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 | Raxxess RAX POMT Stoppit 6 Inch Microphone Pop Filter with Gooseneck |
 | "Maybe this should be called "Junk"?" | 2007-09-18 |
Right after I attached this device to the mic stand the screen falls out... ahem... So I put the screen back in and attempt to tighten the circular screen holder... I abandoned this and, well, I'm using electrical TAPE now to keep the screen in place. What's more is that the TRIAL TRACK I recorded using this has a really nice popping "P" sound to it, which I edited out of course, but, the rest of the "live" track was somewhat dissappointing with this, as there were "B" sounds popping up too. It seems to be a cheap piece of junk. I don't see myself buying another Raxxess product for some time, b/c this one was just so terrible. But others may have a had a better experience with this product or company.The one redeeming value may be the way it attaches: there is a bar that screws onto the mic stand off the end of which comes the "goose neck" of the screen to place in front of the mic as desired (if you can imagine a sort of "L-shape", at the top of the L is the mic and the end of the bar is where the screen's adjustable neck attaches). So I give it 2 stars because this attachment method works, and it might just be a fluke of my particular filter, but really... I am pretty unhappy with it overall, the use of tape, and its weak filtering capability.
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 | CANON 2723A002 EOS Lens Rear Cap |
 | "A necessary evil... and a godsend..." | 2007-08-07 |
I always take an extra one of these (and all my lens/body caps) with me wherever I go just in case I lose one on the road. You can of course get an off-brand cap for a little bit cheaper, but they are sometimes harder to find for some reason. You can find Adorama's version by looking for "Adorama Rear Lens Cap for Canon EOS Lens Mount." (including the period ('.') symbol). But I'm sure a lot of people want to stay in house to ensure that their very expensive lens is very protected. However, I can't truly speak to the off-brand lens caps because I don't have any. All I have are couple Bower caps that came with some of their lens filters, which aren't as sturdy as Canon's. So I think for many the branded caps are a necessary evil (price-wise) and a godsend (functionally). There is just one gripe I have in particular with the rear lens cap: it is very loosely attached. That is, it stops threading after just a slight turn, and thus comes off almost as easily. I know that this is a result of the lens design, but I would think that canon would have designed a simple system of ensuring that your rear lens cap will stay on even if bumped ever so slightly, like indentations on the lens joint that would be filled by plastic bumps on the cap and thus not affect the lens/camera joint.
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