Did a shoot today for the new mystery product, and well….since its not quite finished yet, I had to alter this picture. A huge clue of what it is and does was sitting on the concrete ledge here about 10 seconds before this image was taken. Ill replace it with the actual packaging shot when its done. I’ve shown the functional version to several of my close friends here in Az. For some reason, everyone I show asks me the same exact question, and while I would love to tell you what this question is…I can’t! 🙂 Ill just say I take it as a complement and my answer is always: “Yes of course” and then I smile. “Wow” and “That’s freaking awesome!” are also common remarks when watching this in action.
There have been only a very small handful of photorgaphers who have seen it, and they all agreed they would buy it without hesitation. Most of you have probably worried about the problem it solves and once you have it you won’t. Makes things much easier. Prepare to be impressed! (And I don’t like to raise expectation levels either!) 🙂
I’d say if everything goes smoothly, we will see it available for sale in 8-12 days. I’m crossing my fingers we wont find anything else. Its been a good 3 months in the making, thought it would come together much quicker than it did, but this is part of learning to do something new. We’ve spent more time testing it than anything else because it has to work right.
There is a very specific reason I am not talking about it and have asked the testers not to talk about it, it will all make sense when its finished.
Its coming…
Oh, you just have to keep teasing us, don’t you?
My only guess is something lighting related, due to the angle to the subject if it was sitting on this ledge well you were shooting.
Some kind of speedlite stand perhaps?
did it jump off the ledge because you won’t let it come out and play with the photographers? Poor little invention, I think you should let it out to play. 🙂
I’m with Alstare – something lighting related? hmmm. So does creating this new thing get you your phd? By the sounds of it – it should!
I think it’s some sort of simple, cost-effective device to stabilize camera shake, which is something I worry about all the time.
Either that, or it’s some sort of Ed Pierce color balance device.
My guess is something that will easily be recognized by the camera to focus on. You know, dark shots how someone will hold up an illuminated cell phone, similar to that but for all light conditions.
Alex- Yes….I Do! 🙂 lol
Michael, you should give one of these free mystery products to the one who correctly guesses it. This is cruel and unusual punishment, by the way, teasing us like that. =)
Is it a very portable holder or support that the DSLR sits in that will allow us to take pictures in portrait or landscape mode?
Hit the enter key too quick. But maybe also it involves the strap of the camera?
Battery/Solar powered, wireless, portable hard drive that automatically stores all pictures from the camera while you’re still taking them. Never run out of memory again. And doubles as a battery charger for all types of batteries. Never run out of power again.
cant wait to see what it is M
Looking forward to it!!!!!!! 😉
These are all really great guesses. I cant say if you are close or not of course. One of you may be….then again, one of you may not be. 🙂
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Well, less then $10, requires electricity, has settings, is customizable, I still say it has something to do with lighting but I cannot believe that it would be a stand alone(meaning provide all the lighting for you) as it is very bright outside where you took the picture. So it must be something that can help you configure a light from a distance. Unlike a PW. Hmmmm