July, August & September 2025'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 R50V R100 V1 G7X III 1DX III 1DX II 5DS/R 5D Mk IV 6D II 90D SL3 T7 T100 Flash Lenses
Canon EOS R7 vs R10 vs R50 vs R100 more Canon comparisons
Nikon: Z9 Z8 Z7 II Z6 III Z5 II Z6 II Z5 Zƒ ZR Z ƒc Z50 II Z50 Z30 D6 D850 D780 D500 D7500 D3500 Z DSLR 35mm 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 FX3 FX2 ZV-E1 A6700 A6600 A6400 ZV-E10 II ZV-E10 ZV-1 II RX1R III RX10/4 RX100/7 Flash Lenses
Fujifilm: GFX100RF GFX 100S II GFX 100 II GFX100 GFX50R X100VI X100V X100F X-E5 X-H2 X‑H2s X-T5 X-T50 X-M5 X‑T30 X-S20 Film Lenses
LEICA: SL3-S SL2 SL2 S Q3 43 Q3 Q2 Q2M M11-P SAFARI 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 (guide) OM-1 (guide) OM-3 M.Zuiko ED 90mm f/3.5 IS Olympus
All Reviews: Apple 16 Pro Max Viltrox Audio Contax HASSELBLAD Sigma Tamron Tokina Pentax Zeiss
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Fall 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.
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30 September 2025, Tuesday
New: Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 GM Macro, also at Adorama.
New is that it goes to 1.4× magnification. Also works with the FE 2× Teleconverter or and FE 1.4× Teleconverter for higher magnifications to 2.8×.
Order today and it ought to ship 13 November 2025.
One-Man Show this Friday
My buddy Scott is having a show at Compére Collective in Red Hook this Friday. He'll be showing works from his HASSELBLAD as on the poster above, digital, and you name it. Check it out!
He made the shot above on his HASSELBLAD 500C with a ZEISS 50mm f/4 Distagon at f/5.6 on Ilford FP 120, on a tripod in Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook, Brooklyn, August 2012.
New: The New Math from Nikon
If you track prices as I do (all these lenses have their historical prices versus date documented towards the end of the Specifications section of every product review), what I've never seen done before is that Nikon has softened the appearance of the tariff blow by raising prices as expected, and then immediately discounting some of them and turning a higher catalog price into what looks like a deeper discount if you don't track historical prices.
For instance, the Z 17-28mm f/2.8 has sold for $1,197 ever since it came out in 2022. Nikon just raised the US catalog price by $100 to $1,299.99, and now offers a "$200 discount" on their $100 increase, for a net discount of $100. I'm glad I document this so I can reclaim my sanity!
The red "$xxx off" titles below are what Nikon's claiming, not the discount over the price at introduction which is how I usually like to look at it. Even with recent price hikes, many older cameras like the Z7 II are still much less than their prices at introduction.
$200 off: Nikon Z 17-28mm f/2.8: $1,099.99.
$100 off: Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8: $1,049.95.
$150 off: Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8: $749.95.
$100 off: Nikon Z 85mm f/1.8: $749.95.
$450 off: Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR: $3,049.95.
Some of these lenses are less expensive than they have ever been, while other Nikon products have gone up from what they were this summer. I hope you all realize that camera prices are always subject to fluctuation from dollar/yen exchange rates and loads of other conditions, that's why I document them every time I look them up.
I've been checking prices changes since the 1970s when I'd check B&H's printed prices as published in their monthly ads in what were called "camera magazines" fifty years ago.
26 September 2025, Friday
New: Sony ZV-E10 & E 16-50mm OSS II.
New: White Sony ZV-E10 & E 16-50mm OSS II.
24 September 2025, Wednesday
$540 off (open box with full new warranty): Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS: $1,708.
Don't buy this: Nikon Z 2× teleconverter: $11,099.
Amazon has a silly price up right now. Here it is at Amazon at the correct price. Of course the first thing I did was hit the option to report this to Amazon; it reminds me of how frustrated the police are when there is a problem and everyone starts livestreaming an incident rather than calling the police first so they can do something about it.
Nikon Zƒ
The Nikon Zƒ now comes in ten different color combinations!
I spent all day yesterday looking them all up for you. What I found interesting is that Crutchfield, at least yesterday, was $200 higher than everyone else. Prices are all going up, so this suggests that the other dealers will soon be at the higher price, so that as I've been saying, today is the day to get what you want.
Black
Zƒ body-only: $1,997 at B&H, at Adorama and at Amazon, or $2,197 at Crutchfield.
Zƒ with discounted Z 40mm f/2 Special Edition: $2,237 at B&H, at Adorama and at Amazon, or $2,437 at Crutchfield.
Zƒ with discounted Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,597 at B&H, at Adorama and at Amazon, or $2,797 at Crutchfield.
New: Silver
Silver Zƒ body-only: $1,997at B&H and at Adorama, or $2,197 at Crutchfield.
Silver Zƒ with discounted Z 40mm f/2 Special Edition: $2,237 at B&H and at Adorama, or $2,437 at Crutchfield.
Silver Zƒ with discounted Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,597 at B&H and at Adorama, or $2,797 at Crutchfield.
New: More Colors
New: Black Zƒ in orange (tan) fake leather: $2,097 at B&H, at Adorama and at Amazon.
New: Black Zƒ in dark blue fake leather: $2,097 at B&H, at Adorama and at Amazon.
New: Silver Zƒ in mauve pink fake leather: $2,097 at B&H and at Adorama.
New: Silver Zƒ in cognac brown fake leather: $2,097 at B&H and at Adorama.
New: Silver Zƒ in sepia brown fake leather: $2,097 at B&H and at Adorama.
New: Silver Zƒ in moss green fake leather: $2,097 at B&H and at Adorama.
New: Silver Zƒ in stone gray fake leather: $2,097 at B&H and at Adorama.
New: Silver Zƒ in teal blue fake leather: $2,097 at B&H and at Adorama.
Used (all colors)
About $1,540 used if you know How to Win at eBay.
23 September 2025, Tuesday
$300 off: Canon R5 & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $4,099.
$300 off: Canon R5: $2,899.
$50 off: Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM: $600.
$30 off: Canon T7 DSLR & two lenses: $620.
New: Nikon Zƒ, silver: $2,197.
New: Nikon Zƒ (silver) & Z 40mm f/2 SE: $2,437.
New: Nikon Zƒ (silver) and Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,797.
New: Sony A6700 & E 16-50mm OSS II: $1,697.
20 September 2025, Saturday
Got your iPhone 17 Pro Max yet?
I just did, and here's How to Transfer all Your Data and Apps to Your New iPhone.
I always wait till I have the day free to do this with my full attention. I also got the newest AirPods Pro 3 and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. I can't wait to tell you all about them as soon as I get them up and running!
Don't have yours yet?
I got the 17 Pro Max as I love having the biggest possible screen to show my photos, and I want the newest higher-resolution telephoto camera. I am intrigued by the iPhone Air which also has a pretty decent sized screen, but lets, face it, I'm a power user and want and use all three rear cameras in the larger iPhone. The iPhone Air has but one basic rear camera, excellent for basic users.
Hint: The basic 256 GB version is usually plenty of storage if you know how to use cloud services, which store everything in the cloud rather than on your phone.
The higher storage options let you travel with a ton of downloaded videos right in your pocket in case you need them offline, which most people don't. Downloaded video is the biggest user of storage; apps, photos and documents don't use as much.
Online streaming video and remotely stored documents don't use or need local storage. I get a lot of storage, but it's more of a luxury just to be able to tote a ton of data if I'm offline. Tens of thousands of photos should fit OK in 256 GB.
Hint: It's easy to see exactly how much storage you have, and how much of it you have free in your current phone.
In your old iPhone, go to SETTINGS > GENERAL > ABOUT and it will show your phone's capacity, and how much of it you have free. Subtract one from the other and that's how much you're actually using.
Some people freak out thinking they may need a lot, while in fact they may not be using much storage.
We always need maybe 25 GB free to make everything run well and be able to install updates, but if you've got hundreds of GB free in your current phone, I doubt you'd need more storage than you have in your current model. On the other hand if you don't have much storage available and don't want to dump unused videos or apps and photos, now is the time to step up to more storage. Again, just check your SETTINGS.
19 September 2025, Friday
$300 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon R10: $650!!!
$92 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z5 Mk II: $1,755.
$300 off: 14" MacBook Pro 10-Core M4, 24 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD: $1,499.
$100 off: Mac Mini 10-Core M4, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD: $499!!!
15% off: Tiny manual-only Zeniko ZF08 flash for most cameras.
Use coupon code L5C46HAE or check the coupon box for 15% off, which would make it $28. While it's only a manual flash and a bit cool at 6500K, it is tiny and has its own built-in battery that charges with USB-C.
16 September 2025, Tuesday
New: Fuji GFX Eterna 55 Cine camera, also at B&H.
New: Fuji GF 32-90mm T3.5 PZ OIS WR Cine Lens, also at B&H.
NEW: Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 II (internal zoom).
$100 off (open box with full new warranty): Silver Nikon Z fc & Z 16-50mm VR DX: $1,097.
$96 off (open box with full new warranty): LEICA D-LUX 8: $1,819.
13 September 2025, Saturday
Viltrox APS-C AF 56mm f/1.2 Pro ED IF ASPH VCM.
NEW: Viltrox APS-C AF 56mm f/1.2 Review & Sample Images.
Another winner direct from China. Super-sharp with awesome bokeh, for half the price of paying a Japanese camera brand to make it in China for us.
12 September 2025, Friday
$80 off: Nikon Z 40mm f/2: $217.
$577 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Nikon Zf with Z 40mm f/2: $1,860.
11 September 2025, Thursday
$80 off: Canon R50: $680.
$80 off: Canon R50 & RF-s 18-45mm IS STM: $800.
$50 off: Canon RF-S 10-18mm IS STM: $300.
$50 off: Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM: $280.
Pocket-sized fast ultra-ultra wide lens with no competition!
$657 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): LEICA Q3 mit 28mm SUMMILUX ASPH: $6,078.
10 September 2025, Wednesday
NEW: Nikon ZR cine camera, also at Adorama.
First Nikon/RED camera.
NEW: OM System 50-200mm f/2.8 IS (100-400mm eq.).
NEW: AirPods Pro 3.
Now claims double the isolation of AirPods Pro 2 and four times that of the original AirPods Pro.
NEW: LEICA CINE HEKTOR 35mm T2.1 für Sony (???).
NEW: LEICA CINE HEKTOR 100mm T2.1 für Sony (???).
These are optically flawed old designs that are deliberately soft and weird for people too lazy to shop eBay for old Petzval optics.
These cover full frame and have interchangeable mounts also to let them work on Canon RF, LEICA L and Nikon Z mounts.
There is no electronic communication.
$120 off: Canon R100 & RF-S 18-45mm IS STM: $530
$120 off: Canon R100, RF-S 18-45mm IS STM & RF-S 55-210mm IS STM: $780.
$100 off: Canon R50 Creator Kit: $979.
$150 off: Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM: $1,049.
$300 off: Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS STM: $2,699.
$250 off (open box with full new warranty): Canon EF 70-300mm IS II USM: $400.
instant focusing; Canon's top consumer tele that work wonders on mirrorless with an adapter.
$455 off (open box with full new warranty): LEICA VISOFLEX 2 für LEICA M10 und M11 serie: $500.
09 September 2025, Tuesday
New: Canon RF 85mm f/1.4L VCM, also at Adorama.
New: Canon EOS C50 Cine Camera, also at Adorama.
New: Canon RF CINE-SERVO 11-55mm f/2.8~4 (T2.95~4.4), also at Adorama.
This crazy lens covers Super 35mm (29.6mm image circle), and covers 24 × 36mm full frame when you use the built-in 1.5× extender for a 16~80mm range.
Its not cheap (over $35,000), weighs almost seven pounds and has a 112mm filter thread.
New: Canon PowerShot ELPH 360 HS (silver), and also in black. Also at B&H in silver and in black.
A brand-new inexpensive 12× optical zoom pocket point-and-shoot! Honestly my S100 still takes great pictures, just that my iPhone replaced it a decade ago for me.
New: Sigma Full Frame 20-200mm for Sony & L, also at Adorama.
New: Sigma Full Frame 28-45mm T2 Cine for Sony & L, also at Adorama.
New: Sigma Full Frame 35mm f/1.2 for Sony & L, also at Adorama.
New: Sigma Full Frame 135mm f/1.4 for Sony & L, also at Adorama.
$600 Off: Canon R6 Mk II: $1,899, also at B&H!!!
$600 off: Canon R6 Mark II with RF 24-105mm IS STM : $2,199.
$600 off: Canon R6 Mk II & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $3,099.
This is the least expensive the R6 II has ever been, as you can see it its price history at my review.
Every maker has big price hikes coming any day now for the fall tariff season, and I doubt that we'll ever see the R6 II this low again. The only other time it was this inexpensive was back in April, so if you want one, now is the time. While Crutchfield is saying this is $300 off, actually it's $600 off its introductory price.
$400 off: Canon R5 Mk II: $3,899, also at B&H.
$400 off: Canon R5 Mk II & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $5,099.
$400 off: Canon 5D Mark IV: $2,099.
$400 off: Canon 5D Mk IV & EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM II: $3,299.
$80 off: Canon R50 & RFS 18-45mm IS STM: $799.
$120 off: Canon R100 & RFS 18-45mm IS STM: $529.
$300 off: Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM: $2,299.
$300 off: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS USM: $2,299.
$300 off: Canon RF 100-500mm L IS USM: $2,799.
$200 off: Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM: $1,999.
$500 off: OM System 100-400mm IS (200-800mm eq.): $999.99.
If I was a bird shooter, I would totally be using my OM1 Mk II because the format magnifies the effective focal length of every lens by 2×, and OM system has a better selection of affordable ultra-tele zooms than anyone once you realize this. The only way to get 200-800mm in Canon is huge and more expensive, and there is no way to get this in Nikon or Sony.
$369 off (open box with full new warranty): LEICA Q3 mit 43mm APO-SUMMICRON ASPH: $7,011.
05 September 2025, Friday
In Stock: Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 (old-model pumper zoom).
In Stock: Sigma 12mm f/1.4 for Canon, Sony & Fuji.
In Stock: HASSELBLAD XCD 28mm f/4 P.
In Stock: Zoom H6studio 6-track recorder.
In Stock: 7Artisans 10mm f/3.5 for Nikon Z and M43.
03 September 2025, Wednesday
NEW: Viltrox APS-C 56mm f/1.2 for Sony and for Fuji.
I have one in my hot little hands, and I'm hoping it's as awesome as the other Viltrox lenses I've tried.
You also can get these direct from Viltrox for Sony and directly from Viltrox for Fuji, and possibly with a discount with coupon code KENROCKWELL.
$200 Off: Canon R5: $2,999.
Get one! Honestly there isn't anything significantly better about the R5 Mark II, so this way you can save a thousand dollars!
$300 Off: Canon RP: $799.
$100 Off: Canon R10: $949.
$500 Off: Sony A7 IV: $2,198.
$500 Off: Sony A7 IV & FE 28-70mm OSS: $2,398.
$150 Off: Sony A6400 & 18-135mm: $1,248.
$150 Off: Sony A6400: $848.
$100 Off: Sony ZV1 Mk II: $898.
$100 Off: Sony ZV1 Mk II, white: $898.
$100 Off: Sony ZV-E10: $648.
$100 Off: Sony ZV-E10 & 16-50mm PZ OSS: $748.
$100 Off: Sony ZV-E10 (white) & 16-50mm PZ OSS (silver): $748.
02 September 2025, Tuesday
$50 Off: Sony APS-C 11mm f/1.8: $648.
$50 Off: Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G: $748.
$50 Off: Sony FE 85mm f/1.8: $598.
$50 Off: Sony APS-C 35mm f/1.8 OSS: $548. Heh heh, faster than the RX1R Mk III and adds stabilization.
30 August 2025, Saturday
Sony RX1 RIII.
NEW: Sony RX1R Mk III Full Review & Sample Images.
29 August 2025, Friday
$100 Off: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM: $2,048.
$100 Off: Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS: $1,098.
$100 Off: Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G: $1,098.
$100 Off: Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM: $1,398.
$200 Off: Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS: $1,998.
IN-STOCK: Fuji X100 VI: $1,799!!!
The unobtainable X100VI was in-stock at Adorama, only in silver (the good version) and not for long, so get it before it sells out and the price goes even more sky high when Fuji corrects the price for tariffs soon.
Oh well, it sold out a few hours after I listed this. Sorry, but that's why I made it big and in Italics. No big deal; place an order and it will ship as soon as it comes in, often well before anyone ever gets enough to mark it as "In Stock."
These are so hard to get that people are actually paying an average of $1,860 for used ones at eBay!
$100 Off: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM: $3,098.
$100 Off: Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM: $1,598.
$100 Off: Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: $1,398.
$100 Off: Sony FE 35mm f/1.8: $698.
$100 Off: Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS: $2,598.
$100 Off: Sony Full Frame 20mm f/1.8G: $848.
$200 Off: Sony A7C II: $2,198.
$200 Off: Sony A7C II & FE 28-60mm : $2,498.
$200 Off: Sony A7C R (black): $2,998.
$200 Off: Sony A7C R (silver): $2,998.
$15 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): DJI Osmo Mobile 7P Phone Gimbal: $134.
26 August 2025, Tuesday
NEW: HASSELBLAD X2D II 100C, also at Adorama.
NEW: HASSELBLAD 35 ~ 100mm f/2.8~4 (28~75mm eq.), also at Adorama.
NEW: HASSELBLAD backpack, also at Adorama.
25 August 2025, Monday
NEW: Sony RX1R III at Crutchfield.
$400 Off: Sony A7 IV A: $2,998.
$400 Off: Sony A7R V: $3,798.
$300 Off: Sony A7 IV & FE 28-70mm OSS: $2,598.
$500 Off: Sony A1: $5,398.
$300 Off: Sony ZV-E1: $2,098.
22 August 2025, Friday
NEW: Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 II, also at Adorama.
This new version is an internal zoom; the original Z 24-70mm f/2.8 was a pumper zoom.
$164 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon R50, RF-s 18-45mm IS STM & RF-s 55-210mm IS STM: $965.
Snap from yesterday:
Sunset, Encinitas, California, 7:28 P.M. 21 August 2025. Canon 5DS/R (love you, DS!!!), Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM at 50mm, f/6.3 at 1/100 at Auto ISO 100, +0.3 stops exposure Compensation (LV 12.0), amped-up a little in Skylum Luminar Neo software. bigger.
The Canon 5DS/R is still the highest resolution camera ever made by Canon or by Nikon!
21 August 2025, Thursday
TTArtisan AF 56mm f/1.8 ED for Fuji (also comes for Nikon Z and for Sony).
NEW: TTArtisan APS-C AF 56mm f/1.8 ED Review & Sample Images.
Not bad for a $129 lens!
NEW: Ricoh GR IV, also at B&H.
26 MP APS-C fixed-lens posh, pocketable point-and-shoot for $1,497.
It has a collapsible lens like the Nikon 35Ti so it's pocketable unlike the X100 and RX1R III, and of course that collapsing mechanism is also what usually dies first in these cameras.
NEW: Sigma Full-Frame 200mm f/2 for Sony and for L-mount, also both at B&H.
NEW: Sigma APS-C 12mm (18mm eq.) f/1.4 for Canon RF, for Sony and for Fuji, also all at B&H.
$80 Off: Canon R50 Content Creator Kit: $999.
$50 Off: Canon R50 V: $650.
$50 Off: Canon R50V & RF-s 14-30mm IS STM PZ: $880.
$100 Off: Canon R7: $1,499.
$50 Off: Canon RF 35mm f1.8 Macro IS STM: $500.
20 August 2025, Wednesday
$100 Off: Canon R10 with RF-s 18-150mm IS STM: $1,399.
$100 Off: Canon R10 with RF-s 18-45mm IS STM: $1,099.
$100 Off: Canon R7 with RF-s 18-150mm IS STM: $1,949.
$200 Off: Canon R8 with RF 24-50mm IS STM: $1,599.
$200 Off: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM: $2,399.
$45 off (open box with full new warranty): Canon LC-E6 Battery Charger: $50.
$285 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Nikon D7500 & 18-140mm DX VR: $762.
19 August 2025, Tuesday
$200 Off: Canon R8: $1,399.
$200 Off: Canon R6 II: $1,999.
$200 Off: Canon R6 II w/RF 24-105mm IS STM: $2,299.
$1,000 Off: Canon R3: $4,399.
$400 Off: Sony A7 III w/FE 28-70mm: $1,698.
17 August 2025, Sunday
$650 Off: Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED: $1,097.
Works great on the FTZ/2 for mirrorless.
15 August 2025, Friday
In Stock: Sony FX2, also at B&H.
14 August 2025, Thursday
$247 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR: $2,050.
12 August 2025, Tuesday
Skylum Luminar Neo strikes again! Here was the original image:
As shot.
And here's it after a few clicks in Skylum Luminar Neo software to bump-up colors and add a fake sky:
Springtime Mustard, Rancho Santa Fe, California, 11:57 AM, Saturday, 29 March 2025. Fuji X-T30 (which was in The Eastern Sierra with us in October, 2019), TTArtisan 56mm f/1.8 at f/8 at 1/800 at Auto ISO 160 (LV 14.0), Skylum Luminar Neo software to bump-up colors and add a fake sky. bigger or camera-original © JPG file.
Also not bad for my $129 TTArtisan 56mm f/1.8 APS-C lens.
08 August 2025, Friday
$30 Off: Canon RF-S 10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM: $320.
$30 Off: Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM: $300.
$200 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon R7 & RF-s 18-150mm: $1,849.
$150 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon RF 1.4× extender: $400.
$200 Off - less than HALF PRICE (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon RF-s 55-210mm IS STM: $180.
$753 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Sony A7 III: $1,145.
$518 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Sony A7 III & FE 28-70mm: $1,580.
$214 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon 5D Mk IV: $1,985.
$63 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon Rebel T7, EF-S 18-55mm IS II, unstabilized EF 75-300mm III & system case: $587.
07 August 2025, Thursday
Just DO IT!
Think you want to wait a little and see what prices are going to do with tariffs?
As I've been encouraging everyone, the time is now to get what you want for the next couple of years. Actually the time was back a few months ago when I first warned everyone.
Tariffs haven't been fully applied yet, and even after they do, the full effects will take a while to trickle down to us through the supply chain, but sadly Canon's cameras, just as an example I had handy, have risen so strongly this year that the camera model one step down from what you had intended to get now costs almost as much as what you thought you were going to pay for what you really wanted! I hate it when friends come to me with a budget and I suggest which model to get, and whoops, now that only gets them one step down:
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This is from my Canon R7, R10, R50 and R100 comparison. Other brands I'm sure are similar; I just happened to be updating these prices and was shocked when I laid them out this clearly.
It's like real estate just after COVID. Houses and rents doubled in the course of the year, and they're not coming back down anytime soon — if ever.
Please don't wait this one out. I can't imagine camera prices ever being as low as they are again today. Yesterday's gone. Don't let the trade wars price you out of your new camera.
Thankfully the old full-frame format has more margin in it, so those prices are still low as makers simply eat the expenses for now. My favorite full-frame, the R6 Mk II, is still only $1,999, as you can see at my price history table. Full-frame today is only for people who love out-of-focus backgrounds, otherwise for mirrorless, APS-C is the way to go. This isn't film, where format mattered just to get a clean, sharp image. With digital, everything works fantastic today in APS-C or even micro 4/3. Any pedagogical penchant for "better high ISOs" might only be visible at five-digit ISOs and above, which no one should be using if you know what you're doing. In photography, light is everything. If it's dark, fix it.
NEW: Tamron APS-C 18-300mm for Canon RF-S and for Nikon Z.
$50 Off: Canon R50: $710. (Note that this "sale" is actually more than it used to cost. You should have bought it before, and if you didn't, get it NOW!)
$50 Off: Canon R50 & RFS 18-45mm IS STM: $830.
$80 Off: Canon R50, RFS 18-45mm IS STM & RFS 55-210mm IS STM: $1,049.
$50 Off: Canon R100 & RFS 18-45mm IS STM: $600.
$50 Off: Canon R100, RFS 18-45mm IS STM & RFS 55-210mm IS STM: $850.
06 August 2025, Wednesday
Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 for Nikon Z, for Sony and for Fuji.
NEW: Viltrox Full-Frame AF 28mm f/4.5 Review & Sample Images: only $99!
Tough, tiny lens that works surprisingly well — but it's fixed at f/4.5 and has no ability to focus manually.
I can't believe I spent a week going into such depth to review a $99 lens, but so be it.
05 August 2025, Tuesday
$300 Off: Canon R5 Mk II & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $5,199.
$200 Off: Canon R5 & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $4,199.
While this is the old R5, there isn't enough different to me to justify the expense of the R5 II; I'd get this older version and laugh all the way to the bank!
$200 Off: Canon R6 Mk II & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: $3,199.
$200 Off: Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM: $2,399.
$100 Off: Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM: $1,099.
$200 Off: Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM: $2,799.
$200 Off: Canon RF 100-500mm L IS USM: $2,899.
$100 Off: Canon R10 Content Creator Kit: $1,299.
$100 Off: Canon R7 Content Creator Kit: $2,049.
$100 Off: Canon RF 15-30mm f/4.5~6.3 IS STM: $499.
Don't let its "slow" f/stop fool you. We're not shooting on film anymore, thank God, so this "slow" lens is more than fast enough to shoot the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy without even needing a clock-drive, and this shot is stopped down a stop because I forget to set it wide-open to f/4.5 rather than f/6.3!!!
The Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy as seen from Stoneman Meadow, Yosemite National Park, California, 8:39 P.M., 21 October 2022. Canon EOS R6, Tungsten white balance to make it blueish, RF 15-30mm IS STM stopped-down to f/6.3 at 15mm for 80 seconds on a tripod at ISO 6,400 (LV -7.0, or minus 7.0!). More tech details. bigger.
$117 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Full-Frame: $1,081.
31 July 2025, Thursday
As shot. Dull sky and dull light, with an empty black foreground. Yawn!
After Luminar Neo:
Half Dome in Last Light, Cook's Meadow, Yosemite National Park, California, 5:59 P.M., 17 October 2022. Canon EOS R6, RF 24-240mm IS USM at 83mm, f/8 hand-held at 1/60 at Auto ISO 100, -2/3 stops exposure compensation (LV 12.0), made with Luminar Neo.
NEW: Skylum Luminar Neo Review, Sample Images and User's Guide.
The secret software I use to help make my images EXPLODE!
NEW: DJI Osmo 8K 360º bi-spherical camera system, also at Adorama.
30 July 2025, Wednesday
$250 Off: Nikon D7500: $747.
$300 Off: Nikon Z9: $5,197.
$400 Off: Nikon Z6 III & Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,697.
29 July 2025, Tuesday
Hot Headphone Deal Gets Hotter
Tozo HT2 ANC (Adaptive Noise Cancellation) Headphones.
I was very impressed with how great these cheap ANC headphones sounded back in 2023 after I adjusted the equalizer in the free app to voice them when they first came out at $50.
They sound just as great today, assuming you EQ them in the app as I show in my review, but today they're selling for just $32 at Amazon — and if you don't love them, just send them back.
I'm very impressed at how smooth I got them to sound with EQ, and especially their prodigious deep bass and subsonic performance which I rarely can get with unequalized headphones. Sadly very few, if any, other headphones have octave-band graphic EQs in their apps so we have very limited ability to voice them, assuming you're skilled with advanced tools like this.
By themselves these headphones are unimpressive, while the very flexible EQ lets us make the proverbial silk purse from a pig's ear. Once set with the app, they retain this EQ (sound) regardless of from what you play them.
I got mine directly from Tozo back in I'd also get mine at Amazon or at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
Snap from Last Week
Secret Underground Book Preserve, San Diego, California, 12:58 P.M, Thursday, 24 July 2025 A. D.. iPhone 16 Pro Max 0.5× (2.22mm actual or 14mm eq.) camera at f/2.2 at 1/1,656 at Auto ISO 50 (LV 14.0), Skylum Luminar Neo software, split-toned print. bigger.
I love my iPhone 16 Pro Max, without which I'd have to haul my 4x5" camera, requisite tripod and 65mm f/8 SUPER-ANGULON and not be able to see what I was doing trying to focus and compose before I inevitably would be kicked out of this secure facility.
With my 16 Pro Max, all I did was snap this on my way back from sneaking down there looking for a bathroom, and I got my shot. Bravo!
Fostex CR300 CD Recorder, Player, DAC & ADC.
Updated: Fostex CR300 Review & Laboratory Measurements.
I tweaked the image and page sizes for modern browsers. I also updated the used price, which apparently has doubled since I got mine used ten years ago.
26 July 2025, Saturday
$150 off: Nikon 135mm f/1.8: $2,347.
$60 off (open box with full new warranty): Sony ZV-E10 II & APS-C 16-50mm: $1,138.
25 July 2025, Friday - finally!
Man, I turn this page black for three days out of respect for the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, and the whole world goes away. The indefatigable Hulk Hogan passes, and so does Chuck Mangione, the guy who taught the world what was a Flügelhorn.
Sorry if I digress, but ever since I was a kid in the late 1970s and 1980s I worked in music, radio and recording, and we played the heck out of Ozzy and Chuck Mangione.
OK, so I'm turning this page back to white, not out of any disrespect for the other greats, but just to hope that nothing happens to Long Island hero Billy Joel. We played his records on-air more than anyone!
$312 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Sony A7C R: $2,886.
24 July 2025, Third Day of Mourning
20% OFF: Use Coupon Code J20-KEN at Skylum for 20% off of the already discounted Summer Sale Prices.
Here's a taste of what it does, which is let me bump up my photos, as well as add skies and drama to photos that otherwise were dull (original image and after Neo).
$200 off (open box with full new warranty): Canon R5 II: $3,799.
$150 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z5: $947.
New: Sony A7CR - in SILVER!: $3,198.
22 July, 2025, A Black Day Of Mourning
RIP to The Godfather of Metal, Ozzy Osbourne, a founding father of musical pioneers Black Sabbath.
10% Off: Overstock at KEH.
Use code OS10 for 10% off overstock at KEH.
$243 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Nikon Z5 II with Z 24-200mm VR: $2,254.
My favorite Nikon full frame combo, regardless of price!
21 July 2025, Monday
$85 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z5 II: $1,612.
$70 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z 28-400mm VR: $1,330.
17 July 2025, Wednesday
Nikon Z5 II and Z 24-50mm.
NEW: Ken Rockwell's Nikon Z5 II Plain-English User's Guide.
$390 off (open box with full new warranty): Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS: $1,708.
HUGE day for Canon!
Look at these amazing new products and try not to faint:
NEW: Canon R8 with Portrait Grids.
NEW: Canon R6 II with Portrait Grids.
These add four selectable portrait grids to help yearbook and corporate headshot shooters keep everyone's heads the same size. Wow!
As someone with a huge head, I object! Save Big Heads! No zooming!
The Canon R6 Mark II with Portrait Grids should be called the R6 Mark 2.1!
NEW: Canon EL-1 v2.
No one knows what's new.
NEW: Canon RS-80 E3 (2.5mm ø) Remote Cord.
This is an 80cm (2.6') remote cord with a ø2.5mm plug on the end. The RS-80 N3 and TC-80 N3 have different plugs for different cameras.
15 July 2025, Tuesday
Sony RX1 RIII.
NEW: Sony RX1R III Review.
$382 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Sony APS-C 18-105mm f/4 G OSS: $466!
Snap from a walk on Saturday. See the bee in flight?
Sunflower and Bee, Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, 1:26 P.M, Saturday, 12 July 2025. Cropped from Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 5× (15.7mm actual or 120mm eq.) camera at f/2.8 at 1/1,227 at Auto ISO 50 (LV 14¼), free Snapseed app in-phone, Radiant Photo software to help it pop and Skylum Luminar Neo to add deliberate vignetting. bigger.
La Quatorze Juillet 1789, La Fête Nationale
$600 off: Canon R3: $4,399.
$300 off: Canon 5D Mk IV & EF 24-105mm f/4L II IS USM: $3,399.
$300 off: Canon 5D Mk IV: $2,199.
Up to $500 off off: Nikon sale at Crutchfield.
$138 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z30, Z 16-50mm VR & Z 50-250mm VR: $809.
12 July 2025, Saturday
$45 Off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z50 II: $862.
$598 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM: $900!
$96 Off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon V1: $884.
11 July 2025, Prime Day
Canon RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6.
NEW: Canon RF 75-300mm Review.
Lots of Deals at Amazon for the last day of Prime.
10 July 2025, Prime Day
Lots of Deals at Amazon for Prime Day.
Deals elsewhere:
$648 Off (scratch and dent with full new warranty): Sony FE 200-600mm G OSS: $1,450!!!
$819 Off (scratch and dent with full new warranty): Sony A7 IV: $1,879!!!
09 July 2025, Prime Day
Lots of Deals at Amazon for Prime Day.
Deals elsewhere:
$180 Off: Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8: $719 (click your choice of link in my review).
$110 Off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z6 III: $2,087.
$11 Off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z 40mm f/2: $216.
$100 Off: Sony APS-C 10-20mm f/4 G: $848.
$100 Off: Sony APS-C 18-105mm f/4 G PZ: $748.
08 July 2025, Tuesday
Three-Day Sale on the Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8
Here's a snap I just added from my May trip:
Grape Arbor, Mission San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, 4:26 PM, Tuesday, 06 May 2025. Nikon Z5 II, Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 at f/11 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 11.8), Skylum Luminar Neo software. bigger.
Under the Cayucos Pier, Cayucos, California, 9:16 AM, Thursday, 08 May 2025. Nikon Z5 II, Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 at f/8 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 100, +1 stop exposure compensation (LV 10.9), Radiant Photo and Skylum Luminar Neo software, perspective correction in Photoshop CC. bigger.
Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 on sale: $464 for Nikon or $464 for Sony, each with coupon code KENROCKWELL.
I got mine directly from Viltrox for Nikon (use coupon code KENROCKWELL possibly for an 8% discount) and it also comes for Sony (also possibly a discount with coupon code KENROCKWELL) where it's on sale for ther next few days directly from Viltrox.
Otherwise I see it's still $580 at B&H (for Nikon Z and for Sony), at Adorama (for Nikon Z and for Sony) and at Amazon (for Nikon Z and for Sony), and about $400 used if you know How to Win at eBay.
New Month, New Rebates
While prices have gone up or will be going up soon, here are some new deals:
Up to $1,000 Off: Canon Rebates.
Up to $600 Off: Sony Rebates.
Trade-In Credits: Sony Trade-in Deals.
05 July 2025, Saturday
Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8. bigger.
NEW: Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 Review & Sample Images.
I love this lens!!! I'm rarely a fan of off-brand lenses, but I love it when an upstart makes a lens that's different or better than the camera-maker lenses in some regards. This lens has optics just as good, and it's made of metal and adds a very handy LCD display.
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NEW: All 135mm f/1.8 Lenses Compared.
04 July 1776, Independence Day 🇺🇸
Voigtländer 20mm f/3.5 SL-II for Nikon AI-P, also comes for Canon EF and Pentax K, 52mm filters, 7.0 oz./199g, about $280 used if you know How to Win at eBay.
Updated: Voigtländer 20mm f/3.5 SL-II Review.
This tiny manual-focus gem has computer contacts so it works great with all the expsoure modes and EXIF of modern cameras, and should work swell on mirrorless with either a Canon EF to RF adapter or the Nikon FTZ/II.
$60 off: Nikon Zf c & Z 28mm f/2.8 SE: $1,137.
$50 off: Nikon Z30 & Z 12-28mm PZ VR: $897.
$50 off: Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 : $1,047.
$63 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Canon R100 & RF-S 18-45mm IS STM: $587.
03 July 2025, Thursday
$60 off: Silver Nikon Zf c & Z 16-50mm VR: $1,037.
$100 off: Nikon Zf & Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,497.
$80 off: Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8: $547.
$60 off: Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8: $237.
$80 off: Clătită (pancake lens) Nikon Z 26mm f/2.8: $417.
02 July 2025, Wednesday
New: Nikon Z8 Firmware Version 3.0.
Read the red box warning: v3.0 may disable junk-brand lenses & accessories. This is always a concern when you walk the dark side with off-brands: future compatibility.
New: Tamron Full Frame 16-30mm f/2.8 for Nikon Z and for Sony.
Price Shifts
Maybe you don't live this market every day as I do, but if you haven't been paying attention, but a week or two ago Canon raised many prices by 10 to 15 percent. It will be a while until I get into every review and update this, and of course each review has an archive of price history so you know when things are up or down.
Good news is Nikon's prices are flat, and sometimes things go on sale, like today:
$100 off: Nikon Zf: $1,897.
$100 off: Nikon Zf & Z 40mm f/2 SE: $2,137.
$350 off: Nikon Z7 II: $1,947.
$350 off: Nikon Z7 II & Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,549.
$100 off: Nikon Z6 II: $1,497.
$100 off: Nikon Z6 II & Z 24-70mm f/4: $2,097.
$250 off: Nikon Z30, Z 16-50mm VR & Z 50-250mm VR: $947.
$150 off: Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4L $1,197.
My favorite ultrawide for Nikon.
$150 off: Nikon Z 105mm f/2.8 VR Macro: $897.
$250 off: Nikon Z 100-400mm VR: $2,447.
Likewise, my favorite general purpose tele for Nikon.
I'm guessing that because Canon makes almost everything domestically in Japan that they have to charge a fair price for skilled labor as international trade seems to be encountering more friction today, while Nikon, Sony and Fuji dump most manufacturing off to wherever they can pay the lowest wages, and thus the lesser brands may have more cushion built in to weather recent conditions.
In other words, I think companies who've dumped production outside of their home countries have been ripping us off for quite a few years that they've been doing this, and today simply may be ripping us off less as they have more room to eat the cost of increased trade friction, while Canon has probably been spending more to make quality products domestically and thus has less wiggle room. Who knows, it seems that cameras are the only products for which we haven't seen inflation all these years; just look at everything else in life. If you need anything, as I've been saying, it's the time to get it while you still can.
$337 off (scratch & dent with full new warranty): Nikon Zf c & Z 28mm f/2.8 SE: $800.
$160 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z30 & Z 16-50mm VR: $537.
$247 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR: $2,050.
$32 off (open box with full new warranty): Nikon Z 2× Teleconverter: $617.
01 July 1925, 100 Years of Belmont Park
100 years ago today, San Diego Mission Beach's Belmont Park opened. It's San Diego's classic beachside amusement park, with The Plunge indoor pool and the Big Dipper Roller Coaster, beloved by all!
The Big Dipper, Belmont Park, Mission Beach, San Diego, California, 11:45 AM, Tuesday, 18 March 2025. Strongly cropped from Fuji X-T30 (which was in the room when it happened) and TTartisan 56mm f/1.8, f/5.6 at 1/680 at ISO 160, +0.7 stops compensation (LV 13¾), Dark faces lit with Radiant Photo software and deliberate vignetting added in Skylum Luminar Neo software. bigger.
It's nice that my Fuji X-T30 and TTartisan 56mm f/1.8 have so much resolution (like every camera today) that it's trivial to crop so I don't need to carry any stinking long tele. Here's the as-shot image before cropping:
Complete as-shot image from which the above was cropped and edited. bigger.
Camera maker really play the FUD card trying to scare the innocent into thinking they need 45 megapixels to crop. This was shot on a 26 MP camera from glorious 2019 with a $129 lens. Ha! The above is a 5× crop from APS-C, making the crop similar to a 400mm lens! Heck, if I had used a 400mm lens it's not likely it could have tracked focus, and even less likely I'd have it framed as I wanted it.
AF 135mm f/1.8!
Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8. bigger.
I'm starting my formal review, while this one photo should say it all:
Pelican Hood Ornament, Packard 8, 10:54 AM, Saturday, 31 May 2025. Nikon Z5 II, Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 at f/1.8 at 1/2,000 at Auto ISO 100, +0.3 stops exposure compensation (LV 12⅔), Radiant Photo software. bigger or full-resolution.
Ultra sharp and completely devoid of chromatic aberrations, even wide-open at f/1.8, and oh, such soft and flawless bokeh!
I got my Nikon Z version directly from Viltrox, where you also can get it for Sony. Hint: Try Coupon code KENROCKWELL at checkout possibly for an 8% discount directly from Viltrox.
I'd also get the Nikon Z version at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H, or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay.
I'd also get the Sony version at Adorama, at Amazon or at B&H, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
This is a big, heavy, autofocus and almost all-metal domestic Chinese lens. It has a real metal filter thread and feels so much better than the crummy plastic threads of Nikon's, Canon's and Sony's versions. This Viltrox adds a relatively useful LCD display. Autofocus works great, using the same motor design as Canon's VCM and Sony's XD Linear systems. (The Nikon Z 135/1.8 still uses the old stepper motor system.)
I love it when third parties step in to offer quality products when the majors think we're all idiots and don't mind plasticy $2,000 lenses. I love having the choice, and this Viltrox is half the price. 出色的! Like I'm going to spend two large for a Chinese Sony 135/1.8 when I can get what seems like a sturdier one directly from China and pocket the price difference, instead of letting Sony and others keep the cash when they send production to China? No, and of course I have no idea what future support may be if we need service from Viltrox in a few years, but for half the price I'm not worrying.
The Viltrox comes for Nikon & for Sony. For Canon the RF 135/1.8L is superb except for the plastic filter ring; there's no Viltrox version for Canon and at least Canon makes their lens domestically in Japan, unlike Nikon or for Sony. Stick with Canon for Canon.
EF 11-24mm f/4L USM
$1,004 off: Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L IS USM at Amazon: $2,195.
As I see it, it's being offered by a third party, and the good news is that if for some reason it's not right, Amazon has always ensured the third party makes it right. Otherwise I have no idea why this is so inexpensive; otherwise it's $3,199 at Adorama or at B&H, or you can get it used for only about $985 if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH.
$500 off: Nikon Z8 & Z 24-120mm f/4: $4,597.
$500 off: Nikon D780: $1,497.
$450 off: Nikon D7500 & 18-140mm DX VR: $1,047.
$450 off: Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8: $2,047.
$400 off: Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8E VR: $1,697.
What Was New in:
April, May & June, 2025: The Importance of Context in Photography, Nikon Z5 II Review & Sample Images, Nikon Z 35mm f/1.2 Review & Sample Image Files, Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4 Review & Sample Images, Sony FX2, Sony FE 50-150mm f/2.0 GM, Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Review & Sample Images, Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max User's Guide, Apple Watch Series 10 Review & User's Guide, LEICA M11-P SAFARI, LEICA SUMMILUX-M 50mm f/1.4, silber, Fuji X-E5, Fuji XF 23mm f/2.8 R WR Pancake, Fuji X Half, Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 for Sony.
January, February & March, 2025: Don't Expose to the Right, How to Learn Lens Design, Canon EOS R50 V, Canon PowerShot V1, All Canon Mirrorless Ultrawide Lenses Compared, Canon RF-S 14-30mm IS STM PZ, Canon RF 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM Review, Canon RF 20mm f/1.4L VCM, Canon 24mm f/1.4L VCM Review, Canon 50mm f/1.4L VCM Review, Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z Review, Canon New F-1 Review, Nikon Z 28-135mm f/4 Power Zoom Review, Nikon Z 35mm f/1.2, Nikon P1100 (125× optical zoom), Nikon EM Review, Sony FE 16mm f/1.8 G, Sony FE 400-800mm OSS G Review, Sony FE 1.4× Teleconverter Review, Sony FE 2× Teleconverter Review, Fuji GFX100RF, LEICA SUMMILUX 50mm f/1.4 (Edition 2025, Typ. 11714), LEICA SL3-S, OM SYSTEM OM-3, Laowa 15mm f/5 "Cookie" Review, Sigma 300-600mm f/4 OS, Zeiss Otus ML 50mm f/1.4, Zeiss Otus ML 85mm f/1.4, HASSELBLAD ZEISS 150mm f/4 Sonnar T✻ CF Review, Godox V100 Flash Review, Sony ICF-SW1 AM / FM Stereo / LW / SW Radio Review.
November & December 2024: Canon EOS R7, R10, R50 & R100 Compared, Canon RF 200-800mm IS USM Review & Sample Images, Canon EL-10 Flash Review, Nikon Z50 II Review, Ken Rockwell's Nikon Z50 II User's Guide, Sony A1 II Review, Fuji GFX Eterna cine camera, Fuji GF 32-90mm Power Zoom, "Visually Speaking" by Ted Forbes.
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.
Hot 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.
Hot 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.
Hot August ~ Amazing 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.
Hot July 2019: Rockwell.TV on YouTube (smokin' HOT!), 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.
Hot 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.
Introducing 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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