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Canon 80D

The fantastic Canon 80D is my choice of still/video camera. It is light weight and versatile, with a brilliant focussing system.  The camera has a reasonable sound recording via an external microphone which plugs into a dedicated 3.5mm sound input … Continue reading

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Manfrotto Tripod

I use two tripods, I like the Manfrotto make as the quality of the product is excellent.  I tend to use the Aluminium for the video work as the tripod is a little heavier than the Carbon Fibre tripod.  I … Continue reading

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MagiDeal Pro Fluid Video Mini Head for Manfrotto Tripod

This is the pan head that I use with my Manfrotto tripods.  The fluid  panhead is smooth with a long quick release plate with adjustment to enable centre of gravity balancing of the camera. The handle fits either to the left or right hand … Continue reading

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Muvi K-Series Action Camcorder/Camera

I use a Muvi K-Series action camera, it has a detachable rear screen and can be used without the waterproof housing.  The camera has good video capability is able to take still images and time lapse.  The battery capacity is … Continue reading

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Rode Wireless Microphone

The Rode Wireless Microphone is a brilliant bit of kit which I use on a regular basis.  The wireless microphone gives me freedom to move around without loosing sound.  Rode claim a range of up to 100 meters, but I have yet to … Continue reading

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Hahnel MK200 Microphone

The Hahnel is my choice of shotgun type microphone.  There is a soft mount which reduces noise from handling the camera.  It is powered by two AAA batteries which was supplied with the microphone and gives it excellent operating time. There is … Continue reading

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Stars Time Lapse from Home

This time lapse clip was taken from my home in Jersey facing North.  There is quite a lot of street lighting so it is not as brilliant as I was hoping.  Still it was fun staying up for half the … Continue reading

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