Accident? Yes, But You Knew That Was A Bad Idea

May 21, 2011
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image by Flckr user nick farnhill Hey accidents happen. I’m a camera repair technician and I see people’s mistakes every day I come to work, that’s my job. “Point and Shoot” (P&S) cameras get it the worst because pretty much everyone owns one and they can come everywhere with you. It doesn’t matter which camera […]

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ZOOM! All About Zoom Lenses

May 13, 2011
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  Image by Flickr user deephoto The logic here is, if you understand your lens then you will use it better and get more life out of it. Knowing the limitations of your equipment is a big advantage. The object is to help you prevent wear on important components on all of your equipment and […]

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Top 10 Spectacular Ways to Break Your Camera

May 6, 2011
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image via flickr user The Official CTBTO Photostream So you want to break your camera, hey I’m not judging. To be a “best way to break a camera” the first criteria is that the camera itself has to have, at the very least, a high potential to be rendered completely irreparable and nearly indistinguishable as […]

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IT JUST ISN’T SHARP! …on calibrating the optimal focus point for lenses and bodies

April 22, 2011
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Ever feel like pulling your hair out because you just aren’t getting sharp images? Sharpness in photography has always been one of the most important aspects of finished photos. Heck that is why a person can easily spend two, three, four times (sometimes even more) as much on a single lens as what was spent […]

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Basic Cleaning 101

April 16, 2011
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Source Image that has been adapted & remixed is by flickr user jeff_golden Cameras find themselves in pretty precarious places and environments, which makes sense given that so do us humans that control them. Heck, we send camera’s before almost anything else when exploring the earth and beyond. It truly is one of our greatest […]

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