January~March 2021's News
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Canon: EOS R5 R6 EOS R RP 1DX III 1DX II 5DS/R 5D Mk IV 6D II 7D II 90D 80D T8i SL3 Flash Lenses
Nikon: Z9 Z7 II Z6 II Z7 Z6 Z5 Z50 D6 D5 D850 D780 D750 D610 D500 D7500 D5600 D3500 Flash Lenses Best Nikon Lenses
Sony: A1 A9 II A9 A7R IV A7R III A7 III A7R II A7S III A7c A7 II A6600 A6400 A6100 A6000 RX10/4 RX100/7 RX100/6 Lenses
Fujifilm: GFX100S GFX100 GFX50R X100V X100F X-T4 X-T3 X-T30 X-Pro3 X-S10 X-E4 X-T200 Film Lenses
LEICA: SL-2 S Q2 Q2M M10-R M10M M10P M10 M240 M-E M9P M9T M9 M7 M6/TTL CLE M3 IIIf IIIa Lenses
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30 March 2021, Tuesday
Sony ZEISS Distagon T✻ FE 35mm f/1.4.
$600 Off: Sony ZEISS Distagon T✻ FE 35mm f/1.4: $998!!!
Yes, there's a newer Non-Zeiss Sony FE 35/1.4 GM that's not shipping yet, and this ZEISS version from 2014 is still superb — and you can buy it today for huge savings.
New: Viltrox Full-Frame 85mm f/1.8 autofocus for Nikon Z: $399, for Sony and for Fuji.
I haven't tried it yet, but this is an interesting new lens as it has autofocus, an all-metal body and costs one-half what the Nikon Z 85mm f/1.8 does. You can get it at Amazon for Nikon Z, for Sony and for Fuji or from Pergear for Nikon, for Sony and for Fuji.
Lighting Deals
$200 Off: Flashpoint 1,200 Ws battery-powered TTL Monolight.
$70 Off: Flashpoint battery-powered 600 Ws TTL Monolight w/2.4 GHz.
$70 Off: Flashpoint battery-powered 600 Ws Monolight w/2.4 GHz.
$30 Off: Flashpoint battery-powered 300 Ws TTL Monolight.
$40 Off: Flashpoint battery-powered 200 Ws TTL Monolight.
27 March 2021, Saturday
Canon EL-1 Speedlite Flash.
New: Canon EL-1 Flash Review.
It's $1,099, but it includes a new rechargeable lithium battery system that recycles at full-power in 0.9 seconds and has a fan so you can shoot full power at 1.1 FPS for two-and-a-half minutes (170 shots) continuously before you have to wait for it to cool!!!
It's astonishing how well this thing belts out light at 20 FPS at normal power levels unlike any other flash I've ever used.
26 March 2021, Friday
New: Viltrox Full-Frame 24mm f/1.8 autofocus for Sony: $429.
I don't have one so I haven't tried it yet, but this is an interesting new lens as it has autofocus, an aperture ring, an all-metal body and costs one-third what the Sony 24mm f/1.4 does. You can get it at Amazon or directly from Pergear.
Half off: Advancing Your Photography.
Marc Silber's Advancing Your Photography is a better than average photo book that tries to help you see and make better pictures. Marc is giving it away if you order it direct from him and cover $9.97 for shipping and handling ($19.97 overseas). It sells for much more at Amazon.
While no one has ever written a book that fully explains artistic synthesis (as opposed to analysis of existing images or explaining technology), Marc has a couple of chapters that stress and explain the critical importance of visualization and the importance of worrying more about your photo than about your gear. In fact, it specifically call out the two biggest barriers to good photography, which are 1.) wasting your time worrying about your gear, and 2.) wasting time trying to adhere to "rules."
I've never seen a book fully illuminating artistic synthesis, which why and how to envision exactly what you want your image to be before you create it, but Marc touches the subject more than most. All the books I've seen talk about this, but none ever gets to the core of exactly how to create; creation is still a divine thing like consciousness itself. Many people have talked about or creative synthesis, but no one has ever described exactly how to create, or explained what is consciousness. We can talk for days about consciousness, but no one has the foggiest idea of where it comes from, how it develops in a baby, what it actually is if you had to create it yourself, or where it goes when we die.
So while Marc's book does have chapters filled with talk about apertures and ISOs and lenses and computer screen shots like every other camera book, the good news is that there is some meat about how actually to put all this to good effect.
Marc also covers the rest of the story, which is how to display and promote your work. Every nerd has a book about photo software; Marc's book goes beyond by covering what to think about before you pick up your camera, and what also to do with your work once it's completed.
For those of you who like to read, you might want to check it out, especially chapter 2, chapter 4 and chapter 6.
You can add the paperback versions of his two other books, Create and Secrets to Amazing Photo Composition for just $19 from Marc's own site (they're over over $30 combined at Amazon). This offer is not available at ANY other time or place.
Secrets to Amazing Photo Composition will unlock the many tools and secrets master photographers use in their amazing images so you can instantly improve! Create will help you to get more inspired and creative in your photography.
23 March 2021, Tuesday
New Compact Full-Frame Lenses from Sony
New: Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G. Also at Adorama.
New: Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G. Also at Adorama.
New: Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G. Also at Adorama.
Each metal-shelled lens takes a 49mm filter, comes with a hood that also takes a 49mm filter, has a manual focus ring, programmable focus lock button, an aperture ring with click on/off switch and an AF/MF switch.
The lenses and speeds are compact, while their image perfomance, features and prices are full-sized at $598 each.
21 March 2021, Sunday
Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS.
Updated: Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS Review & Sample Image Files.
I added all my usual explicit detail to all the technical aspects of this lens' performance. I know this lens is so new that the review I published a month ago was a little light on details but I put it out anyway since so many were so curious about this new wonder lens.
Wow! This lens is tiny, and weightless. Bravo, Canon! At least someone is making genuinely new lens designs optimized for mirrorless, rather than just recycling the same old lenses we used to use for DSLRs.
Excellent: Magic "Angry Mama" Jar Opener & Filter Remover.
I just used my American-Made "Angry Mama" Jar Opener & Filter Remover again. It works wonders; it's super tough and super grippy and works better than any other opener I've used for gripping that which is too slippery otherwise. For eight bucks, you can't go wrong for freeing stuck filters or maple-syrup jar tops!
20 March 2021, Saturday
Deal: Tamron SP 70-200/2.8 G2 for Nikon F (or for Canon EF), 128GB CFexpress card & much more: $1,199.
Optically great lens for half the price of Nikon or Canon (see my review), and now you can get a free CFexpress card and other free goodies with it!
17 March 2021, St. Patrick's Day
$200 Off: Nikon D7500, 18-55mm VR, 70-300mm VR & case: $1,296.
$100 Off: Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS STM Macro: $399.
$50 Off: Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM: $99.
$100 Off: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2: $149, also in silver.
16 March 2021, Tuesday
Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM.
New: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Review.
72mm filters, 27.5 oz./778g, 1⅓'/0.4m close focus, $1,999.
Sony finally joins the f/1.2 club. It's about time; Nikon had a 50mm f/1.1 in 1956, Canon had a 50mm f/0.95 in 1961 and LEICA had a 50mm f/1.2 ASPH in 1966 — all for mirrorless (rangefinder) cameras!
New: Ritz 256GB 265/120 MB/s V60 SD card: $59.
This is the lowest price I've seen for a card this big and this fast.
Up to $2,000 off: LG 4K OLED TVs.
Did you catch that? An entire product description make of nothing but initialisms - and it all made sense!
Ended: Sale on Phil Steele Photography Courses
My friend Phil Steele is having a sale on his courses. Phil's tutorials are the best I've seen; check out his previews and see for yourself. He has a 60-day no-risk money-back guarantee, so you've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. You can watch them from anywhere on just about anything, far better than a book, file or eBook.
30% Off: Understanding Your Camera.
33% Off: Advanced Off-Camera Flash.
33% Off: Secrets of Successful Event Photography.
30% Off: Lightroom Made Easy.
30% Off: Photoshop Basics for Photographers.
30% Off: Pro Portraits with Off-Camera Flash.
Phil has a 60-day money-back guarantee so you can't afford not to try it.
13 March 2021, Saturday
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Apple Watch Series 6.
New: Apple Watch Series 6 Review & Guide.
Updated: All Apple Watches Compared.
Old: Why you Need an Apple Watch.
$200 off: Sony A6000, 16-50mm & 55-120mm: $798.
Nikon Z9 and Z 24-70/2.8. bigger.
NEW: Nikon Z9 Review.
11 March 2021, Thursday
In Stock: Canon R5.
In Stock: Canon R5 w/24-105/4L.
In Stock: Fuji X-E4 (also in silver).
In Stock: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6K Pro (and also its EVF)
10 March 2021, Wednesday
New: New Firmware for A7 III.
This gives new FTP ability. You can see the details at the download page.
New: New Firmware for A9 II.
The A9 II gets a new in-camera cropping mode. This is great if you're using the app to transfer 2MP images, since you get the full 2MP for whatever you've cropped.
You can see all the details at the download page.
$150 Off: Nikon Z50, 16-50mm & 50-250mm: $1,197.
Along with the Z5, my favorite Nikon mirrorless, and it comes included with both the 16-50 and 50-250, which are all the lenses you'll need for it.
In-Stock: Sony FX3 Cinema.
Honest: Buy Photoshop Elements outright — on DVD?
I kid you not, you can still buy Photoshop Elements 2021 on a DVD for next to nothing, which I presume will run essentially forever without monthly rental fees like Creative Cloud, which we only can rent, not buy. I don't use Creative Cloud; I use Photoshop CS6 from 2010, and it works great. Everything you see on this site from ten years ago up to the Z9 image below have all been through my ten-year old copy of CS6.
Be sure the DVD really runs forever; I didn't see anything about any rental fees to use the DVD version. Also know that Elements is a basic version of Photoshop; I haven't used it.
09 March 2021, Tuesday
Fuji GFX 50R and GF 32-64mm.
$1,000 Off: Fuji GFX 50R: $3,499.
My favorite medium-format digital because it's small and has real knobs; it works like a real camera rather than a science experiment like too many others.
$1,000 Off: Sony A9 w/free flash: $2,998.
$300 Off: Sony A7 III, 28-70mm & free goodies: $1,898.
$50 Off: Canon M50 Video Kit: $699.
Sale: B&H's "Depth-of-Field" Show Specials.
Sale: Adorama's March Photo Madness.
05 March 2021, Friday
NEU: LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2 ASPH.
Eye of G-d.
LEICA is for masters, the immortals whose work lives forever, and for them, this newest APO-SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2 APO is the only 35mm lens that will suffice.
For the rest of us, any of the older 35mm lenses still take the same pictures, be it the optically flawless SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH (floating element), the flawless SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2 ASPH, my beloved LEICA SUMMICRON SUMMICRON 35mm f/2, and even the classic LEICA SUMMARON 35mm f/2.8 all take the same pictures.
You know who you are. Don't ask if LEICA is worth it; ask are you and your work worthy of LEICA? The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.
$200 off: Nikon D750 & 24-120 VR: $1,997.
$100 off: Nikon Z5: $1,297.
$100 off: Nikon Z5 & 24-50mm: $1,597.
New: Elvid StudioVision 4K HDR HDMI Monitor.
$120 off: Godox FV150 High Speed Sync Flash LED Light.
As I read this one, it's an LED continuous light with a flash feature to simulate a strobe. It has no Xenon tube for full-power flash. This appears to be a device that can hit the LEDs with a burst of power to be used as a flash, but it won't have the power or action-stopping ability of a real Xenon strobe.
26 February 2021, Friday
Updated: How to Read Modulation Transfer Functions (MTFs).
I brought it up to date, and added more reasons why you shouldn't waste too much time trying to compare MTFs, because each brand measures them differently and because even legitimate MTFs exaggerate differences that aren't visible in actual shooting.
20% Off: Dulens 85mm f/2 for Canon EF.
This is a manual mechanical lens optimized for follow-focus cine use. Use code ECTONVPK for 20% off. In Canada, try code G6UGCXEC for $150 off.
For all other uses, the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM is superior, and less expensive.
New firmware from Nikon
Version 1.10 adds RAW video output to Blackmagic Design external recorders:
Get firmware version 1.10 for the Z6 II and firmware version 1.10 for the Z7 II.
New from Pentax
New: 31mm f/1.8 Limited.
New: 43mm f/1.9 Limited.
New: 77mm f/1.8 Limited.
Somehow these all look very familiar. I thnk they came out well over ten years ago. You also can get them at Adorama.
New: Polsen MVP-3 Micro Directional Shotgun Microphone.
New: Polsen MVP-6 Directional Shotgun Microphone.
25 February 2021, Thursday
Did You Know?
Much as how Penicillin and Post-it Notes were discovered by accident, somehow I was looking at the back of one of my EF lenses and oddly noticed an RF rear cap was on it — and fitting just fine. Weird!
You know how I called-out Canon for its RF caps only fitting RF lenses one way, rather than all three ways like EF rear caps (you have to stop and align RF caps manually, while EF caps just go on EF lenses anyway without looking), and EF rear caps have to be forced and cross-threaded to fit an RF lens, so I'd never thought of trying to jam an RF cap onto the back of an EF lens.
Somehow in a fit of inattention, I must have put an RF rear cap on the back of my beloved EF 100~400 L IS II, and it fit perfectly.
Curious, I tried a few RF rear caps on a few EF lenses, and wouldn't you know, they fit on EF lenses perfectly, and even go on perfectly all three ways, just like a native EF rear cap.
I'm sure others noticed this years ago, but it's an epiphany for me. This means I can dump all my EF rear caps and replace them with a fleet of RF rear caps, which are universal in fitting both EF and RF lenses perfectly.
I'm sure you all knew this, but in case I'm not the last one to discover it, here you go.
Bravo, Canon!
New: Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS Review.
Wow! This lens is tiny, and weightless. Bravo, Canon! At least someone is making genuinely new lens designs optimized for mirrorless, rather than just recycling the same old lenses we used to use for DSLRs.
In Stock: Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS.
In Stock: 13.3" MacBook Air M1.
In Stock: Sony FX6 w/24-105mm.
Are You Kidding?
Nein, LEICA really has introduced a new «Edition Daniel Craig × Greg Williams» version of the LEICA Q2.
Hey, if you're a no one, buying an expensive «special edition» with someone's name on it will make you someone, too. Heck, with two names on this special edition, it's like getting it for half price. Geesh, it takes all kinds. Remember, the only true LEICAs are the original sacred Barnack LEICAs and LEICA M cameras and lenses, and only these are immortal. The Q cameras are posh point & shoots, but not real LEICAs, not immortal, and not worthy of «editions.» Hats off to LEICA for being able to create a Klasse-system within their own system; there is an Unterklasse (lower class) that will buy, love and cherish these lesser editions, but honestly, if you're trying to impress the neighbors, they all know that even this «Edition Daniel Craig × Greg Williams LEICA Q2» costs less than the most basic vanilla LEICA M10 around the necks of the kids riding their bicycles around your cul-de-sac.
While most of us laugh at these «Editions», the joke's on us. Special editions of real LEICAs usually sell out in minutes.
Bravo LEICA!
24 February 2021, Wednesday
New: Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 for Sony: $899, also comes for LEICA L.
Also at Adorama for Sony and for LEICA L.
By only going as wide as 28mm, rather than 24mm, it lets them make it smaller. No big deal; I'd much rather have the genuine Sony 24-105/4G or the Sony 24-240mm, but that's just me. Hint: f/2.8 was for film. With digital's high ISOs, there is very little difference with f/2.8; depth-of-field and bokeh don't change much with only one stop difference.
New: DJI Pocket 2 Charging Case.
New: Profoto Pro-11 2400Ws AirTTL Power Pack.
23 February 2021, Tuesday
New: Sony FX3 24×36mm-gate cine camera.
New: DJI Pocket 2 Do It All Handle.
In stock this week: Canon EOS R5.
Should ship in a few days if you order now.
New: Big Infra-Red sale at LifePixel.
LifePixel is offering $100 off all infra-red converted cameras and 25% off all camera conversions.
New: Godox E-Sports ES45 LED Light Kit.
New: Rode Wireless GO II 2-Person Compact Digital Wireless Microphone System/Recorder.
New: Polsen Omnidirectional USB Boundary Microphone with Mute.
22 February 2021, Monday
New & $70 Off: Ritz Gear 128 GB CFexpress: $79!!!
New & $100 Off: Ritz Gear 256 GB CFexpress: $149!!!
Be sure to check the box for the $70-off coupon to get these prices. These are the lowest prices I've ever seen for CFexpress cards.
New: Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Review & Sample Image Files.
Not only is it ultrasharp like most 50mm f/1.8s, it's also devoid of distortion and is the, ahem, world's closest-focusing non-macro 50mm lens. Not bad for $199. Bravo!
19 February 2021, Friday
New Smart-Cropping Patent!
As you may know, I've earned my living in digital imaging since the 1980s, and as an innovator I have two prior US patents. I don't go off about it, but I have been deeply involved with the core design of technology for a very long time. It's how I've always been so intimately familiar with what's going on inside our cameras; I've been working on sub-pixel processing since the 1980s.
I just got my third patent along with my friend, optics patent attorney and co-inventor Ben Langlotz. Ben is really good: he has numerous patents and also recently handled the registration of my trademark, Ken Rockwell®.
The new invention is US patent No. 10,868,965, which is a huge benefit especially for bird shooters and just about everyone who uses zooms.
What's new is allowing camera firmware to allow both the full optical zoom range of your lens, and allow in-camera live smart cropping as you zoom-in at the longest end. It shoots full-frame at wider settings, and intelligently starts cropping-in as you zoom to the longest settings. Instead of shooting in APS-C all the time for birds, but not being able to get full-frame as you zoom out, with a firmware update your camera can be smart enough to shoot full-frame at most zoom settings, and only start cropping-in as you zoom your existing lenses to their very longest settings.
Point-and-shoots have had a similar feature for years, but they use an electronic zoom control which, as soon as you get to the end of optical zoom, only then starts going into digital zoom. DSLR and mirrorless zoom lenses stop dead at the end of their range. What’s brilliant about this patent is letting you control a much larger digital zoom range using the same lenses and cameras you already own. This patent gives the same extended digital zoom range WITHOUT needing your DSLR or mirrorless lens’ zoom ring to go past its stop.
This patent isn’t so much about digital zoom as it is about how to control it even though our zoom lenses stop dead at the end of their marked range.
Your camera can be set to add an increasing amount of cropping (digital zoom) at only the longest end of each of your zooms. It allows a broader zoom range, and especially for birders or others who often crop. Now cameras will be smart enough only to crop as you get to the longest zoom settings. You won't have to stop and select image areas or crops; your camera will be able to read the zoom setting and automatically start cropping at the longest end of your zoom range.
For instance, with a 100~400mm zoom, your camera could shoot full-frame with zoom settings from 100~300mm, and as you go from, say, 300~400mm could start cropping-in little-by-little as you get to the 400mm setting, so your 400mm setting might be cropped-in to, for example, an 800mm equivalent. Who wouldn't love to have that option? It works just as well with other zooms; your 16-35mm could shoot full-frame from 16~30mm, and from 30~35mm gradually start cropping-in to a 70mm equivalent! This works just as well with APS-C and other cameras.
This works with all your existing zooms — assuming your camera maker offers you updated firmware to do this — and you'll be able to set the ultimate level of just how far you want it to crop/magnify at the longest end (1.5×, 2×, 3×, etc.).
Brilliant! This is a feature you'll be able to use if you want to, or just turn it off. It will be your choice, as soon as camera makers start including it.
If you have questions or want to use or license this, feel free to contact Ben directly, or call Canon at (800) OK-CANON, Nikon at (800) NIKON-US, Sony at (800) 222-SONY or Fuji at (800) 800-FUJI and ask them to add this feature. (the links give other contact options.) Be sure to give them Ben's contact information, and keep asking them when you can expect an update for your camera.
Nikon Sale
All of these come with free stuff for the same price!
$100 Off: Nikon 16-35mm VR: $997.
$100 Off: Nikon 28-300mm VR: $847.
These are the two lenses I use for everything if I'm not testing some other lens for you people. My 16-35 and 28-300 do everything I need on my mirrorless Z (with FTZ), DSLR and 35mm AF Nikons. Done.
$80 Off: Nikon 20mm f/1.8G: $717.
$70 Off: Nikon 24mm f/1.8G: $677.
$200 Off: Nikon 24mm f/1.4G: $1,797.
$70 Off: Nikon 28mm f/1.8G: $627.
$200 Off: Nikon 28mm f/1.4E: $1,797.
$150 Off: Nikon 58mm f/1.4G: $1,447.
$200 Off: Nikon 105mm f/1.4E: $1,897.
Sony Sale
All of these come with more free stuff for the same price!
$50 Off: Sony ZV-1: $748. (also comes in white.)
$300 Off: Sony A7 III w/flash: $1,698.
$300 Off: Sony A7 III w/28-70mm & flash: $1,898.
$500 Off: Sony A7R III w/ flash: $2,298.
$500 Off: Sony A7R IV w/ flash: $2,998.
$1,000 Off: Sony A9 w/ flash: $2,998.
$25 Off: Sony 30mm f/3.5 APS-C: $273.
$50 Off: Sony 90mm f/2.8 Full-Frame macro: $1,048.
16 February 2021, Tuesday
$200 Off: Sony A7R II: $1,598.
$300 Off: Sony A6000, 16-50mm PZ & 55-210mm: $698.
$50 Off: Sony 90mm f/2.8 G OSS Macro Full Frame: $1,048.
$100 Off: Sony 100-400mm GM OSS Full Frame: $2,398.
$100 Off: Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 G Full Frame: $798.
$100 Off: Sony 200-600mm G OSS Full Frame: $1,898.
$100 Off: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Full Frame: $2,098.
$15 Off: Sony 30mm f/3.5 APS-C: $273.
13 February 2021, Saturday
Gold iPhone 12 Pro Max in Apple Kumquat orange silicon case.
New: iPhone 12 Pro Max Camera Review & Sample Image Files.
Backlit Surfer at Sunset, Black's Beach, California, 4:59 PM, Saturday, 16 January, 2021. iPhone 12 Pro Max native Camera app, 5.1mm (1× or 26mm-equivalent) main camera at f/1.6 at 1/1,057 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 13.0), slight rotation in Snapseed on iPhone and Perfectly Clear on Mac Pro. bigger or camera-original © JPG.
12 February 2021, Friday
$80 Off: Nikon AF-S 20mm f/1.8G: $716.95.
Works great on mirrorless with the FTZ adapter.
10 February 2021, Wednesday
In-Stock: Canon EL-1 Speedlight: $1,099.
New: Atomos Ninja V Pro Recording Monitor Kit: $949.
New: Polsen MO-CPL2 USB-C Lavalier Microphone: $59.99.
This mic is powered from your USB-C device, and also has a headphone jack for monitoring from your device (phone/tablet/computer/etc.).
New: Polsen SCL-1080 Dual-Pattern Shotgun Microphone: $59.95.
It has both cardioid and supercardioId patterns, runs on 1 AA cell, has 3.5mm and 1/4" plugs and comes with a windscreen and padded case, coiled and straight cables, stand, shoe and pole mounts.
$400 off: Fuji X100F w/free goodies: $899.
YES!!!! I kept my X100F; the newer X100V is nice, but I prefer the X100F's rear 4-way controller to the foolish "touch functions. Get your X100F on super-sale while you can before they're all gone.
$700 off: Canon 80D & 18-135mm Video Creator Kit: $1,249.
$210 off: Sigma 10-20mm for Nikon DX: $439.
$50 off: DJI Mavic Mini Fly More combo: $449.
09 February 2021, Tuesday
NEW: Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM at Crutchfield. Also at B&H, at Amazon and at Adorama.
04 February 2021, Thursday
Now In-Stock: LEICA M10-P "Reporter:" $8,795.
Now In-Stock: Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95: $7,997.
Now In-Stock: Panasonic Lumix S 85mm f/1.8: $598.
Now In-Stock: Godox AD100pro Pocket Flash: $299.
$100 Off: Sony 24-70/2.8 GM: $2,098.
$50 Off: Canon Rebel SL3 w/18-55mm: $699.
01 February 2021, Monday
$100 Off: Nikon 28-300mmm VR: $846.95.
My Nikon 28-300mm VR is my favorite Nikon lens. Actually it's $200 off; I paid $1,050 when it came out in 2010 and it immediately replaced almost every other Nikon lens for me. It's super sharp and practical for full frame. Look at the pictures I can make with it:
Backlit trees at El Capitan Meadow, Yosemite Valley, October 2017. Nikon D850 HDR Mode hand-held, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 40mm at f/8 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 64. bigger or camera-original © file.
Vivid Yellow Tree by the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, October 2017. Nikon D850, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 36mm at f/8 hand held at 1/20 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear v3.5. bigger or full-resolution.
While you people insist I always have to try out every lens that comes out, when I shoot Nikon, I grab my 28-300mm VR and 16-35 VR and I'm done.
28 January 2021, Thursday
LEICA NOCTILUX-M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH.
OLD: LEICA is reintroducing the 50mm f/1.2 NOCTILUX-M ASPH.
It's very similar, but not identical, in optics and appearance to the original 1966 version, which was the world's first series-production aspherical lens.
What has me chuckling is that LEICA pitches it for its magical softness at f/1.2. If I want a softer image at f/1.2, I'll use the Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 ASPH for one-tenth the price with even more speed! Clearly LEICA isn't about pictures, it's about owning nice things.
How to tell today's 2021 version? Easy! The original is marked NOCTILUX and uses a rounded font, while today's is marked NOCTILUX-M and uses LEICA's modern square font. In the beginning all LEICA lenses were LEICA lenses, but after the failed R system LEICA started to add a -M to the real LEICA lenses, or -R to lenses for the failed R system.
LEICA has gone so far to include its old-style packaging with this new lens:
Honestly, if I want a slightly softer rendition with a real classic lens with the same looks, also easily available in silver, I use my 1961 SUMMILUX 50mm f/1.4.
Sony A7C with Sony FE 28-60mm.
NEW: Sony A7C Review & Sample Image Files.
NEW: Sony FE 28-60mm Review & Sample Image Files.
27 January 2021, Wednesday
NEW: SONY A1. Ordering starts NOW.
50MP, 30 FPS stills and 4K/120p or 8K/30p video. You even can shoot 8K to an SD card!
World's First: 1/400 flash sync (1/500 in APS-C crop) with regular mechanical focal-plane shutter! It uses both springs and electromagnetic control of carbon-fibre shutter blades to get them moving this fast.
World's First: FLASH SHOOTING WITH SILENT SHUTTER!!!! 1/200 sync. speed (1/250 in APS-C crop), but sync is only via the hot shoe, NOT the PC sync connector, oddly.
WOW: BIRD eye AF! You birders are going to LOVE this! (Canon EOS R5 does this, too.)
Order yours today and it should ship in early March 2021.
NEW: Fuji GFX 100S. Also at Adorama.
However, after just one day of glory for the Sony A1 (whose name was simply copied from Canon A1 of the late 1970s), Fuji announces the GFX 100S with over twice as many bigger medium-format pixels for less money than the day-old Sony A1. The improved GFX 100S sells for $4,000 less than the old GFX 100. Hah!
NEW: Fuji GFX 100S. Also at Adorama.
NEW: Fuji GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR. Also at Adorama.
But wait, there's more!
NEW: Fuji X-E4.
Fuji X-E4. Also comes in silver, and all the LCDs flip around.
NEW: Fuji X-E4. Also at Adorama in black, at Adorama in silver, at Adorama in black w/27mm lens and at Adorama in silver w/27mm lens.
NEW: Fuji XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR. Also at Adorama.
NEW: Fuji 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR. Also at Adorama.
Deal-of-the-Day: Basic 700×70mm Alt-Azimuth Refracting Telescope set: $74.95.
I remember the 700×60mm TASCO equivalent of this my dad got me as a kid. I enjoyed it for decades!
21 January 2021, Thursday
Deals
$400 Off: Nikon Z6: $1,597.
$100 Off: Nikon D500: $1,497.
$100 Off: Sony Full-Frame 24mm f/1.4 GM: $1,298.
19 January 2021, Tuesday
$400 Off: Nikon Z6 w/24-70/4: $2,196.
$100 Off: Sony Zeiss Full-Frame 16-35mm f/4: $1,248.
18 January 2021, Monday
Up to $200 OFF: Sony Sale.
Up to $150 OFF: SIgma Sale.
All Show Specials: Big Sale.
15 January 2021, Friday
Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM.
NEW: Canon RF 85mm f/2 MACRO IS STM Review & Sample Image Files.
It feels so good finally getting to review a sharp lens for a change rather than the manual-focus copies from China that kept me busy all of December. This RF 85mm f/2 is soooo much sharper than the not-that great but good-enough TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4 (a copy of a LEICA lens), not so great 7Artisans 50mm f/1.05 (a bokeh effects lens) and Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 (another cheap copy of a LEICA lens, and also a bokeh effect lens and never that sharp in the corners). These lenses work, but nowhere near as well as a camera-brand lens if you want corner sharpness — but that's not why people buy the TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4, 7Artisans 50mm f/1.05 or Mitakon 50mm f/0.95. Eeeesh, I hate adapting lenses. I review them because you people ask, and it's shocking how much better real lenses like this RF lens are over adapted lenses if you want a sharp lens that just goes. Hallelujah!
NEW: The Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 is so new it's now on the way to B&H, and coming soon to Amazon. It's already at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
The Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 is a bokeh effect lens; it's not as sharp as any Canon, Nikon, Sony or LEICA 50mm lens, but if you want f/0.95 bokeh for less than $12,500, here you go.
13 January 2021, Wednesday
NEW: Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM. Also at Adorama.
Eh? I thought I reviewed this years ago. Turns out I did; Sony has been selling a Zeiss-branded FE 35mm f/1.4 since 2014.
This new Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM is smaller, lighter, sharper and less expensive. Specifically, all lenses today are super-sharp stopped-down and in the center at all apertures, but the Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 was less sharp in the corners at larger apertures.
This new Sony 35/1.4 is now sharp in the corners at f/1.4, as well as focussing closer and being smaller and lighter — and $200 less expensive. Progress marches on.
Announced |
January 2021 |
September 2014 |
Filter Threads |
67mm |
72mm, Metal |
Sharpness, Center |
Excellent |
|
Sharpness, Corners |
Excellent |
|
Diaphragm blades |
11 |
9 |
Close Focus |
0.9' (0.27m) |
1' (0.3m) |
Max. Repro Ratio |
1:4.3 (0.23 x) |
1:5.6 (0.18 x) |
Elements/Groups |
14/10 1 ASPH 1 ED |
12/8 2 ASPH No ED |
Diameter |
3.0" (76mm) |
3.09" (78.5mm) |
Length (extension from flange) |
3.88" (96mm) |
4.41" (112mm) |
Weight |
18.5 oz. 524 g |
22.2 oz. 630 g |
Price, 01/2021 |
NEW: Sony full-frame 28-60mm.
NEW: Sony HVL-F28RM Flash.
Canon Deals
$70 Off: Canon EF-s 60mm f/2.8 Macro (APS-C): $399.
$100 Off: Canon T8i w/18-55mm: $799.
$50 Off: Canon SL3 w/18-55mm (white): $699.
12 January 2021, Tuesday
$400 Off: Canon EOS 6D Mk II w/24-105mm: $1,799.
$200 Off: Canon 6D Mk II: $1,399.
$50 Off: Sony 55-210mm, black (APS-C): $298.
$50 Off: Sony 55-210mm, silver (APS-C): $298.
09 January 2021, Saturday
Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 für LEICA M und all mirrorless cameras.
NEU: Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 für LEICA M und all mirrorless cameras.
No, not LEICA, but not $12,500 either.
Ruin, San Diego County, 28 July, 1996. Shot with a 65mm Schneider Super-Angulon with a square Tiffen ND grad in a Cokin holder on 4x5" Fuji Velvia 50 in a 1956 Linhof Super Technika IV.
Updated: Fuji Velvia 50.
Can you believe a 36-exposure roll now costs $18, and a roll of 120 costs $11? I'm so glad I have a Prepper's freezer full of a lifetime supply of 135, 120 and especially 220 I bought back when it was about $4 a roll of 36, $3 a roll of 120 and $5.50 for 220. My frozen film looks at least as good as whatever's sold today. Man, 220 film shoots soooo good in my HASSELBLAD E24 backs and I rarely have to load them!
Wow, HASSELBLAD prices have doubled since about 2016. No one is making any more of these beauties, so just like 1969 Hemi 'Cuda convertibles or Mercedes 300SLs, prices are only going up. Get yours while you still can.
08 January 2021, Friday
7Artisans 50mm f/1.05.
New: 7Artisans 50mm f/1.05 Review.
It comes in mounts for Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E & LEICA L Mirrorless cameras.
05 January 2021, Tuesday
$350 Off: Canon 80D, 18-55mm & more: $899.
$120 Off: Canon EOS M50, 15-45mm & 55-200mm: $879.
Lighting Deals
Almost Free: Impact 7' Parabolic Umbrella & Stand Kit: $99!
$2,406 Off: Genaray 3-Light LED Interview Kit.
$1,502 Off: Genaray 2-Light LED Interview Kit.
Up to $759 Off: Genaray Torpedo Lights and Kits.
$204 Off: Genaray Full Moon 18" Bi-Color LED Light.
Up to $161 Off: Impact Deluxe Varipole System.
03 January 2021, Sunday
New: DJI Pocket 2 Wireless Microphone Transmitter.
Last day:
Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 FL VR.
$900 Off: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL VR: $1,897. Also at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield
Ahem, the world's best 70-200mm, a pro lens made in Japan. I prefer it on Z with the FTZ to the far more expensive and more plasticy made-in-Thailand consumer-grade Z 70-200/2.8. It was a good buy when it came out at $2,799 in 2016, and a steal at $900 off.
It was $2,797 when introduced just 4 years ago, and was well worth it then, and more than worth it today.
$100 Off: Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8.
Last Day on all of these:
$200 Off: Canon RF 24-240mm IS USM: $699.
$200 Off: Canon 5D Mk IV w/24-105/4L IS II: $3,399.
$150 Off: Canon 5D Mk IV w/24-70/4L IS II: $3,249.
$800 Off: Sony A7R III: $1,998.
$300 Off: Sony A7 III: $1,698.
$300 Off: Sony A7 III w/28-70mm: $1,898.
$200 Off: Sony 24-70/2.8 GM: $1,998.
$200 Off: Sony 70-200/2.8 GM OSS: $2,398.
$500 Off: Sony A7R IV: $2,998.
$500 Off: Sony A7R II: $1,298.
$500 Off: Sony A7 II: $898.
$600 Off: Sony A7 II w/28-70mm: $998.
$200 Off: Sony Full-Frame 16-35mm f/4 GM: $1,998.
$50 Off: Sony Full-Frame 20mm f/1.8 G.
$200 Off: Sony Zeiss Full-Frame 24-70mm f/4 G: $698.
$100 Off: Sony Full-Frame 24-240mm OSS "Wonder Lens."
$100 Off: Sony Full-Frame 70-200mm f/4 G OSS.
$100 Off: Sony Full-Frame 70-300mm G OSS.
$100 Off: Sony APS-C 10-18mm f/4.
$100 Off: Sony APS-C 16-55mm f/2.8 G.
$100 Off: Sony APS-C 18-135mm OSS.
$100 Off: Sony APS-C 18-200mm OSS.
New Year's Sale: $50 off Perfectly Clear.
Valid through the end of New Year's Day, but as of Sunday the third still seems to be available – so get it while you can. It has a free trial and money-back guarantee, so you can't lose. I love it.
Perfectly Clear (an old review of the oldest version) is the software I use on most of my photos to make them better, faster than I can do any other way.
What Was New in:
October-December 2020: Canon 1DX Mark III Review, Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Review, Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM Review, Canon EOS M50 Mk II, Big EL-1 flash and odd compact PowerShot Zoom 100-400mm P&S, Canon PIXMA Pro-200, Nikon Z5 Review, Nikon Z6 II Review, Nikon Z7 II Review, Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8 Review, Nikon Z 24-50mm Review, Nikon Z 24-200mm Review, Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 Review, Fuji 50mm f/1.0 Review, Fuji X-S10, Fuji 10-24mm f/4 OIS WR R, LEICA Q2 Monochrom, LEICA SL-2 S, ZEISS ZX1, Audeze LCD-X Headphones Review, TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4 ASPH Review, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro for Sony E or LEICA, Megadap Any Lens to Nikon Z Autofocusing Adapter Review, Oben CTT-1000L Compact Tripod Review, MacCase iPad Pro Case Review.
May~September 2020: Canon EOS R5, Canon EOS R6, Canon EOS R, RP, R5 & R6 Compared, Canon RF 15~35mm f/2.8L, Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS, Canon RF 24-105mm IS STM, Canon RF 24-240mm, Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS, Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM, Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 L DS USM, Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L versus f/1.2L DS, Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM, Canon RF 100-500mm, Canon RF 600mm IS STM, Canon RF 800mm IS STM, Canon RF 1.4× extender, Canon RF 2× extender, Canon 90D, Canon Rebel T8i (EOS 850D), Nikon Z5, Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 24-50mm, Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2, Nikon Z TC-1.4× teleconverter, Nikon Z TC-2× teleconverter, Sony A7c, Sony A9 II, Sony A7S III, Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, Sony LA-EA5 Adapter, Apple Watch Series 6, Fuji X-T4, Fuji X-T200, Fuji XC 35mm f/2, Fuji XF 50mm f/1.0, LEICA M10-R, LEICA Q2, LEICA Q2 User's Guide, LEICA Q2 vs Fuji X100F vs iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Canon 90D, LEICA vs iPhone vs Fuji vs Canon, LEICA SF-24D, Hasselblad 907X 50C, ZEISS SONNAR 50mm f/1.5, Tokina Opera 50mm f/1.4, Luxli Timpani, Cello and Viola2, Audeze LCD-1 Headphones.
April 2020: Fuji XF 16-80mm f/4 Review, Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 STM, Canon C300 Mk III, Canon 25-250mm T2.95 Cine, Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mk III, Irix Full-Frame, Manual Focus 45mm f/1.4, Laowa 210º 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, Lensbaby Velvet 28mm f/2.5, Rokinon AF 75mm f/1.8, Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 for Sony, DJI Mavic Air 2 , DJI Mavic 2 Pro 4K , BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 6K, Zoom H6 Recorder Review.
January ~ March 2020: Photo Products of the Decade 1820~2020, Nikon D6, Nikon D780, Nikon D780 Plain-English User's Guide, Nikon 120-300mm f/2.8 FL VR, Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8, Nikon Z 24-200mm, Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR, Nikon Coolpix P950, Canon 1DX Mark III, Canon Rebel T8i, Canon EOS-R5, Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM, Canon RF 24-105 f/4~7.1 IS STM, Canon QX10 Pocket Portable Printer, Sony A7R IV Review & User's Guide, Sony FE 20mm f/1.8, Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS, Sony E 55-210mm OSS, Fuji X100V, Fuji X100V Plain-English User's Guide, Fuji X-T4, Fuji X-T200, Fuji XC 35mm f/2, Fuji GF 45-100mm f/4 OIS, LEICA M10 Monochrom, LEICA SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH Edition "LEITZ Wetzlar, LEICA S3, Tokina 85mm f/1.8 for Sony full-frame, Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2× Ultra-Macro, Think Tank Retrospective Backpack 15, Fringer Canon EF -> Fuji X Adapter, Fringer Canon EF -> Nikon Z Adapter, DJI Mavic 2 Zoom with Smart Controller, Senal SMH-1200 Review.
November & December 2019: Fall Color from Yosemite and California's Eastern Sierra, Nikon Z50 Full Review, Nikon Z50 Plain-English User's Guide, Nikon Z DX 16-50mm VR Review, Nikon Z DX 50-250mm VR Review, Nikon Z 85mm f/1.8 Review, Nikon Z 24mm f/1.8 Review, Sony A6600 Review, Sony A6600 User's Guide, Canon EOS Ra Astro Mirrorless, Fujifilm X-Pro3 Review, Fuji GFX 100 Review, Fuji GF 50mm f/3.5 Review, Apple Watch Series 5 Review, Apple 32" Pro 6K Display, Apple 32" Pro 6K Display w/nano textured glass, Photo Mechanic Software Review, Tokina 100mm f/2.8 Full Frame for Canon EF, LEICA SL2, Sigma 24-70/2.8 for Sony, Sigma 24-70/2.8 für LEICA L, Turboant X7 Review.
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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If you've gotten your gear through one of my links or helped otherwise, you're family. It's great people like you who allow me to keep adding to this site full-time. Thanks!
If you haven't helped yet, please do, and consider helping me with a gift of $5.00.
The biggest help is when you use any of these links when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. It costs you nothing, and is this site's, and thus my family's, biggest source of support. eBay is always a gamble, but all the other places always have the best prices and service, which is why I've used them since before this website existed. I recommend them all personally.
Thanks for reading!
Ken