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Travel Camera Cases

Date: November 17th, 2010 | 3 Comments

225422799_e41ef391e6Since travel and photography so often come together, finding a good travel camera case that will protect your expensive equipment on the road is essential. Whether you need a heavy duty hard suitcase for all a durable waterproof case for your point and shoot, there are a huge variety of different camera travel cases out there. Read more

GoPro HD Hero 960 Helmet Cam

Date: October 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment

GoPro Hero HD -rugged, shockproof, waterproof helmet cam

The GoPro Hero easily mounts to your ski helmet and captures professional quality video at a not-so-professional cost. Complete with two adhesive mounts, a helmet front mount and a headlamp-style head strap, you can attach the cam any which way to your helmet.

Featuring 720p and 960p HD resolutions at 30 frames per second, WVGA mode to capture video at 60 frames per second, an

Fujifilm FinePix XP10 Waterproof Digital Camera

Date: September 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Fujifilm FinePix XP10 Waterproof Digital Camera – “Four-Proof” adventure camera

The Fujifilm FinePix XP 10 is the first in a new category of Fujifilm “Four-Proof” waterproof digital cameras – waterproof, freezeproof, shockproof, and dustproof.  The FinePix XP 10 is a redesigned of Fujifilm’s best-selling FinePix Z33WP.

Similar to the Olympus Sylus Tough 8010, the FinePix XP10 is the ultimate adventure camera.  You can drop it, submerge it, freeze it, and cove

Mountainsmith Photo Tour FX Lumbar Pack

Date: March 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Mountainsmith Photo Tour FX Lumbar Pack – Hiking camera bag. There have been a number of waist pack and lumbar type camera bags made over the years. Many of them were terrible. A few of them were ok for things like taking pictures at sport events where you need your hands free and didn’t want to carry a bulky camera bag. None of them however, were well suited for use o

Mountainsmith Spectrum Camera Backpack

Date: March 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Mountainsmith Spectrum Camera Backpack – Part daypack, part camera bag. 428e4dd6-bd9b-49b0-a855-e0ed5191671a I’m a big fan of the Mountainsmith line of bags and backpacks–not only are they high quality and well designed, but most of them are also made from recycled and eco-friendly materials.

If you are just getting into photography, or only do nature and wildlife photography as a hobby, you probably have no need for a full on camera backpack. Those sort o

Mountainsmith Borealis AT Camera Pack

Date: March 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Mountainsmith Borealis AT Camera Pack – Ideal for the digital photographer. 51kr3as0oxl_aa280_ In this digital age, and with more and more people “flashpacking” out there, it amazes me that there are not more camera backpacks that feature a dedicated laptop compartment.

Regardless of your reason for wanting to carry your laptop with the rest of your camera gear, you will be happy to know that Mountainsmith has crafted a pack that allow

Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card

Date: March 15th, 2010 | No Comments

eye-fi wirelessEye-Fi Explore eco-friendly memory card—for all the tree hugging flashpackers out there, a memory card that turns your camera into a wireless camera

Since more and more travelers and explorers these days are “flashpacking”—i.e. loading their backpack or suitcase with expensive tech gadgets and gear—it is no surprise that someone out there stopped to think about trying to find a way to make a better memory card for all those fabulous trave

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 Waterproof Digital Camera: Price Drop

Date: February 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

lumix-dmc-ts1-waterproof-digital-cameraAmazon.com has the Lumix DMC-TSI Waterproof Digital Camera for $249.95 with free shipping — a nice price drop. If you’ve been in the market for an underwater camera, this is a great deal! The DMC-TS1 is one of our best-rated underwater cameras from the Best Waterproof Digital Camera list.

Seat-of-the-pants rating: 8 out of 10 If you’re looking for a feature-rich camera that’s designed for abuse, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 seem

Airport Check-In Briefcase Camera and Laptop Bag

Date: January 28th, 2010 | 1 Comment

airport-check-in-1Airport Check-In Briefcase—carry your camera equipment on board safely

Since travelers are so frequently photographers also (whether it be amateur, hobbyists or professionals), finding a good bag to travel with your camera is a necessity for almost every photographer. Since your camera bag is an essential part of keeping your expensive gear safe, a bag you can carry on to the airplane is the best bet for ensuring the safety of your camer

Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP Waterproof Digital Camera Review

Date: January 6th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Fujifilm FinePixFujifilm’s first foray into waterproof digital cameras, the FinePix Z33WP is proof that entry-level digital cameras have come a long way in the last few years. Gone are the days where you needed to buy five disposable waterproof cameras for your epic shark dive in Hawaii, and after getting gouged on developing costs, return home to discover that only a handful of pictures turned out!

At half the price of Canon’