All Things Joey
As promised, here is a review of Google’s newest Chromecast device which (finally) comes with a dedicated remote control.
If you don’t want to watch the video, I highly recommend it at the $50 price point (and I am sure it will come down in price a little bit over the coming months).
This is a perfect holiday gift.
Now that the Chromecast with Android TV has been released, I revisit the Nvidia Shield Pro to discuss the differences.
It is a powerful device that has the best response I have seen in a streaming system, but that performance comes at a premium.
Is the high price tag worth it with the other options available on the market right now? Also, how does Android TV compare to Amazon Fire TV and Roku’s platform?
I uploaded a few videos yesterday while messing around with my new Sony A7C. I didn’t think anybody outside my social circle would look at them… but I was wrong.
I felt like I should do a proper first impressions review of the camera based on my (relatively) limited experience… which I am trying to use to my advantage in this scenario. A professional photographer is going to have a specific point of view that is vastly different than an amateur.
Not calling the pros jaded, but some of the complaints I have read about the A7C don’t seem to make any sense if you just want a nice camera to use.
I continued to test my A7C camera with lenses purchased used on eBay. This video morphed into a bit of vlog – I shared my thoughts on some hand-held tripods, sticky floors (not a typo), and buying used camera equipment.
Waiting over a month to get the A7C was a little bit daunting because I wasn’t sure if these used lenses worked 100% (I test them on a cropped sensor Sony A5100).
I started with the Sony 16-35MM F4 lens, but I ended up spending more time with the Tamron 28-75MM F2.8 (which I really liked).
I finally got the Sony A7C that I ordered in September. I did some out of the box tests to see how everything looked and sounded.
This is a no shame video. Didn’t comb my hair, I had a cut on my nose that wasn’t pretty… but no time for vanity, needed to get some testing done.
I used a Sony 20MM F1.8 Lens and the 28MM-60MM kit lens that came with the camera (I have a few others to try out).
I also tested a Deity D4 Duo that I bought 4 months ago that I never got a chance to use.
This vlog features two attractions (kind of). The first is the location of a sunk concrete ship built in 1919.
The SS Atlantus was only in operation for 2 years before it was decommissioned. In 1926, the ship was scheduled to be sunk to help create a ferry dock. But in June of that year a storm broke the ship free and it ultimately sank in the wrong position.
After visiting the Atlantus, we attempted to find the Cape May “Ghost Tracks” at Higbee Beach. The tracks were not visible for over 8 decades, but were rediscovered in 2014.