Posts Tagged ‘Cables’
Canon CG580 Battery Charger for 500 Series Batteries ZR80 85 90
Specially designed charger for CANON 500 series batteries
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Canon is your pick! Don’t buy generic!
Prior to purchasing this battery charger, due to time constraints, I gave into temptation and tried a generic brand. Result: Wasted time, Wasted money and most importantly poor, poor results. If you value your pictures from your Canon camera, buy Canon and only Canon–Amazon had the best cost and my charger was brand new. LUV IT!
4 Stars Compact and quick
This charger was purchased because the onboard charger on our camcorder (Optura 20) quit working. This does the job very nicely. It is compact enough to fit in the camera bag and cahrges the standard battery in a little over an hour. My only complaint is that the plug for this folds out from the back of the charger. It is sometimes difficult to find an outlet that I can fit this into. This is especially an issue if there is already a wall-wart (trnasformer) pluged into the same outlet. It will share an outlet with a standard plug if it is in the lower position. It also works ok with most extansion cords and strip outlets.
5 Stars just what i needed
I left my original charger in boston. This one got there very quickly so i could photoraph a concert for the band. works perfectly . thanks for the timeliness.
5 Stars Does what it needs to do
No Cons, it does what it is design to do. I like how the plugs folds into the device for when I need to pack it with me, and I don’t have to worry about carrying cables to attach this to a nearby outlet.
5 Stars Good to be photographing again!
My daughter has the Canon EOS40D, and uses it constantly since she is a dual major and anthropology is one of them. She paid a fortune for it so we were more than a little dismayed when the battery charger went missing. After much seachering, we gave up and ordered this. It is the same charger that came with the camera, so she is up and shooting again. I was very pleased that we were able to replace it with a Canon for such a reasonable price. All other sites we check wanted much more.
Canon ACK E6AC Adapter Kit for Canon 5D Mark II Digital SLR
Designed to power the Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital Camera from any standard household power outlet for studio use / AC adapter included
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Works well, good quality
Pretty standard piece of equipment, with typical Canon quality. No issues with cabling. I prefer the Canon unit over after market brands sold on e-bay because Canon’s cables do not stiffen up and get brittle at low temperatures. I shoot outdoors in the field (astrophotography) at temperatures down to 15F (I use this adapter connected to a 12V-110V converter as camera batteries die quickly when cold). Many cheap cables get extremely brittle at temps below 30F and may break if flexed. This adapter keeps working fine with no issues.
5 Stars A must have if you own a Canon 5D Mark II and shoot a lot…
I payed $140. for this AC adapter kit and it will more then pay for itself in less then a years time. Rechargeable batteries slowly degrade as they’re recharged again and again until they’re of little use. I’m using this adapter during long studio sessions while shooting from a tripod and while having the camera plugged into a computer for lengthy down loads, etc. (which drains batteries very quickly), etc. Also, I shot totally RAW almost all the time which drains off battery power more quickly too. I’m saving a lot by not having to purchase fresh batteries as often. ~~~~~~ I have little to no use for the 5D Mark II ‘live view LCD shooting’ mode and/or it’s ‘movie’ mode, however, from all the sources I’ve read or heard from the modes drain batteries so quickly that, this adapter is all but a necessity. ~~~~~~ The adapter is constructed well and sturdy enough to last. And, I feel I can highly recommend it and suggest that it’s a must have for 5D Mark II owners who shoot a lot of RAW still shots all the time or plan on making use of the cameras ‘live view LCD’ and/or ‘movie’ modes frequently. ~~~~~~ Happy shooting…
Opteka Remote Release Cord for Canon EOS 5D 10D 20D 30D 40D and 50D Digital Cameras
Opteka Remote Release for Canon EOS 5D, 10D, 20D, 40D, & 50D Digital SLR Cameras. Allows the camera to be released from a distance of up to 36 inches. Half-press focuses, full press releases the shutter
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star Doesn’t fit EOS 5D
I ordered this release to go with my Canon EOS 5D. When it arrived in the mail (promptly) from 47th Street Photo, I discovered that its connector wasn’t even remotely close to compatible with the camera. The Opteka connector is a single male plug, but the camera’s connector is a three-pronged male plug. The Opteka obviously needs a three-receptable female connector. I called 47th Street Photo repeatedly without ever getting an answer. I sent them an e-mail describing the problem, but have not heard back from them. The Web site’s home page is attractive, but when I tried clicking on several “Products” links, I discovered that they have little or nothing available in most categories. When they do have products available, the “Details” or specifications are incomplete. I’m seriously doubting whether I’m going to get resolution from this outfit (or Amazon).
2 Stars Short life span
I do a lot of real estate photography and end up with long exposures and didn’t always just want to use the timer release. The first few times, it worked as advertised. But one day – in the middle of a shoot – it stopped working. As someone else here experienced: the cables separated and rendered the remote useless. $10 for an experience and at least a few shoots. Not going to buy it again. Get what you pay for!
2 Stars Failed in under a year with light use
I purchased the Opteka wired remote for my Canon 40D, and used in maybe 10 times since I got it in November 2008. It just failed. It will still trip the focus at the half button pressed setting, but will not trip the shutter upon full press.
While the price is about 1/3 the Canon release, there are other factors that will be in my future buying decision. Am I supposed to buy two Opteka releases to have one as a backup when the first fails? (Now the price is $34 with shipping on my $14.85 purchase price). Also is the quality factor. I baby my equipment and under light, occasional use, this Opteka remote failed in the middle of a shoot. I switched to the short timed setting on the camera, which worked OK for the product shots I was doing at the time, but had it been for portraiture, where timing is critical, the solution would be to go back to the on-camera shutter.
I suppose if you need a shutter release for fun, and it makes no difference whether you have a release or not, the Opteka could be a disposable option. While it has metal contacts inside, it’s failure in under a year of light use speaks more to the unreliability and poor quality. If you need a shutter release for paying work, or to use in a situation you can not easily duplicate (portraits on location or scenics on a trip) having the release fail, for frankly no cause (the camera tipping and pinching the release cord), the few dollars “saved” buying this disposable release may not be worth the price paid in missed shots, or the delay in replacing it.
I do not think I will reward Opteka with a second purchase of an item that one would reasonably expect to function more than a dozen times, and a hundred shots. As a consumer that expects value, and value to me means functioning at a reasonable price, the Opteka fails to be an option. Premature failure is a deal-killer at a bargain price, and worse at a reasonable price. I will take my chance with a Canon release rather than spend more money on an Opteka product which didn’t last even a year.
It quite surprising how they can go to all the trouble to manufacture this item, and have so many fail after so little use? With so many failures, they have gambled on skimping too far on some aspect of manufacture. I would expect an expensive release, a “pro” release, to hold up under heavy use. This Opteka release didn’t even hold up under light use for less than a year.
If you like better than 50/50 odds in a purchase lasting more than a year with light use, gamble on Opteka. I’m more interested in a product that lasts a little longer. Reminds me of the lesson: “The bitter sting of poor quality last long after the lure of a cheap price.”
No more Opteka gambles for me.
1 Star disposable camera release
Does not hold up to “”pro” use. Stopped working after 1 year and maybe 100 or so button presses. Guess You get what you pay for. For heavy usage I guess the Canon is the only way to go.
4 Stars cheap and easy
this was an inexpensive item and it serves the purpose it was intended for. would buy again and from the same dealers.
Specially designed for today’s on-the-go technology enthusiast, whether the task is photographing family travels, traversing campus, or taking a day trip around town, the Fastpack 250 has been designed to accommodate a digital SLR with attached mid-range zoom lens, 2-3 additional lenses or flash units and accessories and have a specially designed compartment for a 15.4″ widescreen notebook computer, as well as extra space for additional memory cards, cables and accessories.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars nice bag, poor straps
I really liked this bag, except for 1 missing feature. The padding is excellent, storage is good for the size of bag and all gear is well protected. The laptop compartment is a little tight depending on the model of laptop you have. What I didn’t like was the lack of a sternum strap, it had a lap belt which is good for long carries, but even with the lap belt the lack of a sternum strap means it puts alot of weight on your lower back rather than moving it up to your shoulders. The quick access design is nice and useful for getting to your camera quickly and easily.
5 Stars Great Backpack!
Puchased for our new D5000 Nikon and it works great! We put our laptop, camera etc. in it. Love the fact that it has room for wallet, phone, etc. as well. Very sturdy and easy to carry. Would recommend.
4 Stars Out grew it fast.
Great back if you have a body and a couple of lenses, flash etc. upgrade to big telephoto lenses or more lenses and accessories and you will quickly out grow this bag.
Lowepro’s construction is awesome. I stuffed this little guy and the zippers are rock solid. Doesn’t come with a rain cover which sucks and the outer pocket is one big catch all where the inner pocket can hold pens, batteries etc.
4 Stars Works for me…
Great bag and is exactly what I was looking for. Room for SLR, a couple of lenses, cords and accessories, with a nice pouch on top for a light jacket and some small items. Can even throw in the point and shoot and a small videocamera. Laptop compartment is a huge plus. Flexibility is great with velcro to change size and shape of bottom compartments, as needed. Also, not too big or heavy (they make a bigger one – not for me, though). Only issue is why not real spot for a mono-pod or tripod? Side pocket with a strap, perhaps? You’d think with a solid bag like this, that would have been easy to include.
4 Stars Great backpack for lots of camera gear, laptop, and more
The side-entry feature works very well for quick access to your camera. Other items are less easily accessible, as they require opening the flap a bit farther, but still can be done without taking the pack off to set it down.
I carry a Canon XSi body with 24-105 f/4L mounted, lens hood, EF-S 18-55, and EF-S 55-250 in the bottom section, and filters, a mid-size Rocket Blower, and a small pop-up flash diffuser in the top, with a LOT of room left over. This backpack is rather large.
The pack worked well for a day at the amusement park with the kids. I could carry the gear above plus a water bottle in the outside mesh pocket, assorted snacks, and a few sweatshirts. I could fold an adult sweatshirt flat and put it in the laptop section, and two kids sweatshirts went into the top part.
The pocket for a cell phone or MP3 player is on the small side, but did barely hold my plain-vanilla phone — an iPhone or Blackberry would definitely not fit.
Overall, a great camera pack for carrying a lot of gear, plus a bunch of other things. For carrying only the camera stuff, I much prefer my Lowepro Slingshot 100 since it is far less bulky and (just barely) fits everything in.
Specially designed for today’s on-the-go technology enthusiast, whether the task is photographing family travels, traversing campus, or taking a day trip around town, the Fastpack 350 has been designed to accommodate a digital SLR with attached mid-range zoom lens, 2-3 additional lenses or flash units and accessories and have a specially designed compartment for a 17″ widescreen notebook computer, as well as extra space for additional memory cards, cables and accessories.
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star Critical flaw
The idea is great. I am a hiker and I always bring my DSLR when hiking.
I always wanted a way I can quickly take out the camera from my backpack
and vice versa. I thought that this product might be the one that fulfill
my wish. When I tried at home after I received it, it looked great.
I can put all the necessary items for a day hike as well as my DSLR and
a couple of lenses. The real caveat happened when I hiked in reality.
I could not close the zipper or open it while I was wearing my backpack.
Sometimes opening was OK, but when I put my camera back and tried to
close it, the zipper wouldn’t work. So, I had to put off my backpack anyway,
and then I had to use both of my TWO hands to close it. Sometimes, it’s
the other way. I had to put off the backpack and then open it to get the
camera, but then closing was OK. And sometimes, I have problem both in
opening and closing. But I was never able to successfully open and close
with one hand while I was wearing the backpack.
So, for me, it is exactly the same as before. I have to put off my
backpack anyway. And I was wondering then why I bought this one … ?
Thankfully, I bought this from Amazon, and I am returning this.
I really wanted it to work for me. Sadly it isn’t. And I am looking forward to
a better one which is actually working while hiking.
And hopefully the one that can hold tripod also (This one doesn’t take the
tripod. There are videos and pictures here and there that show the trick
with which you can attach the tripod on this backpack. But trust me. If you
hike and you use such method, it will never work. And you will regret in the
middle of the mountain that you brought the tripod in that way).
4 Stars Better Than The SlingShot Series
I purchased the Fastpack 350 as a replacement for my Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW so most of this review will be a comparison between the two. After owning the SS 200 for around a year, I found that I quickly out grew it and I ultimately felt that moving up to the SS 300 or SS 350 would not do the trick. The SlingShot series is good if you do not have a lot of the extras like a filter pouch, lens hoods, spare batteries, chargers, etc., but if you have any of that gear a SS simply does not work out…and forget about carrying a book or anything else with a Slingshot.
One other aspect of the Slingshot that I ended up not liking was the single strap sling approach. At first I thought that was going to be a great feature but it was cumbersome and awkward for me…this Fastpack is much easier to simply take one arm out of the strap and swing around. That is a more natural approach and works much better in my opinion.
This bag seems to be a better fit for my needs and easily holds my Canon 50d with battery grip, 28-135mm, 10-22mm, and 50mm lens. I even have 1-2 lens spaces open depending on what is mounted and there is still room for more. I can see how this bag will hold a 70-200mm (if I am fortunate enough to aquire one).
The top storage area on the Fastpack 350 has plenty of room for the extras mentioned above and there is still room for a book and snacks on a trip. The mesh side pocket is nice, but it doesn’t feel that sturdy so I will be curious how it holds up over time. The laptop compartment is very well padded and makes this bag a true must have travel companion.
As far as the size, I would consider this a large camera backpack, but it is not too large as some have suggested. The materials are good, but it does seem that the SlingShot was a bit more refined (i.e. this bag does not have a microfiber cloth attached at the side opening which was a great touch on the SS and the memory card holders on the main compartment flap are not as nice as the SS and there are two less spaces for cards which seems odd for a bigger bag?) The zippers and clasps are good, but the SS just seems like it was built with better materials.
Also, it always seems as though every Lowepro bag I have purchased (this makes #4) is missing that one thing, but this one has a couple. I am disappointed that there is not an AW cover built in…that should be automatic on a higher end, premium brand product like this. Also, why is there no tripod attachment? Give me those two features and a couple more sliplock attachments and this could be that elusive perfect bag.
All in all this is a good bag and a better alternative than the SlingShot series if you like the side entry and extra storage space.
5 Stars Best Photo backpack ever
I have about 7 photo bags now, none are perfect. A few are Lowepro whose products always seem more intuitive and useful to me. However I always find a reason to stop using most of them. I can already tell you the reason for this bag, it is huge, but that will not stop me from using it. In fact it will likely get used more because of it. I have smaller bags, ones designed for less conspicuous use, ones meant to be super light, etc. This one is meant to be big. It was my all purpose backpack on a trip through Ireland and Scotland and performed perfectly. In fact I had plenty of room for every thing. The bag is big, but small enough to fit on every flight, even the little planes, as carry on luggage. I am not going to check my camera gear so that was important. It is big enough that the upper compartment held all the extra stuff I needed aside from clothes which were in a different bag which was only accessible back in the hotels at night. So this backpack had to carry food, water, outerwear, PC, power, camera, lenses, misc camera gear, external HD, memory cards, lots of batteries, etc. It held all of this and was not even full. I even had all my travel documents, wallet, passport, etc in there along with mp3 player, USB headphones for Skyping back home, blackberrry, GPS, etc. It still had room.
It did get heavy by this point, but almost all of that was camera gear and my laptop, when I took out my camera with biggest lens and my PC it was like there was nothing on my back at all (ok, that is an exaggeration.) It was easy to access everything, even when on my back. I could easily swing it around under my left arm and access the entire camera section. You can also ’secure’ the zippers for the camera section by simply zipping them all the way to one end of the zipper, putting them under the buckle down flap and away from would be camera snatchers in a crowd (I had heard that some people though that since the camera is accessible from the side that it would be an easy target for thieves). The buckle system keeps the entire camera area from being exposed allowing you to actually quickly open the bag, pull out the camera and swing the back back to your back without closing it and without worrying that stuff will come flying out. I would not recommend making a habit of it, but I did it (first in a controlled situation) with no problem and without anything shifting around in a way to indicate that it would be a problem. I would not try it with heavier lenses perhaps but my sigma 18-200 DC OS was happy as a clam in there even with the side zipper wide open. Of course I closed it as soon as I could, but the point is that in the heat of the moment you can pull out the camera without worrying about your stuff falling out on the ground.
I only have one complaint about this bag, the top is smaller than the bottom, meaning that the camera compartment is actually wider and deeper than the upper storage area. I am sure this is for saving weight and size or something but it seems like it could have actually had even MORE room pretty easily by just making the upper area the same (or closer at least ) dimensions as the padded camera section. Just my thoughts on it.
3 Stars A bit too thick to fit into the overhead bin
I purchased the Lowepro Fastpack 350 so that I can take both my computer and camera equipment with me when I go on airplanes. If you have a LOT of camera equipment, then this bag is for you. The camera compartment is huge and can hold a lot of stuff. However, if you are like me and only have a camera, flash, a few filters, extra batteries, and maybe an extra lens, you will find it too large and too thick and there will be lots of leftover space. Also, as a result of the thickness (about 6 inches), the camera will not fit snugly and it will shift around inside. Cameras with battery grips attached may fair better. The computer compartment, on the other hand, is a bit too thin. I tried to put in my laptop in with its sleeve on but it was too tight. The overall thickness of the bag is a problem if you need to fly on small commuter planes with small overhead compartments. Because the bag is very rigid, which is a good thing to protect the camera and laptop, it cannot be stuffed into narrow spaces. I would have preferred the camera compartment to be thinner, the computer compartment to be thicker, and the overall thickness to be thinner.
5 Stars Rugged, big, and it protects my gear!
Love this bag! I don’t often put a laptop in it, but when I want to the pocket is there. I find myself using this bag for overnight trips or even a 2 night getaway. I can cram enough clothing in here to make it. The laptop pocket acts as a place for 2-3 shirts.
The protection it offers is fantastic. You can adjust the pockets to your liking.
The only downfall, which doesn’t really affect the rating, is the fact the camera can flop around in there. I fixed this by laying a folded tshirt over the body and lens. When you zip up the pocket, it forms a tight/soft grip over the camera to keep it in place. Problem fixed + I can carry 1 more shirt 
Great bag. If it ever wears out, I’ll buy another.
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