android app from Market) and I was ready to give Direct Mode a try.
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Where am I (photographically speaking)?
09th September 2010
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Two years ago when I originally wrote this article, sales of GPS Navigation devices were in high gear. Most of you already know how a GPS device works:
- receives multiple satellite signals
- determines the geographic location by 3D triangulation
- displays your position superimposed on a map on its small LCD screen
- accepts your desired destination
- provides driving turn by turn instructions to reach the destination
I was interested in adding location data to my snapshots – “geotagging”. Geotagging is equivalent to performing steps 1. and 2. I found my geotagging solution in the reasonably priced PhotoTrackr.
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Apps for the iPhone / iPod Touch
23rd March 2010
We’re excited. We’ve released all of our SF Guides for five popular DSLRs as apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Each is a complete a 180-page book filled with before and after techniques showing you how to take even better photos. The apps feature easy-to-use navigation, thumbnails and bookmarking for finding and recalling your place. And the iPhone or iPod Touch give you a very convenient way to take it with you. You can purchase any of these apps from iTunes.
If you’d rather read the printed versions of these books, please click here.