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Birding Gear : Big lens transport

April 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

When we acquired our Nikkor 200-500mm lens, we had to consider the best way to carry the big lens on outings. Together, the zoom lens and D850 body weigh almost 8 pounds (!), [...]

Rimowa Classic Flight 32″- FirstLook

August 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Nobody denies that leisure travel was severely impacted this past year and a half because of COVID. But with the virus being better understood, folks getting vaccinated, and [...]

Maroon Bell Weekender : FirstLook/FirstUse

June 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

It has been a long time since our Gear & Gadgets folks agreed to review a backpack. It is not that there aren’t good, even great backpacks out there (there are), [...]

Billingham Hadley Pro FirstLook

August 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

At  the start of the Summer we took a look at some accessories for the Fujifilm X100S camera. In the article, we mentioned that National Geographic had a few canvas [...]

Fujifilm X100S : Misc Accessories

May 13, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Fujifilm X100S camera has replaced the Nikon P7000 as the camera of choice for our EDC gear. We now hardly go anywhere without it. To keep it protected while on the [...]

New Kata Photo Bags

September 27, 2012 // 0 Comments

While  there is an LCD on the back of most digital cameras, its small size limits its usefulness. So when laptops got smaller and lighter, photographers began bringing them [...]

Kata TLB-300 PL FirstLook

April 2, 2012 // 0 Comments

Shooting with a long zoom or telephoto lens is a challenging task, but the dramatic photos (hawk, tiger, peacock) you get are often worth the effort. The problem is that a [...]

Kata MiniBee: FirstLook

February 9, 2012 // 0 Comments

Kata introduced the Bumblebee Ultra-Light backpack in April, 2010. The pack was an instant hit and won the prestigious 2010 reddot Design Award. Inspired by the success, [...]

Kata Owl 272-DL

January 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

Six  years ago we did a FirstLook/FirstUse write-up of the Kata R102 backpack. The bag was one of the best camera backpacks we have used, as it can hold quite a bit of [...]

Slappa HardBody PhotoLocker

September 14, 2010 // 0 Comments

RainyDayPhotography readers know we are VERY particular when it comes to protecting our equipment. We take our gear on the road with us all the time…and some of the [...]