Archive of ‘Product Reviews‘

Product Review: Moo MiniCards!

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Vanity Insanity: First Batch of Moo Cards!

I’ve been debating on taking the Moo MiniCard plunge, but now that I have, I can safely say I’ve been nothing but ecstatic with the results.

For the uninitiated, Moo sells customizable, half-height business cards (as well as a handful of other customizable goodies). The cards are printed featuring your favourite images on one side and the text of your choice on the other.

As a way of demonstrating my portfolio, it was paramount that these cards portrayed my work well – and Moo did not disappoint. With my photos faithfully recreated on a 16pt stock with a matt laminate finish, the cards stand out boldly in both appearance and texture. I’ll see how future contacts react to them, but the feedback to date has been unanimous: these cards rock.

What do you folks think? Do you have Moo cards of your own? Post yours in the comments!

P.S. A word of warning to those interested: when printing dark photos, make sure to up the exposure a bit. I wish I did.

ZAGG Invisible Shield for the Canon 30D Review

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Invisible Shield Packaging

Bought used, my Canon 30D came wearing an el cheapo screen protector. While it’s left my screen unmarred, reviewing photos has been a blurry mess.

While I can’t comment on the Invisible Shield’s durability just yet, I will say that it is the most transparent protection I’ve ever seen. It’s a bit hard to demonstrate, but I’m seeing details previously exclusive to post-processing. For $15.00 USD, the clarity is easily worth the price.

How about you folks? Have you had a chance to try Zagg’s Invisible Shield? How does it fare in the long run? How are it’s competitors?

P.S. If anyone tells you a 40D protector fits on a 30D screen, they’re lying. Not difficult to cut, but a pain if you have clumsy hands like me.