Benjamin Ellis

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Canon 60D – Next Camera Purchase?

It’s been a little while since I blogged about my photography toys… Erm… I mean tools [shaky keyboard]. I’ve cycled through a large amount of kit recently, shotting several thousand photos over recent months, from the top of the BT Tower to Bletchly park and many things in between – even a demo video for [...]

Posted 1 year, 8 months ago at 8:53 pm. 1 comment

Going to a Full Frame DSLR Camera

Excuse the Camera geekery, but I know that this will be interesting to my DSLR friends, because everyone keeps asking. So, remember that I currently have a Canon 5D Mark II in Hand. It is has a full frame sensor. That’s a big deal to Digital SLR buffs. Most of the budget and semi-pro models have what’s [...]

Posted 3 years, 2 months ago at 12:54 am. 11 comments

Holding the Camera

This is a nice tip for holding the camera. It works best if you are left-eyed and using a tall-bodied camera, like a motor wound 35mm or a DSLR with a battery grip. It comes from Joe McNally – a successful US photographer. Embedded Video Tags: tip

Posted 3 years, 7 months ago at 5:40 pm. Add a comment

London Solo Bass Night

A very nice evening yesterday, seeing Steve Lawson, Yolanda Charles and Todd Johnson in concert at Darbucka, which turns out to be a rather special little venue in NE London. Not great for photography, as it is very dark, but a nice atmosphere, great food and there was enough mobile coverage to do a little [...]

Posted 4 years, 2 months ago at 7:44 pm. Add a comment

Going All Visual – London at Night

Every so often I like to do something different for a change. Learning new skills and meeting new people keeps you young and flexible. With that in mind, I signed up to a meeting of London Flickr folks, to do an overnight photo walk in London. As a result, I met a great bunch of [...]

Posted 4 years, 4 months ago at 9:36 pm. Add a comment