Tuesdays With Nate | Nate’s favorite things and some Canon glass for sale

Tuesdays Top 5 Volume 3

It’s been a while since i’ve don’t a top 5, but as always there’s a lot of cool stuff out there, and I’m thrilled to share it with you!  Let me know what you think.

Favorite APP

1Password Pro – If you ever get your passwords mixed up, you’ll love this app.  I picked up this app when they were giving it away for some reason another, but if i had missed that deal i would pay the $7.99 any day.  You can set a general PIN as well as a Master Passcode (if you’re extra paranoid).  Then you have a convenient list of all your passwords for all of your logins.  1Password is also available on the computer and works as a plugin for your browser to manage all of your logins.

Check out the official website for more.

Favorite Beer

Anything from Lagunitas Brewery.  My good friend over at Redlight Redlight got married (we got to shoot his wedding!) introduced me to Lagunitas last month, and there was plenty of it to go around at the wedding.  I had to test for consistency so i re-tested it on my recent “that was delicious” road trip and it was still just as good.

http://www.lagunitas.com/

Favorite Music

It’s not new, but I’ve been listening a lot to one of my favorite albums by “RX Bandits”, an album called the resignation. It mixes a combination of hard rock, reggae and ska (yes i said ska, they have horns, i don’t’ know what else to call it).  Great lyrics and a great jam band style, you definitely have to give it a listen

Favorite Movie

Zombieland – laugh your pants off funny, pretty gory, and one of the best surprise cameos ever!

Wildcard

Why does this always end up being a lens?  About a month ago, I tested out the 85mm 1.2 from my friends at thelensdepot.com (Our favorite place to rent gear from).  It was splendid, I didn’t want to give it back, but I didn’t have a choice.  I was able to talk Becka into it, and now it’s ours!  Using it has pushed me to shoot a lot tighter than normal, but it’s sharpness and bokeh are really second to none.

Which brings me to my final point…

We’ve got a couple extra lenses now, and it’s time to pass on a couple of our favorite tools to you. Shipping will be added on based on your zip code.

First, a classic:  the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L $875 (Retails for $1329 on B&H)

Disclaimer -We may or may not have lost the hood… Ok, we did.. It’s not the end of the world. We lost it in New York City, so that’s a good story… Also, there are some scratches and a small dent on the rim in the front of lens where the filters screw on, but they still go on fine. Can you tell this was our go-to lens for a while? It’s such a perfect range, especially for traveling. The glass is in great shape, the barrel is metal (a little loose when it’s fully extended, which is standard across the board on these).  It’s one of the go to lenses for professionals, and it has served us very well… but we’re just about full on zoom lenses and switching to primes…

Second – the Canon 50mm f/1.4 – $275 (Retails for $349 on B&H)

Another go to lens, it’s in perfect shape and is the best affordable prime lens that will really push the way you shoot.  Canon’s 50mm lenses are favorites among photographers for their versatility and gorgeous background blur. We upgraded to the 1.2 so this one doesn’t get much use anymore. It’s fast and great in low light, great background blur, fast focus, and sharp.

We’re selling them first come first serve. Email us if you’re interested and we’ll send you a paypal invoice. We’re letting you blog lovelies know first, then we’ll be announcing it to our facebook fans. We’d like to get this sold and shipped out before we leave for Vegas on Sunday.