January-March 2020's News

40% off Video Tutorials

My friend Phil Steele makes the world's best tutorial videos, and in the spirit of making the best use of our time at home, is having a 40% off sale. He offers a money-back guarantee, so you can't afford not to check them out:

40% OFF: Lightroom Made Easy

40% OFF: Photoshop Basics for Photographers

40% OFF: Secrets of Successful Event Photography

40% OFF: Pro Portraits with Off-Camera Flash

40% OFF: Advanced Off-Camera Flash Photography

B&H Photo - Video - Pro Audio

31 March 2020, Tuesday

New: Godox 1200 Ws strobe head and pack.

30 March 2020, Monday

Senal SMH-1200.

New: Senal SMH-1200 Review.

Basic monitoring headphones with extra clarity and less harshness — and comfy extra-deep earpads.

Dear readers: what headphones should I review next now that many of us are at home to enjoy them? I'm looking at Sennheiser; about what model are you most curious and I'll get them and share my thoughts. Let me know.

SALE: Godox Flash on Sale.

Ends April 1st.

More Deals

Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 for Canon.

Go Pro Fusion: $199.

$120 off 11" 256 GB iPad Pro: $829.

$130 off 10.5: iPad Air 256 GB LTE: $649.

Drive Sales

USB Flash Drives on sale. (what's on sale changes in real-time as deals come and go.)

External Hard Drives on sale. (what's on sale changes in real-time as deals come and go.)

Hard Drive Arrays on Sale. (what's on sale changes in real-time as deals come and go.)

24 March 2020, Tuesday

SALE: Big Apple Sale in the Big Apple. All available online, of course, just that these are from B&H, who are based in NYC.

SALE: Apple Watches with your choice of a free goody. To get your free item, add your watch to your cart and then select from the menu.

$300 OFF: Sony A7R III w/24-105mm. until 3/29 with free next day shipping in the USA.

$500 OFF: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro for Nikon and Canon. until 3/31 with free next day shipping in the USA.

$600 OFF: Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5. until 3/28 with free next day shipping in the USA.

$150 OFF: Magnus REX VT-6000 2-Stage Video Tripod with Fluid Head.

21 March 2020, Saturday

In Stock Now: Newest Cameras at B&H.

In Stock Now: Crazy New Lenses at B&H.

NEW: iPad Pro w/3D Laser Synthesis Engine.

NEW: Matterport MC250 Pro2 Professional 3D Camera: $3,395.

NEW: Sony Discounts for Students & Educators.

Ending Sunday: Sony Rebates.

$1,000 Off: Canon 1DX Mk II: $4,999. 1DX II Review.

$1,000 OFF: Fuji GFX 50R: $3,499.85. GFX50R Review.

$490 Off: Dracast LED500 Plus Series Bi-Color LED Light: Just $287.

$89 Off: SanDisk 1TB Extreme Pro Portable SSD (Best Seller): Just $229.99.

$60 Off: SanDisk 128 GB CFast Card: $227.

DEALS: B&H Work from Home Specials.

SALE: Backup Hard Drives.

19 March 2020, Thursday

NEW: I added more Sample Images to my Fuji X100V Review.

Ferrari F8 Tributo, March 2020. Fuji X100V, flash ON, f/4 at ¹/₂₈₀ at Auto ISO 320, -0.3 stops exposure compensation, (LV 10.5), 200% Auto Dynamic Range, exactly as shot. bigger or camera-original © 8 MB LARGE NORMAL JPG file.

NEW: Work from home specials.

NEW: Home Entertainment deals:

Klipsch R-100SW 10" 300W Subwoofer: $175.

Audeze iSine: $149 with standard 3.5mm headphone plug or with Lightning Plug for iOS.

Audeze Mobius Planar Magnetic Gaming Headset $229. Also comes in copper.

AUDEZE SINE DX Open-Back On-Ear Headphones: $299.

AUDEZE EL-8 Closed Back Planar Magnetic Headphones with Standard Audio Cable: $249. My EL-8 review from 2015.

Westone B50 Five-Driver Earphones w/ Extra Cable $299.

NEW: More Home Entertainment deals

Best selling TV this week: Samsung N5300 40".

17 March 2020, St. Patrick's Day

B&H Deals

$600 OFF: Sony A6500, 16-50mm & FREE goodies: $899.

OVER HALF OFF: Canon M5 & 18-150mm: $599.

$315 off: Canon 6D Mk II & more: $1,399.

$238 off: Canon SL3 w/18-55mm & more: $649.

Deal Zone: New deals every day

Deals of the Week

Computer Deals of the Week

Featured Savings

Apple Deals

New Arrivals

Student Deals

14 March 2020, Saturday

Fujifilm X100V.

NEW: Fuji X100V Full Review.

NEW: Ken Rockwell's Fuji X100V User's Guide.

WIN: Answer this survey for a chance to win a Think Tank Retrospective 15L Backpack.

Friday the Thirteenth of March, 2020

$400 OFF: Sony a6500 w/free goodies: $798.

$190 OFF: SanDisk 1TB microSDXC Card w/SD adapter: $259.99.

$50 OFF: SanDisk 128GB Extreme Pro CF Card: $109.95.

All end soon.

12 March 2020, Thursday

NEW: Nikon Deals at Crutchfield.

Now at Crutchfield:

Fujifilm X-T4 (silver).

Fujifilm X-T4 (black).

Fujifilm X-T4 w/18-55mm (silver).

Fujifilm X-T4 w/18-55mm (black).

Fujifilm X-T4 w/16-80mm (silver).

Fujifilm X-T4 w/16-80mm (black).

Fujifilm X-T4 Vertical Battery Grip.

Fujifilm Twin Battery Charger for NP-W235.

06 March 2020, Friday

Fletcher Cove, California, 3:08 P.M., 29 February 2020. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm standard camera (26mm equivalent) at f/1.8 at 1/6,098 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 15.9), exactly as shot. bigger.

Ha! I forgot I shot this as I was downloading to my Mac Pro today.

NEU: LEICA S3. Also at Adorama.

Die Kamera der Unsterblichen. (The Camera of the Immortals.)

Optical SLR finder and rear-LCD Live View.

64 MP. 4K full-gate.

ISO 100 ~ 50,000.

30 x 45mm sensor.

1,000 shot battery.

Many leaf shutter lenses for ultra fast flash sync.

IN STOCK: Sony 20mm f/1.8. Sony FE 20/1.8 G Review & Sample Files.

IN STOCK: Fuji X-T200. Fuji X-T200 Review.

SALE: Canon Deals.

SALE: Sony Deals.

SALE: Nikon Deals.

SALE: Fuji Instant Rebates.

SALE: Zeiss Deals.

SALE: LEICA Deals.

SALE: HASSELBLAD Deals.

SALE: Olympus Deals.

SALE: Panasonic Deals.

SALE: Tokina Deals.

SALE: Sigma Deals.

SALE: Tamron Deals.

05 March 2020, Thursday

Nikon D780 and Noct-NIKKOR 58mm f/1.2 A!-s.

NEW: Nikon D780 review.

NEW: Ken Rockwell's Nikon D780 Plain-English User's Guide.

It took a month of shooting and deep attention to detail, and now you have it all.

Trade-In Cash Deals

These used cameras are in high demand, and Adorama will pay up to these amounts for these used cameras — and that's in cold, hard cash:

Nikon D850: $1,500.00

Sony A7R Mk III: $1,200.00

Fuji X-T3: $600.00

Canon 1DX Mk II: $2,500.00

$600 Off: 13" MacBook Pro w/Dual 2.3 GHz i5 / 16GB / 256GB SSD: $1,099.

$600 Off: 13" MacBook Pro w/Dual 2.3 GHz i5 / 8GB / 512GB SSD: $1,099.

$160 Off: 12mm f/2 Rokinon ultrawide for Sony: $239.

$160 Off: 12mm f/2 Rokinon ultrawide for Fuji: $239.

Both end tonight at midnight NYC time (9PM west coast).

Half Off: Ring Doorbell: $99.

Half Off: Ring Doorbell w/peephole for front door: $99.

04 March 2020, Wednesday

Now also at Crutchfield: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G.

Sony 20/1.8 full review & sample image files.

More Sony deals at Crutchfield.

03 March 2020, Tuesday

Loving my X100V

Snap from last night:

Porsche Panamera Turbo (with bugs on bumper), 5:24 PM, 02 March 2020. Fuji X100V, 50mm digital televconverter mode, flash ON, f/3.2 at ¹/₁₂₅ at Auto ISO 320 (LV 8.0), 200% Auto Dynamic Range, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original © 5.8 MB LARGE NORMAL JPG file.

The digital teleconverter works great; just turn the lens ring and voilà!, you can get 50mm and 70mm equivalent lenses. In this case I used the 50mm equivalent digitally converted lens.

I LOVE the fill flash! This is shooting into the sun for atmospheric lighting effect, and without the fill flash the car would just be a shadow.

Sofie, 12:27 PM, 29 February 2020. Fuji X100V, flash ON, f/5.6 at ¹/₅₅₀ at Auto ISO 320 (LV 12.4), 200% Auto Dynamic Range, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original © 10 MB LARGE NORMAL JPG file.

YES! My Fujifilm X100V has fantastic fill-flash performance with its built-in flash. In this case the light looks perfect (without flash Sofie's face would have been in compete shadow with no catchlight in her eye), and the ultrafast sync speed of the X100V's leaf shutter let the camera shoot at 1/550 with ease — something no interchangeable lens digital camera can do.

Nikon D780 Review.

NEW: B&H Optic West Conference, 22-23 March, San Francisco.

Fujifilm X-T4 Review.

29 February 2020, Leap Day

NEU: LEICA SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH "LEITZ Wetzlar" edition.

This is a $300 more expensive version of the LEICA SUMMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. This new limited-to-500 version uses illegible gray paint where the normal lens uses proper orange markings; another trinket for the LEICAMAN.

Like these crazy animated ads? Makes this page looks like Times Square!

28 February 2020, Friday

NEW: DJI Mavic 2 Zoom with Smart Controller.

Fuji X100V: MADE IN JAPAN. bigger.

MADE IN JAPAN: Fujifilm X100V.

Developing review.

Hallelujah! It's made with pride domestically.

Fujifilm X100V Review.

SMART: Nikon D780.

More good news: My D780 fully saves and recalls all camera settings to and from a memory card, and these files can be saved and shared on your computer and I share mine online. Better than mirrorless rubbish like the defective Nikon Z6, Z7 and Sony A7R Mk IV, the D780 recalls all the contents your U1 and U2 modes.

YES!!! Not everything is circling the big brown drain like the mirrorless Z6, Z7 and Sony A7R Mk IV, all of which erase the contents of their memory modes when you recall from a card, making this feature nearly useless in those half-finished mirrorless fiascoes!

UPDATED: Do You Need 2 Cards?

I first wrote this on the eve of the Nikon Z6 and Z7, which still sadly only have one slot.

I just updated it.

Just in from my X100V:

Sun and Clouds, 8:52 AM, 28 February 2020. Fuji X100V at f/14 at ¹/_5,800 at Auto ISO 640 with -1⅓ stops exposure compensation (LV 17.5), 400% Dynamic Range, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original © 6.7 MB JPG file.

I used -1⅓ stops exposure compensation and 400% dynamic range to hold detail in everything from the sun to the clouds and God beams.

27 February 2020, Thursday

WPPI DEAL: 10% all Profoto at Adorama.

Today only.

Use Coupon Code 10OFFPROFOTO (as in "10 off Profoto") as you check out to get 10% off everything Profoto in your cart.

DEAL: Sale on Nikon Lenses.

DEAL: Sale on Apple (many expire on March 1st)

26 February 2020, Wednesday

Fujifilm X-T4 with 18-55mm f/2.8-4.

NEW: Fujifilm X-T4.

It's an X-T3 with in-body stabilization, a battery with nearly double the capacity, a 180º flippy screen and a whole lot more.

Fujifilm X-T4.

25 February 2020, Tuesday

Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G.

NEW: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 Full Review.

A great new ultrawide from Sony, already a favorite!

Sony A7R Mark IV with Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G.

NEW: Sony A7R IV Full Review & User's Guide.

DEALS: B&H's WPPI Specials.

20 February 2020, Thursday (2/20/2020)

Z Firmware Flaw

Oh well. I put the new version 3.00 firmware in my Nikon Z7, and its autofocus system in Auto-Area AF still has the same flaw where it ignores a closer subject in the middle of the frame if it's already focused on something in the background.

This flaw drives me up the wall; when I have a closer subject which my Z7 is ignoring I have to turn the manual focus ring or otherwise get the focus about right on my subject, and only then will the AF system bring it in to perfect focus. Otherwise it's so dumb that it simply auto-deselects the AF areas that represent the correct subject in the middle of the frame and stays Hell-bent on the wrong ones focussed on the background!

I haven't tried it on a group to see if Nikon's fixed the fatal flaw where the face ID system isn't smart enough to focus on the most important face as my iPhone and X100F and every other camera does perfectly.

Good news is my Fringer Canon to Nikon AF, IS & VR adapter continues to work great. No, it doesn't fix the problems basic to the Z AF system, but it does make all my classic & current Canon lenses work better than my classic Nikon lenses do on the FTZ!

Hrpmh!

LESS THAN HALF PRICE: 1080p Dash Cam Kit: $25.99 w/free shipping!

Ends Midnight tonight NYC time (9PM west coast time).

ABOUT HALF PRICE: Samsung RU8000 81½″ HDR 4K UHD TV: $1,649.99.

Ends Midnight tonight NYC time (9PM west coast time); use the coupon on that page for the full discount.

19 February 2020, Wednesday

NEW: Major Nikon Z Firmware Updates:

Z7 firmware update, version 3.00.

Z6 firmware update, version 3.00.

Version 3.00 adds:

Animal-Detection AF: The Nikon Z 7 and Z 6 will now recognize the eyes and faces of dogs and cats. When multiple animal faces or eyes are detected, photographers can use the camera’s left and right indicators to select the face or eye that the camera focuses on. When recording videos, face detection will be enabled. What we really need is for the camera to determine the most important face and focus on it automatically without needing to touch the left-right control; we'll see what happens.
Better Subject-Tracking AF: Subject tracking for still shooting in AF-C mode has been made more like DSLR 3D tracking. To do this, hold the AF-ON button or half-press the shutter. Tracking stops when you take your finger off the button, and the camera switches back to the original focus point before subject tracking began. Additionally, the transition from the Auto-area AF display to the subject selection display can be assigned to a custom control button.
Support for CFexpress memory cards: In addition to Sony CFexpress memory cards, some Type B CFexpress cards from ProGrade Digital and Lexar will also work.

Z50 firmware update, version 1.10.

Version 1.10 adds:

Better Movie AF for Self-portraits: This locks focus at AF-F mode, allowing the camera to better maintain focus on a user’s face while recording video.

$700 OFF: 15.4" MacBook Pro w/touch bar, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD: $2,099.

14 February 2020, Friday

NEW: Canon EOS-R5.

NEW: Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM.

NEW: Canon RF 24-105 f/4~7.1 IS STM.

NEW: Canon Rebel T8i, also comes as a kit w/18-55mm.

NEW: Canon QX10 Pocket Portable Printer: $149.

13 February 2020, Thursday

Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S.

NEW: Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8 Review.

12 February 2020, Wednesday

Nikon D6 and 24-70mm f/2.8 VR.

NEW: Nikon D6 Review.

I'm not going to say how amused I am that for about the past ten years or more that Nikon's newest top pro camera always duplicates the frame rate of Canon's previous pro camera. With the D6, Nikon finally catches up to Canon's outgoing 1DX Mk II. If you want the 16 FPS of the new 1DX III you'll have to wait for Nikon's D7 expected in 2024.

Frame rate is everything for pro news and sports cameras.

Other than my initial mirth at Nikon exactly meeting my expectations of finally having something competitive to Canon's old 1DX Mk II, if you're a Nikon pro I'm sure you already have two on order. I know I'm ordering mine as soon as I'm done writing it up here.

What's new is a new AF system and of course 14 FPS rather than just 12 FPS, and 31 more bullet points.

NEW: Nikon Z 24-200mm also at Adorama.

I'll be updating this throughout the day.

NEW: Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8 also at Adorama.

I'll be updating this throughout the day.

This is a Z-native version of my great 20mm f/1.8G I've loved so much since it came out in 2014 for my DSLRs.

Neither Canon nor Sony nor Fujifilm have anything like it. 20mm is the ideal ultrawide focal length, worlds better than 24mm.

A 20/1.8 is one of my favorite lenses. It's ideal for Milky Way, low-light city shots and close-in action and motion in low light:

Ryan flies a Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar," 28 November 2014, Friday. Nikon D810, Nikon 20mm f/1.8, f/1.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 1,100, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original file to explore on your computer.

Radio City Music Hall shot from a moving taxi, New York City, 06 October 2014. D750, 20mm f/1.8, f/2.2 at 1/20 at Auto ISO 100, hand-held, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

The 20/1.8 is so fast that we can shoot it out moving taxi windows at night at ISO 100 for ultra-clean professional images.

West 30th Street looking west at night, New York City, 06 October 2014. D750 in HDR mode, 20mm f/1.8, f/2.8 at 5 seconds at ISO 400, hand-held against tinted hotel window, Perfectly Clear. Full-resolution (13 MB JPG).

D780 with Noct-NIKKOR 58mm f/1.2.

NEW: More Nikon D780 Sample Images from the past couple of days.

I also added my studio shots of my D780 to its review, like this Op-Art montage with 60 years of compatible lenses, leaving the crappy FTZ adapter and Nikon mirrorless in the dust:

With Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G (2008-today).	With Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-D (1986-today).
With Noct-NIKKOR 58mm f/1.2 AI-s (1977-1997).	With AI'd Nikon F 5.8 cm f/1.4(1959-1962).

Did you know the FTZ doesn't work properly with three out of these four lenses? It only autofocuses with one of the lenses, and only records or knows set aperture with two of these lenses. Even if I set my Z7's Non-CPU Lens Data, my Z7 still doesn't record the focal length or shooting aperture in its EXIF data, as my D780 does flawlessly.

I'm loving my D780 and its always flawless color; these are exactly the colors that come right out of my D780 as deliverable JPGs, no editing, no RAW files or other dilly-dallying to get between delivering my images and getting on to the next job:

Red Wall and Lamp, 8:53 AM, 07 February 2020. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 180mm at f/10 at ¹/₃₂₀ at Auto ISO 100 (LV 15.0), as shot except for perspective correction and turd clean-up in Photoshop CS6. bigger or camera-original © JPG file.

Nasturtium, 9:17 AM, 07 February 2020. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 98mm at f/8 hand-held at ¹/₂₅ of a second at Auto ISO 250 (LV 9.3), as shot. bigger or camera-original © JPG file.

Spanish Tile in Paradise, 12:02 PM, 11 February 2020. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 250mm at f/10 hand-held at ¹/₂₅₀ at Auto ISO 100 (LV 14.6), exactly as shot except for perspective correction in Photoshop CS6. bigger or camera-original © JPG file.

11 February 2020, Tuesday

The Fuji X100V is now orderable at Amazon in silver and at Amazon in black. Of course it's been at Adorama in silver, at Adorama in black, at B&H in silver and at B&H in black all along.

You need to have it on order now if you want to get it when it first comes out.

It was the original X100 which was such a hot product back in 2010 that no one could get it — yet I had mine — so when someone in public asked me "hey, how'd you get your X100 so fast" inspired me to write How to Get It.

07 February 2020, Friday

Sun Setting into the Sea, 5:28 PM, 06 February 2020. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 116mm at f/13 hand-held at 1/125 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 14.4), exactly as shot. bigger or camera-original © JPG file.

NEW: Nikon D780 Sample Images from last night.

Just got my D780 and shot these in less than an hour.

05 February 2020, Wednesday

Fujifilm X100V.

NEW: Fuji X100V Review.

The fifth in the X100 Series.

NEW: Nikon D780 Trade-Ins.

Get up to $300 back. It's nuts, you even can trade-in your 35Ti for about $185 — but I'll never let any of mine go! They'll take Sonys and just about anything in trade.

DEAL: Nikon D3500, 18-55mm & accessories: $397.

$170 OFF: Tamron 150-600mm for Nikon: $899.

$200 OFF: Fuji X-T3, 18-55mm & grip: $ 1,699.95.

Olympus 35 SP.

UPDATED: Olypmus 35 SP.

I updated the graphics to higher resolution and page size, and updated the historical price information. I hadn't realized that the used resale price has doubled since I got mine in 2013. As I foretold, the best 35mm cameras only go up in value.

I also added a trick to get the self-timer to work in Program (AA) mode.

03 February 2020, Monday

SALE: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR FL just $2,197 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H and at Crutchfield.

UPDATED: Nikon 70-200/2.8 FL Price History.

While updating my Nikon 70-200/2.8 Price History I noticed that the price has dropped $650 from two weeks ago when I last checked the price. Nikon jacked-up the 70-200/2.8 FL price when the 70-200/2.8 Z came out to make the Z lens look like less of a rip-off. The Z lens is still $2,597 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H and at Crutchfield. Sneaky, but not sneaky enough now that I publish permanent records of pricing.

Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro.

NEW: Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2× Ultra-Macro Review.

This optically superb and inexpensive APS-C mirrorless lens focuses as close as double life sized, meaning you can fill the frame with something less than a half inch (12mm) across!

UPDATED: Best Macro Lenses.

TODAY ONLY: $80 off Ring Outdoor Spotlight Camera: $119!

Ends tonight at midnight, with free shipping.

01 February 2020, Saturday

UPDATED: All Fuji Cameras Compared.

I updated all the new and used prices for everything.

30 January 2020, Thursday

TODAY ONLY: New Ring Doorbell Camera 2: $89.99!

I paid $200 for mine over Christmas; get yours while you can for less than half price!

Deal expires tonight at midnight, NYC time.

29 January 2020, Pink & Red Wednesday

$200 OFF: Pink (Rose Gold) Bose QC35 Series II Wireless ANC Headphones.

DEAL: 5TB Seagate Portable Drive (Red): $109.99. (Ends tomorrow, 30 January.)

24 January 2020, Friday

Try one, of anything, for 30 days, worry free!

Nikon just sent out junk mail about a 30-day trial on the Z50.

What makes me laugh is that everything you get from Adorama, Amazon or B&H comes with a great worry-free, no-backtalk trial period. If you don't love it, send it back for a full cash refund with no dirty looks within 30 days.

This is why I've used Adorama and B&H since the 1970s: because although it was only 7 days back then, there's no way you can tell how much you like or dislike something until you try it in your own environment with your own other gear. This is one of the many reasons I haven't bought at retail for over 40 years.

If 30 days isn't enough, everything you get at Crutchfield has a sixty-day full money-back return period!

Unless you're silly enough to buy at retail, get yours at Adorama, Amazon, B&H or Crutchfield and you never have to worry about reading reviews or wondering how well it will work — for you. Order, try it yourself, and be happy!

Fujifilm X-T200.

NEW: Fuji X-T200.

UPDATED: All Fuji Cameras Compared.

Fujifilm XC 35mm f/2.

NEW: Fuji XC 35mm f/2.

Plastic versiion of the XF 35mm f/2 for half the price.

Fujifilm Fujinon GF 45-100mm f/4 R LM OIS WR.

NEW: Fuji GF 45-100mm f/4 OIS.

23 January 2020, Thursday

Fringer Canon EF to Fuji X Adapter connecting my Canon 35mm f/1.4L to my Fuji X-T30.

NEW: Fringer Canon EF -> Fuji X Adapter Review.

22 January 2020, Wednesday

Think Tank Retrospective Backpack 15. bigger.

NEW: Think Tank Retrospective Backpack 15.

The backpack version of my favorite over-the-shoulder bag, the Think Tank Retrospective. I really like the Pinestone soft green waterproof canvas.

You get into this from the back (when it's off you) and through the top.

21 January 2020, Tuesday

Fringer Canon EF to Nikon Z Adapter connecting my Canon 14mm f/2.8L to my Nikon Z7.

NEW: Fringer Canon EF -> Nikon Z Adapter Review.

Great new adapter lets me use my Canon EF lenses with often better results on my Nikon Z cameras than Nikon's own lenses give on Nikon's crappy FTZ adapter!

DEALS: Sony Trade-ins.

17 January 2020, Friday

LEICA M10 Monochrom ünd SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH FLE.

LEICA M10 Monochrom.

NEW: LEICA M10 Monochrom Review.

40 MP B&W sensor!!!!!

NEW: Tokina 85mm f/1.8 for Sony full-frame.

Tokina BH-727 replacement hood for the 85mm f/1.8 .

16 January 2020, Thursday

Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR.

NEW: Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR Review.

$400 OFF: Sigma Full-Frame 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art. Today only!!!

NAMM: Audio, Music Performance & Recording Product Specials at B&H.

14 January 2020, Tuesday

$200 off: Nikon D500, HDD & SD Card: $1,497.

$1,500 off: Nikon Z7 w/24-70mm: $2,499 (refurbished).

$180 off: Canon 600EX II RT: $300.

$350 off: Canon EOS T6, 18-55 & 75-300 & loads of free goodies: $399!

$200 off: 16" MacBook Pro: $2,149.

12 January 2020, Sunday

Nikon Z7 and Z 24-70mm f/4 S.

NEW: Nikon Z7 Video Performance.

OLD: Nikon Z7 Historical Price Tracker.

Did you know that my reviews track new and used prices ever since a camera was first introduced?

In this case, the Z7's current and past prices, as well as its accessories, change price about once a month?

I record these in perfect detail for every camera I've reviewed. For instance, here's the D850's price for the past 2½ years.

Just look under "Price" under "Specifications" and I log it all for you to see in each review.

I update these when I go back into each review over time, but especially for a hot camera like the Z7 I'm in there adding more and updating all the time — like the new section on the Z7's video performance I just added today.

Camera makers don't want you to have this power, but it lets us know when a deal is a deal.

One of the many reasons prices fluctuate, in addition to the always welcome price erosion as the months and years move on, is the Yen/Dollar exchange rate. This always goes up and down, and camera prices follow suit as our money flows back to Japan.

11 January 2020, Saturday

Nikon 120-300mm f/2.8.

NEW: Nikon 120-300mm f/2.8 FL VR.

The real man's and Paul Hogan's answer to the 70-200mm f/2.8 FL.

10 January 2020, Friday

Updated: List of Nikon FX Cameras

Updated: List of Nikon DX Cameras

Updated: List of All Nikon DX & FX DSLR & Mirrorless cameras

08 January 2020, Wednesday

Nikon D780 and 58mm Noct-NIKKOR f/1.2 AI-s.

NEW: Nikon D780.

I added a lot to yesterday's draft. I especially like my new Compared and Recommendations sections.

The D780 offers a great combination of mirrorless video and Live-View capabilities and the superior autofocus of a DSLR for action. The D780 is what you get when the Z6 and D750 have a baby; it's got the best features of both — except the D780 has no built-in flash.

$200 OFF: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART.

$200 ~ $251 OFF: Genaray SpectroLED 800 Studio LED Lights.

$237 OFF: Godox AD600B Witstro TTL All-In-One Outdoor Flash.

07 January 2020, Tuesday

RIP: Neil Peart.

Canon 1DX Mark III and Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 II.

NEW: Canon 1DX Mark III Review.

I've got this one fully written for now until shipping samples hit.

NEW: Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8.

NEW: Nikon F 120-300mm f/2.8 FL ED SR VR.

NEW: Nikon Coolpix P950.

More coming later Thursday.

05 January 2020, Sunday

Sony 55-210mm OSS.

NEW: Sony E 55-210mm OSS Review.

New review, old lens released 9 years ago with Sony's first APS-C mirrorless cameras. Still the smallest and lightest telephoto zoom for Sony cameras, and it works fine.

Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS.

NEW: Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS Review.

New review, old lens released 9 years ago with Sony's first APS-C mirrorless cameras.

04 January 2020, Saturday

Fringer Canon EF to Nikon Z Adapter.

NEW: Canon EF to Nikon Z Adapter - with full AF, IS & VR!

I have one and it works great. With this Fringer adapter my Canon lenses lenses work on Nikon Z like they're native lenses. This Fringer adapter on Nikon Z works much better than the Metabones does on Sony.

Review coming, but that's all you need to know, unlike other adapters, my lenses all feel like they're native with none of the quirks of other adapters. They focus at least as fast as Nikon's own Z lenses do. Bravo!

The funny thing is that with this adapter all my Canon AF lenses work on Nikon Z, while my Nikon AF and AF-D lenses don't autofocus on my Nikon Z with the awful FTZ! Makes me wonder about Nikon.

01 January 2020, New Year's Day

NEW: Photo Products of the Decade, 1820~2020.

The most significant photo products of each decade for the past 200 years, including the crowning of the most significant product of the past ten years.

What Was New in:

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.

September and October 2014

July and August 2014

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