Photo Gear Pick & Pans
Robert Jensen What? You want to know about the guy who writes this stuff?
Well, I was born in a small town outside Detroit ... huh? I should skip to the good part?
OK, I was in the photo retail business for over 27 years. I sold millions of dollars worth of photographic gear in that time, which makes me sound like some great salesman, but really, I sold only what I liked. I loved talking about camera gear as much as I did taking pictures. I was always known as the guy to go to for technical information but who could explain it in simple terms...
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Things have gotten rather dicey in the economy the past several months. Business is down, spending is down, so why is it a good idea to go out and buy that new camera, lens, flash, etc. right now?
By PPC News Staff | January 09, 2009
Because the the relative strength of the US dollar in relation to that of almost every other currency in the world as of this writing the we have pretty good purchasing power at the moment, but will change quickly.
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A photographer always needs more storage space so buy them a new hard drive.
By PPC News Staff | November 29, 2008
In part 2 of my Christmas gift list for those photographically inclined I covered memory cards, something every photographer needs more of, and today I'll cover something equally in need by photographers, hard drives. For the photographer in the digital age the computer is almost as important as the camera and lens are.
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Memory, more memory, and faster memory
By PPC News Staff | November 27, 2008
Today I'm going to recommend a great gift that every photographer who shoots with a digital camera always needs more of, memory cards - but first a word of caution for you who don't know about camera gear - be sure that whatever memory card you buy it will work with that particular brand and model number camera that your photographer owns. Digital cameras accept only certain sizes of memory cards and there are several formats/types of memory cards on the market.
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No matter what your budget here are some good ideas for Christmas gifts for the photographer in your family.
By PPC News Staff | November 26, 2008
Its that time of year again where you're trying to come up with gift ideas for the people in your life. Well, if you know anyone who's interested in photography I'll be posting a few articles with gift ideas that will cost you from nothing but your time, up to several thousand dollars.
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