Oh My Lowepro
So, I got this from our rep a couple days back, and we feel this is the best way to share it with you, dear readers. “So…….below is a photo of how I use the Flipside 300 to hold my Canon 500 f4 lens…...
View ArticleSize matters? / Daddy’s got a brand-new bag.
I should preface by saying that I love our used department. Given that they’re also the lighting department. And bags. They handle a lot downstairs and I like to chat with them when I’m making my way...
View ArticleRaw Footage Ep 2: This Kit Is Bananas… B-A-N-A-N-A…
Time for a new Raw Footage, this time Nick Henry gives the Crumpler Cork and Fork a review we would only dare break out for those kooky Australian bag gurus. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TalVu6utwgU
View ArticleNew Product: ThinkTank Airport Takeoff
Oooooh, rolling luggage and a back-pack... The appropriately named Airport Takeoff from ThinkTank, another entry from in their newest line-up, serves double duty as your rolling luggage and hanging on...
View ArticleNew Product: ThinkTank Urban Disguise 70
Well, what an inconspicuous piece of luggage. In an effort to conceal your pro-sized D-SLR and attached 70-200 2.8, ThinkTank has developed another iteration of their successful Urban Disguise line...
View ArticleRaw Footage and the ThinkTank Retrospective 30
While I’m busy working on the new look for Roberts Raw, how about some Friday distractions in the form of absolutely silly videos about an absolutely not-silly product: the ThinkTank Photo...
View ArticleRoberts dealing in Boblbee, we got your back
Fine purveyors of quality active gear So we like bags, here at Roberts. Yes we do. Bags, see, they let you carry more and diverse things than you might with just your hands or a few buckles and straps....
View ArticleReview: Lowepro Classified Sling 180 AW
That handsome looking bag pictured above the is the Lowepro Classified Sling 180 AW. It is, as the name implies, a sling style bag (ie, you wear it like a backpack but then swing it around so the bag...
View ArticleThinkTank Photo Announces New Airport Entry and New Messenger Line
As part of the ongoing blog-fodder dubbed “Photokina,” renowned bag maker ThinkTank Photo has announced a few new bags for your viewing pleasure. First up is a new entry in their incredibly popular...
View ArticleThinkTank Photo Announces New Glass Limo Bag
Pop quiz: which of these can hold more stuff? Exhibit A: Or Exhibit B: The correct answer is: neither! They’re both just pixels on a screen and as such can’t hold anything. (Why yes, I have always been...
View ArticleGetting Carried Away
Well it's one thing to talk a good camera system, it's another story all together ("it's another story" for you fans of the Airplane movies) to carry one. I personally don't have a whole plethora of...
View ArticleYou Can take it with you
As I promised, (and I always try to keep my promises) this time I am going to discuss larger camera gear carrying solutions. Tenba, Tamrac, Lowpro and ThinkTank all carry a wide variety of bags that...
View ArticleClassified Information
Coming soon to a camera store near you. Lowe-Pro is bringing out a new series of bags designed for the on the go photojournalist style of shooting. Our Lowe-Pro rep was in on Thursday and told us about...
View ArticleBy the Way, I Love Crumpler
"This is just luxury, sweetie, I can see the Pyramids from the top balcony. And the one they’re building in our front yard. For me, is it, sweetie, for when I die? That’s lovely . . . What did you...
View ArticleWaiting for a New Bag
So, I tok the dive and decided to upgrade my bag. This is a big step in a man's life, maybe not as important as his first date or his first cup of coffee, but important nonetheless. Dozens, maybe...
View ArticleThinkTank Photo
Speak of ThinkTank, I just got done cleaning up the website and I ca vouch that our entire stock of their bags are up online, including the wonderfully named new Streetwalker series. That's it....
View Article7 Million Dollar Home: Video Review
Alright, in honor of my bag upgrade we're going to start a specialized segment of Roberts Raw for bag capacities. We're going to kick it off with my own personal kit (actually, there was some space...
View ArticleBuy Something Cool, Get Something Useful
Christmas shopping is down to the final week, and I just remembered that we have a special coming to a close at the end of this month. No no, this is good, listen: You buy one of a selection of Kata's...
View ArticleWhat's In a Bag?
So, it's been a while since we've hit up a Raw Footage (my camera-man has been busy the past month), but I'm going to try and get a packing exercise done later for the ThinkTank Photo Streetwalker,...
View ArticleAlright, /Now/ You Can Make Streetwalker Jokes
So, as promised, I finally got down to the floor and loaded a ThinkTank Photo Streetwalker Backpack with a 50D Canon digital SLR camera, some Canon lenses, some mixed Induro camera tripods, and some of...
View ArticleThink Tank StreetWalker series
The folks at Think Tank Photo have released three very usable photo backpacks called the StreetWalker series. With the three new backpacks' slim vertical profile, photographers can navigate crowded...
View Article2009 Fashions
So, those shiny new Nikon Coolpix digital cameras and Canon PowerShot digital cameras aren't the only things getting face lifts for the new year, we recently got a bunch of stock on the newly...
View ArticleTo Safari, or Not to Safari
OK, so, I gotta confess, I'm way confused here. So, some time back Leica announced the "Safari" edition of their M8 camera: Leica M8 Safari Edition And then, making my rounds today I find out daddy...
View ArticleCrumpler is Insane, Hilarity Ensues
Crumpler USA Crumpler is nuts. As eye-raising as certain ThinkTank bag names can be ("Whip It Out", "Streetwalker"), Crumpler doesn't just stride past them, they apparently do cartwheels and...
View ArticleKeep on keepin' on.
Alright boys and girls, step right up, bring yourselves, bring your cameras, bring hot shoe flashes and accessories, bring your friends who wear hot shoes and flashy accessories - we're doing another...
View ArticleSpring Expo 2009: Crumpler
As Mr Henry across the room is enjoying his just-arrived today 6 Million Dollar Home (the Black / Gunmetal / Lime Green variant, for those of you sporting too much curiosity [and which we don't stock...
View ArticleThinkTank Photo Gets In On Some Hot Derby Action
Honestly, this post would almost be better written by Nick, as he and his wife are actually big fans of our local derby team, but ThinkTank Photo has announced a new bag paying name-homage to the...
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