Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 VC USD Image Gallery
I have just completed my full review of the new Tamron SP 15-30mm f Di VC USD ultrawide zoom lens. You can read the review here or watch it here. This is a stunningly good lens, and is the second…
Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Review
Every year there are a select number of lens announcements that I find personally exciting. I reviewed no less than 15 lenses last year, and this is the fifth already this year, so a lot of gear passes through my…
Horse Portrait Workflow Tutorial
One of the key challenges for the modern photographer is finding a way to distinguish their work from the homogeny of a million and one other photographers around them that are doing pretty much the same thing. I do believe…
Breaking Down the Image: Tamron 15-30 VC
“Pristine” This is the word that comes to mind when I consider both the condition of the snow (just know that I had to trudge through some DEEP stuff to get this image…my ankles are still cold as I type!)…
Senal SMH-1000 Studio Headphones Review
Headphones just never go away. It seems like the craze in our house right now is all about headphones. “So and so just got Beats…” There is just something about the immersive experience of a great pair of headphones that…
RØDE SmartLav+ Review
The Challenge of Sound Anyone who has done video on a DSLR is familiar with the challenge of getting good audio. The Canon 5DMKII started a DSLR video resolution, and people were floored by the quality of the video footage…
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L II Gallery
Here is an image gallery to accompany the review of the Canon EF 100-400mm f IS USM II. There are a number of sample galleries here, including photos of the lens, general shots taken with the lens, and even a…
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM II Review
Great First Impressions Confession: this was one of my most anticipated lens reviews of the year (Tamron’s upcoming 15-30mm f VC is another). This lens has been referred to as “the unicorn” in various internet forums because it has been…
Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15mm Image Gallery
I’ve just completed my full text and video review of the Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15mm wide angle prime lens. This expensive optic is at the top of the heap in terms of image quality in an ultra wide angle lens,…
Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15mm Review
High Challenge, High Reward In the fall of 2013 I reviewed a manual focus only ultra wide angle lens. I noted in that review that an ultra-wide lens is a challenging tool to use for many photographers because the extreme…
Metz 64 AF-1 Flash Review
Quality “speedlites” or compact flash units are amongst the most indispensible tools in any photographer’s arsenal. Photography is about light, and good photographers not only use light but through tools shape it to their purpose. I love using natural light,…
Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 50mm f/2 Review
One More 50mm The Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/50mm is both the fourth 50mm lens I have reviewed in a year as well as the fourth lens from Zeiss that I have reviewed this year. So, from both perspectives I have…