November & December 2019's News
Nikon vs Canon vs Sony Full-Frame Mirrorless Mirrorless vs DSLR
Canon: EOS R RP 1DX III 1DX II 5DS/R 5D Mk IV 6D II 7D II 80D 77D SL3 SL2 T6 Flash Lenses
Nikon: Z7 Z6 Z50 D5 D850 D810 D750 D610 D500 D7500 D5600 D3500 F6 Flash Lenses
Sony: A9 II A9 A7R IV A7R III A7 III A7R II A7SII A7 II A7 A6600 A6500 A6400 A6100 A6000 RX10/4 RX100/7 RX100/6 Lenses
Fujifilm: GFX100 GFX50R X100F X-T3 X-T2 X-H1 X-T30 X-Pro3 X-Pro2 X-E3 X-T100 X-A7 X-A5 Film Lenses
LEICA: Q2 M-E/240 M10D M10P M10 M240 M-E M9P M9T M9 M7 M6/TTL CLE M3 IIIf IIIa Lenses
All Reviews: Apple Audio Zeiss Tamron Sigma Tokina Hasselblad Contax Olympus Pentax
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31 December 2019, New Year's Eve
End-of-the-Decade Sales
Most expire when the ball drops in Times Square New Year's Eve:
Ends at Midnight: B&H's End-of-Year Sale
$1,850 OFF: 15.4" MacBook Pro w/Touch Bar, 6 × 2.9 GHz i9, 2TB SSD, 32 GB RAM: $2,649!!!
$1,400 OFF: 15.4" MacBook Pro w/Touch Bar, 6 × 2.6GHz i7, 1TB SSD, 32GB RAM: $2,199!!!
$500 OFF: 13" MacBook Pro w/Touch Bar: $1,299!
$25 ~ 40 OFF: 2nd Generation AirPods.
$120 OFF: WD 10TB Desktop Hard Drive: $159.99!!
More from B&H's End-of-Year Sale
Less than Half Price: Lexar Pro SD & CF UDMA-7 Card Reader: $15.99.
This is the card reader I've been using for years.
$20 OFF: Panasonic Eneloop 8-AA, 4-AAA & Charger Kit: $34.99.
Eneloops are the world's best rechargeable AA and AAAs. The ones I bought about 10 years ago are still working great! Invented by Sanyo, they were bought by Panasonic some years ago.
$30 OFF: Senal SMH-1000 Headphones: $44.99!
These SMH-1000 (Review) are a little bit smoother than the Sony MDR-V6 and a lot smoother than the Sony MDR-7506. These Senals have more accurate bass, while each of the Sonys has pleasantly boosted deep bass. The Sonys are more fun, while these Senals are more accurate. All three of these always sell for between $60 and $100, so at $44.99 it's time to stock up for your studio operations, music library or radio or TV station.
$150 OFF: Sennheiser Wireless Lavalier Mics.
27 December 2019, Friday
Vacation wishes from my Nikon Z7 and Z 24mm f/1.8. The dots in the sky on the right are star trails:
Seven Palms Oasis by Moonlight, 7:47 PM, 09 November 2019. Nikon Z7, Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 wide-open at f/1.8 at 30 seconds at ISO 64 (LV -2.6), Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original © file. Remember that at f/1.8 there is no depth of field.
25 December 2019, Christmas Day
23 December 2019, Monday
Free Next-Day Delivery
Many items at Adorama, B&H and Crutchfield now come with free next-day delivery for Christmas and the later nights of Hanukkah.
Sony A6600 and Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS.
NEW: Sony A6600 Review.
NEW: Sony A6600 User's Guide.
DEALS: Turboant Christmas Week Sale.
There is a sale on the Turboant Scooters I reviewed last month. Sale good through about the first of the new year.
HOLY COW: JBL L100 speakers available brand-new again!
The most classic speaker of the 1970s comes back! The L100s have always been JBL's top-selling speaker of all time - even though only sold from 1970 through 1978 when everyone realized that the pro model 4311 was the same speaker for less money.
JBL have reintroduced these classic 3-way 12" vented speakers. These use an all-new design with different drivers and (thank goodness) a new crossover, so they should sound way better than the originals, while retaining the look of the original, down to the crazy cubic foam grilles.
The originals used woofers with pleated cloth surrounds, paper cone tweeters and a primitive crossover that consisted of only two capacitors and two L-pads, period. All the technology was in the drivers, certainly not the cosmetics or crossovers!
I bought a brand-new pair of the pro version 4311s back in the 1980s when I first moved to California, and here is an original L100 Century:
1975 JBL L100 Century. bigger.
1975 JBL L100 Century Crossover Controls. bigger.
1975 JBL L100 Century Crossover Components - all two capacitors and two L-pads! bigger.
For those of you used to wimpy compact speakers, these astonish young people as they are the "big" speakers that all the little Bluetooth speakers wished they sounded like. With a full 12" woofer in each speaker, you have stereo bass and none of the distortion that plagues little speakers that try to get "big speaker" sound with electronic fortification — which leads to much more low-frequency distortion.
Even back in the 1970s my 4311 and L100 manuals said that so long as you don't clip your amplifier that you probably will want to leave the room long before the speakers give out from too much power. The originals are extremely efficient, and they are designed so that the woofer's huge 3" voice coil handles most of the power up to the 1.5 kHz midrange crossover. Tweeter crossover is 6 kHz, at least in the originals, keeping a lot of the power in the woofer and not blowing out the tweeters.
Designed for rock & roll, efficiency, power handling, sine waves and sharp musical transients, not for classical music, choral and operatic music, mine love reproducing the solid fundamentals of Genesis' Taurus bass pedals, old & new Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and everything is deep and punchy, just perfect!
They're born for bookshelf and wall mount, coming from the pro 4311 Studio monitor of 1968 that was intended for soffit or wall mount.
You can drive these with anything due to their high efficiency. A Crown D-75 was and is perfect; they need little power to become deafening. I only drive my American speakers with American-made Crown electronics like were used in the studios back in the day of passive speakers; I have no idea where these new L100 are made.
The loudness contour of the Crown Straight Line Two is perfect for boosting the deepest bass. Find the right spot for these speakers and drive them with these classic electronics and you can feel what all the crappy little stereos of today are trying to imitate.
I haven't heard the new version; I'm speaking about my original L100. While my originals are awesome rock speakers often used as monitors in the studios where classic rock was recorded, they never sounded great for serious classical music listening. They always sounded like the music was coming out of a box, and the new L100s try to fix that with an internal brace to stop the box from sounding like a box, and using modern drivers — not paper-cone tweeters!
This new version should sound much, much better, and as a full-sized speaker should sound worlds better than smaller speakers, especially if you're used to needing subwoofers which screw up the music by sending different parts of it to different places in your room. With real speakers, all the music comes from the same place without being chopped up before it even gets out into your room.
In any case a set of the new ones, as full size speakers should astonish anyone used to using dinky little 2-way 8" speakers with the crutch of a single subwoofer.
L100s are sold today as single speakers; get two for stereo, four for quad and five for movies.
Much better than neighborhood stereo stores in the 1970s, today (and also back in the 1970s when they opened) Crutchfield gives us 60 days to enjoy our speakers in our own home or studio with our own music and electronics, and if we don't love them, no big deal, just send them back for a full refund. This sure beats wasting time in a stereo store wondering how they'll sound back at home.
Expensive speakers aren't; unlike electronics and digital cameras that go obsolete every few years, speakers last a lifetime. I'm still using my original L100s; mine came with cloth grills and none of these use foam in the drivers. My B&W 801 from about 1983 play like new; the speakers you buy today are a very long-term investment over which your kids will be fighting when you pass on to the great concert hall in the sky. As you can see at eBay, used 1970s L100s sell for more today than the sold for new!
The new L100s have the same 5-year warranty as the originals
22 December 2019, Sunday
FREE: Next-Day Shipping at B&H.
19 December 2019, Friday
Sundown MacBook Pro Deal
This deal ends Friday, December 20th at sundown (4:25 PM Eastern time):
Apple 15.4" MacBook Pro w/Touch Bar (Mid 2019, Space Gray): $600 off! Only $2,199!
18 December 2019, Wednesday
Screen grab from Photo Mechanic of published shots from Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra, October 2019.
New: Photo Mechanic Software Review.
Welcome, Mac Catalina! This is the photo sorting software I use every day to see what I shot, pick the winners, and drag them to the next step to publication and/or filing.
16 December 2019, Monday
Christmas Cards Anyone?
We figured the dogs would be our card this year. The pups looked cute, so which camera did I grab first? For people, family and dog photos I usually grab for Fuji, and in this case my X-T30 got what I needed right off the shelf with no time for resetting settings to catch these girls before they moved:
Sofie and Zoey in Christmas Sweaters, 7:41AM, 16 December 2019. Fuji X-T30, built-in flash ON, Fujinon 18-55mm f/2.8-4 at 50mm at f/4 at 1/75 at Auto ISO 5,000. bigger or full-resolution.
I love how the built-in flash always balances so well for fill-flash in every light. In this case my X-T30 is smart enough to crank up its Auto ISO to capture the ambient light and balance the flash just enough to keep catchlights in their eyes.
A key to fill is you shouldn't see that a flash was used; good fill-flash looks natural, as if no flash was used. How can you tell flash was used in this picture? Look at the shadow on the right from Zoey's ear.
A fancier Fuji camera with no flash couldn't have gotten this picture; lighting is everything and a built-in (or tiny on-top) flash is everything in people and pet photos.
Apple Watch Series 5 with Italian Leather Loop Band.
NEW: Apple Watch Series 5 Review.
I hope you folks appreciate my product shot. While no one can make better product photos than the masters hired by Apple, I'm pretty happy with my photo of my Apple Watch Series 5 above; these aren't canned PR shots, they're all created myself in my studio, just like all the product photos here.
These are fantastic gifts for anyone with an iPhone. The Series 5 adds a display that's always on (no kidding), a magnetic compass, and a great sound-pressure level meter to the old Series 4.
Updated: All Apple Watches Compared.
Old: Apple Watch Series 4.
Deals
DEAL: $200 off Tamron.
DEAL: Apple Sale at B&H.
DEAL: 27" 5K iMac: $1,399! $600 off!!!
I totally got a steal last month when I got a 5K iMac for just $1,379 when I posted the deal. The 27" 5K iMac I got screams, for about the same piece as a new base model 20." B&H RULES! The same 27" 5K iMac deal is live at $1,399, now $600 off. Get one while you can.
Friday the 13th of December, 2019
Canon 5D Mk IV Deals
The pro standard camera:
DEAL: 5D Mark IV w/free flash: $1,999. also at B&H with differnet goodies.
DEAL: 5D Mark IV w/24-70 f/4L IS & free goodies: $2,749.
DEAL: 5D Mark IV w/24-105 f/4L IS & free flash: $2,899. Also at B&H with different goodies.
DEAL: 5D Mark IV Canon Log & free goodies: $2,099. Also at B&H with different goodies.
Canon EOS-R System Deals
World's best full-frame mirrorless system:
DEAL: EOS RP w/free EF adapter & goodies: $999.
DEAL: EOS R w/free flash: $1,499. also at B&H with different goodies.
DEAL: EOS R w/RF 24-240 & free goodies: $2,198.
DEAL: EOS R w/RF 24-105mm L & free flash: $2,399. Also at B&H with different goodies.
NEW: Fuji X-Pro3 on KenRockwell.TV:
11 December 2019, Wednesday
Fujifilm X-Pro3 and XF 35mm f/2 WR.
NEW: Fujifilm X-Pro3 Review.
NEW: The Ultimate Photo Editor Cometh
Apple has finally released the eagerly anticipated next step in the evolution of computing: the incredible new Mac Pro 2019:
NEW: Apple Mac Pro (2019) (all versions)
NEW: Apple 32" Pro 6K Display
NEW: Apple 32" Pro 6K Display w/nano textured glass
NEW: XDR VESA mount adapter for Apple Pro Display
It makes my Mac Pro (late 2013) look like a baby! The new Mac Pro (2019) is about the same size and weights of Mac Pros and Power Macs of decades past, with lots of room again for cards and expansion.
Likewise, there has never been a display legally sold to the public with this level of resolution or color accuracy. If you want to see how good (or bad) your photos really look, there is no other way to see this level of image quality. Everyone goes off worrying about camera dynamic range and resolution, but no one has ever had a display that can show even a fraction of the resolution of a 24 MP camera. If you don't have an Apple 32" Pro 6K Display, you're missing out on much of what your camera can do.
The Apple 32" Pro 6K Display has 6,016 × 3,384 pixels, and they are real non-interpolated pixels.
If you're serious about your work or are serious about seeing what you actually shot, this is your system.
None of this is as expensive as you think. Macs last; they're not disposable like Windows computers. I'm still using the Mac Pro I got almost six years ago, and the MacBook Pro I got back in 2009 also works perfectly. Ditto for my 2014 5K iMac, 2007 iMac and 2004 MacBook G4. The Mac Pro you get today will last you much longer than you'll probably keep your next camera.
Whoo hoo!
09 December 2019, Monday
NEW: Pro User Secrets & Guide for the Nikon Z6 & Nikon Z7 — on KenRockwell.TV!
08 December 2019, Sunday
NEW: I added a section on How to Set & Use Autofocus Tracking to my Nikon Z50 Plain-English User's Guide.
I've also added sections on AF Tracking, Exposure Metering, Rear-Button AF, VR On/Off and Bracketing to my Nikon Z6 User's Guide and Nikon Z7 User's Guides.
NEW: Nikon Z DX 16-50mm VR Review — on KenRockwell.TV!
07 December 1941, Saturday
NEW: I added a section on How to Set Bracketing to my Nikon Z50 Plain-English User's Guide.
NEW: Nikon Z DX 50-250mm VR Review — on KenRockwell.TV!
05 December 2019, Thursday
Nikon Z DX 16-50mm VR, collapsed.
NEW: Nikon Z DX 16-50mm VR Review.
Nikon Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-5.6 VR.
NEW: Nikon Z DX 50-250mm VR Review.
04 December 2019, Wednesday
NEW: I added sections on How to Set Rear-Button Autofocus and How to Set the VR Modes to my Nikon Z50 Plain-English User's Guide.
NEW: Nikon Z50 Pro Tips & User's Guide — on KenRockwell.TV!
02 December 2019, Cyber Monday
NEW: Nikon Z50 Review — on KenRockwell.TV!
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NEW BOOK: "Create," by Marc Silber.
Create by Marc Silber.
Create, by my friend Marc Silber, is a much better than average book that incentivizes anyone and everyone to become and be more artistic and creative, and when you shoot and create for a living, more productive.
Create is a series of interviews with all sorts of famous people with whom Marc just happens to be friends, all of whom give their personal recollections of what it means to be creative and what they do to get themselves in the right spirit and start creating new things each and every day.
Marc also has loads of anecdotes about what's worked for him throughout his long and varied life. Marc's stories are more open and honest that most people would be comfortable sharing, and come across as hilarious and are part of what makes this book so special.
I read a lot of books, and this is one of, if not possibly the best when it comes to those few rare books that help make me a better artist.
Anybody can be creative and work in any medium (mud sculpting, working with melted wax, or anything) to express their creativity; the important thing is that they do it rather than just dream. People start losing their creativity about the time they leave college, lose their dreams and move someplace they hate to work some crappy job they hate for the rest of their lives chasing their boss' dreams, but never stop to ask why they're alive in the first place.
The purpose of this book is to awaken that creative urge and show us all how to make a more creative life.
This book is a great read; check it out.
30 November 2019, Saturday
Nikon Z50 and superb Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR.
NEW: Nikon Z50 Full Review!
NEW: Nikon Z50 Plain-English User's Guide!
This is what I've been working on this past week. I had no idea I'd love it so much; the Z50 is The World's Best APS-C Mirrorless Camera!
Next week I need to work on reviews for the Z DX 16-50mm and Z DX 50-250mm lenses, but I can tell you that they are both optically superb; super sharp, fast focussing and with fantastic optical stabilization.
29 November 2019, Black Friday
Adorama's Black Friday Blow-Out!!!
Camera Deals, for instance, Sony A6000, 16-50mm & 55-210mm OSS & loads of free goodies just $598 ($400 off!)
Computer, Mac & Memory Card Deals
Amazon's Black Friday Deals
Apple Black Friday Deals
B&H Black Friday Deals
Canon Black Friday Deals
Canon EF 24-70mm 2.8 II: $1,599! I paid the full $2,300 for mine when it first came out, and LOVE IT!!!
Canon 70-200mm 2.8 III: $1,799!
Canon 80D, 18-55mm & free goodies: $899.
Crutchfield's Black Friday Deals
Lexar SDXC Cards HOT!
Up to 1TB and all under $200!
Nikon Black Friday Deals
Nikon D850: $2,797!!! ($500 off) HOT!
Nikon D3500, 18-55mm, 70-300mm & more: $397? Are they crazy? YES!!! HOT! HOT! HOT!
Nikon D750 & free goodies: $997! HOT! Best deal in a full frame DSLR ever, although the EOS RP sells for the same price in mirrorless and is also HOT! HOT! HOT!
Nikon Z 14-30mm: $1,097 ($200 off)
Z7 body-only: $2,697 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield.
Z7 with FTZ adapter: $2,697 at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H.
Z7 with discounted Z 24-70mm f/4 S: $3,297 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield.
Z7 with discounted 24-70mm f/4 and FTZ adapter: $3,297 at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H.
Z6 body-only: $1,697 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield.
Z6 with free FTZ adapter: $1,697 at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H.
Z6 with discounted 24-70mm f/4: $2,297 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield.
Z6 with discounted 24-70mm f/4 and free FTZ adapter: $2,297 at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H.
Z50, 16-50mm & 50-250mm: $1,197. HOT! Not on sale, but I love this brand new camera! Full reviews being written today.
Olympus Black Friday Deals
Perfectly Clear for less than Half-Price! HOT!
I use Perfectly Clear for most of the photos that I publish. It lets me get better pictures faster, usually with just one click, than I can doing it manually in Photoshop. For me time is money, and Perfectly Clear just gets me to where I need to be faster than doing it manually.
You see how well it works for nature and landscape photos that I exhibit in my My Gallery, and what you don't see is how well it also whitens teeth and brightens eyes and smooths skin all by magically for people photos — no selections or anything required; it just figures it out all by itself so I can get back out shooting y next job faster.
You can't loose: try it, and if you hate it, it has a money-back guarantee.
Sale good now and through the weekend.
Sandisk SD Cards
Seagate 10TB Desktop USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $160!!! (Deals on 4 TB – 10 TB)
Seagate 5TB self-powered USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $90! (I use one of these to take my entire archive of decades of work with me on the road. That's the advantage of shooting JPG! Deals on 1TB ~ 5TB)
Seagate 4TB self-powered USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $80. (comes in colors, too!)
Sigma Black Friday Deals
Sony Black Friday Deals
Synology DiskStation 16TB NAS Enclosure & Drives: $549.95!!
Synology DiskStation 8TB NAS Enclosure & Drives: $479.97 ($140 off. )
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8: $899.
Think Tank Black Friday Sale on Bags & Cases
28 November 2019, Thanksgiving
IN-STOCK: Sony A9 II.
IN-STOCK: Apple AirPods Pro w/wireless charging case.
These are sealed and noise-cancelling, with a hear-through mode, just like the Sennheiser Apogee AMBEO. However, only the AMBEO allow three-dimensional binaural audio recording. I'm working on a review of the wired AMBEO, which are intended for very advanced audio recording.
Seagate 8TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $139.99 after $20 off. (good until 11/27)
Western Digital 6TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $99 (Good Until 12/2/19)
CyberPower CP825AVRLCD Intelligent LCD UPS: $74.99 after instant $25 online coupon. (good until 11/30/19)
Godox AD400Pro Witstro All-In-One Outdoor Flash: $419 after $230 Instant Savings! Until 11/28/19 Limited supply at this price.
Godox AD200Pro TTL Pocket Flash Kit: $289 after $60 Instant Savings! Good Until 11/28/19 Limited supply at this price.
B&H's PayBoo credit card system where they pay your sales tax for you. Be sure to pay this off in full each month; there is a high interest charge if you forget and run a balance. I've always paid all my credit cards off every month, but if you run a balance, this isn't for you.
27 November 2019, Wednesday
NEW: Nikon Z50 High ISO Sample Image Files!
My Nikon Z50 is looking great! No surprises; High ISOs look great, only about a stop different from the full-frame Z7 and Z6, exactly as expected.
In other words, I can shoot my Z50 in any light hand-held since its 16-50mm DX' VR works so well. More samples from last night coming; looks great hand-held at 1/6 of a second!
A Healthy Holiday, 5:11 PM, 26 November 2019. Nikon Z50, Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR at 16mm wide-open at f/3.5 hand-held at 1/13 at Auto ISO 800 (LV 4.3), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full resolution 20MP file.
Hand-held at 1/13 at ISO 800 the system is so sharp I can see a single strand of spider web on the chandelier!
25 November 2019, Monday
NEW: Nikon Z50 Sample Image Files!
Walkway with bougainvillea, Old Town, 12:35 PM, 24 November 2019. Nikon Z50, Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR at 16mm at f/13, 1/60 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 13.3). more Nikon Z50 sample images.
Pomegranate, Farmer's Market, 12:21 PM, 24 November 2019. Nikon Z50, built-in flash ON, Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR at 50mm at f/16, 1/80 at Auto ISO 2,500 (LV 9.7). more Nikon Z50 sample images.
ISO 2,500? Looking this good? AWESOME!!!
I love my new Z50! Its images look as awesome as I expect from Nikon, worlds more vivid than anything I get out-of-camera with Sony or Fuji.
NEW: Nikon Z50, 16-50mm & 50-250mm Unboxing & First Look
I'm loving my Z50! I just opened it yesterday, and it and its two little lenses work GREAT! It seems to be free of what bothered me about the Z7 and Z6, and makes awesome images and weighs nothing. The little lenses are also ultra-sharp, even if they are all plastic. That's what makes them so light.
I'll be updating my review all week, but if you're considering a Nikon Z, I think the Z50 is the best so far, as well as the least expensive. It does all of what the Z7 and Z6 do well, but is smaller and lighter and seems faster and takes a normal SD card, without all the weight and expense of the Z7 and Z6.
24 November 2019, Sunday
Black Friday Deals
Many of these "Black Friday" deals expire in a day or two (or one expires tonight), so if you want something, snap it up NOW.
Sony Black Friday Deals
Full-Frame
A9 w/hard drive & bag: $3,498 (expires after today)
A7 III w/TONS of free goodies: $1,798 (World's Most Popular Full-Frame!)
A7 III w/28-70mm & TONS of free goodies: $1,998 (World's Most Popular Full-Frame!)
A7R II w/TONS of free goodies: $1,398
A7R II w/28-70mm: $1,498
A7R III w/TONS of free goodies: $2,498
A7S II w/Røde Mic & free goodies: $1,398
APS-C
A6000 w/TONS of /free goodies in black or in silver: $398
A6000 w/16-50mm & TONS of free goodies in black, or in silver, or in white: $448. Get at least one! I got one of these for my own mom; AWESOME camera at a givaway price. See my A6000 Review.
A6000 w/16-50mm & 55-210mm OSS & loads of free goodies: $598
A5100 w/16-50mm & loads of free goodies: $398
Point & Shoot
RX100 VA w/loads of free goodies: $848
HX80 w/card, case & more free goodies: $298
Nikon Black Friday
D850, hard drive & card: $2,797
105mm VR Micro-NIKKOR: $807
Canon Black Friday Deals
EF Lenses
EF 70-200/2.8L IS III & goodies: $1,899
APS-C Mirrorless
M6 Mk II, EVF-DC2 finder, 18-150mm & lots of free goodies, black (also in silver): $1,249
M50, 15-45mm, 55-200mm & lots of free goodies: $829
M50 Video Kit: 15-45mm lens, Røde Mic, & lots more: $649
M50, 15-45mm & lots of free goodies, black (also in white): $599
M50 w/lots of free goodies: $579
EOS Flash (for all Canons)
600EX II-RT Flash: $499
470EX-AI flash & free goodies: $249
430EX III-RT flash & /free goodies: $199
APS-C DSLR
SL3, 18-55mm & free goodies: $599
90D, 18-55mm & free goodies: $1,199
PowerShot Point & Shoot
G9 X Mark II Bundle, black (also in silver & tan): $399
NEW: Fuji X-Pro3 unboxing & Mechanical Evaluation
23 November 2019, Saturday
NEW: Video version of my Nikon Z 85mm f/1.8 Review:
22 November 2019, Friday
NEW: What I really think about the Nikon Z7 and Z6:
Ideally watch this in real 4K, which if you use Apple as I do, means you have to use a Mac and the Chrome browser. Last I checked, none of the Apple TV apps or any other way will get you real 4K. Be sure to check your playback settings; in Safari it only goes to 1080.
The reason you want to see this in the real 4K in which it was produced is I zoom-into Z7 images and they look three-dimensional, even zoomed-in, if you're watching in real 4K.
To see all the detail even if you are getting real 4K, you have to sit close to the screen. I use a 55" 4K TV on my desk as my computer monitor, and only by sitting no more than three feet away can I see all the 4K detail.
Nikon vs Canon vs Sony Full-Frame Mirrorless
21 November 2019, Thursday
Tree in Glorious Backlight, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
NEW: Fall Color from Yosemite and California's Eastern Sierra.
This is the project on which I've been working for the past month.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed making it.
You can see amazing 102MP images from the Fuji GFX100, my Fuji X-T30, my Canon 5DS/R and of course from my iPhone 11 Pro Max, on which I made the shot above.
NEW: Nikon Z 85mm f/1.8 Review.
19 November 2019, Tuesday
Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8.
NEW: Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 Review.
18 November 2019, Monday
NEW: Photo Mechanic by Camera Bits.
Well, new to me this decade. Photo Mechanic has been the world's standard for pro photo sorting software since it came out back in the 1990s with the dawn of pro digital cameras.
I tried it back at the beginning, and preferred iView Media Pro, which until recently I used all day, every day, to see what I had shot and pick the winners for publication. iView Media Pro eventually became Phase One Media Pro, and as Mac operating systems developed, Media Pro didn't keep up, became buggier, was discontinued, and as of Mac Catalina won't even run.
Searching for software to sort, catalog and pick winners out of all my shots this past year in anticipation of Mac Catalina, Photo Mechanic clearly wins. It's better than Media Pro ever was.
What makes Photo Mechanic so refreshingly new is that unlike all the other software newcomers send me, Photo Mechanic has been around for over twenty years of continuous development with daily input from full-time pros.
Photo Mechanic works, works fast, and gets what we need done fast. It does what we need it to do, and just does it.
Unlike any other software, I figured out how to use it in less than a day, and was already faster and better with it than I ever was in Media Pro.
These are programs I use every day to see what I shot, and pick out the best. To weekend shooters other software, like Lightroom, might work OK, but when you shoot hard every single day, you need the fastest and most direct software to let you pick the winners and get to the next job.
Photo Mechanic is the only software I've used which can display images full-screen, and pop from one image to the next instantly, without any delay for the images to pop-in perfectly sharp. It does this by buffering or caching the images forward and back, so as you click left/right, BAM! the images are there, no waiting a half second to see what you got.
It's also optimized for those of us who need to caption and work with IPTC and XMP data.
It seems clairvoyant because it contains of 20 years of input from hard-working pros. It's not some new program driven by casual shooters trying to reinvent the wheel.
It's so nice having software that just runs, runs fast, has no bugs and just does what I want it to, how I want it to.
SALE: 27" iMac 5K: $1,379.
This is such a deal on the world's best photo computer that I just bought this same deal for myself right after I posted this and checked to see if I had the price right!
I was going to buy a new base-model 21.5" iMac with the low-resolution display, and same 8GB RAM and 1TB fusion drive, and for less than $200 more ordered this state-of-the-art 27" 5K version. Not only is the display worlds bigger and sharper, but the iMac on special here has a quad 3.5GHz processor versus the dual 2.3 GHZ on the brand new 21.5" that sells for $1,199 with the same 1TB Fusion drive.
I love my original iMac 5K I got back around 2014. It's the world's best for photography because it's the world's highest resolution display (even more than the 55" 4K UHD TV I usually use) and, unlike my TV, is ultra color accurate. If you use a computer in your photography, you deserve an iMac 5K.
NEW: Tokina 100mm f/2.8 Full Frame for Canon EF.
IN STOCK: Hasselblad X1D II 50C.
17 November 2019, Sunday
Weekend Report
Turboant X7 Folding Electric Scooter.
NEW: Turboant X7 Review.
I though this was going to be for my kids when it was sent to me for review, but it turns out to be so much fun and so practical I commandeered it for myself!
It folds so it goes anywhere, and rides as fast as an electric bicycle — for a fraction of the price.
Dynamic Range
Innocents get all wound up about Dynamic Range, but it's no big deal. JPGs have loads of dynamic range, even from iPhones. You can edit JPGs the same way as raw files.
For instance, here is the original shot, made just after sunset with the longest lens my iPhone 11 Pro Max at f/2 at 1/121 at Auto ISO 50, which is a couple of stops above its ideal ISO of 20, and the edited shot I published where I darkened the sky and lightened the scooter. I knew I was going to do this before I shot it, as I wanted the scooter to pop out at you and not have it just be a shadow, which is how it looked at the time:
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How your pictures look is limited only by your imagination, never by your camera. See also Your Camera Doesn't Matter.
I simply dodged (lightened) and burned (darkened) the above image until it looked as I originally imagined it. You can use any software, including Snapseed on your phone. In this case I used adjustment layers and masks in Photoshop CS6. I made the whole image darker, and used a mask to lighten just to the scooter. I also vignetted it a little in Photoshop's Lens Correction filter — or could have done the same in Snapseed.
The only thing that matters is imagination: how the picture looks in your head. Once you know how you want it to look, you can use any camera and any software until it finally looks as you intend. The only point of "better" cameras or software is if they let you get to your intended image faster with less fiddling.
15 November 2019, Friday
UPDATED: Nikon Z7 User's Guide.
UPDATED: Nikon Z6 User's Guide.
UPDATED: Fuji X-T30 Review and User's Guide.
DEAL: Nikon D7500, 18-55 AFP VR, 70-300 AFP VR & bag: $997 at Adorama!
DEAL: Canon EOS-RP, EF Lens Adapter, card, bag & more: $999 at Adorama!
Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM WR.
NEW: Fuji GF 50mm f/3.5 Review.
Fuji's smallest lens for their GFX Medium-Format System.
Fujifilm GFX 100 and GF 50mm f/3.5 R WR LM (40mm equivalent).
NEW: Fuji GFX 100 Review.
Over 100 megapixels — hand held!
14 November 2019, Thursday
DEAL: Nikon D750: $900 refurbished.
DEAL: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8: $289 for Nikon and $289 for Canon.
DEAL: Fuji XA-2 w/16-50mm: $250 brand new!
12 November 2019, Tuesday
iPhone 11 Pro Max 60-Megapixel, 300-Degree Panoramas
300-Degree Dana Point Oceanfront Panorama, 4:14PM, 03 November 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/1.8 at 1/1,302 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 13.7). bigger or camera-original © 60 megapixel JPG file (25MB).
This home has a stunning 180º ocean view, and the iPhone 11 Pro Max can get all that and a whole lot more. If you don't want such a long, skinny image or such a wide view, just end the panorama before you turn as far, like this image:
Yosemite Valley View, Yosemite National Park, California, 18 October 2019, 3:38 P.M. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Panorama mode, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/1,020 at Auto ISO 25 (LV 14.5). bigger.
Mini Book Reviews
Imagine Shoot Create, by Annegien Schilling
This is a book by an Instagramtrix, originally under the handle of fetching_tigerss who now has about 835,000 followers.
It's mostly about making clever people pictures with imagination and editing using layers in the Superimpose and Deforme apps, although of course you can use any other app or program you like.
It starts by explaining the basics of how and what she does, then mostly shows explicit step-by-step instructions for how to make each of many photos. Most of the book are two pages per photo: one to show the photo, and the other page explaining how to do it.
She doesn't waste time talking about cameras or basic photo technique, she's of the iPhone generation and just gets it done — although she does say she graduated to a DSLR, she doesn't let that get in her way.
This book encourages clever vision, and shows you how to composite together your finished work.
My hardcover version is printed in China.
The Passionate Photographer, by Steve Simon
This is a fairly typical all-in-one technical and photo book. It's all about how to dream up, create and promote people and photojournalism projects.
It has lots of little ideas for inspiration and planning.
It spends many pages covering basic photo technique — all things you can forget about if you just shoot iPhone or follow the book above, which focuses more on worrying about what's in your picture than this book does.
It has loads of and mostly tech details, each concept taking about a page, as well as just as many details about other aspects of producing a body of work to hang a show or make a book.
The book ends with a section encouraging and suggesting making plans and goals, then promotion (social media and web) and distribution in printed and e-books.
My hardcover copy is printed in Hong Kong.
06 November 2019, Wednesday
NEW: LEICA SL2.
47MP Full-Frame mirrorless with sensor-shift in-camera stabilization. 5.76MP finder.
NEW: LEICA HG-SCL6 Vertical Battery Grip für SL2.
NEW: LEICA RC-SCL6 Remote Release Cable für SL2.
$175 for a cable release? Obviously it takes much better pictures in a way that only the LEICAMAN appreciates. I love that most Fujifilm cameras, like my beloved X100F and X-T30, have standard threaded shutter buttons so I can use a regular $6 universal cable release with them, and with all my other normal cameras — including all my real LEICAs.
NEW: Canon EOS Ra Astro Mirrorless.
The astronomical version of the Canon EOS R.
What's new is that it offers 30x magnification in Live View for precise focus (I have no idea how well it works in no light, where all systems get so noisy that it's hard to see), and its IR filter passes the 656.28 nanometer H-Alpha line.
NEW: Sigma 24-70/2.8 for Sony.
NEW: Sigma 24-70/2.8 für LEICA L.
Seriously? A Sigma lens on a LEICA? Lesser photographers have often made the blunder of buying fancy cameras and then cheaping-out on lenses, and it never seems to stop. A LEICA is about bloodline and showing the world who you are. Even if a Sigma lens is sharp, with Leica, it's never about the photo.
LEICAs, like the works of their owners, are immortal. Never stoop to putting anything less than a LEICA lens on your LEICA. LEICA's digital cameras are pretty crummy; the only reason to have one (other than if it's your identity) is to be able to use real MADE IN GERMANY LEICA lenses on them. LEICA's MADE IN GERMANY lenses are the best on the planet; don't cheat yourself.
Sure, I can take great pictures with any crummy camera or lens, but if you are worthy of LEICA, don't soil it with anything less than real LEICA lenses.
The only real LEICAs are LEICA M and LEICA screw-mount; obviously the L (lesser) mount is for people who are not yet worthy of LEICA M.
DEALS: B&H Holiday Specials.
04 November 2019, Monday
Sony A7 III and 24-105mm f/4 G OSS.
SALE: The Sony A7 III is now just $1,798 — with Free goodies!
SALE: The Sony A7 III & 28-70mm are now just $1,998 — with Free goodies!
SALE: The Sony A7 III & Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 are now just $2,696 — with Free goodies!
SALE: The Sony A7 III & 24-105mm G are now just $3,196 — with Free goodies!
SALE: The Sony A7 III & 24-70mm f/2.8 GM are now just $3,996 — with Free goodies!
In case you didn't already know, the Sony A7 III has been the world's best-selling full-frame camera for over a year now. It's got super performance at a discount price, now discounted even more!
All the kit variants of A7 III are on sale, too, so whoop it up!
What Was New in:
August~October 2019: iPhone 11 Pro Max, Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8, Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8, Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 L USM DS, Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM, Canon EOS 1DX Mark III, Canon 90D, Canon EOS-M200, Canon M6 Mk II, Fuji X-Pro3, Fuji X-E3 Review, Fuji X-A7, Fuji XC 15-45mm PZ OIS Review, Fuji XC 50-230mm OIS Review, Fuji Touch Screen Settings, Nikon D3500 review, Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 S Review, Nikon Z 85mm f/1.8 Review, Nikon Noct-NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95, Nikon Z50, Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR, Nikon Z 50-250mm DX VR, Nikon 200mm f/2 VR II Review, Panasonic S1H, Panasonic 24-70mm f/2.8, Pansonic LEICA DG 25mm f/1.4 II, Rokinon AF 18mm f/2.8, Sigma fp w/45mm lens, Sony A9 II, Tamron 20mm f/2.8, Tamron 24mm f/2.8, Tamron 35mm f/2.8, Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5, Auray TT-6220 Telescoping Tabletop Mic Stand Review, Auray PFNY-6 Mic Pop Filter Review, Senal SCM-660 Microphone Review, XUMA MTA-300B iPhone/Smartphone Tripod Adapter Review.
July 2019: Rockwell.TV on YouTube, Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 Review, Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8 Review, Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 Review, Canon RF 24~240mm IS, Sony A7R Mark IV, Sony RX100 Mark VII, Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 review, LEICA M-E typ 240, Hasselblad 907X Special Edition, Fujifilm XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR, Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM WR, ROBUS RC-5570 Tripod Review, Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 for Sony E und für LEICA L, Sigma 35mm f/1.2 for Sony E und für LEICA L, Sigma 45mm f/2.8 for Sony Eund für LEICA L, Sigma fp mirrorless camera.
April ~ June 2019: Nikon Z6 Review, Nikon Z6 User's Guide, Nikon Z7 User's Guide, Nikon Z 14-30mm Review, Nikon NIKKOR 135mm f/2 AI-s Review, Nikon NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8 AI Review, Nikon NIKKOR✱ED 180mm f/2.8 AI-s Review, Nikon NIKKOR✱ED 200mm f/2 AI-s Review, Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 Review, Sony E 20mm f/2.8 Review, Sony E 30mm f/3.5 Macro Review, Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS Review, Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM Review, Sony 200-600mm G OSS Review, Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS Review, Tokina FiRIN 100mm f/2.8 Macro for Sony E, Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 for Sony Full-Frame, Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 full-frame ultrawide for Sony E, Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 for Canon RF, Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 for Canon RF, Canon SL3 (EOS 250D), Fujifilm X-H1 Review, Fujifilm X-T30 Review, Fujifilm X-T20 Review, Fujifilm 8-16mm f/2.8 Review, Fujifilm 16mm f/2.8 Review, Fujifilm GFX 100 Review, Fujifilm GF 32~64mm f/4 R LM WR Review, Fujifilm GF 100~200mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR Review, Medium-Format vs. Full-Frame Image-Quality Comparison, Apple iPhone Xs Max Review & User's Guide, Apple Watch Series 4 Review, All Apple Watches Compared, new 13" MacBook Pro, new 15" MacBook Pro, Olympus TG-6 Underwater Camera, Panasonic LEICA VARIO-SUMMILUX 10-25mm f/1.7, Panasonic DMW-STC14 1.4× teleconverter, Panasonic DMW-STC20 2× teleconverter, Think Tank "Digital Holster 150" for ultrateles, Oben CTT-1000 Mini Tripod Review.
March 2019: Nikon Z7 Review, Nikon Coolpix A1000, Nikon Coolpix B600, Sony E 16mm f/2.8 Review, Sony E 18-200mm OSS PZ Review, Sony E 18-200mm OSS LE Review, Sony RX0 II, Canon IVY CLIQ Instant Camera, Canon IVY CLIQ+ Instant Camera, Fujinon XF 80mm f/2.8 Macro OIS Review, LEICA Q2, LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH, Pixel X900 Flash Review, Rokinon Full-Frame ultra-ultra-wide 10mm f/3.5 for Canon EF, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 Ultra-Ultrawide for Canon RF, Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 for Canon RF.
February 2019: Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S, Canon EOS RP Hands-On Review, Canon EOS RP User's Guide, Canon EOS RP vs EOS R, Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM Review, Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM Review, Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS, Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM, Canon RF 24-240mm IS USM, Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM, Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM, Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM, Fujifilm X-T3 Review, Fujifilm 23mm f/2 Review, Fujifilm 200mm f/2 Review, Fujifilm 50mm f/2 Review, Fujifilm XF 16mm f/2.8 WR, Fujifilm X-T30, Panasonic S1 Full-Frame System, Polaroid POP cameras, Ricoh GR III, Ricoh WG-6 underwater, Ricoh WG-6 in Orange, Ricoh G-900, Tokina Opera 16-28mm f/2.8, Tamron 35-150mm, Tamron 35mm f/1.4.
January 2019: LEICA M10-P Safari Edition, LEICA SUMMICRON-M 50mm f/2 Safari Edition, Verum 1 Planar Magnetic Headphones review, Olympus OM-D E-M1 X, Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S review, Sony 10-18mm Review, Sony A6400 Review, Sony 18-135mm Review, Sigma 28mm f/1.4 ART, Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 S and Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro Review.
November & December 2018: Moment 18mm review, Photos from Yosemite and the Eastern Sierra, Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF Review, Adapted Rangefinder Lenses on Nikon Mirrorless, AlienBoard Hoverboard review, LEICA D-Lux 7, Why You Need an Apple Watch, Sigma 60-600mm Review.
October 2018: Loads of Canon and Nikon mirrorless revelations, First Chinese Nikon Z adapters, Canon EOS R Review, Canon EOS R User's Guide, Wimberley Gimbal Tripod Head Review, Sony 400mm f/2.8 Review, How to Photograph Air Shows, LEICA M10-D.
August & September 2018: Nikon vs Canon vs Sony Full Frame, Mirrorless vs DSLR, Do You Really Need Two Card Slots, Canon EOS-R Review, Canon EF to RF Lens Adapters, Canon RF 24-105mm Review, Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 L, Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 Review, Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 MACRO IS STM, Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS II Review, Canon EF400mm f/2.8L IS III, Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM, Canon EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM, Canon 580EX II Review, Canon 580EX II User's Guide, Sony 24mm f/1.4, Sony RX100 Mark 6 Review, Sony RX100 Mk VI User's Guide, Nikon's full-frame mirrorless system, Nikon Z7, Nikon Z6, Nikon Z6 vs. Z7, Nikon FTZ Lens Adapter, Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4, Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8, Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8, Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF, Nikon D3500, LEICA M10-P, iPhone Xs Max Bokeh vs Full-Frame Professional Cameras, Tokina "Opera" 50mm f/1.4, Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 G2, Fuji XT-3.
June & July 2018: Nikon Mirrorless hinted at, Fuji 8-16mm f/2.8, Fuji 200mm f/2, Fuji XF10, Sony RX100VA, Nikon P1000, Tamron 100‑400mm Review, best 80-400 and 100-400mm zooms compared, How to Win Photo Contests, Tamron 18-400mm review, Sony 400mm f/2.8, Images of Yosemite in Springtime, Kodak Medalist II Review, Canon 70‑200mm f/4L IS II, Canon 70‑200mm f/2.8 L IS III and my Sony RX100 Mark VI review.
May 2018: Marc Silber's Secrets to Creating Amazing Photos, Sigma 105mm f/1.4, Fuji X-T100, Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 IS/VR Review, beyerdynamic Amiron Home Review, Sigma 70mm Full-Frame Macro Art Lens, Nikon D1 High ISO Samples, Vello MB-D18 (BG-N19) Grip Review, Sunpak RD2000 Review, Small Flashes Compared.
April 2018: Irix 11mm f/4 Review,Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, Canon 85mm f/1.4 L IS Review,Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VR/IS Review, Best 70-200mm f/2.8 Lenses Compared, Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VR/IS Review, Best 24-105mm Lenses Compared, MindShift 18L Backpack, Fuji GF 250mm f/4, Fuji GF 1.4X TC WR Teleconverter, Fuji MCEX-45G WR Macro Extension Tube, Fuji MCEX-18G WR Macro Extension Tube, Sony RX10 Mk IV Review, Sony RX10 Mk IV User's Guide, beyerdynamic Aventho Wireless Review.
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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