November & December 2024's News
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Nikon vs Canon vs Sony Full-Frame Mirrorless Mirrorless vs DSLR
Canon: EOS R1 R3 R5 II R5 R5C R6 II R6 R R8 RP R7 R10 R50 R100 1DX III 1DX II 5DS/R 5D Mk IV 6D II 90D T8i SL3 T7 T100 Flash Lenses
Canon EOS R7 vs R10 vs R50 vs R100 more Canon comparisons
Nikon Z: Z9 Z8 Z7 II Z6 III Z6 II Z5 Zf Z fc Z50 II Z50 Z30 D6 D850 D780 D500 D7500 D3500 Flash Lenses Best Nikon Lenses
Sony: A9 III A1 II A1 A9 II A7R V A7R IV A7 IV A7 III A7S III A7CR A7C II A7c ZV-E1 A6700 A6600 A6400 A6100 ZV-E10 II ZV-E10 ZV-1 II RX10/4 RX100/7 Flash Lenses
Fujifilm: GFX 100S II GFX 100 II GFX100S GFX100 GFX50R X100VI X100V X100F X-H2 X‑H2s X-T5 X‑T4 X‑T3 X-T50 X-M5 X‑T30 X‑Pro3 X-S20 X‑S10 X‑E4 X‑T200 Film Lenses
LEICA: SL2 SL2 S Q3 43 Q3 Q2 Q2M M11M M11 M10-R M10M M10P M10 M240 M-E M9P M9T M9 M7 M6/TTL CLE M3 IIIf IIIa Lenses
OM SYSTEM: OM-1 Mark II OM-1 M.Zuiko ED 90mm f/3.5 IS
All Reviews: Apple Audio Zeiss Tamron Sigma Tokina HASSELBLAD Contax Olympus Pentax
Take Better Pictures How to Shoot Film Recommended Cameras Best Cameras Gifts random
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Adorama's Daily Deals Amazon's Deals-of-the-Day
Crutchfield's Sales B&H's Deal Zone B&H Holiday Deals: MacBook Pros, Fuji Cameras and Oben Tripods
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NEW: Fall Color from California's Eastern Sierra, October 2024.
What I shot on my trip in October:
NEW: Fall Color from California's Eastern Sierra, October 2024.
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Wait-Listed: Route 66, Fri-Sat 07-09 February 2025
Route 66 Motel, February 2024.
Our 2025 Route 66 photo tour is full. You can or email Dave Wyman at (323) 377-7565 in Los Angeles with more questions and ask him to put you on the wait list in case we have a cancellation.
Holiday 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.
40% Off NEW Tutorial: Photoshop AI Made Easy.
My friend Phil Steele has a new course showing how to use Photoshop's new AI tools to edit your photos faster and easier than ever before. This changes everything about photo editing!
It's also 40% off right now as an introductory offer. Check it out!
30% off: How to Create Images with other forms of AI. We've all read and heard about it, but how many of us actually have any idea where to start?
30% Off: Understanding Your Camera.
33% Off: Advanced Off-Camera Flash.
33% Off: Secrets of Successful Event Photography.
30% Off: Lightroom Made Easy.
30% Off: Photoshop Basics for Photographers.
30% Off: Pro Portraits with Off-Camera Flash.
Phil has a 60-day money-back guarantee, so you can't afford not to try it.
29 December 2024, Christmas Week Sunday
Nikon 35Ti.
Updated: Nikon 35Ti (1993~1999).
Nikon's, and arguably the world's, greatest point-and-shoot of all time: a titanium masterpiece with matrix metering, balanced fill-flash and a superb lens in a metal helicoid with a 7-bladed diaphragm, has steadily increased in value over the years.
I paid $300 for mine used in 2009 over eBay and the price stayed stable through 2016.
As of awesome April 2019 it climbed to about $500, and today it sells for about $750 used (range: $620 ~ $900) if you know How to Win at eBay.
Good film cameras, like classic cars and fine art, continue to rise in value as no one makes any new ones, and fewer and fewer old ones are around as more and more people start to appreciate them.
Let's face it, what idiot would pay $500 for toystore rubbish like the Pentax 17 when for not much more you can get an icon like the 35Ti, or for half as much get a fully professional 35mm camera like a Nikon FE2 with a 50mm f/1.4 AI-s lens?
I said this decades ago: film camera values are going nowhere but up. I find it highly unlikely that anyone would devote the development resources necessary to develop any film camera today that's better than what was made in the good old days when all the development budget went to film cameras.
Even if I think people who shoot film are nuts (digital is much easier and gives far better results today than 35mm ever did), plenty of eager young people who don't know any better get all excited by this now mysterious, and therefore intriguing, obsolete technology.
Why Fixed Lenses Take Better Pictures.
Updated: Nikon's Ten Worst Lenses.
I clarified that the Nikon AF 18mm f/2.8D is a pretty good lens today, even though I dumped on it back in 2008 because it cost five times as much as the AF 20mm f/2.8 and had the same performance. Today the AF 18mm f/2.8D is a great lens for DSLRs rather than a wide zoom when you're packing it along with a zoom starting at 24mm or 28mm as it's shorter than the 20mm and prices have become about the same.
Updated: FART First.
I added this introduction:
Photography is art. Art is showing others what you're feeling. FARTing helps us do this.
Knowing everything about modulation transfer functions, bicubic convolution, quantization matrices and raw conversion software has nothing to do with identifying and expressing our feelings, which is everything when it comes to making great pictures.
Following this simple procedure will help you identify what it is that you're feeling, and then show it in a way that will excite that same feeling in those who see your images — leading to the ooohs and aaaahs that get your pictures noticed..
28 December 2024, Christmas Week Saturday
Updated: Nikon AF-D 40mm f/2.8 DX Micro review.
The classic AF-D 40mm f/2.8 DX Micro came out in 2011 and is still a great little DX macro for $277 new at Adorama, at B&H, at Crutchfield and at Amazon, or about $125 used if you know How to Win at eBay.
It's a DSLR lens, and also works great on DX mirrorless (think Z50 II) with an FTZ or FTZ II.
$229 off (scratch & dent w/full new warranty): Canon EOS R50 w/RF-S 18-45mm IS STM: $570!
$27 off (open box w/full new warranty): DJI RS 4 gimbal: $522.
24 December 2024, Christmas Eve
Nikon Z50 II and Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR.
NEW: Nikon Z50 II Review & Sample Images.
NEW: Ken Rockwell's Nikon Z50 II User's Guide.
Canon Rebates expiring 05 January 2025
$500 Off: R5, 24-105/4L IS USM & EF-RF control ring adapter: $4,148.
$500 Off: R5, 24-105/4L IS USM & free Capture One Pro: $3,999.
$500 Off: R5, 24-105/4L & SanDisk CFexpress card & reader: $3,999.
$500 Off: R5, 24-105/4L IS USM & free flash: $3,999.
$400 Off: R8: $1,099.
$400 Off: R8 & free goodies: $1,099. (so why did people send me the link for the bare body for the same price with no free goodies? Is this an IQ test, which I've obviously just failed by listing the above?)
$400 Off: R8 Creator package: $1,499.
$400 Off: R8 and yet another bundle: $1,205.
$400 Off: R8 & 24-50 IS STM: $1,299.
$400 Off: R8 & 24-50 IS STM & free goody bag A: $1,299. (Sure, get the one above for the same price and not get free goodies. I've now failed twice!)
$400 Off: R8 & 24-50 IS STM & goody bag B: $1,409.
$400 Off: R8, 24-50 IS STM & goody bag C: $1,470.
$400 Off: R8 and kit D: $1,452.
$400 Off: R8 and kit E: $1,264.
$400 Off: Ancient EF-S 10-22mm USM: $249. (not for mirrorless, for the museum!)
$400 Off: Ancient EF-S 10-22mm USM & free Mac goodies: $249. (so why did I bother to list the one above at the same price sans goodies?)
$400 Off: Ancient EF-S 10-22mm USM & different free goodies: $249. (different free goodies. What is this, Christmas, with all this free stuff?)
This is the world's first APS-C ultrawide for DSLRs. The newer EF 10-18mm IS STM is far superior for DSLRs, and the RF 10-18mm is far, far superior for mirrorless.
$300 Off: RF 100-500mm L IS USM: $2,599 (No free goodies. If you buy this, are you put on a list of suckers?)
$300 Off: RF 100-500mm L IS USM & free goodie bag A: $2,599.
$300 Off: RF 100-500mm L IS USM & free goodie bag B: $2,599.
$300 Off: RF 100-500mm L IS USM & free goodie bag C: $2,599.
$300 Off: RF 100-500mm L IS USM, free goodies & flash: $2,699.
$300 Off: RF 100-500mm L IS USM, free goodies & tripod: $2,729.
$300 Off: RF 100-500mm L IS USM & TC 2×: $3,198.
$300 Off: RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM: $2,099. (What sort of Christmas is this with no free goodies?)
$300 Off: RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM & free goody bag A: $2,099.
$300 Off: RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM & free goody bag B: $2,099.
$300 Off: RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM & free goody bag C: $2,099.
$300 Off: RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM, free goodies & flash: $2,199.
$300 Off: RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM, free goodies & tripod: $2,194.
$300 Off: RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM: $2,099. (for photographers on the naughty list— no free goodies for Christmas 🙁.)
$300 Off: RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM & free goody bag A: $2,099.
$300 Off: RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM & free goody bag B: $2,099.
$300 Off: RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM & free goodie bag C: $2,099.
$300 Off: RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM, free goodies & flash: $2,199.
$300 Off: RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM, free goodies and tripod: $2,099.
$300 Off: RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM: $2,799. (Oh come on — no free goodies again?)
$300 Off: RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM & free goody bag A: $2,799.
$300 Off: RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM & $28 goody bag B: $2,827.
$300 Off: RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM & free goody bag C: $2,799.
$300 Off: RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM, free goodies & flash: $2,899.
$300 Off: RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM, free goodies & tripod: $2,899.
$200 Off: RF 50/1.2L USM: $2,099.
$200 Off: RF 50/1.2L USM & free goody bag A: $2,099.
$200 Off: RF 50/1.2L USM & free goodie bag B: $2,099.
$200 Off: RF 50/1.2L USM & free goodie bag C: $2,099.
$200 Off: RF 50/1.2L USM, free goodies & flash: $2,199.
$200 Off: RF 50/1.2L USM, free goodies and tripod: $2,149.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM: $2,599.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM & free goody bag A: $2,599.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM & free goody bag B: $2,599.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM & free goody bag C: $2,599.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM, free goodies & flash : $2,699.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM, free goodies & free tripod: $2,599.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM DS (w/bokeh apodization filter): $2,899.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM DS (w/bokeh apodization filter) & free goody bag A: $2,899.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM DS (w/bokeh apodization filter) & free goody bag B: $2,899.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM DS (w/bokeh apodization filter) & free goodie bag C: $2,899.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM DS (w/bokeh apodization filter) & free flash: $2,899.
$200 Off: RF 85mm f/1.2 USM DS (w/bokeh apodization filter), free goodies & tripod: $2,949.
$130 Off: PowerShot V10, Gunmetal: $299.
$130 Off: PowerShot V10, Black: $299.
$100 Off: EF 50mm f/1.4 USM: $299.
$100 Off: EF 50mm f/1.4 USM & free UV filter: $299.
$100 Off: EF 50mm f/1.4 USM and even more free goodies & filters: $299.
$100 Off: EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, loads of free goodies and filters & flash: $424.
18 December 2024, Wednesday
In Stock: LEICA M11.
Be immortal.
In Stock: Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM.
Snaps from last night, working on my Nikon Z50 II Review:
Beautiful Solana Beach, California, 5:06 P.M., Tuesday, 17 December 2024. Nikon Z50 II, Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR at 16mm wide-open at f/3.5 hand-held at 1/6 of a second at Auto ISO 220 (LV 5.1), Radiant Photo software and then quite a lot of fiddling with Hue and Curves Adjustment Layers and Masks in Photoshop CC to get the colors correct from the magnificent but faded mural. bigger.
Pillbox Tavern and Annoying TV Spoiing my Picture (but GO BRUINS!!!), Solana Beach, California, 5:09 P.M., Tuesday, 17 December 2024. Nikon Z50 II, Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR at 16mm wide-open at f/3.5 hand-held at 1/6 of a second at Auto ISO 140 (LV 5.7), dark sections lightened in Radiant Photo software. bigger or camera-original 21 MP © 2.2 MB JPG BASIC file.
Super Pig and Passing NCTD Bus, Solana Beach, California, 5:15 P.M., Tuesday, 17 December 2024. Nikon Z50 II, Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR at 32.5mm wide-open at f/5 hand-held at 1/13 of a second at Auto ISO 2,500 (LV 3.7), amped-up and vignetting added in Skylum Luminar Neo software. bigger.
17 December 2024, Tuesday
NEW: Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM at Crutchfield.
NEW: Sony A1 Mk II at Crutchfield.
NEW: Lumix G97 w/12-60mm, also at B&H.
NEW: Lumix ZS99, also in silver, and also at B&H in black and in silver. 30× 24-720mm eq. optical zoom.
LEICA
$1,600 off: LEICA SL2 mit 24-70mm f/2.8: $7,695.
Canon
$39 off (scratch & dent w/full new warranty): Canon EOS R100: $360.
Nikon
$xx off: Nikon Z6 II (refurbished by Nikon): $999.95.
$400 off: Nikon Z5 (refurbished by Nikon): $799.
$400 off: Nikon Z5 w/Z 24-200mm (refurbished): $1,099.95.
The Z5 and the Z 24-200mm is an excellent combination. I prefer the Z5 over the Z6 III or Z7 II because of its superior ergonomics and controls! It's $1,695 new!
$137 off (open box w/full new warranty): Nikon Zf w/40mm f/2 SE: $1,900.
Sony
$298 off (open box w/full new warranty): Sony A7 IV w/FE28-70mm: $2,000.
$198 off (scratch & dent w/full new warranty): Sony VG-C77AM Vertical Grip for A77 Series: $100.
Adobe
Free $70 Gift Card: Adobe Creative Cloud 1 TB 1 year plan & free gift card: $239.88.
16 December 2024, Monday
Nikon
$1,007 off: Nikon Z7 II, Think Tank Retrospective bag (nice!) & card: $1,997.
Up to $1,000 off: Nikon Sale at Crutchfield.
Sony
$1,500 off: Sony A1, free Think Tank Retrospective bag (nice!), Sony TOUGH 277 MB/s card (nice!) and spare Watson battery: $4,998, also at Crutchfield sans free goodies.
$225 off (scratch & dent w/full new warranty): Sony A7 III: $1,273.
Computer
43% off: Samsung 256 GB 400 MB/s Flash Drive: $19.99.
60% off: APC Back-UPS 675 (360W AC output): $49.95.
15 December 2024, Sunday
In-Stock: Canon RF 200~800mm IS USM!!!
It's also in-stock at Adorama and at Crutchfield, all subject to selling out.
Get it while you can (I had to order mine and wait for months)! It sells for more used at eBay because it's so hard to get!
14 December 2024, Saturday
More Canon Deals
$400 Off: R8: $1,099.
$400 Off: R8 & RF 24-50mm IS STM: $1,299.
$500 Off: RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM: $1,899.
$500 Off: RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM: $2,599.
The Real Man's midrange zoom.
$500 Off: RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM: $2,399.
$400 Off: EF-S 10-22mm USM: $249.
A dinosaur; Canon's first digital APS-C ultrawide from 2004.
12 December 2024, Thursday
$500 off THE KING: Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 L USM: $2,599.
$2,200 off immortality: LEICA SL2-S: $2,996.
30% off comfort: Freehands Thinsulate Gloves.
These are designed for winter photography, with fold-back nosepicker fingertips (sorry, that what we call gloves like this in motorcycling terms) for thumbs and index fingers, and seem to claim that all the fingers work on our iPhones and touchscreens. I also like that these come in XXL; my long fingers barely fit in XL gloves.
In Stock: Fuji XF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR.
$70 off: WD 12 TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive: $239.99.
HINT: I bought three of these WD Elements 18 TB drives in September 2023 and returned them because they were 50% slower for backups than the two-year-old Seagates I had been using! Instead I bought three Seagate Expansion Drives which are 50% faster and smaller and better looking and easier to move around and less delicate than the gloss black plastic of the WDs.
Sadly drive makers no longer make any claims or offer any specifications as to how fast are their hard drives so now we have to fly blind. Drive makers deceptively list only the interface (USB 3) rates, whish have noting to do with the much slower read/write rates of the mechanical hard drive. Listing the interface rate is like rating the top speed of a car as the speed of light because you can look at it; obviously the car itself is much slower.
I tested the WD drives which gave random speeds of 50-100 MB/s, while these Seagate Expansion Drives run at a solid 200-250 MB/s which is getting close to SSD transfer rates. I use a fleet of these for daily backups using Super Duper software.
Better Deal: $170 off: Seagate 20 TB Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive: $279.99.
11 December 2024, Wednesday
$58 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon R100, RFS 18-45mm IS STM & RFS 55-210mm IS STM: $541.
Big on Santa's list for your kids.
$699 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon EOS R6 Mk II & 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $2,400!!!
Big on Santa's list for us!
$80 off (open box with full new warranty): DJI Mic 2 Wireless Microphone System: $150.
$300 off: Nikon Z6 III & Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,797.
$200 off: Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8: $427.
$100 off: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4: $299.
I have to laugh; this popular lens has been unchanged since about 1991. Optically it's probably optically the worst normal autofocus lens in Canon's lineup; it's one of the very first ever for the EOS system and has never been updated; its a traditional spherical design, and priced accordingly.
09 December 2024, Monday
$400 off: Canon R8: $1,099.
$400 off: Canon R8 w/RF24-50mm IS STM: $1,299.
$300 off: Canon RF 50mm F1.2 L USM: $1,999.
$130 off: Canon V10 VLogCam: $299, also in silver.
Up to $700 off: Canon Sale at Crutchfield.
08 December 2024, Sunday
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NEW: Canon R7, R10, R50 & R100 Compared.
The ultimate guide to my favorite series of cameras and lenses I recommend to all my family and friends who ask me for camera suggestions this holiday season.
These little gems take the same pictures as my R5 II, for a fraction of the price, and they are tiny! Full-frame is so yesterday.
Canon RF 200-800mm IS USM f/6.3-9.
NEW: Canon RF 200-800mm IS USM Review.
Yes, it's that good, which is why it's so popular.
$215 off (open box with full new warranty): Canon R5 Mk II: $4,084!
You know you want it 😁.
06 December 2024, Friday
$500 off: Sony A7 III: $1,298.
$500 off: 14" MacBook Pro M3 Pro, 36GB, 1TB: $2,099.
$80 off: Bose Quiet Comfort ANC Headphones: $349.
$380 off: Gitzo GT1545T Traveler Carbon Fiber Tripod & Head with extra GM2542 Carbon Fiber Monopod: $469.
$16 off: Samsung 256GB USB flash drive: $18.69.
Sale: Oben Tripods.
Sale: Wildlife Photo Gear.
Sale: Macro Photo Gear.
05 December 2024, Thursday
30% off: Think Tank Camera Bag Sale.
$300 off: Canon RF 100-500mm L IS USM: $2,599.
04 December 2024, Wednesday
$600 off: EOS R5: $2,799.
$500 off: Nikon Z8: $3,497.
$30 off: Lexar 128GB 250 MB/s UHS-II SD card: $64.99.
02 December 2024, Cyber Monday
Most of the deals below all November also apply today; here are some of the newest additions today:
Adorama Amazon B&H Crutchfield eBay Radiant Photo Luminar Neo Think Tank Infrared
Adorama's Daily Deals Amazon's Deals-of-the-Day
Crutchfield's Sales B&H's Deal Zone B&H Holiday Deals
Nikon
$300 off: Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4: $1,047.
Canon
$472 off: R5 II & free goodies: $4,299.
$472 off: R5 II, RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM & free goodies: $5,399.
$600 off: R5 & free goodies: $2,799.
$700 off: R5, RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM & free goodies: $3,799.
$500 off: R6 II & free goodies: $1,999.
$500 off: R6 II, RF 24-105mm IS STM & free goodies: $2,299.
$500 off: R6 II, RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM & free goodies: $3,099.
$500 off: R3 & free goodies: $4,499.
$44 off (open box with full new warranty): Canon RF 24-50mm IS STM: $255.
Sony
$500 off: Sony A7R V & free goodies: $3,398.
$400 off: Sony A7 IV & free goodies: $2,098.
$400 off: Sony A7 IV, FE 28-70mm & free goodies: $2,298.
$500 off: Sony A7 III & free goodies: $1,298.
$500 off: Sony A7 III, FE 28-70mm & free goodies: $1,498.
More
$70 off: Oben CQL-13 Magic Compact Tripod: $129.99.
$65 off: Lexar 512GB 160 MB/s SD Card: $34.99.
Home Theater
$921 off: Integra DRX 3.4 100W 9.2-Channel 8K Network AV Receiver: $579.
Half Price: Onkyo TX-SR3100 80W 5.2-Channel AV Receiver: $199.
30 November 2024, Saturday
NEW: Canon EL-10 Flash Review.
A very competent flash at a reasonable price, so long as you don't realize that this new-sounding EL-10 is actually a downgraded version of the older 430 EX III RT!
29 November 2024 Black Friday
As I hope you know, these deals come and go every day. They look like they're set in print below, while actually I sometimes edit the deals far below if it's relevant. Always look down this page to older days as there are loads of deals that started a while ago, and on the same note know that many deals disappear quickly, so if you see something you want, grab it now. Most every dealer to which I link allows full cash back returns on anything through January 31st.
Santa's bringing someone an R100!
The R50 isn't any cheaper today than it's been all year, while the R100 is practically being given away from now through Monday, December 2nd (I chronicle all the prices over time of every camera at Price in the Specifications section of each of my reviews). The R100 is the perfect for a budding young photographer:
R100 Body: $299 at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield.
R100 & RF-S 18-45mm as shown: $349 at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield.
R100, RF-S 18-45mm & RF-S-55-210mm: $499 at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield.
About $379 used with lens if you know How to Win at eBay - which is more than the Black Friday new price today!
Of course the R6 II remains my favorite camera of all time, and it's been at an historic low of $1,999 for some time. I much prefer the R6 II to the more expensive EOS R1, R3 or R5 II or anything from LEICA or Nikon or HASSELBLAD or anything from anyone, regardless of price. As I keep saying, the ergonomics of the R6 II are superior as it has one more rear control dial than the R1, R3 or R5 II, picture quality is unbeaten and it also runs and tracks action at 40 FPS in its sleep. My R6 II does everything and makes it super easy — a better combination for my needs than any other camera at any price, ever.
$200 off: Nikon Zf & Z 40mm f/2 SE: $2,037.
$200 off: Nikon Zf & Z 24-70mm f/4: $$2,397.
$125 off: Hoya NXT 82mm Polarizer (the good one): $99.99 (was $225) (add to cart to get this price at checkout).
$71 off: Hoya NXT 67mm Polarities (the good one): $52.90 (was $124) (add to cart to get this price at checkout).
$56 off: Bushnell 10 × 42 XLT Roof Prism 6.2º binoculars: $49.99.
$70 off expires tomorrow: Mac Mini M4: $529.
28 November 2024, Thanksgiving
More Black Friday Sales (plenty more below on earlier dates)
Canon
$3,000 off (half price!!!): Canon 1DX Mk II: $2,999! The epitome of professionalism.
Canon Black Friday Camera Sale at B&H
$600 off: Canon R5: $2,799.
$500 off: Canon R6 II: $1,999. My favorite camera of all time.
$200 off: Canon R7: $1,299.
Canon Black Friday RF Lens Sale at B&H.
Canon Black Friday EF Lens Sale at B&H.
$50 off: Canon Rebel T7 w/18-55mm: $429. A pretty crappy old DSLR; get an R100 instead for about the same price.
Nikon
$500 off: Nikon Z9: $4,997.
$300 off: Nikon Z6 III: $2,197, also with additional free goodies at Adorama.
$204 off: Nikon Zf & free goodies: $1,797, also at Crutchfield.
$500 off: Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8: $1,997, also at B&H.
$300 off: Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4: $1,047.
$250 off: Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8: $597, also at Crutchfield.
$200 off: Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8: $427.
$300 off: Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2: $1,797, also at B&H.
$500 off: Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR: $2,197, also at B&H.
$800 off: Nikon Z 600mm f/6.3: $3,997.
$300 off: Nikon D7500: $697, also at B&H.
LEICA
$1,000 off: LEICA SL2-S: $3,895.
Sony
$1,249 off: Sony A1 & goodies: $5,498.
$241 off: Sony ZV-1F & accessories: $446.
$449 off: Sony A7R IV& free goodies: $2,998.
OM SYSTEM
$500 off: OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mk II: $1,899.99.
Flying Cameras
$70 off Today Only: GoPro HERO11: $229.99.
$640 off: DJI Avata Pro View Combo FPV Drone with DJI Goggles 2: $748.
Storage
SD Card Deals
$340 off: Samsung 8 TB 560 MB/s SSD: $550.
Laugh all you want, but I use one of these in a self-powered USB-C enclosure as my master DATA drive on which I store every digital asset, photo, video, document, music and movie libraries and everything I've accumulated in 40 years of computer use on this one self-powered drive. I love that I shoot JPG so everything fits on just this one drive. Every photo you see on this site? It lives on my sample of this SSD. I use this cheaper enclosure that works fine, just that I'd get this much nicer OWC enclosure next time. Either of these are self-powered from the USB-C port; plug and play.
$200 off: SanDisk 8 TB 1,000 MB/s SSD: $459.99. (final price seen in cart during checkout)
This is an even faster SSD, but it requires external power adapter and has a bigger case.
$225 off: Samsung 8 TB 460 MB/s portable SSD: $429.99.
I may order one of these for myself when I'm done writing about it. This is a tough rubber-covered self-powered SSD. It's small, tough, practical and the least expensive of this bunch. It's thicker than the SanDisk below.
New and $100 off: SanDisk 8 TB Extreme 1,000 MB/s SSD: $699.99.
It's about time; I've been waiting for this series to make it to 8 TB; I have a 2 TB version I bought a few years ago on one of these Black Friday sales. It's fast, tough, tiny & self powered, but 8 TB is expensive. Personally I'm perfectly happy with 460 MB/s for my bulk data storage; I don't need 1,000 MB/s.
This SanDisk would be my first choice since it most easily pops in a pocket or computer bag, but it's also the most expensive.
I tested how fast Photo Mechanic can draw all my thumbnails and swap among full-resolution images with the same huge folders of images on my Samsung 8 TB 560 MB/s SSD (tests at 500 MB/s with the Black Magic speed test app) as compared to the same folder stored on my MacBook Pro's internal SSD (tests at 2,700 MB/s). I saw no difference, so I'm not paying more for 1,000 MB/s versus 460 MB/s SSDs; I'm not running programs from these SSDs.
The only reason I went to an SSD in 2023 versus a mechanical hard drive that only tested at 150 MB/s for my data was because the hard drive would go to sleep, and every time I needed to read or write to it I had to wait for it to spin-up; once it was spinning it was plenty fast for what I needed. Don't let marketing people make you pay more for what you don't need, unless of course you're running your operating system from one of these.
Tripod Deals and Tripod Kit Deals
Bags
Computers
$400 off: 14" MacBook Pro: $2,099.
$220 off today only: Acer 15.6" Aspire 5 15: $329.99.
27 November 2024, Wednesday
Extraordinary New Book: Visually Speaking by Ted Forbes.
My friend Ted Forbes sent me an advance copy of his most excellent upcoming new book Visually Speaking. I'm only partway through, and already love his image-centric approach to great photography. He's all about practical advice rather than the obtuse pedagogy (hard to understand) but oddly popular works of Freeman Patterson or all the other books that drone on about cameras and lenses or are filled with computer screenshots.
There are excerpts at Amazon, so check it out and get a copy.
X100VI Update
Even though Fuji dumped its production to China so we'd hope Fuji could make enough of them to meet our demand, the X100VI is still so hard to get that it sells for an average of $1,900 used at eBay (even if you know How to Win at eBay) or you can order it for just $1,599 brand new at B&H in black, at B&H in silver, at Adorama in black or at Adorama in silver if you're willing to be patient.
Secret Insider Pro Tip: Personally I prefer my X100F (2017-2020), which sells for about $997 used at eBay, over the X100V (2020-2024) or the X100VI because Fuji removed the four-way rear multicontroller from the X100V and X100VI! Thus I'm not buying the X100VI just to look cool and have to use idiotic "touch function" swipes to do what I can do with direct clicks on my X100F.
Forget waiting for this X100VI and just get a used X100F and laugh all the way to the bank! Look at the back of the X100F and see its programmable multicontroller, while you'll see the back of the X100V and back of the X100VI have nothing but a blank space where the multicontroller used to be! If you actually shoot rather than just talk about it, the X100F is much better. Real-world lens and sensor and AF performance is the same, while the ergonomics and shootability of the X100F make it the best of the breed.
25 November 2024, Monday
$99 Lifetime Black Friday Deal: Luminar Neo.
Instead of having to pay annually or whatever, you now have the option to pay just $99 for a perpetual license, just like the good old days.
B&H's Black Friday Deals.
New at Crutchfield: Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z.
$1,000 off: Sony A1: $5,498.
$500 off: Sony A7 III: $1,298.
$200 off: Sony ZV-1 II: $698, white; also in black.
22 November 2024, Friday
New at Crutchfield: Canon RF24mm f/1.4 L VCM.
New at Crutchfield: Canon RF 50mm f/1.4 L VCM.
New at Crutchfield: Nikon Z50 II.
New at Crutchfield: Nikon Z50 II w/16-50mm VR DX.
New at Crutchfield: Nikon Z50 II w/16-50mm VR DX & 50-250mm VR DX.
21 November 2024, Thursday
Neu von LEICA in schwarz glänzend (glossy black)
Neu: LEICA M11, schwarz glänzend (glossy black).
Neu: LEICA NOCTILUX 50mm f/1.2 ASPH, schwarz glänzend (glossy black).
$150 off: Bose Quiet Comfort ANC Headphones: $199!
I love my Bose QC35 so much I bought about three sets back in 2018, and the first set still work so well that I've never opened the other two — and I paid $349 each! No, I haven't tried this newest iteration.
It's time to stock up, not just for yourself, but for anyone on your gift list. Bose invented noise-cancelling headphones.
More Bose Reviews and more Sales on Bose.
As a side note, Bose just bought the McIntosh group.
20 November 2024, Wednesday
Sony A1 II and FE 24mm f/1.4 GM.
NEW: Sony A1 II Review.
Up to $500 off: Sony sale at Crutchfield.
New: Nikon Z50 II at Crutchfield.
Rerun Season
Is it just me, or has it been rerun time in the camera world for the past several years? When was the last time we had a genuinely new camera that wasn't simply a sequel to what we already had? I guess I'm no one to complain, with my namesake Rocky movies making it to Rocky V just like the A7R V, but c'mon man, can I just go home if every new camera, like the A1 II, R5 II, Z50 II, X100 VI and RX100 VII (!) are 90% the same as last year's camera?
All kidding aside, unlike movies, each camera remake is always better than the the original and with the release of the remake the original goes on sale so we all win, but the most recent genuinely new cameras I can recall are the EOS R7 and R10 (announced 24 May 2022), R50 (08 February 2023) and the R100 announced 24 May 2023.
And hey, when something genuinely innovative gets invented, like the EOS R7's self-leveling feature which rotates the sensor itself to keep horizons level, why hasn't that feature found itself in every other new camera? I want that in every camera.
$200 off: Canon RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM: $1,899.
19 November 2024, Tuesday
NEW: Sony FE 28-70mm f/2 GM, also at Adorama.
$1,000 off: Sony A1: $5,498.
$100 off: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: $1,798.
$1,000 off: Sony A7 R V: $3,398.
$100 off: Sony ZV-1F: $398.
New from Sigma for Canon RF-S (APS-C)
NEW: Sigma 16mm f/1.4, also at Adorama.
NEW: Sigma 23mm f/1.4, also at Adorama.
NEW: Sigma 30mm f/1.4, also at Adorama.
NEW: Sigma 56mm f/1.4, also at Adorama.
NEW: Sirui Full-Frame AF 85mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z, Sony & Fuji: $499.
Black Friday starts today at Adorama
$500 off: Nikon Z8: $3,497.
$1,000 off: Nikon Z7 II: $1,997.
$250 off: SanDisk 512 GB 300 MB/s UHS-II SD card: $349.99.
$500 off: SanDisk 2 TB 2,000 MB/s SSD: $179.99.
$30 off: SanDisk 4 TB 2,000 MB/s SSD: $299.99.
Size matters: note how a much slower SD card sells for much more than an SSD, and the SD card also has only a fraction of the storage.
$200 off: Sony FX30 Super 35 Camera w/XLR mic input handle: $1,998.
$500 off: Lumix S5 II w/20-60mm: $1,798.
$300 off: Lumix GH5 II w/12-60mm: $1,798.
B&H Holiday Sale
Canon
$600 off: EOS R5: $2,799.
$500 off: EOS R6 II: $1,999.
$300 off: EOS R8: $1,199.
$100 off: EOS R50: $579.
$500 off: EOS 5D Mk IV: $1,799.
Nikon
$500 off: D7500 w/18-140mm VR: $997.
$800 off: D850: $2,197.
$1,009 off: Z7 II & goodies: $1,997.
Up to $500 off: AF-S lenses.
16 November 2024, Saturday
In Stock: There's one Canon RF 200-800mm IS USM in-stock at $1,899 at a third-party through Amazon.
In Stock: Canon RF-S 7.8mm f/4 STM Psuedo-Stereoscopic.
In Stock: Lumix 18-40mm.
$1,000 off the Nikon Z7 II
Z7 II body-only: $1,997 at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon and at Crutchfield.
Z7 II & FTZ II adapter: $2,244 at B&H and at Adorama.
Z7 II & Z 50mm f/1.4: $2,494 at B&H.
Z7 II & discounted Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,597 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H and at Crutchfield.
Z7 II, discounted FTZ II adapter & Z 24-70mm f/4 S: $2,844 at Adorama.
Z7 II & Z 24-120mm f/4: $2,896 at B&H and $3,094 at Adorama.
Z7 II & Z 24-70mm f/2.8: $3,994 at B&H and $4,394 at Adorama.
About $1,450 used if you know How to Win at eBay.
$200 off the new Nikon Z6 III
Z6 III body-only: $2,297 at B&H, at Adorama and at Crutchfield, or about $2,625 used at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
Kit with the Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,897 at B&H, at Adorama and at Crutchfield.
About $2,000 used if you know How to Win at eBay.
14 November 2024, Thursday
$199 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon SL3 w/EF-S 18-55mm IS STM: $550.
The SL3 can make great images, but only if it gets correct focus. I found its very basic autofocus system misses focus more often than I'd like.
Almost Free: Canon EOS T100 DSLR: only $339 complete with EF-S 18-55mm III!
The T100 likewise can make great images, but it's a crummy camera. It also has iffy autofocus and further lacks automatic lens corrections that all mirrorless and even the SL3 have, so its images can have faint color fringes at the corners typical of digital cameras from 15 years ago.
13 November 2024, Wednesday
NEW Tutorial: Photoshop AI Made Easy.
My friend Phil Steele has a new course showing how to use Photoshop's new AI tools to create pretty much anything you can imagine.
It's also 40% off right now as an introductory offer. Check it out!
Coming: Fuji GFX Eterna cine camera.
Expected in 2025, otherwise there are NO details about it. This is simply a "watch this space" announcement from Fuji.
Coming: Fuji GF 32-90mm Power Zoom.
12 November 2024, Tuesday
Coming next week: Sony A1 II.
Sony says that the A1 II is coming. So? I suppose the A1 III will be here in a few years, too. You can't make pictures with a camera you can't buy. Sony says they'll have something to say next Tuesday, the 19th.
$143 off (open box with full new warranty): Sony A6700 & E 16-50mm PZ OSS: $1,280.
$143 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Sony ZV-1 II: $655.
$35 Canon Wireless Flash Commander
Canon 90EX Flash & Wireless Commander.
I hadn't realized this, but my friend John in Australia noticed that this tiny flash also works as a wireless commander.
I ignored this tiny Canon 90EX back when it came out in 2012 because it is very low powered and takes a long time to recycle when used as a main light, however today it sells for only about $35 used at eBay (How to Win at eBay) or used at Amazon, and it's tiny and probably the best tiny wireless commander you can get for Canon.
Have fun!
09 November, 2024, Saturday
Nikon Z50 II and Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR.
NEW: Nikon Z50 II Review.
Lots of updates to the original Z50 with only a minor increase in price, bravo!
07 November 2024, Thursday
NEW: Nikon Zf in tan fake leather: $2,097.
NEW: Nikon Zf in blue fake leather: $2,097.
NEW: Nikon MC-DC3 1 meter long, 3.5mm Ø Locking Remote Cord: $37.
$50 off: Canon RF 28mm f/2.8 STM: $249.
In Stock: HASSELBLAD XCD 75mm f/3.4 Portrait lens, also at B&H.
In Stock: HASSELBLAD X 9mm extension tube, also at B&H.
06 November 2024, Wednesday
$150 off: Canon R100 & RF-S 18-45mm IS STM: $449 - nearly free!!!
$70 off: Nikon Z 12-28mm VR DX PZ: $287.
$100 off: Sony A7 C: $1,498.
05 November 2024, Tuesday
Oh man, the holidays are here and it's hard for me to get much done other than post all these specials.
Canon Deals
$500 off: Canon EOS R6 II, spare battery & more free goodies: $1,999.
$500 off: Canon EOS R6 II, RF 24-105mm IS STM, spare battery & more free goodies: $2,299.
$500 off: Canon EOS R6 II, RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, spare battery & more free goodies: $3,099.
The EOS R6 II is my favorite camera of all time, better than any of my other Canons, Nikons, LEICAs, Sonys or anything, ever, and it's under two grand. Get one. I prefer it to the R5 II because the R6 II has all its control dials. Canon removed the mode dial from the R5 II and replaced it with a dual-purpose button to make room for the silly top LCD. I prefer having all three dials on my R6 II rather than just two dials on my R5 II, and no, I don't care about the insignificant difference between the rated resolutions. Even if the price was the same, I still prefer my R6 II over my R5 II.
$600 off: Canon EOS R5: $2,799, also at B&H.
$700 off: Canon EOS R5 & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $3,799.
Last year's version of the R5 II; mostly the same camera for a significant discount.
$300 off: Canon EOS R8: $1,199.
$300 off: Canon EOS R8 & RF 24-50mm IS STM: $1,399.
The new version of the RP. A super little camera, but so small it's missing controls I like to use.
$200 off: Canon 5.2mm Dual Stereoscopic Fisheye: $1,799.
$50 off: Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM: $249.
$100 off: Canon RF 24-240mm IS USM: $799.
$50 off: Canon RF 28mm f/2.8 STM: $249.
$300 off: Canon RF 100-500 L IS USM: $2,599.
$500 off: Canon 5D IV: $1,799, also at B&H and also at Crutchfield.
$500 off: Canon 5D IV & EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM II: $2,899 and also at Crutchfield.
$80 off: Canon Powershot V10: $349.
Nikon Deals
$498 off: Nikon Z8 & free flash: $3,499.
$1,009 off: Nikon Z7 II & free goodies: $1,997.
$200 off: Nikon Z6 III: $2,297, also at Adorama.
$200 off: Nikon Z6 III & Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,897, also at Adorama.
$500 off: Nikon Z6 II: $1,497.
$500 off: Nikon Z6 II & Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,097.
Mostly the same as the Z6 III for a fat discount.
$200 off: Nikon Zf: $1,797.
$200 off: Nikon Zf & Z 40mm f/2 SE: $2,037.
$200 off: Nikon Zf & Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,397.
$400 off: Nikon Z5: $997.
$400 off: Nikon Z5 & Z 24-50mm: $1,297.
$500 off: Nikon Z5 & Z 24-200mm VR: $1,697.
$200 off: Nikon Z50, Z 16-50mm DX VR & Z 50-250mm DX VR: $1,147.
$798 off: Nikon D850 & a boatload of free goodies: $2,197.
$200 off: Nikon D7500: $796.
$500 off: Nikon D7500 & AF-S 18-140mm DX VR: $997.
Sony
$400 off: Sony A7 IV: $2,098.
$400 off: Sony A7 IV & FE 28-70mm: $2,298.
OM
$500 off: OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mk II: $1,900.
Canon RF 200-800mm IS USM f/6.3-9.
WAS IN STOCK: Canon RF 200-800mm IS USM for $1,899 brand new at B&H.
It was in stock yesterday afternoon when I posted this, but sold out again this morning. No big deal; I got mine by ordering it at B&H and being patient
These didn't last long, especially seeing how they sell every day for about $2,000 USED at eBay. They run about about $2,400 from third parties at Amazon, and the same $2,400 used ("renewed") at Amazon.
I'd also order it at Adorama and at Crutchfield; I have mine from B&H because I ordered it months ago. Get yours right now at B&H before they sell out to scalpers who resell them at eBay.
Yes, I'm working on my review and you've seen some snaps below. It's an ultrasharp lens with great stabilization; it's easy to shoot the moon or the disc of the sun hand-held. Bravo Canon!
More deals on every kind of accessory imaginable.
04 November 2024, Monday
RIP Quincy Jones, 1933 ~ 2024
To us music lovers, Q was a modern-day Mozart. Q created, composed, produced, conducted and arranged more different kinds of music over more years than Mozart did. Q was everywhere for over 70 years and was still working this year. He earned 28 Grammys.
Q was always listed in the credits of the work he produced, while the albums came out in the names of greats like Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Donna Summer and so much more. Of course we all remember Austin Powers jumping out of the scoring stage screen and introducing Q as providing the movie's mojo at in the opening of Goldmember.
Holiday Sales Start Today!
It seems like most of us have our holiday shopping done by November, and the dealers are likewise starting their sales early.
NEW: B&H Holiday Deals.
Of course these older links are still loaded with other deals: B&H's Deal Zone, B&H Holiday Deals: MacBook Pros, Fuji Cameras and Oben Tripods.
$700 off: Canon R5 & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $3,799.
$600 off: Canon EOS R5: $2,799.
$500 off: Nikon D7500 & AF-S 18-140mm VR DX: $997.
$1,000 off: Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR: $12,997.
$1,000 off: Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR: $14,997.
$800 off: Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR: $5,697.
$400 off: Sony A7 IV w/FE 28-70mm: $2,298.
$400 off: Sony A7 IV: $2,098.
$300 off: Sony A7 S III & free goodies: $3,198.
$150 off: Sony A6400, E 18-135mm & free goodies: $1,148.
$100 off: Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: $1,298.
$200 off: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS: $1,098.
31 October 2024, Halloween!
New from Canon
Canon RF-S 7.8mm f/4 STM Dual Pseudo~Stereoscopic Lens.
NEW: RF-S 7.8mm f/4 STM Dual Pseudo~Stereoscopic Lens Review.
Weird lens, exclusively for the R7, that attempts to shoot in stereoscopic (3D) for VR applications, however the two lenses are so close together (only a half-inch or 11.8mm) that I doubt it's worth the effort. Canon only claims it has a stereo effect out to a subject distance of about 20 inches (half a meter).
Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM.
NEW: RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM Review.
Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM.
NEW: RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM Review.
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Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z.
NEW: RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z Review.
NEW: Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 VCM for Sony.
NEW: MacBook Pros with M4 chip.
What Was New in:
September & October 2024: Canon RF-S 7.8mm f/4 STM Dual Pseudo~Stereoscopic Lens, Canon RF 10-20mm f/4L IS STM Review, Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM, Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM Review, Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM Review, Canon RF 50mm f/1.4L VCM, Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z, RF 200-800mm IS USM, Canon C80 Cine camera, Nikon Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ, Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4, Nikon 10 × 25mm STABILIZED binoculars, Nikon 12 × 25mm STABILIZED binoculars, Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, LEICA M11 D, LEICA Q3 43, LEICA 70-200mm f/2.8 VARIO ELMARIT SL (L Mount), LEICA 2× Extender L für SL 70-200 f/2.8 ASPH und SL 100-400mm, Fuji X-M5, Fuji XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR II, Fuji XF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR, Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 VCM for Sony and How to Fix Hotmail Not Responding on iOS & Mac.
July & August 2024: Canon R5 Mk II, Canon EOS R1, Nikon Z6 III Review & Sample Images, My Nikon Z6 III Plain-English User's Guide, Nikon Z 35mm f/1.4 Review & Sample Images, Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II, AstrHori AF 85mm f/1.8 Review & Sample Images, Oben GH3W-15 Geared Head Review, Oben CQL-13 Magic Disappearing Tripod Review, Godox SK400II V Studio Strobe Review & Sample Images, LEICA D-Lux 8, Tamron Full-Frame 50-400mm VR for Nikon Z, Benro Theta Self-Leveling Tripod, Benro Theta Max Self-Leveling Tripod.
May & June 2024: What is Atmospheric Heat Shimmer, Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM Review, Canon RF-S 3.9mm f/3.5 DUAL FISHEYE, Canon RF 35mm f/1.4 L VCM, Canon EL-10 Flash, Canon EOS C400 Cine Camera, Canon 17-120mm T2.95 for Canon RF, Canon 17-120mm T2.95 for ARRI PL, Canon Laser Rangefinder, Nikon Z6 III Review, Viltrox Z 16mm f/1.8 Review, Nikon Z 28-400mm VR Review, Nikon Z 35mm f/1.4, Nikon Z 180-600mm VR Review, Sony Full-Frame 16-25mm f/2.8G, Fuji GFX 100S II, Fuji GF 500mm f/5.6, Fuji X-T50, Fuji XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8, LEICA D-Lux 8, ZEISS PLANAR 80mm f/2.8 C for HASSELBLAD Review, HASSELBLAD 25mm f/2.5, Pentax 17 half-frame 35mm camera, Lumix S9, Lumix GH-7, Lumix S 18-40mm, Lumix S 26mm f/8 in L mount, Sigma APS-C 18-50mm f/2.8 for Canon RF, Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 Full Frame for Sony & LEICA L, Tamron 50-300mm for Sony.
March & April 2024: What's an Infinity Focus Stop?, Canon RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z Review, Nikon Z 12-28mm DX VR PZ Review, Nikon Z 28-400mm VR Review, Sony FE 16-25mm f/2.8G, Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Review, Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro OSS G II Review, HASSELBLAD Date Codes, iPhone 15 Pro Max Review & Sample Images, Ken Rockwell's iPhone 15 Pro Max User's Guide, Apple Watch ULTRA 2 Review & User's Guide, LEICA SL3, OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II, Ken Rockwell's OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II Plain-English User's Guide, Sigma 50mm f/1.2 for Sony or LEICA L, Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 for Nikon Z.
January & February 2024: Photographs from California's Route 66, Canon RF-S 10-18mm IS STM Review, Nikon Zf Review, Ken Rockwell's Nikon Zf User's Guide, Nikon Z 70-180mm f/2.8 Review, Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 Review, Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G, Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS, Fuji X100VI Review, HASSELBLAD 907X body & CFV 100C Back, HASSELBLAD Slip-on Albada Bright-Line FInder for 28mm, 38m & 55mm lenses, OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II review, Ken Rockwell's OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II plain-English user's guide, OM SYSTEM 9-18mm (18-36mm eq), OM SYSTEM 150-600mm IS, Laowa AF 10mm f/2.8 130º Ultra-Ultrawide Full-Frame Review, Sigma 15mm f/1.4 Fisheye for Sony & LEICA L, Sigma 500mm f/5.6 for Sony & LEICA L, Lumix G100D, Lumix 28-200mm Macro OIS for LEICA L, Tozo HT2 Headphones Review, Petino Samba Pad Pro 3-Way Wireless Charging Station Review.
October, November & December 2023: Canon EOS R6 Mark II Review, Canon EOS R6 Mark II Plain-English User's Guide, Canon RF 10-20mm f/4L IS STM, Canon RF-S 10-18mm IS STM, Canon RF 28mm f/2.8 STM, Canon RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z, Canon RF 200-800mm IS USM, Nikon Z 600mm f/6.3 VR, Nikon Z8 Recall, Sony A9 Mk III Review, Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS, LEICA M11-P, LEICA SUMMICRON-M 28mm f/2 ASPH Edition 2023, LEICA SUPER-VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 14-24mm f/2.8 ASPH für L mount, LEICA SUPER-APO-SUMMICRON-SL 21mm f/2 ASPH für L mount, LEICA SUPER-APO-SUMMICRON-SL 21mm f/2 ASPH, LEICA SUPER-VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 14-24mm f/2.8 ASPH, Pergear 14mm f/2.8 II Review, Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 for Sony APS-C, 7artisans 9mm f/5.6 Full-Frame 135º Ultra-Ultra Wide, Venus Optics Laowa 8-16mm APS-C Ultra-Ultra Wide, Audeze MM-100 Planar Magnetic Headphones Review, Bluetti AC70 1 kW Power Station Review, Bluetti AC2A 300W Power Station Review.
August & September 2023: Canon EOS R8 Review, Plain-English R8 User's Guide, R100 Review, Plain-English R100 User's Guide, RF 24-50mm IS STM Review, RF-S 55-210mm IS STM Review, RF 135mm f/1.8 L IS USM Review, EL-5 Flash Review, Nikon Zf Review, Z 135mm f/1.8, MH-34 Charger, Sony A7CR, Sony A7C II, FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II, Fuji GFX 100 II, GF 30mm f/5.6 Tilt & Shift, GF 55mm f/1.7R WR, GF 110mm f/5.6 Tilt & Shift Macro, OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 Underwater Camera, Panasonic G9 II, Panasonic "Leica" 35-100mm f/2.8, Panasonic "Leica" 100-400mm f/4-6.3 II, HASSELBLAD XCD 28mm f/4 P, Angeniéux EZ-3 45-165mm T2.3 S35 & 68-250mm T3.5 Cinema Zoom Kit, Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 for Fuji, Sigma 23mm f/1.4 for Fuji, Tamron 17-50mm f/4 for Sony, Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 OSS for Sony, Apple Watch ULTRA Review & Tutorial, AirPods Pro 2nd Gen w/USB-C, Think Tank Retrospective EDC Backpack Review, Think Tank "Press Pass" Shoulder/Sling/Belt Bags, Nitecore BB2 Electronic Blower Review, Bluetti PV200 200W Solar Panel Review, Bluetti AC180 1.8 kW Power Station Review.
June & July 2023: Photographs from California's Central Coast, How to Create Images with AI, Nikon Z8 Review & Sample Images, Z8 Plain-English User's Guide, Z 24mm f/1.7 DX Review & Sample Images, Z 26mm f/2.8 Review & Sample Images, Z 70-180mm f/2.8, Z 85mm f/1.2 Review & Sample Images, Z 180-600mm f/5.6~6.3 VR, Sony A6700, Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS MACRO II, Sony ECM-M1 On-Camera Mic, LEICA SL2 Edition Silver, Sigma 14mm f/1.4 Full-Frame, Tamron 35-150mm f/2~2.8 for Nikon Z and for Sony, TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 Review & Sample Images, Xcellon PDG-5200L 200W 5-Port GaN USB Charger Review and Tozo Golden X1 Earbuds Review.
March, April & May 2023: Previsualization versus Presets, Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji & OM SYSTEM Menu Systems Compared, Canon EOS R50 Review, EOS R100, EOS R vs EOS R8 vs RP, Canon RF 28mm f/2.8 STM, RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM, Canon V10 VLogCam, Nikon Z8, Z 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR DX, Sony ZV-E1, Sony ZV1 II, Sony SRG-A12, LEICA Q3, LEICA M11 Monochrom, SUMMMILUX-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH (Edition 2023), SUMMICRON-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH, SUMMICRON-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH, Fuji X-S20, Fuji XF 8mm f/3.5 R WR, OM SYSTEM OM-1 Review & Sample Image Files, OM SYSTEM OM-1 Complete Plain-English User's Guide, OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO Review & Sample Images, Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome, Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 & FA 50mm f/1.4 Classic, Pentax SD 10x42 ED, SD 7x42 ED & AD 10x32 ED, Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Review, iPhone 14 Pro Max Tutorial & User's Guide, Apple Music Review.
January & February 2023: How to Learn Photography, Canon EOS R8, Canon EOS R50, Canon RF 24-50mm IS STM, Canon RF-S 55-210mm IS STM, Canon EOS Rebel SL3 Review, Canon EOS Rebel T7 Review, Nikon Z 26mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 85mm f/1.2, Sony Full-Frame FE 20-70mm f/4 G, Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Review & Sample Images, Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM, Olympus 90mm f/3.5 IS Macro, Think Tank Retrospective Everyday Backpack.
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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