Sean McCormack Photography Author youtube galway

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Hip and cased

hipstacase.jpgI've been an on again/off again lover of Hipstamatic on my iPhone. The main issue I had was waiting on shots, but recent updates meant that was a thing of the past. I truly fell in love again with it in Scotland. On one of the rare times when we actually had 3G coverage, Richard Earney (from Method Photo and Inside Lightroom) noticed that the Hipstacase from Agent 18 was out. I thought it looked cool, but waited until getting home before ordering. Richard said there was an offer on for free shipping that day. Fortunately it was still available when I was ordering (finished now though).The case itself came with a lanyard/wriststrap and a tripod adaptor. While the case is great, and the lanyard handy, the tripod clip is practically useless. It slots into the 'lens' part of the cash and just sits there. There's nothing to restrict motion, so touching screen to take a shot moves the camera. Hence being useless. Rubber on the clip or a thinner slot would solve this. I was a bit disappointed with this to be honest.Verdict? The case is cool and definitely the envy of friends. Tripod clip is major fail though. Price @ nearly $40 puts it on the expensive side, so it's definitely a fan item. If you haven't bought any of the addon packs for Hipstamatic, you'll get more out of them than with this case.Shot info: Quick snap using 7D with 580EXII reverse bounce on camera.