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Don’t knock the 28-300….

Monday, August 17th, 2009

I shot the 2009 Go Natural Multisport yesterday, and for it’s versitility, I used my 28-300. On a day where I had to move quite a bit and carry a variety of set-ups, the 28-300 really excelled.

Image Courtesy of Canon.com.au

I needed to be able to shoot cyclist, Kayakers, and Runners with the smallest set up possible. This lens, and a fish eye, are all I used all day. Some people have been quite harsh on this lens for not being as sharp as others (70-200), but for it’s range and size it does a really great job, and I can’t fault the results. Would I use it for a studio magazine cover…..not likely, but I’m not shooting for that. I’m outdoors lugging my ~~fat arse~~ backpack up hills.

Even with a hot-shot or wireless flash the lens performed admirably. I’ll definitely use this lens again when shooting adventure races.

Tags: 28-300, adventure, australia, Canon, Flash, lens, Multisport, photography, photos, running, setup, Sport
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Failure of archive server…

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

My archive server at http://archive.diversionimages.com.au has recently kicked up it’s heals and died. As a result, some images, videos and galleries will not work until I can get the replacement up and working.

If you need any archive images urgently, please use the contact page to send me an e-mail.

Cheers, Trent.

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Manly Dam Remote Flash and Video Tests

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Today’s goals were to test some mountain bike set-ups and remote flash set-ups. I am hoping to put in a good display at the MTB world champs in September with both stills and video snippets.

VIDEO TESTS
The main test here was sound. I am using the JCV 3CCD HD camcorder because of its compact size, but the on board sound is none too crash hot. I’ve made a lead that goes from the 3.5mm stereo jack to 2 x XLR connectors. These are attached to RODE M3 9Volt Powered Microphones. I wanted external sound and to exaggerate the stereo affect by spacing the mics well apart.
The first example is with runners….

Then MTB’ers….the set-up is at the end of this one.

FLASH TESTS
I’ve still got quite a bit of work to do on this, but getting there. My main problem is the lighting and location. Full sun is not too good, full shade or heavily backlit are good, but you need to get a location of the course that has these conditions, and a descent spot.
The Dual flash is working well. Shot most of today at 1/1000 sec and f5.6. The PocketWizards work really well with the high speed sync. Hypersync is ok from 1/400 – 1/800, but over that it’s not all that good.