Bluetti Elite 200 V2 Portable Power Station Review

I’ve done about ten different Bluetti reviews along with many other power stations over the years, and most of them try to sell you on some kind of uniquely marketable feature.  The Elite 200 V2 has very few marketable features…

Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z-mount Gallery

In the fall of the 2024 I had the opportunity to review the long awaited first entry in Viltrox’s Premium LAB series – the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB FE. I loved the lens on Sony despite it being large…

Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB Z Review

In the fall of the 2024 I had the opportunity to review the long awaited first entry in Viltrox’s Premium LAB series – the Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB FE. I loved the lens on Sony despite it being large…

XGIMI Halo+ (New) with Netflix Projector Review

In 2024 Netflix changed its protocols and licensing standards to be more stringent, meaning that a lot of existing devices could no longer natively stream their content. XGIMI’s existing Halo+ projector was one of those, meaning that now those who…

A Visit To Sigma’s Aizu Factory

The day started off with soft pastels in the sky, but before long the fat, heavy snowflakes that Aizu, Japan is famous for started to fall.  To judge from the amount of snow weighing down roofs and banked along the…

Sirui AF 20mm T1.8 1.33x Anamorphic Review

Sirui launched the world’s first autofocusing anamorphic cine lens in the form of the 1.33x Anamorphic 40mm T1.8 late last year. I covered that lens in depth, and you can get my full thoughts by watching the video review or…

Nebula Capsule Air Review

The Nebula Capsule Air is being marketed as the world’s smallest Google TV projector, and it is remarkably small…about the size of a soda can.  It definitely is highly portable, from the small size to the 2 hour of playtime…

Windone E2 E-Bike Review

When I first started doing E-bike reviews, I was interested more because of my son, who was too young to drive and needed transportation.  But in 2024 my son got a car and I began to take over the eBike…

Viltrox AF 25mm F1.7 AIR Gallery

Viltrox’s series of small, lightweight, and yet surprisingly high performing lenses is called the “Air” Series. We’ve seen 20mm F2.8 and 40mm F2.5 full frame lenses, the excellent 35mm F1.7 and 56mm F1.7 APS-C lens, and now we have a…

Viltrox 25mm F1.7 AIR Review (E-Mount)

Viltrox’s series of small, lightweight, and yet surprisingly high performing lenses is called the “Air” Series. We’ve seen 20mm F2.8 and 40mm F2.5 full frame lenses, the excellent 35mm F1.7 and 56mm F1.7 APS-C lens, and now we have a…

Tokina ATX-M 11-18mm F2.8 X Gallery

It’s been a long time since I’ve used a Tokina lens. I actually owned multiple Tokina wide angle zooms back in my time as a photographer before I became a reviewer. Tokina has released relatively few lenses in the mirrorless…

Tokina ATX-M 11-18mm F2.8 X-Mount Review

It’s been a long time since I’ve used a Tokina lens. I actually owned multiple Tokina wide angle zooms back in my time as a photographer before I became a reviewer. Tokina has released relatively few lenses in the mirrorless…

Godox V100 Touchscreen Speedlight Review

The Godox V100 is in many ways an update to their first round head flash (the V1) that they released in 2019. This is a modernized and vastly improved flash unit that thoroughly impressed me. This is one the best…

Viltrox AF 28mm F4.5 X-Mount Gallery

In September of 2024 I released a review of the Viltrox AF 28mm F4.5 “Chip” lens for Sony E-mount. One of the most common requests I got in the responses to my review was for a Fuji X-mount version. I…