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    Tripod brackets for Macro Photography

    If you’re into Macro Photography, you’re probably someone who needs to invert your tripod’s centre column occasionally. Doing this rotates your camera 180 degrees and all the controls are now in a very unfamiliar place making it rather difficult to use. Watch this short video which will show you two ways that I solved this problem using simple and inexpensive parts. There are two options that I have found. The more expensive option one here is the better of the two but probably more expensive, though not by much. There’s a good possibility that a photographer with a number of spare parts for “grip” might already have many of the…

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    Hahnel ProCube2 Battery Charger

    What’s the most boring piece of camera equipment that you own?  For me, it battery chargers so why on earth did i go out and spend £70 on another?  Battery chargers are dull bits of equipment. They’re so dull that Sony can’t even be bothered to supply them with a number of its cameras anymore. Straight up! Yep, you’ve gotta charge through USB or spend even more money on a charger.  Well, if you need a charger, The Procube2 is something to consider. Whilst there’s loads of Chinese products out there available for just a few pounds, the ProCube2 comes in with a hefty price tag, so what makes it…