So, why would you pay a whole £3.10 on this player when you can get something similar that (ahem) has a traffic cone as its icon.
Well, if you want to watch video with out-of-synch sound then stick with the freebie, if you fancy watching well presented video that is in-synch then maybe dig deep and fork out the three clams.
I will admit upfront to being a total convert to vertical grips, there is a reason that upper end, pro SLR's have built-in grips, they offer a massively improved shooting position when taking shots in vertical, on a long shoot it is a godsend, with long, handheld exposures you will throw your hands up in thanks.
So, the Canon OEM unit is pretty expensive, there are others that come in a lot cheaper. But, and this is a biggie, the build quality of this unit is exceptional, the clutched screw wheel is amazing, the grip itself is bombproof.
So convinced am I about grips that I didn't even buy my new SLR until I had enough clams set aside to buy this grip at the same… Read more
Make no bones about it, this may be a crop sensor but it as serious a bit of kit as you can get. I once heard someone describe this as a baby Canon EOS 1DX and that isn't far off the mark.
Alright some background, I come from owning an EOS 40D which was, and is, a cracking SLR that to me at least felt incredibly intuitive. Sadly, as with all cameras, it slowly fell behind the curve and 10 megapixels just wasn't quite making the grade. The reason I say this is that I am starting to do paid shoots and I often found myself cropping into photographs quite heavily and the 40D fell down in this regard. But, I have a huge fondness for the 40D due to its bulletproof build and massively… Read more
