Pro-Optic 2X Tele Converter Review (on a budget)

Pro-Optic 2X Tele Converter Review (on a budget)

As soon as I received my Canon EF 75-300 f/4-5.6III USM I wanted to get even closer(on a budget). I started to look in to different tele converters… 1.4x, 2x, Canon, 3^rd Party… It took me weeks to make a decision on what I wanted to order, and I finally have… and here is my review of what I wound up with…

The Pro-Optics 2x Teleconverter DG (C/N)AF

Gimp 2.4.6 Mini Review

In the theme of my recent “reviews” (keep in mind, i’m someone with an opinion, not a journalist) here is a short review of Gimp 2.4.6.

For those of you not in the know, Gimp is an Open Source Photo Shopish option.  I like cheap.  Even more so, I like free (and legal, pirates!).

Gimp, The Image Editor

I’m always hunting for something free to replace pirated software.  Not that I mind pirating certain software (see: big even corporation, also see: microsoft).  But this is what I’d call a good find.

Open Source software can often be iffy.  Pros: many users that contribute, quick bug fixes, a community of developers you can ask questions of.  Cons: compatibility testing isn’t as thorough, no financial liability for failed/slow releases.

Gimp really does hit the Pros of open source software.  New versions every month or so, a great community, and a great product!

Oh yea, and there are windows/mac/linux versions.  Rock.

for the rest…