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Stone Glacier Sentinel Bino Harness Review
In the Summer of 2024, Stone Glacier released their Sentinel Bino Harness to compete against other common binocular chest harnesses out there such as those made by Marsupial Gear, FHF Gear, and Kuiu. At the time the Stone Glacier... Read More
Vectronix Shooting Solutions Vector X Rangefinding Binocular Review
In February 2024, Safran Vectronix AG revealed the creation of a new commercial unit dubbed Vectronix Shooting Solutions under which they are releasing a new rangefinding binocular called the Vector X. For those unaware of Safran Vectronix, they are... Read More
Aero Precision SOLUS Action Review and Build Project
At the 2023 SHOT Show, Aero Precision debuted the SOLUS bolt action rifle. Up until that point in time, Aero Precision was known as a manufacturer of AR-15 platform rifles, parts, and accessories. So this foray into the bolt... Read More
MDT Crush It Stage Timer Review
During the 2024 SHOT Show, MDT debuted the Crush It Stage Timer and had samples on display at their booth on the show floor. The Crush It is essentially a stopwatch or countdown timer with visual and audible alerts... Read More
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Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM firmware update issues
Canon released a lens firmware update (v 1.2.0) for the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM to address widespread issues of the lens AF locking up in cases where the lens barrel is depressed. Firmware Version 1.2.0 addresses the following phenomenon. 1. … Read More
Kernel Panics in Mac OS X 10.7.4 and 10.8 Solved
Addendum on 2012-08-16: I started having Kernel Panics again after four (4) days and it began to occur every 1-3 hours. I started doing the standard troubleshooting and could not get Mountain Lion stable. After three more days of swapping … Read More
Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM AF motor noise
A week or two ago, I was messing around with my Zoom H1 field recorder and decided to capture some video+audio of the stepping motor (STM) in the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens. The audio is captured using … Read More
Behind the Shot: Veronica LaVery on 2012-07-08 in Los Angeles
I haven’t posted a “Behind the Shot” analysis in quite some time. I just haven’t been shooting very much as of late. But here’s a recent shot that didn’t work the way I initially intended, but ended up being a … Read More
Action Photo – 2012-07-08 at The Crocker Club
My friend Mike Quan sent an amusing photo to me after a group shoot event we were at a couple weekends ago in Downtown Los Angeles. I was messing around with the new Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM on the Canon … Read More