Category Archives: Equipment

That most addictive and frustrating part of photography. What to buy for what we need/want to do.

PocketWizard cables

In a previous post I mentioned that I was having problems with some low cost radio slaves I had gotten in an effort to avoid forking out significant bucks for the industry benchmark PocketWizard brand radio slaves. That effort failed miserably, and I was forced to concede that I needed the more expensive units. I [...]

Radio slave woes

I’m the kind of photographer that is always looking for ways to save money by either building stuff myself or buying cheaper, non-brandname materials when it seems safe to do so. I do as much research before taking that plunge as possible though. Despite my best efforts, I sometimes fail in this regard. A good [...]