January & February 2023's News
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Nikon vs Canon vs Sony Full-Frame Mirrorless Mirrorless vs DSLR
Canon: EOS R3 R5 R5C R6 II R6 R R8 RP R7 R10 R50 1DX III 1DX II 5DS/R 5D Mk IV 6D II 90D T8i SL3 T7 T100 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 V 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 Flash Lenses
Fujifilm: GFX100S GFX100 GFX50R X100V X100F X-H2 X‑H2s X-T5 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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Last Day: 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.
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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.
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28 February 2023, Tuesday
$100 Off: Canon RF 14-35mm f/4 L IS USM: $1,399.
The RF 14-35mm is my favorite mirrorless ultrawide for its unbeaten zoom range and overall excellence. My other favorite is the RF 15-30mm IS STM for its tiny size and price and huge performance.
$100 Off: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM: $1,999.
This is a huge lens with flawless performance; a staple of professional photography for many years.
$80 Off: Canon Rebel T7 & 18-55mm: $399.
Tiny price on a tiny camera with pretty crappy performance by modern standards. It makes a great institutional camera, or a camera to let people see how bad DSLRs were 15 years ago with inconsistent autofocus.
I'm not complaining; we all cheerfully paid three times as much for this performance ten years ago and the pictures look great - so long as you ignore the few that come out out-of-focus.
27 February 2023, Monday
$300 Off: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM: $2,099.
I use mine with an EF to RF adapter on mirrorless and prefer it to the RF 100-500mm.
This is a deal for $2,099 at Crutchfield. It's $2,199 at Adorama, at Amazon and at B&H. This really is a deal; it's been selling at $2,399 ever since October 2020.
The EF 100-400 L II is my favorite telephoto of all time. Compared to the RF lenses like the RF 100-500mm it's heavier because it's all durable metal and it has exotic fluorite optics. I love mine for its insane sharpness, genuinely pro-level construction and great performance even with stacked EF and EF-II extenders.
$200 Off: Canon EOS R6 & RF 24-105mm IS STM: $2,399.
This is a superb combo; you can see a sample R6 snap below and the RF 24-105mm STM is weightless and has among the best stabilization I've ever used — I routinely get sharp shots with two-second hand-held exposures!
$200 Off: Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM: $1,399.
$300 Off: Nikon Z5 & Z 24-200mm: $1,896.95.
$200 Off: Nikon Z50, 16-50mm VR & 50-250mm VR: $1,146.95.
I'd stretch for the Z5 deal above. I love having it all in one 24-200mm lens rather than having to swap between the 16-50 and 50-250mm lenses.
New at Crutchfield: Sony FE 20-70mm f/4G Full-Frame.
$130 Off: Sony 256GB CFexpress Type B TOUGH Card: $299.99.
$300 Off: TWO SanDisk 2 TB Portable SSDs: $239.98! I have just one of these pocket drives and love it for carrying backups and about my past ten years of work everywhere I go.
$202 Off: Lumix DMC-ZS100 & 64GB Extreme card: $397.99.
$150 Off: Seagate 12TB Expansion Desktop HDD: $189.99. (I use the 8 TB version of these for backups. Add to cart for price.)
$1,400 Off: ASUS 16" ProArt StudioBook 3,840 × 2,400 pixel OLED Laptop: $1,999. Ends midnight NYC time (9 PM west-coast time
25 February 2023, Saturday
Sunset, Walker Lake, California, October 2022. Snapped with Canon EOS R6, RF 15-30mm IS STM and Skylum Luminar Neo software. bigger.
NEW: How to Learn Photography.
Wow, a new article about photography rather than more gear.
I'm working on my images from October, which is why you haven't seen much new work recently: it's coming.
500 Errors
My apologies if you get ERROR 500 - Try Again warnings. If you do, just hit REFRESH or RELOAD a few times and it will come in.
I've had a heck of a time trying to make these errors go away. I'm not a web developer and my hosting company is mostly pointing fingers rather than fixing it. I'm an artist, not a coder, and also nursing a broken arm this past month has made it hard to tackle all this with just one hand.
Thanks for your patience.
Route 66
Stairwell at Night, Barstow, California, 7:57 P.M., 05 February 2016. 1989 Hasselblad 903 SWC with B60 B+W F-DAY mild fluorescent filter, 2 meters focus distance (needed from 4.5' in focus), Fuji Velvia in 1996 Hasselblad E24 magazine, f/16 at 1 minute. More technical details. bigger.
Dave Wyman and I are contemplating another Route 66 photo trip this April. Watch this space.
Here are snaps from our 2016 trip.
Astro Tip
Dedicated astro guys love these because they can expose as long as they want for deep, clean imges at low ISOs, while regular folks like me have to shoot mostly with ultrawide lenses and high ISOs to keep exposures shorter than 30 seconds for sharp astro shots.
Others make numerous 30-second exposures and put them together with special software that rotates them to compensate for some of the sky's (or earth's depending on your point of view) rotation, while a well aligned clock-drive lets you make hours-long exposures and keep it all sharp, mostly dependant on how well you align it.
24 February 2023, Friday
New at Crutchfield: Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2 full frame.
New at Crutchfield: Nikon Z 26mm f/2.8 full frame.
Teased: Sigma APS-C 16mm f/1.4 (24mm eq.) for Nikon Z.
Teased: Sigma APS-C 30mm f/1.4 (45mm eq.) for Nikon Z.
Teased: Sigma APS-C 56 mm f/1.4 (85mm eq.) for Nikon Z.
These are newly in Nikon Z mount. THey've been avaialble in Sony, Fuji, LEICA L, micro 4/3 and Canon EF-M (not the newest EOS-R) mounts.
NEW: RØDE NT1 5th Generation Studio Mic in silver and in black. (also at Adorama in silver and in black)
The NT1 is a popular 1' large-diaphragm cardioid condenser studio mic for just about everything. This new fifth generation adds digital USB-C to the phantom-powered analog XLR connector.
Honest, this plugs into the usual pro analog preamps and outboard analog interfaces with the usual XLR cables, or look carefully and there is a USB-C connector in there across from pin 2, between pins one and three! Just connect it via USB and use its own internal 192 ksps 32-bit floating point ADC (their words, not mine).
It has internal DSP for doing filtering, EQ, dynamic compression, noise reduction (I'll assume that means noise gating or downward expansion) and even APHEX processing. You set these via an app.
It claims only 4 dBA of self noise, which is the lowest I recall ever reading. Other great mics are more in the 14-20 dBA self noise range.
Not bad for $249, including the shock mount.
21 February 2023, Tuesday
NEW: Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM.
This is a newer, better lens than the old Zeiss Sony 50/1.4, which costs more due to older technology.
This new Sony lens takes 67mm filters, weighs 18.2 oz. (516g), has an 11 blade diaphragm, has a 1.3'/0.41m close focus, a 0.16× macro ratio and sells for $1,298.
The old Zeiss lens took 72mm filters, weighed a whopping 27.5 oz./778g, had a 1.5'/0.45m close-focus and sells today for $1,498. Sony will keep selling the Zeiss lens because the Zeiss brand earned such status back when they made lenses for CONTAX and HASSELBLAD that some people will still pay a premium just for the name, even if the old lens is bigger, heaver and has inferior optics.
The optics of either of these are extraordinary so there's no need to replace your Zeiss 50/1.4 unless you want to save a load of weight, but buying new today definitely get this new 50/1.4 GM.
19 February 2023, Sunday
NEW: Canon R50 Review.
World's lightest mirrorless camera, and it's inexpensive and very fast. Bravo!!!
18 February 2023, Saturday
NEW: Canon R8 Review.
World's lightest Full-Frame camera, and it's inexpensive and ultra fast. Bravo!!!
Updated: All Sony Cameras Compared.
I updated new and used pricing. This is important; not many people realize that my reviews and this comparison log and chronicle the new and used prices over time so we can see how Sony manipulates the new prices, and how market demand for cameras like the ZV-E10 can spike and make the used price double the new price last year. The ZV-E10 prices are back to normal today, and these pages record this for our eternal reference. Good job, Rockwell.
Camera Prices
As I've written before, we are very lucky that while the prices of everything from eggs to cars to natural gas continue to skyrocket beyond many people's means, camera prices have if anything dropped over time.
Some of this is due to technological advances that let manufacturers continue to make better cameras more easily, and another major effect few Americans realize is that the yen/dollar exchange rate has changed by as much as 50% in our favor over the past two years.
If you and I were paying in yen we would have seen prices rise, but since I'm paying in American dollars the exchange rate, currently 134 yen per dollar and as high as 152 yen per dollar last year, is scoring me bargains compared to the past ten or 20 years where it averaged around 110 yen per dollar.
We never know what the future holds, so now is as good as it gets for buying any photo gear. When the dollar starts to fall against the yen, camera prices will go up. The dollar has been steadily falling against the yen since its peak in October at 152 (the highest it's been in 33 years), so don't come whining to me if camera prices jump 10% or 20% or more this summer.
13 February 2023, Monday
More from my fall trip:
Half Dome in Clouds, October 2022. iPhone 14 Pro Max, Skylum Luminar Neo, split-toned print. bigger.
Updated: Fuji Cameras Compared.
For the first time ever I've documented that used prices for Fuji cameras have gone up about 50% in the past three years. I've never seen prices for used digital cameras appreciate. This is due to Fuji not being able to supply enough new cameras, and since their old models are mostly the same as the new ones, people are paying more digging into used when they can't get new.
For instance, personally I prefer my X100F over the newer X100V. Fuji removed the critical multiway rear controls from the X100V (note the blank space on the right side), so why would I want one if my X100F has the controls I need and the new model doesn't? The "touch function" screen swipes of the X100V are rubbish!
Duh!
$100 off: Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L MACRO IS II USM: $1,199. (review)
$200 off: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM: $2,199. (review)
Up to $200 off: Nikon Sale.
$120 off: OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock. (review)
Front, OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock. bigger.
Rear, OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock. bigger.
We all need different sets of connections, and I LOVE my OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock. Only one cable connects to my Mac and provides all power and audio and internet and data and drives and readers and monitors and every connection needed, all with just one cable connecting to my MacBook Pro to everything.
08 February 2023, Wednesday
NEW: Canon R8.
NEW: Canon R50.
Canon RF 24-50mm IS STM. bigger.
Canon RF 24-50mm IS STM. bigger.
NEW: Canon RF 24-50mm IS STM: $299. (also at Adorama.)
Tiny, stabilized collapsible full-frame lens similar to the Nikon Z 24-50mm.
58mm filters, 7.4 oz./210g, 1'/0.3m close focus, 0.19× macro ratio, 8 elements in 8 groups, 7 diaphragm blades.
Canon RF-S 55-210mm IS STM. bigger.
Canon RF-S 55-210mm IS STM. bigger.
NEW: Canon RF-S 55-210mm IS STM: $349. (also at Adorama.)
Ultralight, stabilized APS-C telephoto.
55mm filters, 9.5 oz./270g, 2.3'/0.7m close focus, 0.28× macro ratio, 11 elements in 8 groups, 7 diaphragm blades.
NEW: Olympus 90mm f/3.5 IS Macro: $1,499.99. (also at B&H.)
NEU: LEICA 35mm f/2 (L-mount): $2,195.
NEU: LEICA 50mm f/2 (L-mount): $1,895.
Two new full-frame lenses.
In Stock: Sony FX6 Cine Camera.
07 February 2023, Tuesday
New: Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2.
Nikon finally makes it to the 85/1.2 party that Canon started back in the 1970s. Big lens, big price, awesome optics.
Full frame, 82mm filters, 40.9 oz./1,160g, 2.8'/0.85m close focus, 0.11x macro ratio, 15 elements in 10 groups, 11 rounded diaphragm blades.
Order today to get it in late March.
New: Nikon Z 26mm f/2.8.
A tiny lens not much bigger than a body cap.
Full frame, 52mm filters, 4.6 oz. (130 g), 0.67'/0.2m close focus, 0.19x macro ratio, 8 elements in 6 groups, 7 rounded diaphragm blades, metal mount.
Order today to get it in early March.
Another snap from October:
Mountains and Clouds, East of June Lake, Route 395. bigger.
I snapped this through the windshield of a moving car with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I used Skylum Luminar Neo to make the colors the way I want and to remove the reflections of my dashboard using Neo's Erase tool.
Canon EOS 1DX Mk II with 50mm f/1.2 L.
$3,000 Off: Canon EOS 1DX Mark II: $2,999.
The EOS 1DX Mk II was the world's top pro camera until replaced by today's 1DX Mark III, which adds magic thumb controls and other little goodies.
The 1DX Mk II is still a superb camera, and B&H now has them brand-new at a closeout price.
$600 off: Sony A7 II & 28-70mm: $998.
$50 off: Nikon Z 30: $656.95.
$500 off: Lumix DC-S5 & free goodies: $1,497.
$500 off: Lumix DC-S5, 20-60mm & free goodies: $1,797.
$200 off: Lumix DMC-GX85, 12-32mm, 45-150mm & more: $597.99.
70% off: Cavision 5m / 16.4' Waterproof RGB LED Light Strip: $11.70.
$40 off: H&A Versa Headphones: $59.99.
$25 off: Korg NanoKEY2 Slim-Line USB MIDI Controller: $49.99.
05 February 2023, Sunday
Here's another teaser from October: an iPhone 14 Pro Max shot of the Milky Way.
What's the diagonally-smeared blob of light on the center right? It's the Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31)! How's that for an iPhone shot?
The Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy as seen from Stoneman Meadow, Yosemite, October 2022. iPhone 14 Pro Max, split-toned print. bigger.
I'll explain how I did this when I publish all the images. Hint: just mount your iPhone to a tripod and press the button.
$400 off: Canon R5: $3,499.
For most people, the world's best mirrorless camera.
New: Think Tank Retrospective Everyday Backpack.
Think Tank Retrospective Everyday Backpack. bigger.
Think Tank Retrospective Everyday Backpack. bigger.
Think Tank Retrospective Everyday Backpack. bigger.
Check out the new Think Tank Retrospective Everyday (EDC) Backpack. It's a general purpose backpack for everyday use. I love the waterproof canvas materials and leather, just like my other ThinkTank Retrospective bags.
04 February 2023, Saturday
In-Stock: Sony FX30.
$100 off: Godox AD200 TTL Pocket Flash Kit with Round Head and Modifiers: $334.
$100 off: Impact Photo Pro LED Booth 400: $263.95.
$40 off: Impact 7' White Translucent Parabolic Umbrella: $59.97.
02 February 2023, Thursday
I've been working on my photos from October rather than reviews (OK, I did update my Nikon D3300 and D3400 reviews today). Here's a sample to hold you over until I publish them as a gallery:
Abandoned Mine Near Walker Lake, October 2022. iPhone 14 Pro Max 0.5× camera, Skylum Luminar Neo. bigger.
New: RØDE NTH-100M Headphones & Mic: $189. (also at Adorama.)
These are for people who want a broadcast-quality mic attached to their headphones.
Canon
$400 Off: Canon R3: $5,599.
$400 Off: Canon R5 with RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $4,599.
$400 Off: Canon EOS R: $1,399.
$400 Off: Canon EOS R & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $2,499.
$200 Off: Canon RF 14-35mm f/4 L IS USM: $1,499.
$50 Off: Canon RF 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM: $499.
$20 Off: Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM: $279.
$50 Off: Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 MACRO IS STM: $549.
$200 Off: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L ISUSM: $2,199.
$200 Off: Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM: $1,599.
$300 Off: Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 L USM: $2,499.
$300 Off: Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 L USM DS: $2,799.
$50 off: Canon Rebel T7 DSLR w/EF-S 18-55mm & free goodies: $429.
$400 Off: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III: $1,799.
$400 Off: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM: $1,499.
$26 Off: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM: $99!!!
$20 Off: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM: $379.
$400 Off: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM: $1,999.
Obviously I have explicit reviews of all of these.
$50 Off: Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III: $699.
More Cameras
$150 off: Fujifilm X-T4 Mirrorless Digital Camera with XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR: $2,049. review.
$63 off: GoPro HERO11 Black: $436.65.
$400 off: Moza Air 2S Professional Gimbal: $199.95.
Storage
$60 off: SanDisk E30 1TB USB -C Pocket SSD: $69.99.
$293 off: SanDisk Extreme V2 2TB USB-C Pocket SSD: $179.99.
I love my Extreme V2 2TB; I was using it yesterday to transfer images, like the one above, from one Mac to another! This tiny pocket-sized drive carries everything I've shot in the past ten years with me everywhere I go.
Apple
$49 off: Mac Mini M1 8-Core CPU & GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD: $649.99.
Audio
$40 off: Zoom H1n Digital Handy Recorder: $79.99.
$329 off: Triangle Borea BR03 6" 2-Way Speakers: $300/pair.
$170 off: Yamaha RX-V4A 5.2-Channel 8K Receiver: $429.95.
$100 off: Klipsch Reference 5.1 Speaker System & Yamaha RX-V4A Receiver: $799.
$60 off: Klipsch Reference Theater Pack 5.1-Channel Speaker System: $269.
So much better than any sound bar! Sound bars only work their magic if you're sitting exactly and directly in front of them. At best only one person gets to hear the 3D or stereo effect, and in most practical home layouts everyone pretty much only hears broad mono. Do yourself the favor and use discrete speakers. Don't worry about Atmos vs. 7.1 vs. 5.1; they work the same in practice - and any of them are far more spacious than any sound bar in practical use.
No, I've never heard this Klipsch set, but for $269 with six speakers including a powered subwoofer, you can't go wrong on a budget.
Hint: I always set my front left and front right speakers very far apart, often far away from the screen. I love a huge, immersive soundfield, and leaving the left and right speakers at the sides of your screen - even with the 85" screens I use - leads to a small soundfield
Sport Optics
$60 off: Vanguard 12-45x50mm VESTA 350A Waterproof Spotting Scope Kit: $69.99.
31 January 2023, Tuesday
$400 Off: Canon R3: $5,599.
$400 Off: Canon R5: $3,499.
$400 Off: Canon EOS R: $1,399.
$400 Off: Canon 5D Mk IV: $2,299.
$400 off: Canon R3 & free goodies: $5,599.
$400 off: Canon R5 & free flash: $3,499.
$400 off: Canon R5, RF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM & free flash: $4,599.
$400 off: Canon EOS R w/free tripod & card: $1,399.
$400 off: Canon EOS R, RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS & free flash: $2,499.
$400 off: Canon EOS R, RF 24-105 IS STM w/free flash & more goodies: $1,699.
$50 off: Canon RF 15-30mm IS STM & free goodies: $499.
$50 off: Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM & free goodies: $549.
$200 off: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM & free goodies: $2,199.
$100 off: Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM & free goodies: $399.
$300 off: Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM & free goodies: $2,499.
$300 off: Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS & free flash: $2,799.
$50 off: Canon EF to RF adapter with control ring: $149.
$400 off: Canon 5D Mk IV, EF 24-70mm f/4 L IS USM II & free flash: $3,399.
$400 off: Canon 5D Mk IV & free flash: $2,299.
$400 off: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III & free goodies: $1,799.
$400 off: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II & free goodies: $1,499.
$26 off: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM: $99.
$20 off: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM & free filter: $379.
$50 off: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM: $599.
$400 off: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM & free goodies: $899.
$400 off: Canon EF 100-400mm L IS II & free goodies: $1,999.
$50 off: Canon G7X Mk III & free goodies: $699.
$100 off: Canon G7X Mk III video creator kit w/freebies: $799.
$800 off: Lumix GH6, 12-60mm & Capture One Pro: $1,997.99.
$200 off: Lumix GH6, Capture One Pro but no lens: $1,997.99. Is this a test? It's the same price as the item above, but doesn't include the lens. Are they serious? Note this one is only $200 off while the one above is $800 off. I must be missing something.
$400 off: Lumix GH5 II, 12-60mm & Capture One Pro: $1,897.99.
$400 off: Lumix GH5 II & accessories: $1,297.99.
$400 off: Lumix GH5, 12-60mm & accessories: $1,797.99.
27 January 2023, Friday
Deal-of-the-Day, $68 off: Nikon AF-s 50mm f/1.8G (refurbished): $149!!!
Among Nikon's sharpest aspherical lenses. Works brilliantly on mirrorless with the FTZ, on DSLRs and, yes, even on 35mm AF SLRs.
Free goodies with Sony:
Free Capture One software: Sony A1: $6,498.
2 Free Sony Batteries (3 total): Sony A7 IV: $2,498.
2 Free Sony Batteries (3 total): Sony A7 IV & 28-70mm: $2,698.
Free Carbon Fiber Tripod: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: $2,298.
Free Spare Sony Battery (2 total): Sony A7 II: $898.
Free Spare Sony Battery (2 total): A7 II & 28-70mm: $998.
25 January 2023, Wednesday
New: DJI Mic Wireless Mic System.
New: DJI RS 3 Mini Camera Gimbal.
New: TASCAM Portacapture X6 Multitrack Recorder.
Six channels and two mics with adjustable spacing all fit in the palm of your hand.
Half price: Senal XU-1648 XLR to USB preamp & ADC Interface: $49.
Even has +48V phantom power and a headphone jack with level control.
24 January 2023, Tuesday
I'm finally getting to editing my snaps from fall in the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Yosemite.
I'm also learning the latest tricks in the newest versions of Skylum Luminar Neo and Radiant Photo Software.
For now, here are some assorted deals:
$14 off: SanDisk 64GB microSDXC Memory Card w/SD Adapter: $10.99.
$40 off: Canon PIXMA TR4720 All-In-One Printer: $79.99.
$16.50 off: SanDisk 128GB UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card for Nintendo Switch: $17.49.
$50 off: Zhiyun SMOOTH-X2 2-Axis Handheld Gimbal : $69.
Hint: iPhones have such incredible stabilization you don't need any gimbals. While the screen image jumps all over as you're shooting, look at the playback video and you'll be amazed at how it's all totally locked down, stabilized and smooth after the iPhone saves the file. Amazing!
Speakers
$200 off: Bose Smart Soundbar 900: $699.
70% off: Ghostek Forge Series True Bluetooth Speaker: $14.98.
$170 off: Klipsch Reference R-25C Center Speake: $119.
$240 off: Jamo S 83 CEN Center Speaker: $89.
Radio
$50 off: Eton Elite Executive AM/FM/LW/Shortwave Radio: $149.95.
eBikes!
$1,400 off: irdBike A-Frame eBike: $899!!!
Of course you have to assemble and size it; it comes in a carton.
21 January 2023, Saturday
In stock: Canon EOS R6 Mark II. (review)
Limited stock. If it's sold out, order it and be patient and it will ship as soon as it arrives.
Not Quite Yet: Olympus 90mm f3.5 IS Macro.
It adds stabilization and twice-life-size magnification to fill the frame with something as tiny as 6 × 9mm (0.24 × 0.36")!
Because it's for the tiny micro 4/3 system with a 2x crop factor, it works like a 180mm equivalent macro - much better than using a 105mm macro on full-frame from the standpoint of perspective rendition.
You can't order it and there are no other specifications available — yet.
It's Back! Nikon D3500.
Nikon D3500 and included 18-55mm VR DX AF-P.
B&H still has new stock on what was the world's best buy for a high-performance ultralight DSLR. Get yours while you still can.
Canon EOS 1DX Mk II with 50mm f/1.2 L.
$2,000 Off: Canon EOS 1DX Mark II: $3,999.
The EOS 1DX Mk II was the world's top pro camera until replaced by today's 1DX Mark III, which adds magic thumb controls and other little goodies.
The 1DX Mk II is still a superb camera, and B&H now has them brand-new at a closeout price.
In stock: HASSELBLAD X2D.
100 MP 33 × 44mm sensor.
17 January 2023, Tuesday
World's First: Sony Full-Frame FE 20-70mm f/4 G!
Full-Frame, 72mm filters, 17.1 oz./488g, 0.8'/0.25m close focus, 0.39× macro ratio.
Holy cow, Sony has just done something that none of the world's traditional optical giants at Zeiss, LEICA, Nikon or Canon have ever been able to design: a full-frame zoom that starts at an ultrawide 20mm and zooms all the way to 70mm, and at a constant f/4 to boot!
This compact lens is a HUGE step forward. It is immensely more difficult to make a lens each millimeter wider. It's also extremely difficult to do it in a zoom, much less at a large aperture.
Up until today no lens that could get to 70mm could go wider than 24mm.
This 20-70mm is amazing for much more than laying another milestone in optical history: for many people it now lets us take just this one lens instead of hauling an ultrawide zoom along with our 24-70mm.
This is one of those cases where a manufacturer doesn't realize what an optical engineering milestone this is, and for a change I'm having to tout it more than the manufacturer. In most cases marketers make up things to get us to want to buy the new model of the same old thing, and in this case this is something no other maker has ever been able to do in the entire history of optics.
It's not a matter of marketing never having thought of such a revolutionary ultrawide to short tele zoom; it's the simple fact that no optical designer has ever been able to create any full-frame lens that could go this wide, be this fast and sharp and zoom that long at a reasonable size (takes 72mm filters and is 3.9"/99mm long), weight (just 17.1 oz./488g) and price ($1,098). Sony has broken a new technical barrier — oh, and it also focuses super close!!
Bravissimo Sony!!!
You can order it at B&H and at Adorama. As always, order now (OK, orders actually start on Wednesday) and be patient if you want to get yours first. It should ship in March, so long as you get yours on order pronto.
Not Yet: Sony also mentioned today that they're working on a 300mm f/2.8. Duh; every camera brand has done this decades ago. Nikon invented the world's first 300mm f/2.8 back in the 1970s and the 300/2.8 has been a staple for every pro sports and portrait shooter ever since. The fact that Sony is drawing attention to the fact that they don't yet have this is curious, but since they just pushed the world of optics ahead today, no big deal. A "development announcement: like this is simply done to try to keep shooters from swapping brands to one that actually has a 300/2.8, like Nikon, Canon and even Minolta had them back in the 1980s. PS: You can use an adapter to use the Minolta MAXXUM or Sony Alpha mount DSLR 300/2.8s on Sony mirrorless.
NEW: MacBook Pros with M2 Pro and M2 Max Processors.
Up to 96 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, 12-core CPUs, 38-core GPUs, 22 hours battery life, faster Wi-Fi 6E and 8K HDMI.
NEW: Mac minis with M2 Pro and M2 Processors.
Starting at a lower price of just $599 and offering the option of the new M2 Pro chips.
11 January 2023, Wednesday
Canon EOS Rebel T7 and included EF-s 18-55mm IS II.
NEW: Canon EOS Rebel T7 Review.
Another low-price, low-performance DSLR. The T8i and R10 are worlds better — but more expensive
12 January 2023, Thursday
NEW: Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 for Sony. (also at Adorama.)
NEW: Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 for L Mount. (also at Adorama.)
I have a review from 2018 of the 60-600mm in SLR mounts.
11 January 2023, Wednesday
Canon EOS Rebel SL3 and EF-S 18-55mm IS II (which I just happened to have handy; the kit version comes with the newest 18-55mm IS STM).
NEW: Canon EOS Rebel SL3 Review.
It's also called the Kiss X10 in Japan and EOS 250D in the rest of the world.
The SL3 has first-class image processing so its colors, lens corrections and high ISO performance are wonderful, but it's crippled by an inconsistent autofocus system that doesn't always get the picture in focus.
09 January 2023, Monday
New at CES
NEW: Samsung 4TB T7 Portable, IP 65 Rubberized SSD: $429.99.
NEW: Bosma G1 Pro Micro 4/3 8K Camera: $3,499.
In Stock: Profoto Connect Pro Remote for LEICA.
Up to $250 Off: Sigma Mirrorless Lenses.
Up to $200 Off: Sigma SLR Lenses.
06 January 2023, Friday
New from Nikon
Well, not really.
Nikon doesn't make these and you can't buy them and there are no specifications or prices other than what you see below. Nikon threw out the names and two images and that's it. Nikon needed something so they didn't look empty handed at CES, and this is their best shot.
If you want either of these, get them first by getting B&H to notify you at the links below and then ordering the instant you can, and be patient.
New: Nikon Z 26mm f/2.8.
This is a tiny full-frame wide "pancake" lens.
New: Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2.
This is a big, heavy, expensive fast short tele. It's Nikon's first 85mm f/1.2; Canon has been making superb aspheric 85mm f/1.2L lenses since 1976, and today has two in production: the RF 85mm f/1.2L and RF 85mm f/1.2L DS.
Only time will tell if Nikon's lens focuses fast enough for normal use, or if it's slow and ultra precise, more optimized for science and astronomy rather than fashion and portrait use.
04 January 2023, Wednesday
IN STOCK: Canon R6 Mark II: $2,499!
It's in-stock in all the combinations at B&H; Amazon has some too, while elsewhere it's still coming
Poke around below and see where you can find it, but honestly, I get all my goodies first simply by ordering immediately and being patient.
R6 Mark II body-only: $2,499 at B&H, at Adorama and at Crutchfield.
R6 Mark II w/RF 24-105mm IS STM: $2,799 at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield.
R6 Mark II w/RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $3,599 at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield.
New: Lumix S5 IIX: $2,198. Also at Adorama.
New: Lumix S5 IIX w/20-60mm: $2,498.
New: Lumix S5 II: $1,998. Also at Adorama.
New: Lumix S5 II w/20-60mm: $2,298.
New: Lumix 14-28mm Macro: $798. Also at Adorama.
03 January 2023, Tuesday
$52, $80, $130 $160 and $170 off: WD 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18 TB Desktop HDDs: $197.99, $229.99, $249.99 $289.99 & $359.99.
01 January 2023, New Year's Day
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II.
NEW: Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Review & Sample Images.
What Was New in:
December 2022: Nikon Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Review, Nikon Z Full-Frame Ultrawides Compared, Canon Rebel T100 Review, Canon EF-s 18-55mm III Review, Sony A7R V Review, 2022 version of the LEICA M6, ThinkTank SpeedTop Bag Review.
October & November 2022: Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Canon RF 15-30mm IS STM Review, Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 MACRO IS STM Review, Canon RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM, Canon EL-5 Flash, Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Special Edition Review, Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 Review, Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR, Nikon Z 1.4× Teleconverter Review, Nikon Z 2× Teleconverter Review, Nikon MC-N10 Remote Grip, Sony A7R V, Sony ZV-1F, Fuji X-T5, Fuji XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro, LEICA M6, Edition 2022, Venus Laowa 25mm f/0.95 Review, beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO Review.
July, August & September 2022: Photographs from California's Central Coast, Canon EOS R7 Review, Canon EOS R10 Review, Canon EOS R7 vs. EOS R10, Canon RF 15-30mm IS STM Review, Canon RF-s 18-45mm IS STM Review, Canon RF-s 18-150mm IS STM Review, Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM, Canon EL-100 Flash Review, Nikon Z30 Review, Nikon Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Review, Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR, All Nikon 105mm Macro Lenses Compared, Sony FX30 E-Mount Cine Camera, Fuji X-H2, Fuji GF 20-35mm f/4 R WR, Fuji XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR, Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 for Fuji, LEICA SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH (2022), NiteCore NB20000 Ultralight Power Bank Review, Oben CT-2491 Carbon-Fibre Tripod Review, SmallRig AD-01 Fluid-Head Video Tripod Review, Venus Laowa 10mm f/4 Review & Sample Images, beyerdynamic DT 900 PRO X Review, beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Review.
May & June 2022: Canon EOS R7, Canon EOS R10, Canon RF-S 18-45mm IS STM, Canon RF-S 18-150mm IS STM, Nikon Z30 Review, Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 Review, Nikon Z 28-75mm f/2.8 Review, Nikon Z 100-400mm VR Review, Nikon Full-Frame Z Midrange Zooms Compared, Sony ZV-E10 Review, Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 G PZ Review, Sony E 10-20mm f/4G PZ Review, Sony E 11mm f/1.8 Review, Sony E 15mm f/1.4G Review, Fuji X-H2s, Fuji XF 18-120mm f/4 R LM WR Power Zoom, Fuji XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM WR OIS, Fujifilm's 2022-2023 Lens Roadmap, HASSELBLAD PME Prism Meter Finder Review.
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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