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Canon: EOS R3 R5 R5C R6 R RP R7 R10 1DX III 1DX II 5DS/R 5D Mk IV 6D II 90D T8i SL3 Flash Lenses
Nikon: Z9 Z7 II Z6 II Z7 Z6 Z5 Z fc Z50 Z30 D6 D5 D850 D780 D750 D500 D7500 D5600 D3500 Flash Lenses Best Nikon Lenses
Sony: A1 A9 II A9 A7R IV A7R III A7 IV A7 III A7R II A7S III A7c A7 II A6600 A6400 A6100 A6000 ZV-E10 RX10/4 RX100/7 RX100/6 Lenses
Fujifilm: GFX100S GFX100 GFX50R X100V X100F X‑H2s X‑T4 X‑T3 X‑T30 X‑Pro3 X‑S10 X‑E4 X‑T200 Film Lenses
LEICA: SL2 SL2 S Q2 Q2M M11 M10-R M10M M10P M10 M240 M-E M9P M9T M9 M7 M6/TTL CLE M3 IIIf IIIa Lenses
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30 June 2022, Thursday
Nikon Z30 and Nikon Z 16-50mm VR.
NEW: Nikon Z30 Review.
29 June 2022, Wednesday
LEICA M6 TTL 0.85 und LEICA SUMMILUX 50mm f/1.4.
Updated: LEICA M6 & M6 TTL Review.
The only big change is the price. Back when I first suggested the M6 TTL as a great way to get into LEICA photography in 2009 it sold used for about $1,000. Today it sells for $3,000 used.
Laugh all you want, but as we know, LEICA prices only go UP, so if you had gotten some back then, you would have had great cameras and tripled your money even if all you did was leave it sitting in your safe deposit box for the past 13 years. Better than real estate, there are no property taxes, utility bills, homeowner's associations or any of that.
27 June 2022, Monday
$100 Off: Nikon Z 105mm f/2.8 VR: $896.95.
24 June 2022, Friday
$20 Off: Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM: $179.
30% Off: Canon RF 600mm f/11: $699.
New: Sony ECM-B10 Digital Shotgun Microphone.
22 June 2022, Wednesday
Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 G PZ.
NEW: Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 G Power Zoom Full Review & Sample Image Files.
21 June 2022, First Day of Summer
LEICA TRINOVID 10 × 40.
What's old is new again: LEICA TRINOVID 10 × 40.
I last reviewed these classic binocular gems 12 years ago, and lo and behold, LEICA has just introduced a new edition of them for 2022.
These excel at offering more performance in a smaller package than any other new binocular, but sadly the new version uses simpler optics for a smaller field-of-view with more weight than the originals, but the new version does focus more closely. It's easy to find the originals at eBay, which is where I got mine (How to Win at eBay).
20 June 2022, Monday
NEW: Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 for Fuji APS-C.
NEW: MacBook Pro M2: from $1,299.
NEW: MacBook Air M2: from $1,199.
NEW: Fuji Phone Printer.
NEW: All sorts of goodies from DJI.
Now at Crutchfield: Sony E (APS-C) 10-20mm f/4 G PZ.
Now at Crutchfield: Sony E (APS-C) 11mm f/1.8.
Now at Crutchfield: Sony E (APS-C) 15mm f/1.4 G.
15 June 2022, Wednesday
Nikon Z 28-75mm f/2.8.
NEW: Nikon Z 28-75mm f/2.8 Review & Sample Image Files.
Great lens at a great price, and super light!
Summer Sales
14 June 1777, Flag Day
245 years ago today we dumped the British Union Jack part of our first short-lived "Grand Union" American flag, and replaced it with our flag with the familiar circle of 13 stars.
Two years before, on 14 June 1775, the US Army was first formed.
12 June 2022, Sunday
$200 Off: Nikon Z5, 24-200mm, SD Card & case: $1,996.95.
Up to $300 Off: Nikon Z Lens Sale w/Free UV Filters.
09 June 2022, Thursday
Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR.
NEW: Nikon Z 100-400mm VR Full Review & Sample Image Files.
Nikon's best mirrorless telephoto, bravo!
Updated: Nikon Lens Compatibility.
I cleaned up this very complicated page.
I so love Canon; I don't need a lens compatibility page for Canon since every camera and lens they've made since 1987, be it 35mm film SLRs, DSLRs or mirrorless, all works with each other. The worst case is that you need a simple adapter and you're good to go.
The reason for this huge difference is that Canon revolutionized the world in 1987 with their EOS (electro-optical system). Everything about Canon's EF EOS lenses, from focussing to diaphragm control and data communication, have all been 100% electronic since 1987 in Canon, while half of what Nikon offers today still has mechanical vestiges that trace all the way back to 1959, and it's a bear for Nikon and its customers trying to get lenses and cameras to work together — and a huge pain for me trying to keep track of it all.
07 June 2022, Tuesday
NEW: 13" MacBook Pro M2 from $1,299.
NEW: 13" MacBook Air M2 from $1,199.
Sale: Father's Day at B&H.
Up to $100 Off: Canon RF Lenses. For instance:
$50 Off: Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM.
$50 Off: Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM.
$100 Off: Canon RF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM: $1,299.
$100 Off: Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM: $899.
Up to $600 Off: Sony Cameras and Lenses. For instance:
$500 Off: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM: $1,698. (this is the older, heavier version of the new FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II.)
$200 Off: Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS: $698.
$100 Off: Sony E 35mm f/1.8: $373.
02 June 2022, Thursday
Now at Crutchfield: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II.
In Stock: Olympus OM-1.
01 June 2022, Wednesday
New APS-C Lenses from Sony
NEW: Sony E 10-20mm f/4G PZ Full Review & Sample Image Files.
NEW: Sony E 11mm f/1.8 Full Review & Sample Image Files.
NEW: Sony E 15mm f/1.4G Full Review & Sample Image Files.
New from Sigma
NEW: Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 Full-Frame for Sony. (also at Adorama.)
NEW: Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 Full-Frame for Leica L. (also at Adorama.)
NEW: Sigma LH756-01 Hood (replacement) for 16-28.
16-28mm? This is hardly a "zoom" lens. This is the same limited 1.75× zoom ratio as a 20-35mm lens, and back in the 1990s when 20-35mm lenses were popular, I used to laugh at how little the image zoomed from one end to the other of the zoom range.
I'd much rather have the superb Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 rather than this 16-28mm lens. Neither are stabilized, they cost the same and the Sony lens is faster, smaller and lighter.
31 May 2022, Tuesday
NEW: Fuji X-H2s. (also at Adorama.)
Also comes as a kit with the MKX 18-55mm T2.9, as a kit with the MKX 50-135mm T2.9 and as a kit with both the 18-55mm and 50-135mm cine lenses.
Fujinon MKX lenses are pro manual-focus, manual diaphragm cinematography lenses; you don't want them for still shooting.
What's really nice about the X-H2s is that it has seven preset C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 and C7 settings right on its top dial. I have yet to try one, but I'm told that these now recall a lot more than just film profile and contrast; supposedly they recall focus mode and even if you want still or video mode. If these C settings really do recall just about everything like focus and exposure modes and screen brightness and advance modes or self timers and ISO settings and everything, this will make the X-H2s head and shoulders above other Fuji cameras cameras for usability. We'll see.
NEW: VBG-XH Vertical Grip for X-H2s. (also at Adorama.)
NEW: VBG-XH File-Transmitter Grip for X-H2s.
NEW: Video Cooling Fan for X-H2s. (also at B&H.)
NEW: Fuji XF 18-120mm f/4 R LM WR Power Zoom. (also at Adorama.)
Fuji XF 18-120mm f/4 R LM WR Power Zoom. bigger.
NEW: Fuji XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM WR OIS. (also at Adorama.)
Fuji XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM WR OIS. bigger.
For just $1,999 this is going to be a very popular lens, with a 225-900mm full-frame equivalent as shot on Fuji's APS-C cameras.
Fujifilm's 2022-2023 Lens Roadmap
Fujifilm Fujinon Lens Roadmap as of 31 May 2022, seeing ahead to 2023. bigger.
The roadmap shows us that much later this year we may see a new XF 56mm f/1.2 (85mm eq.) to replace the 2014 version and an XF 30mm f/2.8 (45mm eq.) macro, with early 2023 bringing us an XF 8mm f/3.5 ultrawide (12mm eq.)
More on DSLRs
I wrote about my thoughts about some new DSLRs potentially being discontinued on Friday. Here's more about why I still prefer DSLRs for studio work:
While mirrorless is the cash cow of camera marketing departments today and I prefer mirrorless for available-light nature and landscape shooting since I can see how my pictures will look before I press the shutter, of course I prefer my DSLR for use in my studio shooting with xenon strobes. I prefer my DSLR in the studio because I'm shooting close-up at f/22 under strobes with manual focus hand-held. SLRs and DSLRs are always viewing through genuinely live optical finders at maximum aperture for fast, easy and precise manual focus, and then stopping-down automatically and instantly to f/22 for each and every shot.
Mirrorless rarely opens the diaphragm all the way while viewing, giving inferior manual focus since you're usually half stopped-down while trying to focus. With strobes (flash) you don't have the advantage of seeing the final picture before you take it, and with mirrorless you're encumberedd with an electronic rather than a live optical finder. DSLRs make it faster and easier to shoot under strobes.
If you're in a studio shooting stills, strobes are the way to go as their instantaneous bursts of light eliminate any motion or camera shake blur, and you have so much light you can stop down as far as you want to keep everything sharp. That's why my photos of cameras and lenses that illustrate my reviews are always so sharp; you can't get this sharpness with continuous (video, CFL or LED) lighting unless you use a tripod, and once you do that, you slow down your shooting so far setting up each shot manually that it will take hours to shoot what I knock out in a few minutes hand-held.
30 May 2022, Memorial Day
$800 Off: Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 VR: $1,596.95.
Nikon's top F-mount DSLR midrange zoom. It was $2,397 when it first came out.
Works great on mirrorless with the FTZ.
$900 Off: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 VR FL: $1,896.95.
The world's best 70-200mm lens, period. I prefer it to the dinkier Z 70-200/2.8, and this pro lens costs less than the plasticy Z version. This amazing FL lens was $2,800 when it first came out in 2016t.
Works great on mirrorless with the FTZ.
$400 Off: Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED: $1,396.95.
The world's best ultra-ultra-wide — back in 2007 when it came out. Today, get the mirrorless versions from Canon (RF 14-35mm f/4 or RF 15-35mm f/2.8) or Nikon (Z 14-30mm f/4 or Z 14-24mm f/2.8), they're all superb. This classic AF-S lens is an impractical beast as it has no way to use a front protective filter for its huge fishbowl front element.
I paid $1,800 for mine when it first came out.
Works great on mirrorless with the FTZ.
$340 Off: Nikon AF-S 200-500mm: $1,056.95. (also at Crutchfield.)
This 200-500mm is one of the things that keeps some people in the Nikon system; no one else makes anything that is as fast and covers such a great long range, and it sells for a fraction of what bigger, heavier and less useful lenses do. This 200-500mm is a gem unique to the Nikon system.
Works great on mirrorless with the FTZ.
$300 Off: Nikon AF-S 500mm f/5.6: $3,296.95.
I prefer the utility of the 200-500mm above, and the 200-500mm is just as fast and costs only one-third as much as this expensive Fresnel lens which I've also reviewed in detail.
Works great on mirrorless with the FTZ.
27 May 2022, Friday
DSLRs?
People ask what I think about reports of discontinued DSLR lenses and bodies.
It's a natural progression as mirrorless takes over. Old products get discontinued as new ones replace them. DSLRs today are in exactly the same place as 35mm cameras were back in 2004: perfectly useful, but even fewer people will be buying them new in years to come.
It's like film. Back in 2004 most of us started to get digital cameras rather than getting new 35mm cameras. I couldn't be sure if Fuji was going to keep making Velvia, so I invested in a lifetime buy and filled my freezer with all I'd ever need. I was right; the new film I bought for $5 a roll sells for $23 today, and I have all I'll ever need in dead but extremely useful sizes like 4×5 Readyload and 220.
People buying new gear today mostly get mirrorless. People get very little brand new DSLR gear, so makers are going to make less of them.
Not that DSLRs are bad, just that there are so many out there for those of us who love them that makers don't really need to be making new ones if people aren't going to buy them, so of course we see older model cameras and lenses being discontinued.
Photography has been like this for almost 200 years. As new things come out, like dry plates rather than wet plates or film rather than glass plates, we get the new items and need much less of the old. Why did Kodak dump Kodachrome in 2010? Because very few people bought it as most people (like me) upgraded to Fujichrome in the 1990s.
Especially with all the great used gear out there, the world doesn't need that many new DSLRs anymore.
If you really need a D850, now's the time to get yours new while it's on sale at $2,497. It used to cost $3,297 when I got my first two back in 2017, so don't complain to me if they go out of stock or cost $5,000 each in the future.
Skylum Summer Sale
$25 Off: Luminar Neo: $64. ($30 off, or just $49, for existing Skylum customers.)
New at Crutchfield: Canon EOS R10.
New at Crutchfield: Canon EOS R10 w/18-45mm.
New at Crutchfield: Canon EOS R10 w/18-150mm.
New at Crutchfield: Canon EOS R7.
New at Crutchfield: Canon EOS R7 w/18-150mm.
New at Crutchfield: RF-S 18-150mm.
New at Crutchfield: RF-S 18-45mm.
24 May 2022, Tuesday
Canon EOS-R Mirrorless now in APS-C!
Moving past the EOS-M APS-C cameras, now Canon has even smaller and lighter entries in their formerly full-frame-only EOS-R series:
NEW: Canon EOS R7:
Canon EOS R7 and RF-S 18-150mm IS STM. bigger.
NEW: Canon EOS R10:
Canon EOS R10 and RF-S 18-45mm IS STM. bigger.
NEW: Canon RF-S 18-45mm IS STM.
NEW: Canon RF-S 18-150mm IS STM.
The R7 also comes as a kit with 18-150mm lens, also at Adorama and at Adorama with the 18-150mm.
The R10 also comes as a kit with 18-45mm and as a kit with 18-150mm lens, also at Adorama, at Adorama with 18-45mm and at Adorama with 18-150mm.
$200 off: Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2: $1,896.95.
21 May 2022, Saturday
$100 Off: Nikon Z7 II: $3,496.95.
18 May 2022, Wednesday
Sony ZV-E10 and 16-50mm PZ.
NEW: Sony ZV-E10 Review.
Updated: All Sony Cameras Compared.
I added the ZV-E10.
17 May 2022, Tuesday
Nikon Z 100-400mm VR
I just got my Nikon Z 100-400mm VR, and to my surprise, it's actually Made in Japan rather than being offshored:
Hooray! Full review coming of course. I just opened it, much less have had the time to put it on my Z9 yet.
NEW: Lumix G Leica DG 9mm f/1.7 for micro 4/3: $498. (also at B&H.)
14 May 2022, Saturday
HASSELBLAD 500 C/M with PME metered prism finder and 80/2.8 CF. enlarge.
NEW: HASSELBLAD PME Prism Meter Finder Review.
NEW: Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise-Cancelling Headphones.
Mailbag
A reader wrote to ask about Kodachrome color balance.
Kodachrome always had nasty green shifts in the highlights just before it went completely white. You'd see this on the edges of white clouds in the sky. It was always ugly when projected, but that's the best we had in olden days before digital, and this "color crossover" (the magenta layer having a differently-shaped characteristic curve than cyan and yellow) was always corrected beautifully when printed in magazines.
Kodachrome had a slight green shift when each new roll shipped from Kodak, and it became more magenta as it aged and eventually passed its expiration date if you didn't develop it first. Yes, film's color balance changes with aging before processing.
Serious photographers used to buy big batches, test and age them, and shoot their special batch when at its best color balance.
Kodak eventually introduced "Professional" versions, which were shipped at the optimum color balance. We had to keep it refrigerated so it wouldn't shift away from optimum, and processed it promptly for the best color balance.
The regular versions of the film varied more, since it wasn’t refrigerated and Kodak shipped it when it was still a bit green, expecting people might have a roll in their camera for a year. Also back when people still used old fashioned "camera stores," your local store might have Kodachrome sitting on their shelves for a year, since local stores never sold as much volume as Adorama and B&H, from whom I've been buying my film since the 1970s for exactly this reason!
The regular and Pro versions were the same film and aged in the same way, just that the Pro versions were aged to perfection, then refrigerated and shipped at their peak, and expected you to treat the film well to prevent it from shifting away from perfection.
Even the pro versions had greenish highlights, one of many reasons (like pinholes) we all upgraded to Fujifilm in the 1990s.
Film was such a pain!
Friday the 13th of May 2022
Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4.
NEW: Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 Review & Sample Images.
For many people, Nikon's best midrange zoom yet.
Nikon now makes so many midrange zooms that I wrote this comparison:
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NEW: Nikon Full-Frame Z Midrange Zooms Compared.
$50 Off: Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro: $449.
12 May 2022, Thursday
$100 Off: Nikon Z 7II: $2,896.95.
07 May 2022, Saturday
Now at Crutchfield: Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR.
02 May 2022, Monday
Up to $500 Off: Nikon Spring Sale. (also at Adorama.)
$100 Off: Nikon D780: $2,196.95.
$200 Off: Nikon Z5 w/24-200mm: $1,996.95.
$300 Off: Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR: $2,296.95.
$300 Off: Nikon Z 28-75mm f/2.8: $896.95.
$350 Off: Sony Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4: $998.00.
What Was New in:
January ~ April 2022: Photographs from Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra, The Effect of Scale, Canon EOS R3 Full Review & Sample Image Files, Canon EOS R5C, Canon RF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM, Canon RF 1,200mm f/8L IS USM, Canon PowerShot ZOOM Review, Nikon Z9 Review & Sample Images, Nikon Z9 User's Guide & Tutorial, Nikon Z 18-140mm VR DX Review & Sample Image Files, Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8 Review & Sample Image Files, Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8 SE Review & Sample Image Files, Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Review & Sample Image Files, Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 VR, Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR, Sony A7 IV Full Review & Sample Image Files, Sony A7 IV Tutorial & User's Guide, Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 G PZ Power Zoom, Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II, Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II Review & Sample Images, Sony HVL-F60RM2 Flash Review & Sample Images, Sony HVL-F46RM Flash Review & Sample Images, Sony SD Card Reader, LEICA M11, Apple Mac Studio, Apple 27" 5K Studio Display, 5th generation 10.9" iPad Air, Cooke S8/i 25mm, 32mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm and 135mm T1.4 Lenses in PL mount, Huion Kamvas Pro 13 (2.5K) drawing tablet review, Kodak GOLD 200 in 120 format, OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Review, OWC ATLAS S PRO SDXC Card Review, OWC ENVOY PRO ELEKTRON SSD Review, OWC USB-C TRAVEL DOCK E Review, Oben CFT-6194L Lateral Carbon-Fibre Tripod Review, Oben CFT-6394 "Big & Tall" Carbon-Fibre Tripod Review, Oben BC-139 Review, Olympus OM-1, M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4 PRO, Panasonic Lumix GH6, Sigma 16mm f/1.4 for Fuji, Sigma 30mm f/1.4 for Fuji, Sigma 56mm f/1.4 for Fuji, Sigma 20mm f/2 full-frame for Sony E, Sigma 20mm f/2 full-frame for LEICA L, SmallRig 3457 Compact Fluid Head Review, ThinkTank Retrospective 75 Duffel, ZEISS Supreme Prime 15mm T1.8, Feet, PL Mount, Jackery Explorer 1000 Power Station & Solar Generator Review, Jackery Explorer 300 Review, Jackery SolarSaga 100W Panel Review, Nitecore BlowerBaby Review, B&W 702 S2 Speakers, beyerdynamic DT 700 PRO X headphones review.
November ~ December 2021: Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM Review, Canon RF 100-400mm IS USM Review, Canon EF 28-80mm f/2.8-4 L ULTRASONIC Review, Nikon Z 28-75mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3, Leica Q2 Reporter Edition, Best USB-C Card Readers, Docks & Hubs Compared, Mitakon 90mm f/1.5 Review, McIntosh MQ 107 Environmental Equalizer Review.
October 2021: Nikon Z9, Nikon Z 18-140mm VR DX, Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4, Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, Nikon FTZ II, Canon STEREOSCOPIC RF 5.2mm f/2.8L 190º Fisheye, Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM Review, Canon EF 135mm f/2.8 Soft Focus Review, Sony A7 IV, Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II, Apple Watch Series 7.
July ~ September 2021: Nikon Z fc Review, Nikon Z7 II User's Guide, Nikon Z FX 28mm f/2.8 Special Edition, Nikon Z 40mm f/2, Nikon Z 50mm f/2.8 Macro Review, Nikon Z 105mm f/2.8 VR Macro Review, Canon EOS R3, Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM, Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Review, Canon RF 100~400mm IS USM, Canon DM-E1D Stereo Mic, Canon ST-E10 Speedlite Transmitter, Canon AD-P1 Android Data Transmitter Adapter, Canon AD-E1 Normal to Multi-Function Shoe Adapter, Sony ZV-E10, Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Review, Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 Review, Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 Review, Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 Review, Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Review, Fuji GFX 50S II, Fuji GF 35-70mm, Fuji GFX 50S II w/35-70mm, Fuji X-T30 II, Fuji XF 23mm f/1.4, Fuji XF 33mm f/1.4, Sigma 24mm f/2 DG DN, Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG DN full-frame für LEICA L, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 for Sony and for LEICA L, Tamron 18-300mm for Sony APS-C and for Fuji, Tamron 35~150mm f/2~2.8 for Sony, Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 Review, Godox Ving V860III TTL Li-Ion Flash, Megadap Sony to Nikon Z Lens Adapter, TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 ASPH Review, Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5, Audeze LCD-XC Planar Magnetic Headphones full review.
April ~ June 2021: Photographs from California's Central Coast, Canon EOS R3, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM III Review, Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Review, All Canon 100mm Lenses Compared, Canon RF 400mm f/2.8L IS, Canon RF 600mm f/4L IS, Nikon Z7 II Review, Nikon Z fc, Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 Review, Nikon Z FX 28mm f/2.8 Special Edition, Nikon Z 50mm f/2.8 Macro, Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 Review, Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 Noct Review, Nikon Z 105mm f/2.8 VR Macro, Sony A1 Review, Sony A6100 Review, Sony E 16-55mm f/2.8 G Review, Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Review, Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Review, Sony E 70-350mm G OSS Review, Fujifilm X-E4 Review, Fuji X-S10 Review, Fuji XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS WR Review, Fuji XF 18mm f/1.4R LM WR, Fuji XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR Review, Fuji XF 70-300mm R LM OIS WR Review, LEICA M10-R in black paint, Pentax K-3 Mk III, iRig Pre 2 XLR Mic to Mirrorless, DSLR, iOS, Phone or Computer Preamplifier, Robus RTH-1050 55-lb Capacity Ball Head Review, Ritz Gear 256 GB CFexpress card, Turboant Thunder T1 Electric Bike Review.
January ~ March 2021: Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM review, Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS review, Canon RF 85mm f/2 MACRO IS STM review, Canon EL-1 Flash review, Nikon Z9 review, SONY A1 review, Sony A7C review, Sony FE 28-60mm review, Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G, Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G and Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G, Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM, Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM review, iPhone 12 Pro Max review & guide, Apple Watch Series 6 review & guide, LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2 ASPH, LEICA 50mm f/1.2 NOCTILUX-M ASPH, Fuji GFX 100S, Fuji GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR, Fuji X-E4, Fuji XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR, Fuji 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR, Ritz 256GB 265/120 MB/s V60 SD card, Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 review, 7Artisans 50mm f/1.05 review, Polsen MVP-3 Micro Shotgun Microphone, Polsen MVP-6 Shotgun Microphone, Polsen MO-CPL2 USB-C Lavalier Microphone, Polsen SCL-1080 Dual-Pattern Shotgun Microphone
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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