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This lightweight JOBY GorillaPod GP3-BHEN tripod stabilizes your DSLR camera and features individual leg joints that let you wrap the tripod around a post, perch it on a rock or clamp it around a chair for flexibility.
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5
Amazingly well-built tripod!
on September 30, 2015
Posted by: Alex
Verified Purchase:Yes
I wanted a small tripod I could fit in a backpack on a trip to England and Wales and this fit the bill super well. I am wholly impressed with how well this thing holds the weight of a 7D Mark II and big lens! This is a great product! Very versatile!
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
I would recommend this to a friend!
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![The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy [Extended Edition] [15 Discs] [Blu-ray]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/2629/2629119_sa.jpg)
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5
It's Lord of the Rings!
on September 30, 2015
Posted by: Alex
Verified Purchase:Yes
Does this really need a review so many years after it came out? The image and sound are top-notch, as to be expected from these folks and the bonus content is awesome!
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Enhance your digital photography with this external flash that features a 2 second recycle time and wireless slave function. The built-in LED light is especially useful for shooting video, for use as a modeling light or for use as an AF assist beam.
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5
Awesome flash
on September 30, 2015
Posted by: Alex
Verified Purchase:Yes
I probably bought a flash that is way beyond my game, but I gotta say, there's something to be said for using professional grade equipment! This goes wonderfully with my 7D Mark II. Honestly it even works as a nice counter-balance to my heavy lenses if I have it hanging from my neck.
This flash does two things very well for me:
1) It negates any lens hood shadow effect from the flash that comes built-in on the camera! Hooray!
2) The LED light for videos is wonderful, and even works well as an alternate always-on flash.
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Constructed from high-transparency, optical-grade glass, this Hoya NXT A-NXT67UV multicoated UV lens filter effectively reduces atmospheric haze caused by ultraviolet light. A custom protective case permits portability.
Customer Rating
3
Just another UV filter
on August 15, 2015
Posted by: Alex
Verified Purchase:Yes
This UV filter made me wish Best Buy had a better one in stock for sale, more expensive would have been fine! This thing is a dust, hair, and scratch magnet! Do not buy, especially if it's for a lens of $500 value or more, you should be putting a nicer filter on such a lens, much less the $1,300 lens I put this on!
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Canon EF 70–300mm f/4–5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens: Professionals and advanced amateurs alike will be inspired to create and do more with this powerful L-series lens that operates quickly and smoothly while delivering excellent image quality. With features such as an image stabilizer and advanced lens coatings, it gives you the power to capture sharp details in everything from flowers and wildlife to sporting events and landscapes. The sturdy dust- and weather-resistant construction gives you the freedom to shoot in rough or rugged conditions.
Customer Rating
5
So this is what a white Canon lens feels like...
on August 14, 2015
Posted by: Alex
Verified Purchase:Yes
"Oh wow, that IS heavy!"
I think those were my first words when I held this hunk of metal at my Best Buy. Seems like nowadays everything is made out of plastic, even things that really would be better off in a metal casing, like cell phones! (hint hint)
Feeling good in weight it got me intrigued, I had had the $200~ Canon 75-300mm before and was not too impressed. The pictures that lens produced were good enough for someone who had had a Rebel T3 but at this point I'm looking more towards the future and I had my chance to give this thing a chance, and if I were being rational, I'd say no, I don't need this, but what do we need? All philosophy aside, this is obviously an expensive piece of glass, but the pictures it's producing for even myself, a serious, yet amateur photographer, are stunning. I'm amazed at what a little bit of research and tinkering can net me now!
I bought this along with the Canon 7D Mark II and I couldn't be happier about that overall purchase. This was a very exciting evening for me, opening up the boxes for these items and this lens has not been put aside much at all!
Even though the F stop on this is 4-5.6, it really is more than good enough! It compliments my Sigma 18-35mm F/1.8 very well! While I really wanted the Canon 70-200mm F/2.8 L II IS USM, I simply couldn't afford that nor necessarily justify such an increase in price, especially considering the shorter focal range. While I understand the benefits of the bigger constant F stop, I really want to do more things that I feel will benefit more from the farther reach this lens will provide.
Like I said, the pictures this lens produces are great, it feels very well built, and not to mention, it's actually quite SMALL when it is fully retracted! It's less than half an inch longer than my Sigma in this state, which is impressive!
Red rings are nice.
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Capture sharp images and videos with this Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera, which utilizes a 20.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and dual DIGIC 6 image processors for optimal performance. Built-in GPS allows you to add location information.
Customer Rating
5
Whole other experience
on August 14, 2015
Posted by: Alex
Verified Purchase:Yes
Coming from the Canon Rebel T3 this is a dream of an upgrade.
Get this camera if you don't necessarily need full-frame but would love the features found in cameras like the 5D Mark III or the 1DX. This is essentially the ASP-C sensor camera with the most features. Top of the line, for Canon, that is.
Personally, I'm loving the fact this has such a wider focusing system. It felt very weird that my smartphone could focus on more points across the overall image than my old Rebel T3. While that is still true, the image quality with this camera certainly separates them. Plus, you obviously get plenty of other benefits with a DSLR.
Overall, I am super pleased with this purchase. I did not wake up with buyer's remorse, like I do with some things.
Totally recommended if you can afford it!
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
My Best Buy number: 2112782157
I would recommend this to a friend!
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