Dinesh Chauhan

I learned the hard way that the right camera strap makes or breaks a long hike to abandoned sites. After losing a 3-mile trail to a crumbling factory because my neck strap kept tangling with my backpack, I went down a serious rabbit hole testing every system I could find. Abandoned site photography is unforgiving. … Read more

I remember the first time I dropped $2,400 renting a Canon EOS R5 for a weekend wedding shoot. It felt expensive until I realized buying the same body would have cost me nearly $4,000 and I only needed it for 48 hours. That was the moment I became a believer in camera equipment rental services. … Read more

I have been shooting hybrid video for the better part of a decade, and the first time I clipped an external monitor onto a bare camera body, I nearly watched the whole rig slide off a tripod. That moment is what pushed me into the world of the best camera cages for video shooters. After … Read more

Sony’s Alpha 1 II sits at the top of the mirrorless food chain in , and I treat mine like the $6,000 precision tool it is. After dropping it on a rocky cliff in Iceland last winter, I learned the hard way that a good cage is not optional gear. I have spent the past … Read more

Looking for the best camera cages for Sony A7 V? I have spent the last four months testing eight cages on my own A7 V, switching between documentary shoots, gimbal work, and studio setups. The right cage protects a body that costs over two grand, adds mounting points for the accessories you actually use, and … Read more

I spent the last six weeks swapping camera cages on my Sony ZV-E10 II to find the best camera cages for Sony ZV-E10 II for real-world video work. I ran each cage through handheld run-and-gun tests, tripod swaps, gimbal mounts, and full studio accessory loads with mics, monitors, and LED lights. The Sony ZV-E10 II … Read more

Urbex photography taught me one hard lesson in my first abandoned hospital: by the time I dug my camera out of my backpack, the perfect light through a shattered window was gone. That was the day I started using camera clips for backpack carry, and I never went back. After testing 8 clip systems across … Read more

I’ve spent the past three months shooting with every camera in Canon’s current EOS R lineup, and I want to save you the hours of research I burned through. The best Canon EOS R series cameras in now span from a $599 entry-level model up to a $4,099 flagship, and Canon finally has a real … Read more

Picking the best cameras in is tougher than it sounds. The market is flooded with mirrorless bodies, classic DSLRs, pocket vlog cameras, and compact point-and-shoots, and each brand promises the sharpest image quality, the fastest autofocus, and the most reliable video. I have spent the last three months shooting with ten of the most popular … Read more

I tested my way through every meaningful resource on the best camera apps for android this past year, and the results changed how I shoot from my phone. My Samsung Galaxy S23 sat on my desk for 30 days while I cycled through GCam mods, ProShot, Camera FV-5, Open Camera, and a half-dozen others. What … Read more