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30 April 2018, Monday

Irix 11mm

Irix 11mm f/4.

NEW: Irix 11mm f/4 Review.

Insane full-frame 126º ultra-ultrawide.

 

NEW: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for Sony, also at Adorama.

Order now, ships 24 May 2018.

 

Nikon Sale

Nikon D5600 $596.95.

D5600 w/18-55mm $696.95.

D5600 w/18-55mm & 70-300mm $796.95.

D5600 w/18-140mm $896.95.

 

Nikon D7200 $796.95.

D7200 w/18-140mm $1096.95.

D7200 w/18-55mm & 70-300mm $996.95.

The D7200 is better than the D7500, so long as you don't need Bluetooth. It has more resolution and has a higher-resolution LCD and has two, not one card slots and costs only half as much, and is the same camera under the hood otherwise. See my comparisons.

 

SALE: Big Canon Sale.

SALE: Big Sony Sale.

SALE: Big Fuji Sale, including the Fuji X100F for $100 off.

 

29 April 2018, Sunday

Canon 85mm f/1.4

Canon EF 85mm f/1.4 L IS USM.

NEW: Canon 85mm f/1.4 L IS Review.

The world's best 85mm lens, and the world's only stabilized professional 85mm lens.

 

23 April 2018, Monday

Tamron 70-200 2.8

 

Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VC G2.

NEW: Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VR/IS Review.

NEW: Best 70-200mm f/2.8 Lenses Compared.

Surprise! A great new lens for half the price of the Canon or Nikon versions I already own.

 

20 April 2018, Friday

Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 G2

Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC G2.

NEW: Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VR/IS Review.

Surprise! A perfectly good new lens for half the price of the Canon or Nikon versions I already own.

 

19 April 2018, Thursday

Free Photo Club Presentation Tonight

Come see Jodie Holden present in San Diego tonight. She;s presenting in fine-art landscape photography at a location in Pacific Beach.

 

Coming Soon: Spring Photo Trip in Yosemite.

15~18 May 2018, Tuesday~Friday.

 

New: Best 24-105mm Lenses Compared.

 

Updated: Best 24-70mm Lenses Compared.

Updated: Canon 24-105mm STM.

 

 

Updated: Canon 24-70mm f/4 L IS

 

17 April 2018, Tuesday

Updated: Nikon 75-300mm FX

Updated: Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 FX

Updated: Nikon 80-400mm VR FX

Updated: Nikon 135mm f/2 DC FX

More updates bringing these pages into today. Some of these pages were 15 years old and these lenses still work great on today's latest FX cameras.

 

16 April 2018, Monday

Updated: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G

Updated: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR

Updated: Nikon 70-210mm f/4

Updated: Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G

I brought these pages up to modern standards.

An important point is that I bought my 24-70mm f/2.8G over 10 years ago, and it's still working exactly as it always has and still sold new today. If I bought a junk brand instead, would that lens still shine on my D850 today?

 

Friday the 13th of April 2018

NEW: MindShift 18L Backpack.

This new backpack is a smaller version of their backpacks optimized for outdoor photographers who want back-panel access.

MindShift is also offering you folks free goodies and free shipping.

 

5K iMac Giveaway!

Apple 27" iMac with Retina 5K Display: Regular Price $2,299, Sale Price $1,399. The world's highest-resolution computer, even higher resolution than my Mac Pro with 55" 4K UHD display. Yes, I've had a 27" 5K iMac since they came out- awesome!

 

12 April 2018, Thursday

NEW: Fuji GF 250mm f/4.

A superb R LM OIS WR lens for Fuji medium format.

 

NEW: Fuji GF 1.4X TC WR Teleconverter.

A medium format teleconverter.

 

NEW: Fuji MCEX-45G WR Macro Extension Tube.

A 45mm medium format extension tube.

 

NEW: Fuji MCEX-18G WR Macro Extension Tube.

An 18mm medium format extension tube.

 

08 April 2018, Sunday

Sony RX10 Mk IV

Sony RX10 Mk IV.

NEW: Sony RX10 Mk IV Review.

NEW: Sony RX10 Mk IV User's Guide.

Goodness gracious this is a spectacular camera. This is what kept me busy the past week.

 

NEW: Muench Antarctica Tour: $1,250 off for you folks!

You have to phone them to register, and they're offering you, my devoted readers, a whopping $1,250 discount.

 

SALE: B&H's NAB specials.

 

New Bags from Think Tank

Storyteller Shoulder Bags.

All-new Modular Belt System 3.0.

 

01 April 2018, EASTER

beyerdynamic Aventho

beyerdynamic Aventho.

NEW: beyerdynamic Aventho Wireless Review.

World's best Bluetooth headphones.

 

What Was New in:

March 2018: Nikon 70-300mm AFP E FX Review, Nikon 28mm f/1.4 E FX Review, Nikon 10-20mm Review, Nikon D7500 Review.

February 2018: Sony A7 III, Yosemite Photos, Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Pancake-NIKKOR review, beyerdynamic DT1350 review, beyerdynamic DT240 review, Canon SL2 review.

Janaury 2018: Nikon 180-400mm, Canon 6D Mk II review, Canon 18-135mm USM review, Fuji X-A5, Sony 18-135mm.

December 2017: Canon 35mm f/2.8 Macro review, Sony A7R III review, Sony A7R III user's guide, Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS review, Sony FE 100mm STF G OSS review.

November 2017: Sony 50/2.8 Macro Review, Sony 90/2.8 Macro Review, LEICA CL, Sony 70-300mm G Review, Panasonic G9, iPhone X Review, How to Make Time Exposures with iPhone, 1X Photo Contest, Tamron 100-400mm.

October 2017: Nikon D850 review, Nikon D850 user's guide, Sony A7R III, Sony 24-105mm G, Sony 85/1.8 review, Canon G1X Mk III.

June, July, August and September 2017: Canon 6D Mk II, Canon SL-2, Canon 85/1.4L, Canon TS-E 50/2.8, 90/2.8 & 135/4, Nikon D850, Nikon 70-300 VR DX AF-P, Nikon 28/1.4E, Metabones Mk V Canon EF -> Sony E-mount adapter.

May 2017: Nikon 10-20mm DX VR, Nikon 8-15mm FX Fisheye, Canon 77D Review, Canon Rebel T7i Review, Canon 18-55mm IS STM Review, Springtime in Yosemite, Irix 15mm f/2.4 Review, Sony 16-35/2.8 GM, Sony 12-24/4 G, Fuji X100F Review, Laowa 12mm Review, Olympus TG-5.

March & April 2017: Nikon D7500, Nikon 19mm PC-E review, Nikon D3400 review, Sony A7 Mk II review, Nikon D5600 review.

February 2017: Canon 77D, Canon Rebel T7i, Canon EOS M6, Sony 24-70/2.8 GM, Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM , Sony 70-200mm f/4 G OSS, Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS, Sony FE 85mm f/1.8.

January 2017: LEICA M10, Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujifilm X100F, Nikon D5600.

November & December 2016: Fuji X-A10.

September & October 2016: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL, Nikon 19mm PC-E, Sony A6500, Sony RX100 Mk V, Sony Alpha 99 II, Canon EOS M5, Canon EF 70-300 IS II USM, Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro.

July & August 2016: Canon 5D Mk IV, 16-35 IS II, 24-105 IS II, Nikon D3400, Nikon 105mm f/1.4, Fuji XT-2.

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