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- First reviewMarch 16, 2013
- Last reviewFebruary 7, 2014
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The all-new AirPort Time Capsule works with OS X to automatically and wirelessly back up everything on your Mac to its 2TB hard drive.1 And it doubles as a full-featured Wi-
Customer Rating
5
Fabulous back-up
on February 7, 2014
Posted by: ShatteredImages
from Lebanon, MO
Compatible with...:Mac
Verified Purchase:Yes
Great back-up drive for time machine. Two computers back up to this drive hourly.
My Best Buy number: 0950025979
My Best Buy number: 0950025979
What's great about it: Easy set-up
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Performance
5
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Enjoy a fast connection to the Internet with this modem that is compatible with most DSL providers and features a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN port for easy connectivity. Firewall capability provides a secure connection to keep your data safe.
Customer Rating
5
Quick and easy
on February 7, 2014
Posted by: ShatteredImages
from Lebanon, MO
I use it in...:Small office
Verified Purchase:Yes
I am not a particularly tech savy individual but this device was fairly easy and painless to set up and get operating.
My Best Buy number: 0950025979
My Best Buy number: 0950025979
What's great about it: Very easy setup
What's not so great: Nothing
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
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Performance
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Expand your creativity with this Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT external flash that features wireless 2-way radio communication and a large zoom range. The dot-matrix LCD displays pertinent shooting information.
Customer Rating
4
Great concept but the execution is a lacking
on May 24, 2013
Posted by: ShatteredImages
from Lebanon, MO
Verified Purchase:Yes
The 600 EX-RT Is the flagship for the Canon Speedlite line up. This is a very reliable we'll constructed unit. This unit. Features a redesign in the flash controls requiring a new learning curve, even if you are a veteran of the Speedlite line. Canon did this with the menus on the 430 and 580 models as well which can make mixing these unit together a little confusing if you do not use them all the time. However the real mark against it is that you can not use a radio transmitter in the mix if you are also using optical units like the 430s and 580s. The 600 can control these units but everything has to be fired optically so you cannot use the radio to fire units around a corner or in a soft box while using the other units in line of site. Everything either has to be radio or optical, so unless you have the budget to replace all of your older units you will still be locked into optical triggering for the unit.
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My Best Buy number: 0950025979
My Best Buy number: 0950025979
What's great about it: Radio trigger
What's not so great: Radio trigger won't mix with optical.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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EOS 6D DSLR Camera with 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens: This camera is an excellent choice for professional photographers who are just starting out or amateur photographers who are looking to move to the next level. Built-in GPS tracking makes it very useful for travel or nature photography, while built-in Wi-Fi lets you share your photos from anywhere.Memory card sold separately.
Customer Rating
4
More of a step sideways than a step up.
on March 16, 2013
Posted by: ShatteredImages
from Lebanon, MO
With the release of the Canon EOS 6D full frame cameras have been brought to a price point near $2000.00 making them accessible to more people. While introduction of the 6D has made full frame more affordable it still brings a wide range of options to the shooter. However it is not really the step-up from the Canon 7D that I was expecting - it is more like a step sideways.
The full frame sensor and the 24-105 f4 L lens do capture I higher image quality then the 7D with the 18-200 f3.5-5.6 EF-S, for most people this gain is not going to justify the $600.00 price difference just between the bodies of the two cameras plus a $450.00 differences in the lens cost. The 6D does bring other value to the table, primarily the GPS and Wi-Fi functionality being built into the camera, but again I do not know that this really justifies the cost difference.
The 6D also supports the new 600 EX-RT flash system which allows you to control up to 5 flash groups from the rear of the camera, but without the pop-up flash control of the 7D it is not really a gain. You either have to invest in a radio trigger or use one of the flash units as a master controller and have it camera mounted (or camera connected via cable). So in this case you are pretty much breaking even, especially if you consider that to take advantage of the D and E flash groups you have to invest in $600.00 flash units since the older flashes do not offer these group options. The only real gain this has over the $250.00 430 EXII is the radio trigger, but that can be a very important feature depending on where you shoot.
The area the 6D is really lacking compared to the 7D is ease of control. It does not have nearly as many options right at your fingertips. The 6D also has one less custom setting as well. And to top that all off the autofocus system is a little sluggish compared to the 7D, has less focal points, does not remember which point is used in each orientation (landscape or portrait), and is much more difficult to drive lacking the hat switch the 7D uses for its autofocus. In all of these areas the 6D is really a step behind the 7D.
A couple of further aggravations, the built in GPS and Wi-Fi meant the magnesium allow body was not an option requiring the 6D to be manufactured out of plastic. These features, while very handy, also draw heavily on the battery. And with the requirement of a plastic body the 6D sacrifices some of the weather and shock resistance of the 7D. The 6D has a much slower burst rate as well. So for my money, if I had to choose between the 6D and the 7D - for most instances I would recommend the 7D, a few people will need the full frame or GPS, Wi-Fi options the 6D offers that the 7D does not, and those are the only cases where I would recommend the 6D over the 7D.
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What's great about it: Wi-Fi GPS
What's not so great: Burst rate, auto focus, controls buried in menus.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Canon - EOS 7D DSLR Camera with 28-135mm IS Lens - Black
(197)Picture Quality
5
Ease of Use
4
Features
4
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Canon EOS 7D DSLR Camera Body: With a host of features designed to provide creative opportunity and exceptional image quality, the EOS 7D represents an advanced class of camera. An array of automatic and manual settings give you full control over your shots, and an 18.0 megapixel CMOS sensor with Dual DIGIC 4 processing allows you to capture fine details with powerful performance.Memory card sold separately.
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Camera
on March 16, 2013
Posted by: ShatteredImages
from Lebanon, MO
A powerful workhorse bringing function and control to your fingertips. The Canon 7D was designed to offer the professional shooters a wide range of shooting options in one complete package. Utilizing Canon's 1.6 APS-C sensor the 7D stands well above Canon's X0D series cameras. Offering photographers wireless flash control, video, incredible burst frame rates, numerous auto focus points, and custom settings it makes adapting quickly to changing shooting conditions a breeze.
The Canon 7D brought the introduction of Canon Speedlite control to the back of the camera. While the ability existed to use Canon Speedlites with earlier models their use was somewhat hampered by the need to set each group manually at the lights or to control them from a 580 EX series or other wireless control for Manuel and ETTL. With the 7D all of the Speedlite groups can be controlled directly from the camera body and fired with the built in flash in both manual and ETTL modes.
The 7D also brought 1080p video to the DSLR market (it was also introduced to the Canon Rebel line at this time). This was a big 1st step in introducing video to professional DSLRs, but really it still suffers from two big drawbacks. The first is the loss of the auto focusing function while filming marketing tracking moving subjects somewhat challenging. The second is the FAT32 limitations restricting higher resolution video to 4 minute clips.
The 7D is capable of 7-9 frames per second in burst mode and is able to sustain that rate of fire for 126 frames. I am not aware of any other camera firing as fast, giving the 7D and unrivaled ability to capture action in a way never experienced before and allowing the creation of still-motion video by stitching the frames together in video editing software. The biggest draw back to this feature is the ability to effectively light the subject, these fast frame rates require near daylight conditions, limiting you to shooting outdoors or requiring bright continuous studio lighting such as that used for video.
19 auto focus points make it a breeze to get your focal plane spot on to your subject. This is a very helpful option to have when working with a very shallow depth of field. This feature is enhanced with focal point memory, that is the camera remembers the most recent focal point used for each orientation, landscape and portrait, of the camera body. Combine this with the quick selection hat switch and it makes this camera very quick to focus.
The 7D also has a wide range of programmable modes. Custom shooting modes allow you to save your 3 most common shooting settings to the camera dial, the custom menu allows you to locate your most commonly used menu functions on one screen and if that is not enough the cameras external buttons can be programmed to preform different functions, allowing you to set the buttons to the layout you prefer.
A couple of things I was not so fond of - the use of Compact Flash, it is not a bad format, but is much less convenient then SD. Color modes, not an adjustment to color temperature, but shooting modes that are black and white, sepia, black and white but with a green tint. These are the sorts of features that are added to point and shoot cameras to give beginners a wider set of options without the use of separate software on the computer. I have yet to run into someone who shoots with DSLRs and does not have at least moderately good post editing software, all of which gives much greater control over adjustments to black and white or sepia - or whatever other color scheme the photographer may wish for.
All in all I find the 7D to be a very powerful camera offering a lot of flexibility at your fingertips. Despite a couple of minor inconveniences I find the 7D to be the most adaptable of my cameras and for this reason it is still my favorite camera body to shoot with.
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What's great about it: Lots of settings at your fingertips
What's not so great: CF format - short recording time for Hi-Res video
I would recommend this to a friend!
Picture Quality
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Ease of Use
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Features
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