New Gear

I've had packages arriving early this week with a few new camera related items and gear.  It's been a long wait to get some of these pieces because I stretched myself pretty thin getting the gallery up and running at Panama Bay Coffee.  I have sold some of my larger ticket music items on Craigslist though, plus completed a decent number of small design jobs recently.

The first items that arrived are my PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 wireless flash transmitters.  The MiniTT5 connects to the hot shoe of my camera and transmits full E-TTL II information to my Canon flash which is connected via hot shoe to the FlexTT5.  This allows me to shoot with high speed sync, something which was not possible without the E-TTL II and previous PocketWizard models.  I've read in a few other locations online that there are some issues with interference between the Canon 580EX II flash and the FlexTT5, but initially I am not going to be outside of the range that I would be experiencing problems.  I plan on making a shield in the future that I can use to shield this interference, but it's a little low on my list of priorities right now.

The other item that ordered is a new camera strap from Pepper Camera Straps.  I'll admit... this was not a highly necessary item, but I wanted a strap that had quick disconnects so when I do long exposures, I don't have a strap flapping around in the air causing camera shake.  Okay... it just makes me happy, too.  Who else have you seen with a skull & crossbones strap on their camera?

I'll be heading down to LA this weekend to test the new gear out and I'll also have a new site feature that I will be testing while I am on my way, too.  Keep an eye out for it to go live tomorrow.

-b