Tripods for DSLR Cameras

In today’s video, I’m reviewing my go-to wireless lavalier microphone system for my DSLR camera. This is the lavalier microphone that I wish I had purchased instead of all of the other systems I purchased and tried over the years (in an attempt to save money). I bought my Sennheiser EW112 G3 system after I […]

It’s time for my Rode VideoMic Pro review since a number of you are interested in how you can use your DSLR camera to make videos. I’ve owned this shotgun microphone for some time, as well as it’s earlier version, the Rode Video Mic, and it goes just about everywhere with me. In the video, […]

After owning it for several weeks, I’ve decided to do a Manfrotto PIXI EVO Tripod review. While not a traditional tripod, I’ve found this table-top tripod to be a great addition to my computer bag and backpack. Now, I almost always have a tripod with me that I can use both with my DSLR and […]

If you’re starting to film video with your DSLR, the quality of your audio plays a key role in whether or not your audience will want to watch your videos. In this video, I’ll review the microphones I use to create my videos and to get great sound while doing almost no sound editing work […]

Have you ever wondered how you can create 360 degree panorama shots or videos where you tour through a house or room with the ability to look in all directions? Well, you use a panoramic photography head like the Manfrotto 303SPH.   Now, this isn’t the easiest tripod head to use – you have to […]

The Manfrotto 679B is a 3-section monopod. Now, normally, this site is all about tripods and this only has one leg, so what gives? Well, last year I took a last minute trip from Moscow to Istanbul, Italy and I didn’t have time to pack a tripod because we were just doing carry-on, and that’s […]

The Manfrotto 494RC2 Ball Head has been redesigned to make it easier to use (and replaces the Manfrotto 484RC2). Manfrotto has redesigned the friction control knob on the side of this fall had to make it easier to make small adjustments without completely with the releasing the friction on the ball had itself. This is a […]

Are you looking for a way to control your DSLR from your iPad, iPhone, computer or Android device? Check out or CamRanger review to see how we use it for one-person video shoots, time-lapse photography, and group portraits.

I recently went to Istanbul, Turkey, with my  and one of my favorite lenses, the  (which is an amazing lens by the way – sharp, sharp, sharp) but I had to leave my tripod in my fiance’s apartment in Moscow because we were traveling light and my Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod was just too big to fit […]

If you’ve made the decision to invest in a lightweight, carbon-fiber tripod, you’re going to need a good tripod head, so let’s dive into our Manfrotto MH054MO-Q2 054 Magnesium Ball Head with Q2 Quick Release Plate Review I personally own and use Manfrotto tripods and heads and I’ve had zero problems with them.  I take […]