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…

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”…

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…