Month: September 2026

Sony Digital Camera ZV-1 … or is it a ZV-1? (WHL #122)

PSA: If you buy a Sony ZV-1: Make sure it IS a ZV-1!

Sooo…in preparation for a little trip, and because my Sony RX100M2 is getting old (not in terms of specs, but more on the wear-and-tear side of things), I somewhat recently had a look for alternatives, focussed on the portrait video captures that I do in my car while playing Beach Buggy racing.

The RX100 line of cameras isn’t a straight path in terms of more betterer™, it’s more of a twisty road. My M2 for example is a bit of an oddball with a multifunction hotshoe, the newer ones don’t have that anymore. […]

20th September 2026 21st September 2026 By Bzzz In No Comment

VOVANE Electric Dust Blower, 150000RPM Air Duster vs. high speed camera (WHL #121F1)

It’s been a while, and aside from being busy editing and uploading metric shittons of Beach Buggy Racing videos (as of today spanning until the last week of December, on a two-day-release cycle)…

…I have also pondered my options regarding the air duster. I wanna know if this thing really hits 150krpm with all the cheap battery, power electronics, bearings and whatever else is involved. 150krpm for such an inexpensive device sounds so alien to me.

Luckily, we do have a high-speed camera at work. It’s more of a microscope, but zooming in and not having the full air blast onto the lenses might be a good idea regardless. […]

6th September 2026 7th September 2026 By Bzzz In No Comment