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…

Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro ANC Earbuds Review

Last year I reviewed the Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro earbuds, and I gave them a bit of a mixed review.  On the plus side, I loved the sound quality, very effective ANC, the packaging, and the integration of software features. …

Fuji Standard Zoom Showdown Part 2

My most popular video of 2024 was a showdown between the (then) primary standard zoom options available on the Fuji X-mount platform – the Fuji XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR, and the Sigma…

Yongnuo YN 23mm F1.4 DSM WL Pro Gallery

It was just a little over a month ago that I spent time reviewing the Yongnuo 33mm F1.4 DA DSM WL Pro lens, which I knew was the first to release from a series of three lenses in YN’s “Commander”…

Yongnuo YN 23mm F1.4S DA DSM WL Pro

It was just a little over a month ago that I spent time reviewing the Yongnuo 33mm F1.4 DA DSM WL Pro lens, which I knew was the first to release from a series of three lenses in YN’s “Commander”…

Fujinon XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 R LM WR Gallery

Fuji’s original 18-55mm F2.8-4 OIS was often used as proof positive that Fuji’s APS-C platform was the best. Before I began to test Fuji, I heard the lens hyped to epic proportions. When I got around to reviewing it in…

Fujinon XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 R LM WR Review

Fuji’s original 18-55mm F2.8-4 OIS was often used as proof positive that Fuji’s APS-C platform was the best. Before I began to test Fuji, I heard the lens hyped to epic proportions. When I got around to reviewing it in…

Sirui Autofocus 1.33x Anamorphic 40mm T1.8 Review

Sirui began their lensmaking journey with cine lenses, and, in particular, anamorphic lenses, and only later branched out to more standard autofocus lenses like the Sniper Series (APS-C) and more recently the Aurora full frame line. Perhaps it was inevitable…

Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR II Gallery

In 2024 I did a fresh review of the nearly ten year old Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR lens, and I concluded that it was due an update. It was clear that it hadn’t been engineered with future…

Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR II Review

In 2024 I did a fresh review of the nearly ten year old Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR lens, and I concluded that it was due an update. It was clear that it hadn’t been engineered with future…

TTArtisan AF 23mm F1.8 Gallery

TTArtisan is definitely starting to get some serious attention over their series of low priced yet relatively high performing prime lenses. Last year’s AF 56mm F1.8 has proven to be a popular budget portrait lens (only $129 USD!), and I…