The LumoPro LP160 flash is the follow up to the widely popular LumoPro LP120 flash and comes from the lovely people over at Midwest Photo Exchange (MPEX for the rest of this article).
But, before we get stuck into the nitty gritty, let’s take a trip down memory laneĀ – *cue harps and soft blur dissolve*
Is it happening? Isn’t it happening? Has something happened? When will we know what happened? Can we donate to make it happen quicker? Will we know after it’s happened or will they tell us while it’s happening?
All tough questions, with one easy answer. Yes! It is happening, work on the Canon 500D Firmware hack is still in progress. . .but sadly, there hasn’t been much progress. . . *Queue sad face*
Sometimes the simplest things done for the people you care about mean more than anything else. . .Some friends of mine just brought their gorgeous little girl, Koko, into the world and I thought it might be nice to put together a short little clip for them to keep and put with the rest of the home movies.
It’s nothing amazing from a cinematography point of view, but that’s not really what this was about. . .That’s why I’m not going to crap on about how I shot this, what lenses I used and all the usual stuff.
In fact I debated whether or not to even post this here, but in the end I decided I would just to share this message. If you get the chance go out and shoot something for a friend or a family member, just go out and do it. This is the kind of stuff that people will still be watching and cherishing 50 years from now.
There’s been a little bit going on around the traps lately! Some good, some not so good. . .some great!
The new camera shine has rubbed off the Canon 5DMKII and I’m now quite partial to shooting with both it and the Canon 7D on the same shoot. It’s not always practical, but there has been instances where using the tilt shift and the macro on the 7D, as well as the overcranking capability have really added to a production. Having the two bodies effectively gives each lens another look and use due to the crop factor of the Canon 7D. So very happy on the front, now if they’d just bring out a full frame 7D with all the Canon 5DMKII audio perks, I’d be pumped!
Anyway, enough about that for now, here’s a quick rundown on what’s coming to Highdefedition.com over the next few weeks. . .
Shooting with the Canon 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM is like delving into another world. A world of tiny things made large, hair thin focal planes and immensely sensitive focus rings. It’s as close to ‘Honey I shrunk the kids!’ as I’ve ever been and funnily enough, every time I focused upon a leaf, blade of grass, flower or a grain of salt, that’s exactly what I thought of. . .but without Rick Moranis. . .he always scared me.