08 December 2012

Welcome to Photo Geek News

Welcome to Photo Geek News, your source for reviews and articles about new and unique photo and video products. Check out our new Daily News page with information about gear and gadgets of interest to photo and video geeks everywhere.

Our mission is to seek out and test photo and video gadgets from small manufacturers far and near. Our scope includes products like lightning triggers, wireless removes, storage, field gear, software, tripods, DSLR accessories and other new and noteworthy products.

We will focus on products for digital SLRs and high end point-and-shoot digital cameras and our reviews will be aimed at pros and sophisticated amateurs. We are always on the look out for lower cost alternatives to higher priced products. There are some very good (and some very bad) knock-offs coming out of the Far East and we'll let you know how they stack up.

In additon, we will be following photo and video gadget development on Kickstarter and reviewing products that come from developers on this crowd-funding site.

06 February 2013

Sony Announces NEX Firmware

Sony has announced a series of firmware updates for its NEX-7, NEX-6, NEX-5R, NEX-5N mirrorless APS-C cameras and two E-mount lenses. Version 1.02 for both NEX-7 and 5N adds automatic lens correction with the 16-50mm E mount lens, as well as a number of other improvements and bugs fixes. Firmware v1.01 for NEX-6 and 5R provides Fast Hybrid AF support with multiple E-mount lenses. Owners of NEX-6 and 5R cameras who use the 50mm f/1.8 or 30mm f/3.5 E mount lenses must first update the latest lens firmware that adds the Fast Hybrid AF capability.

Click here to go to Sony's support page for more information and download links

23 January 2013

GoPro Clones Abound at CES

GoPro’s viral marketing of its HD video camera has made the brand synonymous with high quality, DIY, extreme videography. One of the only drawbacks for many would-be customers is the device's high price tag ($199.99-$399.99) for standard HD video recording at 1080p—the same as the iPhone 5. GoPro's wide angle videos are great for recording sports as the fisheye-like view makes skateboarders look like they are jumping higher and surfers look like they're riding even bigger waves.

Companies from around the world were offering GoPro alternatives at CES complete with helmet mounts and waterproof cases. Some like the MagiCam, Iron X Action Cam and HP’s Action Camcorder were GoPro-like in appearance. Others had a more unique look—the Fujita Xtreme HD Pro was bullet-shaped while the QBiC looks more like a cube. Many of these products are not widely available yet in the U.S. and Europe, so it is unclear if any will emerge as a GoPro challenger.

Read the entire article at DP Connect.

14 November 2012

PhotoGeek News Adds New Kickstarter Blog

Photo Geek News is starting a new blog about photo gear being projects offered at Kickstarter.

Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects. Everything from films, games, and music to art, design, and technology. Since its launch in April 2009, over $350 million has been pledged by more than 2.5 million people, funding more than 30,000 creative projects.

We will list projects and provide reviews as the products become available. Visit the Kickstarter blog on Photo Geek News.

ProDot is an exmaple of the types of projects we will cover. Click on the image to visit the project on Kickstarter. If and when the proejct funds, we will review ProDot.