Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:43:54 +1100 Photo Geeks http://www.photogeek.tv Podcast Maker v1.4.0 - http://www.lemonzdream.com/podcastmaker A look at photography and general geekness This is the podcast for Photographers and keen amateurs, as entertaining as it is informative. en PhotoGeek Philip Greenwood phil@photogeek.tv http://photogeek.tv/Audio/PhotoGeek_Phil600_144.jpg http://www.photogeek.tv 144 144 Tech News TV & Film Comedy photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, no Photo Geeks We are recorded live in front of an audience at The Dog Theatre in Footscray this week in a mess of wires and computers. All seemed to be going fine but we did hit a few glitches and some portions of the podcast were not recorded. All three systems failed mysteriously at the same time.... Did I just hear someone say UPS? Video may well be uploaded soon of the event if it looks OK. Hosts include Phil Greenwood, Cameron Stephen, and James Bellew. Applications for the iPhone have been taking our attention the first being Tiltshift generator Also available but not in Australia for some reason Photoshop for iPhone. EyeTV for iPhone streams free to air TV from an EyeTV equipped Mac to an iPhone via WIFI. Digital truth shows film development data and timing. Zacuto grip for iPhone looks a bit exteme but for a 3Gs would be great. New Macs and we reckon the i7 27 inch iMac is the best deal of the lot. Windows 7 and the problems so far mentioned online at Microsoft Answers. Leo finds a design fault with the MacBook Pro in that the stereo seems to not work as stereo on the inbuilt speakers. Online discussion mentions the problem and shows the hardware issue. Michael Griffin gets online via Skype to discuss his foray into the world of fine art photography. USB 3.0 looks to be delayed and Intel may well be more focused on Light Peak. Northwest 188 Pilots Were Probably Dicking Around On Their Laptops. Carl Zeiss Lenses for SLR Cameras and an 18mm for the Canon goes missing. Zacuto DSLR Gunstock Shooter. Would this make you look like you have a part of the Terminator over your shoulder? HTML 5 video and a great reference document regarding codecs and the next mess. A new video format from Apple 960X540 H.264. PhotoGeek Gadgets * Vacuum plump lips * Vivitar night vision waterproof video camera. * iPhone prop dummy. * DSLR Holster. Photogeek of the week Adventures in High Altitude Ballooning. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotogeekShow100.mp3 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:42:58 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This is a promo for the upcoming live show, podcast 100. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow99half.mp3 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:55:23 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks After a 3 week gap we finally get to the 99th show and catch up on all the news. Getting large images to clients can be solved by Yousendit, Mobile Me or Sync your files online and across computers with Dropbox. SSD drive at 3.5 inch for computers like the MacPro made by Pliant Technology can read at 500 megabytes per second. CS2, CS3 whatever, they seem to work fine for us under Snow Leopard OS X 10.6. Applications we have found that need Rosetta installation under OS X 10.6 include Office 2008 and Digidesign Core drivers. As Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio get an update we wait for an update to Aperture. Snow Leopard advantages include fast boot and shutdown, screen sharing seems a lot better, Stacks and Spaces get more useful. Hassle @Telstra on Twitter to mention iPhone and Tethering. Telstra shares climb following a Government enforced split of wholesale and retail businesses. AppleTV price drop and perhaps a new model is due. Carl Ziess release an 18mm f3.5 Distagon for the Canon EF mount that may be a key to landscape and architectural photography. Calculated to be $1700 odd dollars AU. Canon release the 7D a few weeks ago and we wonder who may prefer this body. 24p 25p Slow Mo and a bunch of improvements but we prefer the full frame sensor for video. WIFI and GPS however looks a great advantage and should be made available to the 5D Mk11. Is 30fps the new 24fps. Hitler is upset. Boinx TV and a two camera problem addressed by my multiple firewire cards Logmein for the iPhone lets you operate a Mac from your iPhone. Telstra launch AFL finals app with no live video.. The Flickr app goes online and we haven't used it. iPhone app and credit Card reader. PhotoGeek Gadgets * Steel Velcro. * Video sunglasses. * iMac Hamster cage. * Lego iPhone stand. * New mini Pico Projector * Cardboard iPhone case. * Headrest iPod dock. * Open source camera. Photograph of empty container ships off the coast of Singapore showing the signs of recession. Camper bike. Ben and James sail on a kite surf across Bass Strait. HDR Darkroom worth keeping an eye on, give a beta test a go here. Get a look at Woo Themes new theme "Object" for photographers. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow99.mp3 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:53:32 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This show was recorded in front of a live audience online. After much dicking around we got the broadcast system operational. If you are interested it sort of goes like this. Video over firewire to Mac Pro into BoinxTV to control video streams and graphics. Audio via Mic in studio and via Skype on MacBookPro into Logic as mixer. Then to get all that to push out to StreamAPI feed, video output captured by Grabber Raster and presented as a feed and audio re routed via Digidesign firewire audio device into analogue input of Mac Pro. The simple Stickam type Flash player uploader needs to see these inputs in order to broadcast but you can use a device more than once in the process. Getting seperate audio and video feeds into the Mac Pro was the challenge, but we found a way. A broadcast will be available in a month or two via Digital Pill from The Dog Theatre in Footscray. On to what was a show of very dubious content, the highlight being our first North American live guest, Alan Jones from Virginia who runs ajayswebcam.com and presents as a true geek. Will the video phone catch on as a piece of hardware like the ACN product? Perhaps a more open platform like the Android powered desktop phone from Cloud Telecomputers. Alan fires up at 7.30 in the morning to join us online. Alan talks about his site that list Axis webcams from around the world. ajaywebcams.com Tethering via an iPhone seems to present issues to carriers the world over. When it is enabled it is brilliant. See the discussion at Whirlpool. Google Latitude looks a bit lame and could use some work. Macro lens for the iPhone from a DVD player. ShakeItPhoto produces what look like a real Polaroid from the iPhone. OnOne's DSLR App gets Nikon support for iPhone remote control. Shutter actuations calculated via Simple EXIF Viewer. Getting 30 fps HD to go 24 fps is a rather convoluted process using Cinematools Final Cut Pro and Compressor How to convert Canon 5dmk2 footage from 30p to 24p from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. Tiltshift plugin for FCP, ShrinkRay, free via Crumple Pop. Best Wordpress themes for video at Canon 5D tips. SteadiCam for DSLR from India looks like it might be the go. Underwater Canon 5D Mk11 rig footage at Divefilm HD. The Mac Mini as a media centre and we discuss the process. Vuse software trancodes HD for connected devices like the Sony Playstation3 Alan sends over a link to video from Keywest. 3D feature film from James Cameron, Avatar. Picture showing the physical difference between the 5D and Red Scarlett. PhotoGeek Gadgets * The Cookie Tin steel guitar * Steampunk USB Flash how to. * Dog Poo Trap * BlueTooth Stethoscope. Apple Genius finds childporn on customers Mac. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow98.mp3 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:55:40 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks After a week off we get back on the geek bandwagon in a quite eclectic discussion. Is the Bose® Companion® series 11 the best computer speakers made? Cameron talks about the Ballarat International Foto Biennale. Starts September 4 through to October 4 have a look at the website to see what it is you might want to look at. I sell one of the 5D's and find a shutter actuation counter. James picks up a handbuilt Thorax valve preamp by Sebatron. Cameron is part of an exhibition by Melbourne Silvermine, Unsensored09 in Collingwood Gallery 292 Smith Street. A split screen Kombi deal with cash for clunkers could go well. Go TV goes live and we all rescan. YouTube now allow paid links to your video for a keyword search. Flickr image search improves. Digital radio... WOO HOO QLD police search for WI FI freeloaders. Toshiba release a 64 GB SD card. PhotoGeek Gadgets * Worlds best cardboard chair. * Star Trek Phaser kit * Ink carts lamp. * 20 iPhones charged at once. * Coconut headphones. * Dissolving Bikini. * D.I.Y. tilt shift * The Nikon S1000pj projector camera. The Leica S2 37.5 Megapixel medium format camera. On Mac OSX 10.5 hit Command/Shift/4/space to see the NeXT era. Porn robot hand work in astounding video. MadMen app for the iPhone not available in Australia, yet. But the avatar maker is available. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow97.mp3 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:35:19 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We get all nostalgic over the 40 year anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon and break into song... The Tour de France and Ashes cricket make us a little blurry. Advertising on Facebook may not pay off but it is a worthwhile test. Video drum tutorials from Jack Bennett at icanplaydrums.com and video of local musicians at digitalpill.tv Perhaps a Facebook advert for philipgreenwood.com.au to celebrate the new Woo Theme build. Newspaper may like to charge for viewing their content. Good Luck... Many steadycams for video with a DSLR one from Manfrotto and some DIY and one that looks like a Merlin Steadycam RedrockMicro make a range of gear for tripod mounts. iPhone 3GS mounted to a RC Plane. The first US TV commercial shot on the Canon 5D MK11. We get a look at the Olympus EP1 and a more detailed report may follow. Canon release a new Tilt Shift lens, the TS-E 24mm F3.5 L 11 review at DP Review. Fujifilm release a "Real 3D System" for shooting 3D stills and video. Zoom pocket camcorder with high quality microphones shoots SD ( Fail ) Samsung HMX-U10 1080p ultra Compact. PhotoGeek Gadgets * Novelty Goldfish rubbish bags * Night vision for Canon DSLR * Phone box cell phone. * Lunar Landing Computer * Auction of Apollo items. Mercury spacecraft looks the best. * Original Thunderbird 2 Photographer arrested for being too tall. Photography and the Law as it applies in relation to privacy and public places. iPhone 3G tethering with Telstra, Fail. Wrestling midgets are killed by fake hookers Don't do this to a press photographer Photogeek of the Week Anthony Wesley photographs the result of a collision with Jupiter. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow96.mp3 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:57:33 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We are all a little tired still as the Swine Flu season grips and James is back from Geelong. We try a paid for HD video hosting service from Automattic called VideoPress Getting video to podcast as H.264 and in browser Flash with the one file is an interesting challenge. Firefox 3.5 and the html 5 video codec debate. YouTube allow Call-To-Action overlays, allow linking off-site. Rumors of the new Canon 3D. Olympus E-P1 micro 4 thirds camera that has been blended into legend and takes older Zuiko lenses. Hasselblad release the CFV-39 digital back for all older V series cameras. AgfaPhoto has the rugged, waterproof DV-600uw. iPhone 3GS now available direct from Apple online. Choose the Red Rock Micro rig like Alex Lindsay or one of two new contraptions available. We find some Time Lapse from the iPhone using some for of intervalometer Factron iPhone case packs interchangeable camera lenses and looks very cool. Google release Chrome OS for NetBooks next year. What the Font app for the iPhone seems not to work. New iPhone remote app for iTunes and AppleTV is a big improvement. PhotoGeek Gadgets * Laptop steering wheel table. * USB powered display look like a MacMini display prospect. * Steampunk lightsabre * USB Chainsaw * Cigar USB flash memory * Dog translator * Dick Tracy video watch phone * BlueTooth Retro phone handset. Cameras app for Macintosh sets up parameters for camera management on the Mac AudioBoo hook up with Spinvox to provide auto transcribe. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow95.mp3 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:28:05 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We crash into the podcast this week in a strange mood. Perhaps it is the weather? Cameron sets the cat amongst the pigeons with a discussion about the photographic equipment requirements. Here is the photosteam of the offending boofhead. Kodak stop making Kodachrome after 74 years. iPhone 3.0 software and find my iPhone service via Mobile Me. A story explains what might happen. Liver transplant confirmed. Tethering may be made to work with these instructions. Phillips release a 21:9 format 56 inch TV Vizio release a TV that connects to the web for Twitter, Flickr and Netflix. Microsoft, Outlook Is Broken, Says 6,000 Tweets (And Growing). Fix It. Turn by Turn Navigation for the iPhone in Australia. Digital radio and Sirius Satellite radio, what a mess. Waste of time wireless charger for the iPhone. PhotoGeek Gadgets * F-4 ejection sheet office chair. * Food and beer plate. * Alarm clock bed shaker. * Blue Tooth webcam. * Gigabit over electrical circuit. * Bacteria growth kit. * WI FI Tent. * Limp then erect Gel remote. Photograph of the week Half-man / half-Pooh Bear takes a break next to decapitated patriotic Mickey Mouse. Computer train kills. Is old Polaroid quicker than the new digital variety. HP printer that connects online? WTF Tadpoles fall from the sky. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow94.mp3 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:27:45 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks After a weekend being broken in to we fire up the reserve iMac at Photogeek headquarters to get the podcast recorded. Hosts include Phil Greenwood, Cameron Tandy, and James Bellew. Security software from MacGadget, MacTrack™ will send pictures to your Flickr account via the inbuilt webcam if your Mac is stolen Orbicule make similar software, Undercover, and have a family pack license. WWDC announcements include the new iPhone 3Gs, MacBook Pro's, and more details on Snow Leopard. Safari4 was released and amongst other things html5 and support for inline video with out a plugin. iPhone 3.0 software that promises a find my phone feature using mobile me services. Star Trek communicator app, fantastic waste of a dollar. Apple partners with TomTom to bring "real" navigation to iPhone Is my Nikon reliable. Cameron has a suggestion on how to update to iPhone 3.0. Cameron is impressed with Nutty News Wire and the Weekly World News style headline. He make mention of the front cover pic of the Ascot Vale "Underbelly" job. PhotoGeek Gadgets * Nikon Zoomatar. * Beer in a Pouch. * DIY iPhone dock. * Circular Pizza cutter. * Metal detecting Sandals. * iPhone docking keyboard. Photograph of the Week Commons Picture of the Year. Goose photographed flying upside down Fake photo of a girl assembled in Photoshop. Blurb Photo competition-promotion. Air France crash theory. Costco open their first store in Docklands under the big wheel. GPS coordinates lead to incorrect demolition. Warp drive could destroy us all http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow93.mp3 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:55:30 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks The Canon 5D MK11 continues to dominate the PhotoGeek news this week as we look at the developments on that platform. Canon EOS 5D Mark II update with manual video exposure controls now available Also perhaps a further update to come that supports 24p on the Canon 5D MK11. DSLR remote app for Canon cameras released and rumors that a Nikon version will also be made available. HTML 5 and inline video available using Firefox BETA from Daily Motion. YouTube XL brings a video portal web application to market for media players. A collection of 5D MK11 video from Vimeo on eoscars.com. Percep tool and we may be a little jaded. DigiLife DDV-JF1 shoots 720p and has an onboard 640x360 pico projector. PhotoGeek Gadgets * The Gecko Balistic laptop sleeve * USB retro vacum cleaner * Door lock barrel code. * Ecco keychain GPS unit. * Fig Rig from plumbing pipe. * $14 Video Camera Stabilizer. Zune HD, great.... iStream lets you listen to the footy. Pick the perp Photogeek of the Week Photographs Socotra Island off the coast of Yemen and some of the amazing landscape images we found. Salvage yards for old military aircraft in Tucson and some amazing images sent in by Joseph http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow92.mp3 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:06:03 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks The boys have had a hard week and Swine Flu is circling us, but we get on with the show. New to the site, User Contributions in the blog. A big thanks to Bryan Pliastos for the first story. My Year Without Sex finally hits the screens as the Premier hits Melbourne’s inner west. William interviews Antoinette. The rumor last week that the new Harry Potter film crew are using two Canon 5D Mk11’s with Panavision lenses. Canon announce new firmware that will enable manual exposure during video capture. JB HI FI sell the Canon 5D MK11 at a big discount. New iPhone camera remote from onOne software enables control of a Canon DSLR via WI FI and tethering. Answers to questions here. Rumor that Apple will announce real time H.264 editing under Snow Leopard and Final Cut Pro. JVC have announced a new HD LCD monitor that offers 98% cover for Adobe RGB color. Twitter and TV producers get together for a show that includes the technology. Two hours after opening a Twitter account DollaGang is murdered… Polaroid and The Impossible Project get closer to their goal of re manufacturing instant film. RC model helicopter designed to mount a Canon 5D Mk11, Vimeo example shows the footage shot recently. Apple opening new stores in Australia. PhotoGeek Gadgets * Dodgy applications including the Chicks and Guns. * G4 Clock * $108,880 iPhone case * Modern Fossils. * A waterproof video camera ideal for perverts. * Marriage hunter Bra * Impossible door chain. * Office butt station. Great accident for one photographer, a capture of a bird as it flies into the lens. Global Ballooning soundslides set at The Herald Sun shot at dawn and one shot HDR Awkward Boners is a little entertaining… Awkward family photos should be studied by all portrait photographers. 100 meter long photo “We’re all gonna die” PhotoGeek of the Week Thierry Legault shoots the Space shuttle against as a silhouette against the sun. Story via Engadget This wins the photogeek T-Shirt as contender for photogeek of the century. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow91.mp3 Thu, 28 May 2009 09:59:35 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks The guys all had a bit of a lurgey tonight but we got on with it. Cameron uses AudioBoo to record that steam engine in the Dandenongs, Puffing Billy, amongst the background of cockatoo and station announcements. The Sunday Herald Sun post an image of my good self in a Daring Fireball T-Shirt. Alan Jones is on Twitter. AJays Webcams. James launches the new Sound Acoustics web site and we try determine how acoustic treatments may assist the geek audiophile. The Canon 5D Mk11 shows up in the hands of numerous television camera operators using the Manfrotto Fig Rig. figrig JVC pop up and announce a 4K and 8K cinema camera. jvc-4k-prototype-camcorderjpg They also release details of an 8K projector to provide a method of viewing the high res footage. Twitter reaches mainstream in Australia as its growth chart looks like a moonshot. Sony develop the worlds smallest HD video camera chip due to be embedded in the next generation of devices. PhotoGeek Gadgets * James finds humour in a ladies modesty protection device * Colored flame candles * Virgin Mary USB drive. * Star Trek Tricorder * CCTV birdhouse * Nest Box for "birdwatching" * Backpack with a boring name. Iphone version 3 looks to have higher spec camera. David Hockney does some odd things with the iPhone. High Quality sharpening with the High Pass Filter. German brothels photo essay. Martian landscape photo essay. Don't take photos inside an ATM. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow90.mp3 Thu, 14 May 2009 01:11:38 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We do throw our spin on the Swine Flu outbreak. We get into a bit of trouble with some people not too happy with our content. SBS get a few Canon 5D Mk11's complete with Red Rock Micro Rigs to shoot on the spot news video. The Panasonic Video-Recording GH1 looks to be another step forward in the video shooting DSLR. Stephen shoots with T-Max and a green filter of The Royal Arcade. Genius G-Shot HD520 camcorder shoots 720p on the cheap. Images of new the Pentax DSLR camera leaked. The super cool & groovy Digital Harinezumi from Superheadz, Cameron shoots some low light video. World Pinhole day came and went and we all struggled to participate, Cameron shot some polaroids of fruit in the dark. Voigtländer’s New Folding Medium Format, The BESSA III looks expensive. Pinhole Camera shoots like a gun. Jay Town shows a recent set of Macro images of insects. Norby's photostream is a patchwork effort on Flickr. Tilt shift stop motion from Keith Loutit. Chase Jarvis and his set of iPhone images. AudioBoo app for the iPhone has us interested but confused. PhotoGeek Gadgets * The Earth Angel Wind-Up Vibrator * iLauncher Gives You iPhone Controls for USB Missile Launcher * Russian Roulette balloon Gun * VholdR ContourHD helmet cam * Solar-Powered Sun Glasses CSIRO's patent lawsuits conclude with the final 13 companies settling CSIRO looks to analog TV spectrum for 100Mbit wireless broadband. World's largest model rocket successfully launched and very cool. IceTV cracks Nine - a win for viewers Learn Photoshop. File-saving issues on Mac OS 10.5.3 with Photoshop. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow89.mp3 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:11:05 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We are just messing around this week with a short quiet one. James is putting a range of online visual content in place for the new website at sound acoustics. He is using Flickr and some video of SketchUp modeling. AudioBoo is like twitter with audio grabs and Stephen Fry is onto it now. Animoto goes for business video from stills and graphics. Go underwater with Google Earth. Find the Big Trousers office in the 3D warehouse. Abandoned 747 set up as a restaurant and left to rust. Worlds largest model rocket. Cassini pictures of Saturn and it's moons. Iida-boshi Stereographics images shot with extreme fisheye. panasonic-3d-hd-camcorder-prototypejpg New pro video cameras from Sony, the CineAlta SRW-9000 HDCAM SR. Panasonic develop 1080p 3D digital video. Next3D develop home entertainment 3D systems. The Simpsons on Ch10 in Australia in SD. Time Machine backup using Netgear ReadyNAS under firmware update. Jungle Disk for online backup. iPod touch and iPhone used for military application. PhotoGeek Gadgets 3D cinema rig for skydiver Wrist support Spy camera handbag Steampunk Segway Photographers archive storage and viewer Manfrotto giveaway a monopod with every fluid head tripod Ice TV wins court case against Ch9 Mophie Juice Pack Air http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow88.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:52:45 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We get into the chocolate for Easter and shoot some more HD footage on the 5D MK11 Canon. Bryan asks, full frame or DX? HD is a 1.0 release on current DSLR's. GPS on all cameras? Nikon announce the release of the Nikon D5000 with HD at 24 fps AVI Motion JPEG, but comes with a handy swivel LCD screen. We add a Vimeo video channel for Photogeek subscribers to share their video. We start it off with the Easter video with the Mexicans in Frankston. Easter with the extended family from Philip Greenwood on Vimeo. Perhaps this HDMI connected screen might be the go with the 5D. Does the high bandwidth promised in Australia provide for the death of Television as we know it? 3D movies may be here to stay with Monsters Vs Aliens release and IMAX cinemas opening around the world. The oldest mobile phone video and selling the concept. Drobo release the DroboPro iSCSI connected 8 drive storage unit. QuadCamera app for the iPhone PhotoGeek Gadgets Human Regenerator USB necktie The Grass wheel eBay Leica artillery rangefinder A Steve Jobs soft toy Seat belt camera straps Non Apple mini display port displays Steam powered USB charger A new camera for the iPhone speculated. Pair caught having sex while speeding at 133kmh Cameradojo seem to be a good photographic resource podcast site. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow87.mp3 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:50:27 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We test the Skype iPhone application with mixed results and in a less than scientific method. Google search for the cash strapped media organisation We ponder the idea that stills photographers may need some training in order to shoot video for their online news. Some think the whole notion is bullshit... Good article about the possibility that nothing will save newspapers nor will anything fill the gap. How IS lenses work Leonard Cohen on Guitar Hero the best of the seasonal gags? The Samsung Soundbar Win a pair of Audioengine A5 speakers! Flickr set of antique transistor radios Zeiss to make 18mm F3.5 for Canon Skype for the iPhone released and looks buggy as hell. Incase battery for the iPhone Rowmote leaves us a bit unsure. PhotoGeek Gadgets Retro LCD projector USB Cigarette All in one rubber stamp Greeting card 18 room helicopter Jesus switch World's smallest NAS RAID The One Place You Definitely Don't Want To See a Windows Error Message http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow86.mp3 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:49:06 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Thanks to Bryon who asked for for the missing podcasts and listened to all podcasts in the list. We talk about the release announcement by Canon of the 500D Rebel T1i and its HD video recording at 1080p and 20 fps. We look at some great video for revheads of a supercharging of a new Mustang on Vimeo. 500HP MUSTANG Procharger from Greg Filipkowski on Vimeo. Pentax renew their 645 digital and Sigma now list the FOVEON chipped DP2 The Kodak Zx1 shoots 720p but not stills. Holga Stereo 120 film cameras both optical and pinhole lenses. MacHeist 3 Bundle released to a server overload but would be a good deal if we could purchase. Espresso for one would be the best of the bunch. Install jailbreak apps on a non broken iPhone for $7.00 Tethering for the iPhone looks imminent. In a Balloon with a Nikon shooting the curvature of the Earth at 30,000 feet. PhotoGeek Gadgets DIY Ring Flash 3G mobile router The e-Cigarette. Atomic energy Lab LCD front door 7ft long Lego model Epson release 10 color wide format HDR ??? ink. Twitter change their page titles to assist Google search NAS Comparison chart Seagate release the Black Armor NAS Photographers Math Who would have thought, the internet tubes show up in a photo. Channel 10 cease HD broadcast of regular programs to focus on sport in HD. Axiom Modbook http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow85.mp3 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:58:49 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This week it's full steam ahead talking up the economy, buying up computers with the government handouts. Thanks again to UK Pom for staying awake long enough to listen to us mention him on the podcast and for sending this story in. Cameron Tandy has a lot to answer for the publishing of controversial image purporting to be a young Pauline Hanson. iPhone 3.0 is announced for release in the Summer there (Winter here). We wonder if Gizmodo may have published the ultimate iPhone link bait for a story about the iPhone as a sex toy. iPhone app for Boxee remote control. Aussierules Live for iPhone may get pulled soon so grab it now. The ABC do their bit for iPhone users. Nikon 400D rumors abound as an upcoming book is announced. lx3-viewfinder-photardjpgjpg Old Russian viewfinder on a Lumix digital SuperHeadz Plamodel, a snap-together DIY 35mm camera Hasselblad release Phocus as a free download. PhotoGeek Gadgets $35,000 icecream maker USB key drive Flexible power strip Girl robot Pillow suit for night shift workers USB cell phone signal booster Phaser communicator Universal Pod, Gravity Defying, Viscoelastic Morphing Polymer Super Grip Tripod. Space junk strikes again How a computer plays chess http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow84.mp3 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:02:12 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We are drinking Boags and cheap Aldi wine after walking dogs, taking kids for a ride and other stuff. Skype give away SILK to third parties as a codec for audio for speech. The compact disc turns 30. Sony smooth out licensing for Blu Ray. Education of photography to young children and the discussion about Apple's software in relation to education. Sony and the panorama stitching DSC-HX1 Ink left in a "dead" inkjet cart. G-Map for iPhone provides navigation for North America. Olympus exec "12 Megapixels is enough". Pano app for iPhone. Jiggly bikini app Picture taken at Crufts dog show 2009, dogs and their owners. Snowboarder found dead, thanks to Twitter. PhotoGeek Gadgets Hat disco ball Eye camera iPhone app drink coasters Highway HIFI Windup cellphone Windshield wiper sharpeners http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow83.mp3 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:31:33 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks The bushfire season is officially over today and we talk about the pictures that emerged. Of interest to us was some video shot by a young lady in Kinglake. This was the most terrifying of video shot under extraordinary circumstances. Canon release an auto focus fix for the 1D Mk111 Auto focus HD video from the new Panasonic DMC GH1 DSLR Retro Olympus Micro four thirds camera Near miss asteroid New Macs including the new Mac Pro released yesterday and they look good. Similtaneous WIFI in the new Apple Airport Extreme Devonport Street view at Google Earth looks as bizarre as the real thing 45 Gigapixel image of Yosemite. PhotoGeek Gadgets USB Tampon drive Wideangle Super Wide. The Blowgaurd. Gigapan. Apple numberless keyboard http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow82.mp3 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:29:29 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We are recovering from the heat and smoke with a look at Low-Brow media production, indeed our best example id The Retardid Policeman. "Idiocracy" could be a model. My Year without Sex opens the Adelaide Film Festival. Charges half dropped against The Pirate Bay. iMac as a media centre is not going too well but Plex may be an answer. Cameron Stephen try the Neltronics DDV V3HD New cameras from Kodak New tilt shift lenses from Canon iPhone guitar app iShred from Frontier Design Rinspeed car controlled by iPhone application Ustream launches Live Streaming on demand for enterprises The Freeze proof Canon D10 PhotoGeek Gadgets iPhone Phonophone Digital soap The Erectile Quality Monitor Circuit board pen Piss glass In car Blu Ray Electronic Body armour Fireproof Safe The Joy of Tech on iLife09 The new PocketWizard. A Bar in a tree. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow81.mp3 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:36:52 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We open with some local talk about that day from Hell as the records fell for maximum temperature and the fires that followed. We discuss the technology that might prove useful in future like Twitter and Satellite data as 3G networks melt. A new Adobe application Tweet Deck does a great job on the desktop. We talk about the news images from the people in the field. The Herald Sun and The Age have numerous links available. The CFA have a Youtube channel. We mention Cursebird and ponder Cameron Tandy's score. James Gardiner sets up a new site CinemaGeek The Leica M8.2 in Olive drab... Cheap lenses by Nikon iPhone as a heart monitor iPhone macro lens case. Time lapse application for the iPhone. iLife 09 and face recognition. Sensor cleaner application. A3 3 in one printer from Brother. PhotoGeek Gadgets Another mini projector. A toothpaste video that gets us going. 20c Flash diffuser. Home made fibre optic flash. Carbon fibre Toilet seat. Pedco tripods for special purposes. EPowermac for Mac bits. Pioneer to stop making TV's FREEVIEW WTF Channel 10 HD sport only. Underbelly free downloads. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow80.mp3 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:20 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We talk about the recent tour around Tasmania shooting HDR of the local landscape. A page of stuff is seen here in a Flickr set. Michael will upload some soon to the Photogeek Flickr group. We take a good look at Microsoft's new Songsmith application as James giggles at the Microsoft advert for it. The Tasmanian trip road tested a few gadgets including the Velbon graphite tripod with Manfrotto ball head. We also took a $100 inverter for 240 volt power. We later found this inverter for the MacBook Pro. James laments the change that HD television has for video production. Blu Ray players may drop in price this year. LaCie release an 8X BluRay external burner. Seagate release a 2 TB 7200 rpm drive. Twitter goes mainstream with Stephen Fry on TV in severals countries and now has over 100,000 followers. ClearCam stitches iPhone images to create high res images Samsung 12 MegaPixel camera phone. PhotoGeek Gadgets The moss covered bathmat USB spypen iPhone DaVinci Tshirt Cable to connect the iPhone to the Optima Pico projector Lens calendar Scrabble tile keyboard Massive skateboard Canon recall the original 5D to fix a mirror adhesion problem. Google Malware worning stuffed. Beautiful B+W images of Weapons of Mass Destruction. 17 of the most Beautiful HDR images. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow79.mp3 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:33:19 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We are back from a long break and slowly get up to speed this week. Darren gives us a first hand account of the functionality of the Drobo redundant storage system. Apple have some new features we would ecpect to see in the Pro Apps in the new iLife '09 and iWork '09 face_recognition Western digital announce the imminent release of their new 2 TB Hard drive RED One Vs the Canon 5D Mk11 for dynamic range comparison. Abandoned supercars and the Avatar to have. The Big Blue Cat and tilt shift effect. SMS cost Telstra nothing.... Photon gating effect on the iPhone. Wireless printing via the iPhone to an HP printer. iPhone magnetic lenses. Geotagging with the OnLocation application. Animoto comes to the iPhone too. Book printing at Blurb looks like an option to check out. I buy the Jack Torrance novel. Not sure what Tokbox does for video conferencing but we will find out. 90 Free Photobooth effects. Macheads the trailer for the movie Internode start selling Telstra ADSL2+ PhotoGeek Gadgets Robotic hand job White balance lens cap Thriving office audio CD 6 Bay Netgear NAS Pre-chewed pencils Bottle cap tripod http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow78.mp3 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:20:53 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We chose to let the format go for tonight and just have a chat with those who could get online over the course of the evening. We will be back in the New Year with the same old geek stories and perhaps some new stuff. Merry Christmas to all who listen and a Happy New Year. Here is that link to iBoobs http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow77.mp3 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:39:17 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Yes just two of us this week and we slow it down a bit as we wind onwards to Christmas. Congrats to Jay and Ange on the birth of Fox Armstrong Coote Town at 8lb 7oz. The Big Blue cat has a bit of darkroom gear to give away. See him on Flickr in the Photogeek Pool or get to him via Twitter James Gardiner sends us some laughs and news from Blue Digital Cameras. Also news that RED are quite critical of the slow clock speed sensor in the new Canon 5D Mk11. The computer Mouse turns 40. Polaroid fades away with an announcement that manufacturing will cease. Save Polaroid attempts to keep it going. Merlin Mann has a go at selling cameras. His AStore blog “How to use an fucking camera“ is something else. You Tube goes HD as we trial some “free to air” footage. (click on the show in HD link) How they shot The Godfather Stephen Fry goes off. PhotoGeek Gadgets Retro CD player Scooter headlight desklamp Umbrella knuckle duster SSD NAS drive Mophie Juice pack USB powered display USB condenser microphone Field Notes New Broadcom chip for 80211n wifi in a phone NEC $15 Million broadband for pensioners. Our Footscray Mate William McInnes picks up best actor AFI http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow76.mp3 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:52:28 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks James and I have some Chevy Chase moments this week as James yacht runs adrift and the power goes off in Footscray. We take a quick look at HDR uses in the cemetery and discuss sharpening. Nik Multimedia sharpener pro. RED announce some new options and price changes. Nikon announce the D3X and the Canon 5D goes on sale. Macbreak video on Blu Ray Compression. Boinx Blu Ray service. Creative mini HD camcorder PhotoGeek Gadgets Wallet ice scraper Watch camera Spy microphone Phone TV tuner Geo tag dongle Mind control unit Wi Fi radio USB lunch warmer Simpsons Mapple store Anti virus for OSX http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow75.mp3 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:57:09 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We get deep into discussion about the RED announcement this week and with an attempt at some balance after all the hype has settled. James Gardiner wrote a piece on the RED Scarlet/Epic release details and points out that the RED is perhaps the only digital cinema camera system that uses a Bayer filter. Canon announce their answer to the RED camera. You Tube goes widescreen. I shoots some more HDR in the Melbourne cemetery with Brydie. Panasonic announce their idea for a 3D standard on Blu Ray. I am not a terrorist I am a fricken photographer T-Shirts. FTP Cam for the iPhone Mosaic screensaver on Leopard is fascinating. MacOSaiX does a great job as a standalone application. Dells new high res monitors. First USB3.0 Device Apple in Doncaster PhotoGeek Gadgets Pin clock Square traffic lights USB Christmas Tree Retro popcorn maker Hand crank the iPhone Microscope cam An antique sign in a park in Melbourne. Night camera application for the iPhone Formatting the Drobo for Apple Time Machine http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow74.mp3 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:24:14 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We have a Herald Sun domination show this week with as many "in-jokes" as would fit. iPhone tethering to be released in USA. 3 offer a yearly 3G service for laptops Telstra busting "myths" about Tasmania Broadband Jay Town and his Spring racing carnival slideshow. Animto update their slideshow maker to include extra filmic effects. Photos taken in certain locations that are controlled by security. Are they legal? Sigma aquires Feveon Pixelmator goes 1.3 Flip Mino goes HD. PhotoGeek Gadgets Rolling Ball Spy video pen. Dough-nu-matic doughnut maker Wind power battery charger. Wristcutters for Japanese girls??? Battery for mobile devices. Build your own robot dog. Photo frame and printer in one. The Chumby now in Australia. Pre-Photoshop photo effects. Fake MacBook Nano. New laptop batteries last 8 times longer Parrallels 4.0 out now. Stupid hand camera concept. Battlestar Gallactica Props for sale BoinxTV 1.0 released. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow73.mp3 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:09:36 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Cameron is back from the dead with news of his love for the "Gadget of the Century", his iPhone 3G from Telstra. Optus lose $44 Million in iPhone costs to Apple. RED digital cinema camera stories and speculation and new pic from the CEO. Apple warranty scam could see $2.5 million action in Australia. iMac Mac mini and MacPro no change at the moment. iPhone No1 camera phone on Flickr New MacBook Pro don't work Jailbroke iPhones. Dalsa sells out to Arri. The VCR is dead. PhotoGeek Gadgets The USB endoscope Powergorilla battery pack Flash triggers from Alien Bee Camera bubble level. Apollo 11 Spacesuit. Firewire 800 2.5 inch portable storage up to 500 MB Optoma Pico portable projector Blu CD from Sony in HD Audio attempt. We attempt to get a look at Boxee http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow72.mp3 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:42:00 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Skype was stuffing us around tonight but we persisted albeit rather scattered. Blip.tv sells ads into iTunes video program feeds. RED and an announcement of an announcement HDR timelapse video thanks for the tip DEE DEE Camerabag for iPhone does a great job of B+W conversion Panoramic photo maker for the iPhone is a lot of fun and may prove useful Polaroid application is a great party trick on your Mac or PC PhotoGeek Gadgets 3D webcam Underwater mini cam Bug in a mouse Smallest video camera Super vision glasses Minox belt camera 3D anaglyphic application for the iPhone Bongo, an address in North America for purchases online Man sucked into toilet trying to retrieve phone. Superheadz are now selling the Blackbird fly. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow71.mp3 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:07:20 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Telstra rattle some cages and we look like we have found two geeks of the week. Cameron is on Green Ginger wine and James on a $15 Shiraz but after quite a long chat about network printers, microphones, school holidays and photographing trees in Mordialloc we get onto the announcement by Sol Trujillo at Telstra the plans for the future of broadband both through cable and over the air. Google sponsored Spy satellite takes pics a whole lot better. An amazing combination of tilt shift lens and stop motion video from Keith Loutit in Sydney and we discuss the concept as a unique effect that makes Sydney harbour look like it is shot in a bathtub. Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. Photogeek of the week Serge Marx (Reece Allen) with film exposed in a toilet paper roll embedded in ice!! Elgato updates for Turbo 264 and EyeTV Photogeek Gadgets Fuel saver gadget Fridge magnet digital photoframe T mobile digital frame. Nikon video headset. Big Rig video edit station. Dual LCD stand. Light tent Epson anti-shake technology Super HD You tube now available. National Debt Clock Runs Out of Numbers Photographic artist Tami Bone produces an image that is similar to the Lens Baby look. Cameron reminds us of the imminent WORLD TOY CAMERA DAY http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow70.mp3 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:52:54 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We wander off into iPhone territory again and look at some of the photo applications available at the moment. We start with a brief discussion about copyright and describe how little we know about the law. According to the Phoenix Lander it is snowing on Mars. The release of new Network attached storage units from Western Digital are in direct competition with Drobo MacBook Pro updates look due and there are “leaked” pictures, new MacBooks rumored also. Cameron talks about the twin lens reflex film camera The Blackbird Fly from Superheadz and its instant sellout success. MI6 agent sells camera on eBay with top secret material on the card. Cameron beta tests an iPhone application Juxtaposer (link Later) PanoLab stitches photos on the iPhone. Here is a Flickr page and below is one we did in the studio. Photoswap provides a visual conversation. Smule lighter has world map of those who lit up. BOM Radar and Pocket Weather are the most used applications so far. New version of X-Plane from Laminar Research is my pick however. Samsung VM-MX25E H.264 video camera for You Tube upload without recompression. Strange rumor of the MX sensor from Nikon at nikonrumors.com Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 a Red DSLR with big open out type live view screen. Olympus Micro Four Thirds retro digital point and shoot. PhotoGeek Gadgets Korg USB control panels USB Hollywood webcam Mice for Macs from Targus Bowler DSLR Bag Paperclip stand for iPhone Sideburns razor Photogeek of the week is John Chiara for his extra large handbuilt camera. New Samsung HD TV’s with network connection. Get a look at James’ second hand Canon video lens. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow69.mp3 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:26:50 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks The release of HD video from the new Canon 5D Mk11 hits the web this week and we discuss the wide ranging ramifications of this camera in a new era for digital imaging. Hosts include Phil Greenwood, Cameron Tandy, and James Bellew. Special guest in the studio is cinema and video geek James Gardiner. Jim Shryne sends us a picture of the shadow of the Google Street view car. In Australia we see drunks asleep on the footpath on Street view. Vincent Laforet posts a short video showing the making of his short film "Reverie" which is the first film shot with a new Canon 5D Mk11. The posted video in high res via Smug Mug shows what this full frame 35mm sensor can achieve in a visual sense. We have many questions about this camera including, can it shoot HD and 21 MP at the same time? Will Canon allow it to shoot at 24 25 fps? What is the H.264 codec profile specifically? Is the 5D locked to a shoot regime that is usefull? One quote from award winning cinematographer David Parker ( Cascade Films ) which we refrained from including completely explains the high end appeal of the 5D. David points out that the sensor size this camera shoots to is the same as 70mm film stock. RED announce the immediate delay to their Scarlet camera development in light of the release of the Canon 5D Mk11. Adobe announce the release of CS4 and there is some debate to it's value. Microsoft ads use Macs. PhotoGeek Gadgets T-Shirt drums. 32 inch photo frame. USB WIFI for any camera. Cubist images from iPhones on Flickr BOM Widget for iPhone. LCD Shade. Video viewer headset for iPod and iPhone. The Microsoft Cray super computer. Lensbabies Composer. New cameras and equipmet galore including 100 GIG CF Card Leica 37 MP Sigma SD15 Phase one 60.5MP http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow68.mp3 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:21:21 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks An extraordinary set of product releases and product rumor this week amid a heavy workload for all of us at Photogeek this week. We apologise for the short show this week and the lack of one last week but we have all been otherwise occupied all at once. This week James and Phil discuss the future directions of photographic hardware. Canon release the EOS 5D Mk11 as a 21 Megapixel 1080p video shooting beast. MPEG4 HD sounds OK in theory but there are some questions about its’ use. RED continue talk on their forums about an imminent new camera. They are calling it a DSMC (Digital Still & Motion Camera). We ponder the ramifications. Carl Zeiss announce the release of two prime lenses with Canon EOS mounts. Red Rock Micro announce a few new releases and we reckon they might have little growth potential. Tamron release a Swiss Army Lens the 18 - 270mm. PhotoGeek Gadget The zoom lens coffee mug http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow67.mp3 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:55:49 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We cover the whole gamut of camera technology tonight from plastic lenses to future possibilities of high end DSLRs that shoot HD video. Cameron mentions Beatmaker for the iPhone. Microsoft announce plans for their own online applications store as do Sony for the PSP and it’s games software. Google Mars. Cameron shows off the Fujipet. Turn your iPhone into a macro camera. Nikon D90 video quality. RED chief Jim Jannard hints at a DSLR with a 25 Megapixel sensor that can shoot HD video Commodore release a prototype laptop. PhotoGeek Gadgets Digital picture frame with DVD Home planetarium USB drive in a bullet case iPod fridge $600 headphones GPS tracker. Weather protector A very Big Canon 150 inch TV in 4 x HD resolution from Panasonic. Japanese murder investigators fooled by blow-up sex doll. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow66.mp3 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:35:45 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We are on a mission this week to study ways in which old photographers can reinvent themselves and become less likely to be put on the scrap heap. At least avoid the $2 photoshoot. What makes a good image for the professional in various areas of the business. Cameron Stephen of The Plastic lens gets online to talk about his adventures on the road with a bunch of cameras and an iPhone. He impressed with an image of Kantju Gorge Uluru. He mentions 3G speed using Optus connection and an application called Beatmaker for the iPhone. 3G speeds on the iPhone may be in part due to carrier and signal strength. Test my iPhone provide a speed test for 3G and EDGE connections online. James uses Global Media Pro to by cheaper gear online from Hong Kong. Phils shops at Borges for Pocket Wizards. The Nikon D90 is finally outed along with the Canon 50D PhotoGeek Gadgets Wireless Power supply NAS with Blu Ray Dragon Fly camera mont helicopter Sony digital picture frame PicWing picture frame Recyclable digital cameras Six Ton walking spider Geek licence plates Pic Lens becomes Cool Iris Woopra for live web stats. My iPhone application pic is Crazy mouth to keep the kids amused. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow65.mp3 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:44:54 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Not much to report this week apart from the technological advances in blow up dolls but we get there. Shots of the guys shooting in Beijing show about a 50-50 split between Canon and Nikon. We follow that with a serious discussion about the merits of Funniest Home Video. Cameron's training this week involved integration of online technology as it relates to the newspaper business and the provided an instructional talk about Twitter. We discuss the quality of Apple movie downloads and the lack of cheaper rentals. We wonder if the 3G problems are due in part to Optus's network. Telstra charge a hanset delivery fee for a iPhone that we stood in a que to buy. We talk about new technology that allows enhancement of video with still images. Cameron leaks the rumor about the imminent release of Adobe CS4. PhotoGeek Gadgets USB mirror Cam Card reader for PowerMac and MacPro USB Docking station Braille camera In-Car Microwave Epson release a bunch of new inkjet printers. The $20,000 blow up doll was frightning and reminded me of the story about the advancement in 3D rendering of life life characters. Some of the translated Chinese to Engrish on engrishfunny.com Canon ship their 100 millionth digital camera. USB goes 3 with 27 Mb per sec and will carry 900 milliamps. SATA goes version3 specification will eventually double data transfer rates to 6Gbps. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow64.mp3 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:15:18 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This week we have a Nikon D700 in the studio and although it has only been a brief look so far Cameron gives it a good rating. We have a week with Adobe Lightroom and both Cameron and Phil are impressed with the bits they found useful. Cameron proves he still has a trace of Windows left in his blood and takes a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad W700 for photographers. 3 new HI def Canon handy Cams to look forward to, the VIXIA HF11, VIXIA HG21, and VIXIA HG20. Hitachi release a video camera with 3 modes of storage the Hitachi's DZ-BD10HA The iPhone is the most popular camera phone on Flickr. PhotoGeek Gadgets The spy kite The USB Chinese wall dongle. A wind up powered remote. The best car USB charger we have ever seen. Drug induced keyboard design. Our friend at Before the Coffee releases his long awaited HDR book. iPhone lens. Bubble level app for the iPhone may be usefull when your bubble level is busted. Expensive iPhone app screen image. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow63.mp3 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:13 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This week Cameron is playing up in Wangarratta and we wonder whether a hand gun would be an essential bit of kit. So the big news is Rob Galbraith and his extensive final article that puts the nail in the coffin of the 1D Mk111. We talk about the new Nikon D90 perhaps being 12 Megapixel HD video shooting beast and if the Canon 7D may in fact surprise us all. Certainly the guys at The Herald Sun are looking seriously at the Nikon D3 hadware upgrade at $600. In iPhone news Telstra announce far better deals on Data plans but according to some Optus are outselling Telstra on the iPhone 5 to 1. Some of the better applications on the iPhone may be the 3G tethering application fron Nullriver enabling data network sharing for other devices. Adobe release Lightroom finally out of Beta. Olympus launch the idea of mirror-less DSLR sort of. PhotoGeek Gadgets Wooden Phone Speaker/webcam/desklight Film canister diffuser 3D projector Video playing SATA dock Myvu video glasses Video camera in a book Rear view mirror GPS Firewire VS USB3 500 GIG Blu Ray now feasable. The new Macs rumor HD plays on PS3 burned to DVD media on a Mac with Toast 9. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow62.mp3 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:33:26 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We respond to the insults we received from the readers of DP Review, thanks guys. Cameron throws a bunch of rumors about the new Canon that may be released. The Herald Sun use Soundslides application to show a string of images Cameron shot of a cage fight. Cameron says the Nikon SB900 flash looks much larger than the SB800. Cameron Stephen from theplasticlens.com is sent a camera to test and has some images published in Japan. The 3D images from the Mars Pheonix Lander look great with 3D glasses. Telstra give us an interesting time with some questions about the iPhone as we continue to try out more apps. Airme is on that sends images directly to Flickr. The Mophie Juice pack might come in handy at times. Visual Hub for converting video for the iPhone or any mobile device. Panasonic release a 3MOS sensor video camera, the HS100. LUMIX DMC-FX150 14.7 Megapixel. Samsung TL34HD - 14.7 MP Point-and-Shoot Camera. PhotoGeek Gadgets Worlds smallest remote control helicopter. Robotic camers mount. Waterproof your gear. USB heated stirrer. Optimus mini keyboard. Microsoft fight back with new adds for Vista. Epson releases 16 bit drivers for Apple OS X Leopard for its Stylus Pro printer range. Hitachi Terrabyte video. Japanese iPhones make loud camera noises to stop upskirting. Velvedene are playing live soon, we will post links soon. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow61.mp3 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:28:57 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We get all over the Telstra iPhone debarkle and explain some of the problems we have with the service. T Life store issues and we all get different stories about the data plans and purchase options and WI FI. We look at some of the things you can do and can't do with the iPhone including some applications. iSquint for compressing video. WordPress backend CMS application. Datacase that makes any iPhone a WIFI storage device. Jott as a speech to text application. Techcrunch have a bit of an application overview. Audiko for making ringtones Cam likes Bubble wrap. GPS on the iPhone has some promise for tagging images. Mobile me gets a test and as yet while it has promise has some issues. Rob Galbraith will bring out a story on the Canon 1Ds Mk111 and focus issues. Rumors about the new Canon that will shoot HD video. We describe what happens to old photojournalist cameras. A new site, Scarlet User that talks about the Scarlet 3K video camera. Enhance your video workflow with Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and save if you use Final Cut Pro. D700 launch comes up soon at Camera Warehouse. Playstation 3 gets TV show and movie download. PhotoGeek Gadgets Bowens Pulsar flash trigger. Pocket Wizards. Microsoft mouse. Smelly alarm clock. Steampunk mouse. Elgato device now records FM radio. Intercooler for the X-Box. Wacom converted touch screen Mac. Nik Multimedia Black and White filter. Aperture plugins at Aperturepluggedin.com http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow60.mp3 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:18:42 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks The big news this week may be a toss up between the release of the Drobo2 and Nikon firmware that fixes more than it promised. Mac OS Ken quotes from The Herald Sun in reference to Optus-Telstra war of words. Nikon announce firmware updates to the D300 and D3 that Jay and Cam conclude fixes the flash issues they were having. Data Robotics release version 2 of the Drobo now with Firewire 800, faster internals and quieter fan. Hasselblad announce the release of the H3DII-50, a new digital back provides the 50 Megapixel 300Mb image from a Kodak 36×48mm sensor. Phil bumps into Andrew North, arial photographer from Cloud9. Have a look at some of the images, we will attempt to get Andrew on next week. On July 11 Tomizone will offer 3 months free WI FI to iPhone and iPod Touch users. Getty begins the process to license Flickr images. PhotoGeek Gadgets The Bubble wrap calendar Glowing speakers. Geotag hot shoe unit. Polaroid portable printer. 16 port USB hub. Memory bank USB The possible 400GIG 16 layer super DVD from Pioneer. New Zealand local to be the first in the world to get an iPhone 3G. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow59.mp3 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:28:06 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Big news this week is the now real release of last weeks rumored Nikon D700. Everyone is talking about the D700 and where it sits in the Nikon range with it's full frame sensor and lightweight body. Rob Galbraith is one who writes about his impressions. DP Review also do a piece. We mention the release of an 18 mm Distagon T* 3.5/18 lens from Carl Ziess for this camera. Also released was the SB900 Flash and two tilt shift lenses the 45mm and 85mm. Telstra get the iPhone and announce some plans. 3 try to get one also.... Apple also talk about the ability to remote control via the iPhone. James look at the Apple "Motion" seminar for After Effects users. Blu Ray drives for Mac from MCE a little deflating.. LancerLink DDV-1080HD lightweight HD video camera. Sonnet portable dual drive box for video. PhotoGeek Gadgets Steampunk/retro CD clock radio alarm Olympus 360 degree camera and lens. BlueTooth keyboard tray. Fire and Flood proof hard drive. Beer tracker opener. Star Trek bottle opener. WALL.E is a Mac. Photograph from NASA Spirit footage of a martian on Mars. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow58.mp3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:51:47 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We apologise for some of the comments in last weeks show but then do our best to undo that good intention. Cameron has a go at Dj but all in good fun. Sam Paul and his “work experience” day in the studio with 300 changes of lycra sports wear. We talk about the worlds biggest lens, 5200mm cannon lens. worlds biggest! Hasselblad offer $8000 to exchange high end DSLR for Hasselblad HD32 purchase. Nikons Brochure for their next camera, the D700 has been leaked onto the internet. Tv-predictions, adult film studio use of Red One digital camera. Dolby Digital 3D To revolutionize cinema. Black magic card for HDMI input from HD cameras to work station computer as a way to capture uncompressed HD footage. RIOCOH GX200. How to erase data from an iPhone using command line tools. Cameron talks about Mobile Me with 20 Gig of online stage from $119. PhotoGeek Gadgets Popgadget personal technology for women. iPop USB radio internet radio, record from your favorite radio station straight to your Pc. Electronic everlasting bubble Wrap, things to make you smile. Chocolate iPhone case. Silicone chocolate block styled phone USB necktie, powered necktie used as a cooling device with inbuilt fan. Logitech’s flagship QuickCam vision exclusively for Mac. Worlds biggest skyscaper and counterweight. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow57.mp3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:03:47 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks More news on the iPhone and a fair bit of bad humor. 8 Features missing from the iPhone3G iPhone video online at Flixwagon Real image search with Koomba. 8 Megapixel Sony Ericsson C905 Funambool as a competitor for Mobile Me. 15 inch MacBook Pro vertical striping. Leica M8 field test. Hulu may be coming to Australia but we find a way around the IP restriction with hotspot sheild. PhotoGeek Gadgets SATA CF and IDE USB device. Cat5 Dog lead. Retro BlueTooth handset Cleanable Keyboard. Bad writable cameras. UK Press Association buy infection resistant keyboards http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow56.mp3 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:52:39 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks With the announcment of the iPhone 3G release in Australia we go off info geek land proper. Amongst other things the Optus deal looks like the one we will look out for. Tom Tom announce a GPS application for the iPhone. For a lot of reasons the iPhone and mobile me has changed the game in Australia and the rest of the world. Pirate DVD sniffer dog dies. Blu Ray Porn on the way. Blu Ray replicators going well. Are the iMac 20 inch screen unusable by serious photographers. PhotoGeek Gadgets The 6 legged walking robot 3 in one car power adapter Coin operated WI FI unit. Facebook supported WI FI digital photo frame. HP high end monitor. OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard details released. Canon release 1000D. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow55.mp3 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:07:15 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Cameron talks about his two new puppies. A pair of Nikon D3's After extolling the virtues of the magnificent D3 we get onto PMA and the reportage from DJ. I want a Zeiss Distagon for the 5D. We mention Owen Buggy, a pro HDR shooter for car advert imaging. The aTV Flash software for AppleTV is still progressing and seems to want to play all manner of video files as well as hire movies from Jaman Epson release Ultrachrome HDR in two new printers with 10 inks at up to 700 ml per tank. PhotoGeek Gadgets Cobalt Fob watches with OLED screens iPod Touch iMac Macro lens conversion for a Canon G3 The NASA space car Shower head with Blue LED LAN clock radio Beam it up Scotty for the iPhone http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow54.mp3 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:18 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We spend the first half of the show discussing the Bill Henson issue in an unusually deep manner given our normal subject matter. Bill Hensons photographs have been the subject of a criminal investigation relating to the possibility that his images may constitute child pornography. An issue covered by all forms of media in this country we gave it a going over from some perspectives perhaps not voiced. You may not agree with us and I don’t think James and I totally agreed but it is a discussion well worth having. In order to protect yourself from possible prosecution get a license to take pictures for professional purposes from Parks Victoria. Darren Paine uploads a pic of the Photogeek recording session from last week. Thanks again Darren. Mars Phoenix picture that impresses of the lander from The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, as it descended into an enormous crater on Mars We mention aTV Flash device that converts Apple TV into a more useful device, including allowing direct download of rental movies of quite good quality but dubious worth from Jamon. from Apple Core. 3G iPhone pics released. 60 Photography links you can’t live without, and one missing that you can live without perhaps. Hydra Plugin as HDR for Aperture reviewed. PhotoGeek Gadgets Steampunk Flash drive. Bat goggles. Dual Hard drive dock. GPS Logger. USB Warmer Chiller Blue Mic Snowball. Camera tossing looks like fun. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow53.mp3 Thu, 29 May 2008 16:18:37 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Well we lost the video from Seesmic somewhere in the ether but you may leave a video comment if you choose. We spoke to Michael whilst on board the ferry to Tasmania. Good luck and best of luck from all at Photogeek. Cameron lets the cat out of the bag by mentioning his shoot booked for the Apple iPhone cover story. It is now official it will be here in two weeks. Far finder and Camera Pro apps for the new Phone will be useful. Eagle Open ID for forensic camera profiling. Apple patents suggest a small touch screen portable. Cover Flux plugin for Final Cut Pro and pic lens for Firefox. Samsung Ultra HD screen. Girl Friday release a broadcast show online in Australia. The ultimate remote control unit Blu Ray burner for HD camcorders. Aperture plugin for HDR PhotoGeek Gadgets USB over WIFI. Laptop battery chargers. Bamboo peripherals. Blow up mouse. USB Drive duplicator. Camo power lead. Digital photo urn. Photographer speared by javelin. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow52.mp3 Wed, 21 May 2008 23:30:59 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks James has been out on his bicycle today and is a bit puffed. TPG and SOUL merge to become the third largest Australian ISP. Vodafone to carry the iPhone in Australia. Plugin for Aperture, Viveza. From NIK software along with Color Effects Pro. Cameron portrait of Normie Rowe needs some Flickr attention. DV matte green screen plugin for Aperture. Flying Mac, connect to your Mac from your iPhone. New cameras Canon solid state HD handi cam VIXIA HF100 PhotoGeek Gadgets TV’s with web browser. USB Mittens USB rechargeable AA batteries. Finger print authentication mouse. Book looking USB hard drive cases. Network HD camera Tapedeck application The Big Blue cat puts me in esteemed Twitter company. Peter Gabriel’s site is still down due to stolen servers. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow51.mp3 Wed, 14 May 2008 23:36:16 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Just some quick notes this week, but we talk briefly about shooting black Lycra in the studio, tough job. 35 top HDR images. New cameras Sea Life DC800. Ruggidized Ricoh Top 5 selling DSLR’s in America this month. Ballmer uses a MacBook Pro Class Action lawsuit over Samsung Plasma promotion PhotoGeek Gadgets Lowepro Fastpack 350: Combo Laptop-Photo Bag Samsung Blu Ray BD P1500 Hi Gain Dish adaptor Pen video camera. Small Samsung Laser printers. NIK multimedia Color Efex Pro 3. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow50.mp3 Thu, 01 May 2008 23:34:06 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks James talks about the range of HD cameras from the Canon HV20 HV30 as DV tape to solid state recording cameras like Panasonic 200 and the Sony PMX1 CineAlta. We talk about the latest from Red and particular the Scarlet Red portable 3K camera. Red Scarlet We mention the new HD screen at Federation square. Roxio Toast 9 and some of the applications that it comes with, like the back up utility. The rumours about the obvious 5D replacement from Canon. Nikon Coolpix P80 with Face priority. Stupid rumours about a 24 Megapixel Nikon. PhotoGeek Gadgets Marumi LED-8 LED Macro Ring Light Hoola Hoop camera platform Western Digital VelociRaptor hard drive Dell Bamboo computer. Calcwatch We mention the Kodak Versamark VL2000. Jay writes an article in Connect in The Herald Sun this week about Apple Aperture. Automator action for RAW to DNG. Sony may release Movie rentals over PS3 connected game consoles. Get the pirate plan from TPG ADL2+ Super http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow49.mp3 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:36:31 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Michael has relaxed a bit after data retrieval via Data Rescue 11 software recovered his lost files. Cameron Stephen talks about his big win in the local photographic show. “Legs on a slide” won $100 in the performing and visual arts in Emerald. We talk again about backup following the Griffin data loss discussing a little about what we all do. Cameron and Phil discuss the pitfalls in updating WordPress to version 2.5 and the server backup systems on some webservers. We mention the Pystar Open Pro and Open PC and point out the visual diference and the specific technical differences like bluetooth and 80211n WIFI. The Mac Mini as a Media centre and our collective longing for an Apple supplied BlueRay player and more importantly software that will play Blue Ray discs. Sony now make a sub $300 BlueRay drive. We speculate that Apple TV may come with Blue Ray. Elgato devices could be useful with this device. The Nullriver MediaLink seems not to work as described but does show a limit to a system that includes both AppleTV and a Playstation PS3. PhotoGeek Gadgets Sony hand cranked camera. Retro Webcam HD Dock Child Tracker Billion 3G 80211g router Silence your HD hack According to The Age. Ebay are perhaps in breach of trade practices in forcing users to employ PayPal. HD Tick is a system of qualifying HD screens in Australia. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow48.mp3 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:31:37 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We have a problem and it’s not my fault… We start the show with a very grumpy Griffin as we describe the systematic failure of our approach to his backup and re install of OSX. We discuss further the Aperture 2.1 update and the plugin development so far and into the future. Single file RAW tone mapping and Phils few image examples on Flickr and the PhotoGeek Pool. We find a step by step guide to Canon camera firmware hack, the Open source CHDK hack at Wired. Our High Definition Blue Ray Pick of the week is The Fifth Element. Michael loves the Leluu character. We speculate that a Mac Mini with a BlueRay player might be the device to wait for. 60% of Photoshop users are pirates according to research. Michael mentions Photoshop Express as an online editing application. PhotoGeek Gadgets The 3D navigation mouse The Gold keyboard. The Sony BlueRay recorder. Portable WIFI. Animoto makes slideshows from images uploaded and puts music to it as well. The Greeting cards turned up from Moo today and we are impressed with the quality. 15 Freeware apps for the Mac. Mp3 or not. The Sanyo Xacti Waterproof not so flash. Image soon. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow47.mp3 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:21:37 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Cameron attends the Aperture World tour at the Sofitel Hotel and talks about the new update 2.1 We discuss the new software Apple are releasing in relation to video software like Final Cut Pro. We talk about online printing services again and mention Qoop Photomatix Pro 3 now out of Beta. The Sony Playstation 3 gets a firmware update but not so useful on the Mac network. Awesomephotos.wordpress.com show on of Phils pics, thanks for the hits. James starts thinking about cameras as if they are women, and the Sony A700 is looking very good. We talk about the Canon HV30 We talk about the 12 megapixel Canon IXUS 960 Adobe release Beta 2.0 of Lightroom. PhotoGeek Gadgets The Flarebuster. The Hyperdrive back up. USB gadgets. Slick laptops. The Brown iPod. April Fools jokes at Engadget The Cursors page. Spam Gourmet for disposable email addresses. We try to get Cameron onto Flickr with the Aperture Export. Apple .Mac for Back to my Mac and web publishing. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow46.mp3 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:09:40 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks It is school holidays and so we have our resident photography student in for work experience, well sort of… Cameron gets a new bag from Crumpler and Benny shoots some new images of Camerons gear in a “Cork and Fork” prototype. We talk about Flickr and the Slideshow function provided by the Apple TV through to the Samsung HD panel. If you have one of these devices look up my Apple TV slideshow. We talk about the practice of teaching photography with darkrooms and film in secondary schools. Luella describes the limited use of digital systems like Photoshop. We discuss the possibility an open platform for cameras and suggest that Phase One have looked at the Mamyia 645. PhotoGeek Gadgets Voltaic charger bags 3D camera with 12,616 lenses. In desk USB hub. The Monster Pod. Roll up Keyboard. Ear cups for the deaf…I said deaf. The Canon EOS 450D Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes recording. Moo print mini cards from your Flickr images. Icy Dock supply a hard drive dock. Sanyo Xacti CG9 http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow45.mp3 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:49:23 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We have the whole crew of five tonight so it was an interesting recording this week. Jay talks about the Olympus Tough 1030 SW, a waterproof to some 30ft depth digital with in camera stitching. The underwater Panasonic’s SDR-SW20EB-R is a red camera with a 2.7 inch LCD and waterproff to a depth of 1.5 m. Panasonic release a number of cameras including DMC TZ50, the FX300 and the FX500. Manfrotto carbon fiber CX Series tripods. We shoot some video with the camera stabiliser gadget made by Michael at the hat factory of Griffin Hats. Sanyo Xacti CG9 is a standard def pistol grip in various colors. Cameron talks about his new MacBook Pro and the move from a Windows laptop. We wondered how the Canons worked in the extreme heat of the last week at the Grand Prix. We talk about the Samsung 50 inch full HD screen and various devices that plug in like the Apple TV and Playstation3. Region encoded Blueray disc listed by country here. James narrows his camera choice to two, the Olympus 510 or the Nikon D60. Jay suggests the D60. PhotoGeek Gadgets The cardboard pinhole DIRKON The USB coaster. USB Flash memory Engagement ring. Stifables? Sony HDMI printer. Jays Apple iPhoto/Aperture books turn up and the results impress. Adventure Green Ecotourism video blog. Authur C Clarke dies at 90. Who can tell me what the David Gilmour BlueRay disc “Remember that night” looks like on a HD screen? http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow44.mp3 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:35:24 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks It’s beer weather as Michael braces for the Formula 1 Grand Prix next door. In email and comments this week we mention Apple Aperture2 and the huge improvement in speed for older Macs. We talk about our lack of commitment to Pixelmater but look forward to new versions. James mentions Smug Mug and as a Pro user is very happy with the service. James Bellew worries about photographing people in public. We talk about iChat under OS X Leopard on the Mac and specifically the screen sharing capability. We ask James if the Casio EX F1 could be the camera for him. Gitzo tripods and the Basalt material. A site that talks about sensor cleaners and what the options are including the Arctic Butterfly. We mention the Hoodman. Pentax stop development of their 6 45 digital SLR. Hahnemuhle release a new canvas material for injket printers. PhotoGeek Gadgets The USB memory and mouse. The mini portable projector. The Belkin powerstrip and USB charger. The Flash microphone. The Panoscan panoramic camera. The Firewire 800 card reader. The 10th Birthday of the mp3 player. Do coathangers sound as good as Monster cables. This Week in Photography get underway with a podcast and we have some comments to make. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow43.mp3 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:01:52 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Jay is in the office and as we go to record the cleaners move in with the vacuum cleaner. We get on with some house work and reply to some email. James thinks a Sony might be worth a look as a DSLR for domestic requirements. DMac points us to Monochrome inkjet driver page at Color Byte Software. Is Smug Mug a site worth paying for? Jay talks about the shopping cart facility. You Tube have links to High res video and a link scrift to find it posted here. Canon release the Ixus 70, still trading on the Ixus name and perhaps time for a change. Leica announce a retrofit for the M8 and rumor of a full frame sensor refit don’t wash. Jay talks about his use of the Leica. Minox release the DC 7411. Now out of press embargo Jay talks about the new Olympus Evolt E240 and notes it’s very compact size. Samsung make the worlds fastest DVD burner at 22X speed, along with a new laptop drive series at 7200 rpm 250 GIG and 500 GIG 5400 rpm. PhotoGeek Gadgets Trek Pod monopod Vacuum mouse. Dianna Lomo with flash ring. ADVC HD50 - HDMI converter. Asus bamboo laptop. Pioneer stop making 50inch Plasma. 1000 hours on an iPhone stop watch. A ruggidised Dell http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow42.mp3 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:07:40 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This time he is serious, the new MacBookPros with faster 45nm chips have turned Cameron's head and for the first time he is getting real quotes. Apple supply Photo books for iPhoto and Aperture in Australia. A new version of Handbrake released. Black and white inkjet option. New lenses for 2008 from Prophoto. Blending HDR with command line tool Enfuse. PhotoGeek Gadgets Eidos 20 BD Blu-ray player costs $17k The cable organiser for chicks. Celrun media streaming device from North Korea. Sony head speakers. The WIFI extender antenna. Fujitsu 500 GIG laptop drive The first Photoshop icon http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow41.mp3 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:28:53 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Just in time Phil gets the Network attached storage online as the Boot drive on the MacPro goes belly up. The Netgear ReadyNAS NV goes online with 4 Seagate Server grade drives. A report will follow. Apple now sell rack mounted RAID solution hardware from Promise. Toshiba pull the plug on HD DVD. Apple TV take two looks like a reasonable improvement. Craig Hughes in the field with the video gear used by The Herald Sun online. Aperture gets a few reviews that are favorable. Screen Flow looks like it is set to replace SnapZPro. PhotoGeek Gadgets Tefal QuickCut Boil. Cord trapping desk grommet. WI FI T shirt. 3D stereo camera from Sony. AirTunes and Air foil3. Tamron 10-24 mm Ultra wide zoom. Top 40 photoshop images according to vertustech. The 25 worst tech gadgets according to PC World. Skype mobile phones go on sale now in Australia. Perian gives Quicktime a slew of video formats. Fancy Zoom looks like a great new way to show thums and images on a web page. We used it today at MTAG.ORG.AU http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow40.mp3 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:38:19 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks James rushes in late and sits down at the mic as we tackle Telstra and Canon problems. Telstra muck us around on the phone and Canon continue the 1D Mk111 saga with rumors of yet another fix. Apple release Aperture 2, a totally rebuilt application that now is a lot quicker to edit RAW, tethered shooting, background export, DNG support and an API for image editing plugins. Thanks to Aperture Professional for the review. Drobo gets some bad reviews and we discuss the network requirements of Big Trousers. We decide on the Netgear Ready NAS unit for better speed and X Raid technolgy. Cameron mentions Tiversity, an application that re-encodes video on the fly from DivX to Windows media for playback on a device that includes XBox360. Blue Ray wins as Netflix phase out HD DVD. PhotoGeek Gadgets The 1200mm Canon lens from B+H Borrow my Pen from WorldWideFred. Polaroid printer using Zink. A wireless keyboard with trackpad. The 4K LCD from Astro Systems. LCD Scrub removes burned in images from LCD monitors. We report on our tests involving Jungle Disk and AmazonS3. More from Jungle Disk Blog. Canon patent an interesting technology, to provide an imaging apparatus that makes it possible to protect the copyright of photographic images by reliably acquiring biological information of a photographer . . . - $800 to fix a new Dell. http://cdn2.libsyn.com/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow39.mp3 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:17:34 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Jay opens up with a bit of a review of his experience with WordPress in building his new site. Microsoft to buy Yahoo and we link to a Flickr group MICROSOFT: KEEP YOUR EVlL GRUBBY HANDS OFF OF OUR FLICKR We refer to our attempt at a screencast that hopes to describe a quick way to operate Photomatix and Aperture. PhotoGeek Gadgets The washer and string stabilizer Photo Stick Camera “New” Apple 11c unboxing Manhole cover Mats Garmin Nuvifone iHome IH10 http://cdn3.libsyn.com/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow38.mp3 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:16:07 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks After a short break we are all back together with the usual suspects. We talk about our beachside holidays and mention the new images online at philipgreenwood.com.au MTAG pull the impending snap protest over increased truck traffic in the West due to a delay in Port Dredging. Many releases of new cameras are discussed including the Nikon D60 and smaller, 6 in the Olympus range with inbuilt panorama mode and a new Lumix range from Panasonic. Also a new incredibly small HD video camera from Panasonic, the HDC-SD9 We talk about HDR and how various cameras have an advantage over others. Photomatix control explained by Before The Coffee. The Drobo now available in Australia from The Mac Doctors online. We talk about back up and redundancy for photographic image. The Eye Fi SD card that can upload while you shoot and can FTP to Flicker while you shoot. Free WI FI in Australia is sadly lacking and WI FI enabled devices are largely ineffective in Australia. The Star in Toronto have online a long video produced using 20,000 still images. We suggest FotoMagico may have been used to create this video. Sony release details of a new 25 Megapixel sensor. Mamiya to release ZD sensor filter for IR photography. PhotoGeek Gadgets iPhone zoom lens 160 Megapixel camera. Samsung BP-U5500 Hybrid Blu and HD DVD Dual Player An odd microphone Jay picks up a Heil PR20 for future podcasts thanks to Jim Shryne from The DX Store The cheeseburger in a can. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow37.mp3 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:12:14 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks After a few weeks off we are back on deck with a slightly rushed podcast. Cameron starts off with an update to the info on the Canon 1D Mk111. Casio release the hybrid 6 Megapixel 1920 X 1080 HD at 60 fps the EXILIM Pro EX-F1 reviewed on DP Review We talk about the new applications for the Apple iPod Touch. Cameron mentions the new MacBook Air at a price. Drobo release a Gigabit connected NAS function. Now available in Australia ( with luck) from The Mac Doctor in Brisbane. Cameron buys a Lambency Flash Diffuser More HDR from The Great Ocean Road uploaded to Flickr at Photogeek including a trial portrait under backlit conditions. UFO’s Exist according to Japanese official. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow36.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:52:37 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow35.mp3 Merry Christmas to all those photogeeks out there. We thank you all for a great time and hope you have a Happy New Year. Thanks also to all our special guests over the last 34 weeks and as a special for those who joined us late, a montage of the first 10 episodes of Photogeek has been edited in some random fashion to include the more humorous bits of the shows. We hope to be back early in the new year so keep an eye on the photogeeks for our return. Now I am off to wrap Christmas presents. Cheers http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow35.mp3 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:31:22 +1100 Tech News clean 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We were 2 days late this week due to technical issues with our ADSL connection, but we got there eventually. We had a battle with Telstra this week but we now have a new phone system. We talk about the Apple Airport Express and Extreme and the difference between them for James to replace his old router. In the long history of whaling in the Southern Ocean the Japanese are out again in force, this time with their eyes on Humpbacks. We ask if a consumer boycott of Japanese goods might have traction. Jay looks at the new tough Olympus 795SW as a water proof shock proof $600 point and shoot. Jay talks about the shoot he did today underwater working with seals and avoiding sharks. According to Engadget Canon sell their 30 millionth EOS SLR. We talk about the current state of play with the Canon 1D Mk111 and link to the Rob Galbraith article on the firmware fix assessment. James looks the the Sony PMW-EX1 HD camcorder. DV User has a very good revue of the camera and shows several great shots of Nigel Cooper. Phil uploads via FTP plugin for Aperture to Chillistock the HDR images shot last week and sells one ina few days. We mention a great site for Photomatix software operation, Before the Coffee. Also the process of image bracketing is also explained quite well. We mention Photo Acute as HDR software that can also generate high res images from multiple lower res files. iPod Touch VOIP software available FREE on New years Day. PhotoGeek Gadgets PhotoCrank iPond Fighting fish A Cardboard PC Case 100 GIG USB Flash drive 10HD and Ch7 HD fix 16X9 Graphics on Free To Air HD Television and ABC goes with ABC NOW. Jim Hill lists all the cross referenced bits of Pixar films in all animations so far. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow34.mp3 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:12:52 +1100 Tech News clean 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Who are those guys at God’sMac anyway? Questions from listeners this week include one from Philip Johnston about travelling interstate and overseas with camera gear. Also he noticed the Drobo storage unit wins an award. AppleTV sales lag at only 400,000 while the Vudu goes with an HD release of The Bourne Trilogy as downloadable content. Photomatix the pick currently for HDR processing now available in a new Beta version3 while those using Windows could look at Dynamic Photo HDR Flickr post their photo editing online software while our photogeek Flickr group continues to grow. Flickr offer a Pro account for $25 as a means of permanent online backup of original photos. We have a question about Aperture and Photoshop as Phil attempts an upload to the server at Chillistock photo library. Carl Zeiss wide angle camera and the after market lenses. PhotoGeek Gadgets Steampunk Webcam Russian Bluetooth Phone HTPC monster TV unit iPod touch VOIP software and hardware as Geeks of the week at Touch Mods. Pogo stylus for iPhone iPod Touch. Alereon wireless graphics adapter Vision of a giant spider on the Space Shuttle We take a look at a corporate video shot by James Belew this week http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow33.mp3 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:45 +1100 Tech News clean 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks 10 frames per second of uselessness, the Canon 1DMk111. Cheers to the Guys Lee and Gabe at GodsMac who mentioned Photogeek in their current podcast. For the Mac fans at GodsMac we play the new “Get a Mac” ad. The PhotGeek Flickr page gains some members. Phil uploads a series of High dynamic range images using Photomatics HDR software. A different set from Jays images having been shot in bright morning light. Photoshop CS3 Photomerge used to produce the Tree Logic possum guard. Cameron reports on the attempts to fix the Canon 1DMk111 through firmware 1.1.3. Strictly no photography photo sharing. Windows Vista piracy still half that of XP. Microsoft Xbox updates Dashboard and video codecs. Browser stats show that Safari on the iPhone and iPod Touch is winning the mobile browser wars. PhotoGeek Gadgets Holga Jack and Meg. Wacom Cintiq tablet. Spyder3Elite Monitor Calibrator Divco TViX 4130 PVR AppleTV http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow32.mp3 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:48:17 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We talk about the imminent release of the Olympus E3 DSLR and the just released firmware for the Canon 1DMk111. Jay and I have been uploading to Flickr on the photogeek group. Among those uploaded by Jay is a series of High dynamic range images using Photomatics HDR software. Jay explains the process. Jay and a few others were honoured to be some of the first to see how the new E3 from Olympus looks and how it performs. Jay mentions how they poured water into the camera to show how weather proof it is. James and Phil see how the two lower end HD consumer cameras, the Canon HV20 and the Panasonic HDC SD1. Phil mention the iPod Touch and specifically it’s ability to stream video from Elgato’s EyeTV software having recorder free to air HD. We mention the Flickr upload plugins for image management software like Aperture, iPhoto and Lightroom. Channel 10 in Australia launch a new HD channel. A new NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX graphics card. Nikon release the 18 - 55 VR lens PhotoGeek Gadgets SATA to firewire connectors 1.8 inch hard drive cases Griffin Evolve WI FI speakers Cameron talks about the firmware update 1.1.3 for the Canon 1DMk111. This update seems to fix far more than has been announced. Darren Henderson emails photogeek and proposes a shoot out between Nikon D3 and the Canon 1DMk111. We wonder why spam has been reduced in the last few days. Perhaps they are on a spam writer strike. Phils mentions the Kevin Rudd image posted on the Big Trousers blog. The Victoria Bitter beer ad on YouTube. Opening and closing music by Velvedene. We close this week with “Fear your Gods” http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow31.mp3 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:06:02 +1100 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks James talks about his imminent purchase of either The Nikon D40 or D300. Email from listeners Philip Johnson, Lee Love from Gods Mac and Justin Kennedy. Apple’s new operating system Leopard (OS X 10.5), has a few application being written specifically for it. Naked Light is a new image editing application. Bento is a database application. Color decoder is a color value utility. iPhoto in the iLife 08 suite now stops users from getting into the file system. We see James’ new boat on the water. James and Phil talk about back up dilemmas and the possible uses for Time Machine. James talks about using separate drives for Job folders in video production. A list of applications not compatible with Leopard. James may find the Weibtech SATADock very useful and also the Drive erazer. Canon 5D Mk11 release is leaked perhaps. Free to air HD TV and the Broadcasters attitude in Australia to Electronic program guides. Open source video site. Phils talks about the use and configuration of the ATI Radeon X1900 Graphics card on the Mac Pro. Phil uses the Canon 5D to upload via Export Plug in for Apeture to the Big Trousers Flickr page. PhotoGeek Gadgets Internet WI FI radio The 4K data projector Sanyo Waterproof mobile TV Ridiculous WI FI collector box. The Slurpr. Rubber audio Keyboard. How to hack a lock and more importantly how to check the quality of your lock. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow30.mp3 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:22:17 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Cameron and Jay talk about the new Nikons and their impression of Mr Goto from Nikon. Here is one of the shots they took today in Sydney with the D300. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow29.mp3 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:55:36 +1100 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We talk about the possible talks in the Australian Parliament to ban photography in public places. Cameron and Helen discover they are both members of Red Bubble, a site that sells artworks for photographers and artists. An online petition regarding the banning of photography in public. BAN ALL PUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHY: Duncan Dodd of Maxwell Optical Industries Pty. Ltd. writes: “Believe it or not, proposals to ban all public photography are before a Federal Government Committee in Australia”. Get onto Freeradicals website for further info. According to Wired Mac users are now mainstream. “Apple’s day has finally come, and Apple users are going to get hit hard,” security researcher Gadi Evron said. “OS X is the new Windows 98.” RAM prices from Apple seem to be alarmingly expensive. Article by Mike Davidson. For those who bought a new Mac since October 1 a $10 upgrade to Leopard is available from Apple. John Gruber of Daring Fireball agrees with Stephen Fry that Apple needs a competitor to keep it sharp. The value of the US Dollar at the moment suggests a price drop on Apple product in Australia. Google Reader released as an RSS reader and link sharing application. Equinux software release The Tube, media center software for Mac and PC. We mention Miro as a different type of online Media provider. PhotoGeek Gadgets Steampunk laptop. A brass keyboard. Dymo disc printer Eye Fi WI-FI SD card from Amazon Build your own Jabba the Hut Cameron Tandy was seen on TV from the Middle East. Cameron still has 3 images on display at the exhibition in Moonee Ponds. We mention the Seagull twin lens camera. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow28.mp3 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:29:43 +1100 Tech News clean 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We talk about the release of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and in the same show a re-release of a cheap plastic camera, the Diana. Hosts include Phil Greenwood and James Bellew, with special guest geek Cameron Stephen. The Diana is a camera that Cameron has picked up recently that is made in China and now sold by the Lomographic Society International. Check out Camerons images at The Plastic lens to see the images this camera produces. For those into The Plastic Lens Camerons images are also on display in Moonee Vally at the Plastic Photo Show from 24 October - 11 November. The release of Apple’s new Operating system attracts 2 million customers in the first days. Mac OS X Leopard has some features that photographers might find useful. A thorough evaluation has been written by John Siracusa. Some problems with Logitech mouse drivers but apart from that Apple has a stable, more efficient and much improved OS with 10.5. Interesting article on the Lightroom verses Aperture debate. PhotoGeek Gadgets The 300 year archive DVD. The USB toaster gag gift box. The Caligraphy robot Cameras on weather balloons The best Laptop for Vista as researched by PC magazine is The MacBookPro http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow27.mp3 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:46:16 +1100 Tech News clean 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Hosts include Phil Greenwoodand James Bellew, with special guest geek Helen McLean. We talk with Helen about her career that covers art and design, web design, photography and now modeling. Big news this week is the Canon announcement of the hardware fix for the 1D Mk111 focus woes. Rob Galbraith goes over the details. Canon release the 1Ds Mk111 as a 21 Megapixel monster. Olympus release a 4/3 format DSLR the E3. We talk to Helen about her various areas of interest and ponder the lessons learned from different disciplines. As a model does it give a better understanding of how to shoot another model? Helen mentions Simple Viewer as a WordPress plugin for photographers to display images. We discuss with Helen the lack of women in the photography industry in Australia. We talk a little about wedding photography. Helen talks about the inspiration for her photographic and illustrative art being 50’s cheesecake glamour images. Helen talks about WordPress as a CMS system for web creation in relation to Blogger. Phil mentions a favourite plugin for WordPress that is an eCommerce system from Instinct. James mentions how important MySpace is to musicians these days. PhotoGeek Gadgets James mentions the HDD stage rack Justin TV opens the gate to allow anyone to broadcast live video. GMail goes IMAP Sensor cleaner from Delkin. The Apple iPod turns 6. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow26.mp3 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:10:08 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We start the show with an attempt to condense our 1 hour podcast into 20 seconds for the benefit of Jan Madsen who complained at DPReview that she listened for 60 seconds and all she got was music and intros. We hope this helps... This episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast was recorded once again in the offices of Big Trousers. We are a little over file budget tonight due in part to a new piece of software that I won’t bore you with. Hosts include Phil Greenwood, Cameron Tandy, and James Bellew. We start the show with an attempt to condense our 1 hour podcast into 20 seconds for the benefit of Jan Madsen who complained at DPReview that she listened for 60 seconds and all she got was music and intros. We hope this helps… Phil mentions the dancing at the GWCCI awards that is holding him back tonight. The referrer response from the item we listed at DPReview was a bit of fun this week. The Nikon FX format may have a life in lower end Nikon DSLR’s. Andy Inahtko from the Chicago Sun Times gets a tip about CSSEdit from MacRabbit. Thanks Andy for taking notice of the photogeek and reading the post. Michael mentions Adobe Photoshop and the attempt to make it a web publishing platform. We mention Acorn and Pixelmator in relation to OS X core image and core audio technologies. Truephone demonstrate VOIP on an iPhone. Griffins Geek Gadgets: Olympus SP560 Nikon Coolpix series cameras 10 years of IXUS from Canon Adobe 3D camera Tech HD VMD enters the market 1 GIG storage 20 years ago. A re release of the plastic Diana camera. Cameron makes an appearance and talks about his first few days using the Nikon D3 supplied by Nikon and starts his review of his repaired 1D Mk111 Canon. His OS X 86 project did not go well and we are still waiting. PhotoGeek of the week is Helen McLean who shoots 50’s glamour and works on it with Illustrator. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow25.mp3 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:28:55 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Cameron and Jay give the Nikon D3 the thumbs up for autofocus and high ISO shooting. The DX mode left Cameron a little cold. Article about the standard 50mm lens by Gary Voth. Cam and Jay suggest that the full frame 35mm sensor may not appear in more DSLR’s. Cameron does some research on running Mac OS X and a generic PC box using the OSX86 instructions. It has been 10 years since Michael Dell mentioned he would disband Apple and give the cash back to the shareholders. And it is a lesson in never making sweeping statements with Apple now worth double that of Dell. Lonely Planet in Footscray are bought up by the BBC. The oldest photo lab in the world discovered in France. The worlds oldest photograph was taken in 1926 by Joseph Niepce. Miro for all platforms was released in competition for IPTV operations like Joost and TVU. Development fears for 80211 n draft as the CSIRO hold crucial patents. Alien Skin release Exposure2 for Adobe Photoshop CS3. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow24.mp3 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:41:20 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We open with Cameron’s explanation of his online “outburst” on DPReview that contained his complaints about the Canon 1D Mk111. The people from Canon have now offered to have a look at the cameras and calibrate focus with the lenses that Cameron uses. We link to a Nikon sponsored Wedding photographerCliff Mautner who shows off the Nikon D3 and its high ISO performance shooting under low light. Scott Haefner looks like the kite photography expert and has online some fantastic aerial images that rely on a rig of his own design. He posts a series images on how to build the rig. An application that sees and cracks 128 bit secure WI FI networks. For WEP key should be built using this online tool from Perfect passwords. Wife GPS locator to find you wife via cellphone towers. AMD and Intel announce the incorporation of high end graphics chips directly onto the CPU. Cameron discusses his selection of Core Duo on his new PC. VMWare Fusion becomes widely available and Jay tests the cross platform printing issue that has haunted Parrallels. According to Appleinsider HP and Apple are working on incorporating printer drivers into their software update mechanism. Slasdot via C Net, Should Microsoft abandon Vista? Don Reisinger writes Microsoft must abandon Vista to save itself. Cameron talks about his experience with the new OS. Griffins Gadgets: Dymo CD DVD printer available soon. Make your own tilt shift lens. 15,000 foot high power transmitter for camera file transfers over WI FI. 10 year old Kodak .4 MegaPixel digital cameras. 3D HD video camera from 21st Century. Sigma 18-200 zoom lens. PhotoGeek of the week. The PhotoGeek T-Shirt this week goes to “cemenTIMental” from the Video Thing Blog. Described as the MacGuyver of Video, this chap has posted a 360 degree video using Blue Tack and a Christmas Bauble and image manipulation by After Effects. Skype earns $180.000 per year according to some and was bought by EBay for 4 Billion Joost beta releases to the world. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow23.mp3 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:35:18 +1000 Tech News yes 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This episode we discuss the groundbreaking release of image editing software “Pixelmater” for OS X. This episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast was recorded once again in the offices of Big Trousers, with Michael via Skype in Middle Park. We discuss the groundbreaking release of image editing software “Pixelmater” for OS X. Hosts include Phil Greenwood, and Michael Griffin. Pixelmater was released for sale on the 25th of September as the worlds first GPU image processor. It was made available for download for $59 online as a 20 mb file. Elgato update their EyeTV software to make HD TV stream 802.11g WIFI to the iPhone or iPod Touch. Orbicule release “Undercover”, an application that may catch a laptop thief. iMac keyboard looks like it is a cut out from the iMac screen. A usability test comparing smart phones. Vajacases make the best cases for iPhones and laptops. Sony PMW-EX1 Professional Camcorder is a 1/2 inch 3 CCD HD solid state camera. A HD camera at $169 remains nameless. Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro for HDMI capture. Griffins Gadgets: Flexible keyboard. Open source seam carving plugin. Homemade underwater video housing. Triops 360 3 lens camera concept. Microsoft blog suggests, tongue in cheek, Vista SP1 is a release of XP. HP and Fujitsi come with a free downgrade to XP. Custom made DIY film mounts and rigs. PhotoGeek of the week. The T-Shirt this week goes to Steve Irvine for a ceramic pin hole camera. HD DVD player for less than $200. Drobo do a customer survey for their next product release. Fix an iBook video problem with fire. Michael finds the best Kite photo gallery from an expert. Thomas Benton has been all over the world making aerial images using a kite. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow22.mp3 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:34:09 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We talk about the merits of open source Firmware for Canon point and shoot cameras. RAW image capture on older Digic 11 equiped Canon cameras. CHDK, the Canon hackers development kit is available with instructions from CHDK. Andre Gratchev is the man responsible and a direct link to the latest builds can be found at Gratchev’s site. Items opened in the firmware include: * RAW shooting * Live histogram * Zebra mode (blinking highlights and shadows) * Depth of Field calculator * Battery indicator * Scripts execution (exposure/focus/… bracketing, intervalometer and more) * File browser * Text reader * Calendar * Games HP release the pigment based wide format printer with 12 carts including gloss enhancer. Epson’s Stylus Photo R380 released as an inexpensive A4 printer that prints CD’s and has an LCD screen and card reader. Samsung Transforms the Printer into a Refined Work of Art. The world’s slimmest monochrome laser printer, ML-1630 looks like the sexiest piece of engineering we have seen and we hope they do a range of photo printers. Samsung ML-1630 Katie asks about ADSL through FOXTEL cable as an option for internet only with no phone. The idea being to make use of Skype. Google Earth update now has a flight simulator and we fly around in an F-16 over Footscray. PhotoGeek T-Shirts available now. Latest cameras and camera gear tests include: The Jobo mobile storage. Canon G9 road test. Sony A700 12.2 MegaPixel. We mention the alternative to Joost, TVO Networks. Microsoft updates OS without auto update turned on. Storm Worm grows to super computer size according to New Zealand research. Storm Worm Botnet Sony Vaio LT as an alternative to Apple iMac. PhotoGeek of the Week: Zaeem Burq from Melbourne Australia (just down the road) builds a medium format film camera from other camera components that can match the Hasselblad wide angle body. Here is a link to the Flickr photoset. Zaphod Beeblebrox Camera Griffins Geek Gadgets: Microwulf, The $1,300 Personal Supercomputer. BitMicro 416GB Solid State Drive. Optimus Maximus keyboard. Steelcase LEAP Chair. $28k Fairlight LED Keyboard even more expensive. Wristwatch camera concept. The LEAP chair. Dragon Lasers, pointer lasers. James looks at some sample HV20 footage http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow21.mp3 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:31:19 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We start with a discussion about Redrock Micro Rig for video conversion systems allowing 35mm style cinema shooting. This episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast was recorded once again in the offices of Big Trousers, with James in Noosa, Cameron expecting soon, and Michael in Middle Park. Hosts include Phil Greenwood, James Bellew, Cameron Tandy, and Michael Griffin. We start with a discussion about Redrock Micro Rig for video conversion systems allowing 35mm style cinema shooting. hv20-hh200.png The results posted particularly the Justin Hopkins music video on the Redrock Micro site are a testament to the quality of the product. The company have started to use smaller consumer style HD video cameras like the Canon HV20 and Sanyo Xacti. James talks about effects like Magic Bullet and cameras like the Panasonic HVX 500 RED cinema cameras finally ship the first 25 cameras of their production after years of waiting on a list. We talk about the release of the the iPod touch from Apple and it’s possible uses. One use may be it’s video out. We talk about the cost of Telstra’s 3G network Alan Jones asks what should replace his Coolpix 4500. We look at the 10 Megapixel comparison at Shutterbug. We suggest either a Panasonic Lumix DMC FX 100 or a Canon G9. We wonder what sort of camera kit you would buy for $180,000 Did a photographer take these photos? Are the general public aware that all photos are shot by photographers? Cameron mentions the Poland airshow photos. We talk about 3D Analglyph images of the Sun. Michael talks about cameras attached to kites, the Nokia with duct tape and a chap from Boston shooting with a Canon and a more sophisticated rig. Griffins Geek Gadgets this week: A model glider with camera attempts to get to 100,000 feet via ballon and rocket. CCRRFD (Cheap creative rascals ring flash diffuser) AppleCrate: An Apple II-based parallel computer. Brass LCD monitor modification. Cameron finds Waitless.ORG amusing. Photographs of smoke by Graham Jefferey who is voted photogeek of the week. Zink or zeroink promise to embed printers in all manner of equipment. Man has hand chopped off in China. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow20.mp3 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:12:32 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Big Huge Labs has the list of cameras used to post to Flickr, we reveal the top 10 most popular. Big Huge Labs has the list of cameras used to post to Flickr, we reveal the top 10 most popular. Phil mentions the Pentax K10D but lost the info, so here is the link. A story about a “mechanical” virus. An unusual first in the computer world. Ridley Scott releases a “Final Cut” of the cult classic movie “Bladerunner”. Botnets attack eBay. We mention spam and the email address obfuscation tool available from eFront. VOIP to kill phones as we know them. Google look like releasing a mobile VOIP phone, the GPhone. We wonder about the iPhone as a VOIP device. ( UPDATE: new iPod “touch” could do this too ) Cameron talks about the Nikon D3 and claims the D300 looks like the one that will sell at 12MP. The Nikon D3 is a little heavy and a further firmware update for the Canon 1Dmk111 for focus problems. Casio releases the worlds fastest digital camera at 60 fps. Cameron mentions the new 5X4 format settings on Nikon D3. HDMI onboard to shoot live to a big screen. Also dual compact flash cards. We discuss Flash card memory for various cameras and the read write speeds and the impact of P2 cards for video at 32GIG. Updated X-Box has HDMI and looks like a new 65nm chip may run cooler. Horseman 3D 35mm camera. We answer a question we received from a listener about exposure and talk about the nature of correct exposure. New iMac glossy screens may need calibration to correct for full on brightness and dynamics. Griffins Geek Gadgets this week: The Russion retro mouse. The Motorola Mac Sony Xacti, the worlds smallest HD video camera. New pencil for track pad graphics. New uses for old lenses on digital cameras. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow19.mp3 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:02:30 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks In this weeks show we reveal the early details of the Nikon D3 and mention some of the issues relating to the Big Trousers new Mac Pro and the performance using Apple Aperture. This episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast was recorded once again in the offices of Big Trousers. We start this weeks show with a brief mention of the release of the new Nikon D3 and the importance of this camera in the professional arena. Hosts include Phil Greenwood, James Bellew, and Michael Griffin. The Nikon D3 is released by Nikon and we discuss the details. DP Review give it the once over. Phil gets a new Mac Pro in the Big Trousers office for photo and video editing. We mention the capacity it has to deliver. New iMacs finally arrive in Australia in numbers, and customers should be receiving them soon. James talks about the possible use of the Panasonic HGX 200 HD. The P2 card could be gaining a foothold in the Pro arena. Chillistock get underway out of the ACT as a stock library. Seagate release solid state hard drives next year. We refer to the Google research on hard drives. LaCie release a new 5TB RAID unit and can scale up to 20 TB using eSATA connections. We debate the different client video delivery vehicle, VHS tape, DVD, or online. Sony put a Blu-ray unit in a laptop and also release a new DSLR sensor. James talks about his first impressions of After Effects CS3 from Adobe. Justine broadcasts live online from an airliner. The most famous of the 24/7 lifecasters is getting huge numbers of viewers. iphonesimmfree announce a software hack that allows use of the Apple iPhone on any network including Telstra in Australia. The disassembly instructions for the new iMac is helpful for those wondering what the optioms will be for later updating of its hardware. Windows genuine advantage goes off. Griffins Geek Gadgets this week: Podbrix lego characters. Inkjet printer camera. Child in China named @ 1 Watt CPU at 500 Mhz. Water cooled hard drive from NEC and Hitachi Rampant Wilderbeast processor from Intel. 64 core chips from Tilera corps. Screen swivels its crystals for a better view. The lunar eclipse proved difficult to shoot for some. We get delivery from Dxstore of another Heil shock mount (via Austria) James reveals plans to record for AudioGeek.tv. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow18.mp3 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:57:48 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We mention the big news of a number of new cameras from Canon and talk about the 1DsMk111, the EOS 40D, the G9 and others. The three big announcements from Canon include the 1Ds Mk111 at 21 Megapixel. The 40D replaces the 30D with a 3 inch LCD screen and 10.1 Megapixel. The G9 shoots RAW and has a 12.1 Megapixel sensor with a big screen. Also released was the Powershot SD 870 IS at 8.1 Megapixel and the Pwershot A650 at 12.1 Megapixel. Panasonic release the HDC-SD5, a 3 CCD AVCHD codec 1080i handicam. James reveals it may have a life in the pro arena as a mount on a boom or specialist small capture device. The fact that it captures to SD card makes it totally solid state with no moving parts and comes with a Leica Dicomar lens is impressive Gizmodo claim it is the worlds smallest 3CCD HD Camcorder. The software scam for Windows software revealed by “successful software”. We talk about High dynamic range imaging and the Photomatrix HDRsoft software available to automate the process. James mentions that his Velvedene video on Virb won’t play on a number of machines. We will report back as to the problem. Adobe announce their Flash player 9 named “Moviestar” will support MPEG 4 codec. Font rendering philosophies of Windows and Mac OS X article via John Gruber (Daring Fireball). Handbrake 0.9.0 is released. This is a handy DVD MPEG 2 re encoder. Picture quality is improved through better image scaling, better deinterlacing, new filters for denoising, deblocking, inverse telecine, and new presets devoted to high quality settings. Michael mentions an algorithm that draws on images online to fill in the blanks in photographs. Cameron chips in late with his take on the new Canon 1Ds Mk3 and the rest of the new Canon releases. He mentions the work flow involved in the photographic department at The Herald Sun. Cameron hears a rumor that the focus issues with the 1D Mk 111 is related to faulty autofocus hardware and that there may be a re-call to replace the faulty component. Canon have a new product in that they will supply a 80 GIG hard drive for the range of Canon cameras. James sais it is odd that video cameras are going solid state and still cameras are going to hard drives. We mention the Skype outage. Canon seem to be re releasing all their wide angle lenses due to the fact that all their new cameras seem to be of a quality that demands a sharper image. Cameron reckons Nikon are set to announce the release of the D3 on Thursday, according to rumors. Michaels Wacky Gadgets: App trap an uninstaller for Mac OSX. 3D image printing now used to print replacement bones. Motion portrait in 3D look creepy. 3D laser projectors produce a 3D image as dots in a space. 1000 CPU’s on one chip by Tilera Corp. PhotoGeek of the Week is Harrod Blank who has built a camera covered van. The camera Van travels to photographic shows. We have the first two audio questions for Cameron. He reveals he is looking at a Mac for the first time and is sick of PC’s. ( Hell has frozen over ). Cameron talks about reviews that are critical of the new Apple iMac including a lack of OS 10.5 support and the inferior glossy screen. Also he worries about the upgradability of the iMac. Paramount and Dreamworks go with HD DVD. Cameron reckons the Sony PS3 is a little over priced. The 25th anniversary of the CD and what the first CD’s were we all bought. A quick hello to those watching us live on Stickam. The USB stick as a concert recording sales idea. We mention it may be a good idea for wedding photographers. PhotoGeek T-Shirts available soon. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow17.mp3 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:51:39 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks We start off talking to James in an in depth discussion about his recently released video for Velvedene, “Fear Your Gods”. We discuss the use of Adobe After Effects and some of the reason behind the images chosen. We talk about the various methods of hosting video online from such sites as BlipTV, YouTube, Virb, MySpace, and others in an attempt to contrast the file quality and potential for media hosting on a budget. We chose Blip.tv to host the 720p version for the iTunes (AppleTV) podcast version of the file due to the superior quality of file type. We mention the video host shoot out for various online services. Superfrothco becomes world’s first all-USB Flash Drive music label James announces he wants a Heil PR40 and that Bob Heil is the Man when it comes to audio credibility. Cameron asks Jay to reveal the nature of the new Nikon 3D and despite his best efforts Jay, who was shown the new Nikon is sworn to secrecy. DP Review mention the patent for a full color RGB sensor. Canon videos about how modern lenses are manufactured and the new materials including super UD. Camera sales including DSLR’s are up in sales by around 30% according to research at DP Review. Cameron mentions that Canon has told him another firmware is in the wings for the Canon 1D Mk3. Sony Alpha DSLR rumored to have 14 MegaPixel 2.5 cm screen and wireless flash, according to Engadget. Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 review and firmware update, Jay talks about the uses and benefits of this camera. The fact that they have wider lenses is a new trend. Michael finds that Guinness Certifies World’s Largest Photograph and Camera measuring 13.71 x 48.76 x 24.38 m (45 x 160 x 80 ft). We mention the 39 MegaPixel Hasselblad Demb Portable flash diffusers and if they are worth the effort. We find the best 3D anaglyph we have seen and wonder what the future of this process could be. Get your 3D gasses at 3dstereo.com We answer the question about Adobe DNG from Darren. Cameron talks about the cost of DVD HD DVD and BluRay discs. Michaels Geek Gadgets this week include a USB key for promotional giveaway. Also a set of vintage cameras from darkroasted Blend. Cameron talks about his collection of old cameras including his Kodak Polaroid. Jay recalls his fathers experiences with flash powder. Also a disposable video camera. A desk lamp made from an old scanner. Maxtor Ethernet 1 TB drives. We talk a little about the brand wars in the photojournalist business and how much Sony might need to do to get traction in that market. We finish up with some further discussion about the release of “Carpet Bomb” and the video for “Fear your Gods” by James’s band Velvedene, and wish him well with the project and hope the listeners of PhotoGeek will have a look at this album on iTunes when it becomes available for download. We have been using a track from the album for our opening and closing since we started this podcast. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow16.mp3 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:31:54 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks Apple release the new brushed metal iMac and iLife 08. James talks about the potential for user generated video This episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast was recorded in the offices of Big Trousers once again in Footscray. We talk about the release of the new Apple iMac and iLife 08 for user generated content for photographers. Some audio problems with ProTools is causing some small clicks at one point and we apologise for that. Hosts include Phil Greenwood, James Bellew, Cameron Tandy, and Michael Griffin. Thanks to Jim Shryne from the DX Store for the final arrival of the Heil PR40 shock mount. Get a look at our Frappr map and include your location. Apple release the new brushed metal iMac and iLife 08. James talks about the potential for user generated video and we talk about the possibility of Google ads on your iWeb generated website through iMac. Also Apple TV podcasts are possible through iMovie. Cameron talks about the images sent in to The Herald Sun from the public. We mention the music video on YouTube, Chocolate Rain by Tay Zonday that has around 3.5 million hits. (Update 4.1 million) Five reasons to shoot film (rubbish as far as I am concerned). Alien Skin release their plugins as universal binary for Intel Macs. We mention the new Epson 64-Inch Stylus Pro 11880 Wacom release a new Wacom Bamboo tablet. Microsoft release HD Photo as a replacement for JPEG. Jason on Stickam asks if Canon Mk11’s will be available second hand. A large automotive company switches to an all Mac workflow. Parallels releases the latest version of their software with Expose support under Coherance. Canon release the HD10 with shoots full HD and a 3 Megapixel still image. Michael talks about Photo rescue software testing at PopPhoto.com. DataRescue’s PhotoRescue 3.0, Lexar’s Image Rescue 3 and SanDisk’s RescuePro 3.2. Michael talks about high speed wireless on board airliners. We talk to a talk back caller, Cameron (The Plastic Lens) who talks about his imported Sputnik stereo camera. sputnik.jpg We talk about anaglyph images on Flickr. Cameron tals about the Canon 1D Mk11 Firmware update and it’s rough attemot to correct focus problems. ProPhotoHome test the update and it shows a 50% focus rate with the update. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow15.mp3 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:47:45 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This week we have two guests online. Russell from AIM talks about the range of Epson scanners and we talk to Cameron Stephen from theplasticlens.com about shooting with old film point and shoot cameras. This week we have two guests online. Russell from AIM talks about the range of Epson scanners and we talk to Cameron Stephen from theplasticlens.com about shooting with old film point and shoot cameras. We talk about new cameras from HP and Panasonic. Also we mention Wi Fi and it's possible affects on ones health. We hear Cameron S wonder when digital cameras are going to stabilise and when enough is enough. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow14.mp3 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:39:19 +1000 Tech News no 00:00:00 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This episode of PhotoGeek's weekly audio podcast was recorded in the offices of Big Trousers once again in Footscray. We get underway with a discussion about Google and Carl Zeiss lenses for DSLR's Sony A500 full frame DSLR may have an impact on the Pro market. Sony NSC GC1 video camera tries to encourage video to YouTube at 320 X 240 resolution. We have a look at the new Belkin N1 Vision wireless router and its display features. We talk about Belkin USB 2 hubs and the new swivel model. Microsoft patents the mother of all adware systems. http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/ download stickers to put on offending drivers who park incorrectly. A question about cameras and what camera would suit shooting in low light. Cameron gives some clues. Vista's voice recognition software on YouTube, via Fake Steve. Scanners and pdf sorting with Yep. Yep in an application to sort pdf's. We bemoan the fact that Canon do not write good drivers for Mac OS X. We report the fire at Designwise. There was a large fire that broke out at about 5:15pm Monday evening 23rd July 2007. It unfortunately quickly destroyed most of the Designwyse offices, service department and showroom. Fortunately all the staff were able to evacuate the building safely and no-one was hurt. James prefers ComputersNow. Michael talks about a touchscreen music mixer. The new Olympus 10 MP Evolt has a apparent high quality edge to edge sharness. The Hitachi Blue Ray camera emerges and is noted by Engadget Canon release a firmware update to attempt to resolve the 1D Mk111 focus issues. The Nikon D3 rumors run hot as the release approaches. We have another discussion about the iPhone and speculate about the prospective provider. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow13.mp3 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:57:30 +1000 Tech News no 01:10:44 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast was recorded in the offices of Big Trousers in sunny Footscray. Big Bad Benny from Crumpler joins us for an in depth discussion on the Crumpler range of bags. This episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast was recorded in the offices of Big Trousers in sunny Footscray. Big Bad Benny from Crumpler joins us for an in depth discussion on the Crumpler range of bags. Ben talks about the names of Crumpler bag and talks about the Flickr page of new product. Apple emails us about their recycle program and a list of centers where one can take their old Apple or non Apple computer gear for recycling. We mention our close run in with the new Nikon D3X? http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow12.mp3 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:27:42 +1000 Tech News no 00:45:43 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks In this episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast, we announce the release of our podcast page built specifically for the iPhone. In this episode of PhotoGeek’s weekly audio podcast, we announce the release of our podcast page built specifically for the iPhone. Also this week TPG internet announce a new data plan for ADSL2+. The Super plan is $69.99 per month at ADSL2+ speeds and 160 GB per month in downloads. Big Trousers is a TPG dealer and our current sponsor. Hasselblad announce the release of a new site, Planet V to help keep the older Hasselblad cameras like the 500CM that Phil owns in use. The new digital backs available are made to work with all cameras made from the “all mechanical” 500 CM and later. http://media.libsyn.com/media/photogeek/PhotoGeekShow11.mp3 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:58:05 +1000 Tech News yes 01:07:08 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This week we have a slight discussion about the release of the Apple iPhone and talk about the focus issues on the new Canon 1D Mk 111. http://photogeek.tv/Audio/PhotoGeekShow10.mp3 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:07:40 +1000 Tech News yes 01:00:08 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks This week we open with a discussion about Aperture from Apple computer in relation to Adobe Lightroom. We examine the applications and features briefly and discuss what benefits there are in using a photo editing tool like these two. http://photogeek.tv/Audio/PhotoGeekShow9.mp3 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:17:20 +1000 Tech News no 01:07:52 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks The geeks talk about color printers and Continuous ink systems. Are they worth the trouble? We discuss the quality of HD free to air digital. Are some stations not delivering? The geeks talk about color printers and Continuous ink systems. Are they worth the trouble? We discuss the quality of HD free to air digital. Are some stations not delivering? http://photogeek.tv/Audio/PhotogeekShow3.mp3 Thu, 17 May 2007 19:49:17 +1000 Tech News yes 00:59:46 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks A look at what we saw at PMA including the Canon TX1, HV20, Leica, Wacom LCD, and Crumplers' free beer. A blokey look at Face Detection software. Some talk about Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Photomerge. Some discussion on your rights to shoot in public, A look at what we saw at PMA including the Canon TX1, HV20, Leica, Wacom LCD, and Crumplers' free beer. A blokey look at Face Detection software. Some talk about Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Photomerge. Some discussion on your rights to shoot in public, http://www.photogeek.tv/Audio/Audio/PhotogeekShow2.mp3 Thu, 10 May 2007 16:53:49 +1000 Tech News yes 00:48:02 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video, Photo Geeks A brief introduction of the four assembled. Our backgrounds professionally and what we are doing now. A brief look at the new Canon 1D Mk3. A discussion about "chimping" and some talk about the RED camera. Some talk about film vs digital. http://photogeek.tv/Audio/FGTVShow1.mp3 Thu, 03 May 2007 11:09:43 +1000 Tech News yes 00:20:25 photography,media,how to,cameras,digital,video,