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Sony’s HAP-S1 Hi-res music player
Sony’s HAP-S1 music player promises to improve your audio quality. Here’s my video review: Sony Canada graciously loaned me the HAP-S1 Hi-Res music player and matching SS-HA3 speakers. I’m not a Sony employee, was not...
Editing 4K video with a Mac Pro (late 2013)
Apple Canada graciously loaned me a well-equipped Mac Pro (late 2013) to use while editing the review of the Sony 4K FDR-AX1. After the first few days of shooting with the AX1, it was obvious to me that...
Sony 4K Video Camera: FDR-AX1
I highly recommend you watch this video in 4K, if at all possible. In lower resolutions you’ll miss the snowflakes and be subjected to moire in many of the complex scenes - such as inside the Eaton Centre. However,...
Fuji X-E2 hands on review
A retro-styled mirrorless Fuji camera for enthusiasts. This review includes hands on demonstrations of features and functions, in my "show-me" style. I’m not a Fuji employee, I was not compensated by Fuji, this video...
4K Video Sample
I've starting working on a review of the Sony FDR-AX1 video camera, with 4K resolution. Here's some sample footage from my first shoot - the ferry ride over to Ward's Island. This video is 3840x2160 resolution - 4...
Still Bend: Frank Lloyd Wright’s House for Bernard Schwartz
There are a few houses architected and built by Frank Lloyd Wright that can be rented. We stayed at one in October, 2013. Architecture is not just about design aesthetics, but also about the practical details that...
Sony a7R Hands-on Review
A small digital camera with a 36mp full frame sensor and interchangeable lenses. I am not an employee of Sony, I was not compensated by Sony, they did not review the video prior to posting. Elaine and Christina at...
Snowshoeing in the Thirty Bench Vineyard
January 25, 2014: Beamsville, Ontario It’s a chilly, blustery and snowy -10 Celsius in Beamsville, so a glass of mulled wine is the happy reward for those of us who have made the drive from Toronto to Thirty Bench for...
Santa Barbara Beach and Golf Resort, Curaçao
Curaçao's Hato airport is a small informal affair just outside the capital Willemstad, so I quickly spot Joy, my driver. We’re off to Nieuwpoort, about 30 minutes east of Willemstad. There’s a gate at the entrance, and...
Sony NEX6 hands on review
Travel writing requires a camera, so when The Star sent me to Curaçao, I asked Sony if I could borrow something small and light with a wide angle lens. Sony graciously lent me an NEX6 camera with the SEL1018 wide angle...