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Time to make your plans for Fall colors.

Time to make your plans for Fall colors.

Posted by Scott Dordick on 29th Aug 2017

There is still about a month of summer left. For many of us, that gives us about 6 weeks until fall colors are at their peak. Now is the time to make your reservations for hotels and airlines. Accord … read more
New video "How to Choose an Acratech Ball Head"

New video "How to Choose an Acratech Ball Head"

Posted by Scott Dordick on 15th Aug 2017

When I meet people at trade shows, the first question I am often asked is "what is the difference between the Acratech ball head models". I admit we have had too many models that were too similar. W … read more

Mike Moats reviews the Acratech Ultimate Ballhead

Posted by Scott Dordick on 30th Jun 2017

Check out Mike Moats review of the Acratech Ultimate Ballhead. Mike does an excellent job of explaining why the Ultimate works well for macro photography https://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu … read more
Improvephotography's Best Ballhead Under $500

Improvephotography's Best Ballhead Under $500

Posted by Scott Dordick on 28th Jun 2017

There has been a lot going on and I have some catching up to do. Mark Morris at improve Photography did a very extensive ball head review https://improvephotography.com/46538/11-best-bal … read more
Fuji GFX 50s: Train Spotting

Fuji GFX 50s: Train Spotting

Posted by Scott Dordick on 9th May 2017

A few days ago I was able to take the new Fuji GFX 50s out and shoot with it. I was really hoping I would not like this camera, Fuji makes great cameras, but I did not want to be lusting for an expe … read more
An Icon Lost

An Icon Lost

Posted by Scott Dordick on 4th Apr 2017

I was saddened to hear that Popular Photography is closing its doors after 80 years of publication. They are citing loss of advertising revenue and audience support as the reason for closing both th … read more
South El Monte High School Visits Acratech

South El Monte High School Visits Acratech

Posted by Scott Dordick on 14th Mar 2017

Recently the students from South El Monte High School came over to visit our facilities. They were part of Project Lead the Way (PLTW). PTLW is an organization that helps high school students get in … read more