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Hands-On: Fujifilm X-Pro 2, X70 and XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6

Posted on February 12, 2016February 20, 2016 by Jordan Steele

Today, the fine folks at Fujifilm brought the new releases to my local camera store, Midwest Photo Exchange, for some hands on interaction with the latest Fuji releases, including the X-Pro 2, the X70 and the new 100-400mm f/4-5.6.  I spent a fair bit of time with each camera, but of course this falls well…

Fujifilm X-Series Overview Part 1 – Cameras

Posted on February 11, 2016February 11, 2016 by Jordan Steele

When looking at cameras and lenses, there are so many choices to make, and with the cost of gear, it can be hard to make these choices without being informed.  A large part of the work I do for this site has to do with gear reviews, and as such I have the opportunity to…

Mirrorless Year in Review 2015

Posted on December 19, 2015December 19, 2015 by Jordan Steele

Another year is drawing to a close, and 2015 saw the further rise of mirrorless, thanks largely to the success of the Sony full-frame E-mount system, though the other mirrorless makers continued to improve their systems and flesh out lens and camera lineups, with Micro 4/3 and Fuji X both rounding into nearly complete camera…

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Fuji 35mm f/1.4 vs. Fuji 35mm f/2

Posted on November 25, 2015October 11, 2019 by Jordan Steele

Today, I’m pitting the original lens for the X-Series, the venerable XF 35mm f/1.4 R against the new normal prime, the XF 35mm f/2 R WR, a slightly more compact and weather resistant lens that has just been released for the X-Series of interchangeable lens cameras.  The lenses carry the same field of view and…

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Canon EF Lenses on Sony A7 II (Firmware 2.0)

Posted on November 18, 2015November 23, 2015 by Jordan Steele

Sony released Firmware 2.0 for the nearly year-old A7 II on November 18, though it was put up a few hours early by several Sony sites in Europe, so those who wanted could do the upgrade a bit early if they so desired.  This firmware was billed primarily for bringing uncompressed RAW capability to the A7…

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 vs. Sony FE 28mm f/2

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 by Jordan Steele

Today I’m looking at a quick test of two wide-angle lenses for the Sony full-frame E-Mount: the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon and the Sony FE 28mm f/2.  There’s a $900 price gap between the two lenses, which share a somewhat similar field of view and the same maximum aperture.  How do they compare?  Let’s…

PhotoPlus Tidbits and Roundup

Posted on October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 by Jordan Steele

PhotoPlus Expo 2015 has come to a close, and I’m back home after a nice trip to New York.  Here I’m going to discuss a few of the other things I saw at the show as well as round-up the show a bit. There were some nice things at the show, but overall, I have…

Hands-On: DxO One

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Jordan Steele

It’s not a mirrorless camera, nor from one of the big players, but the DxO One, DxO’s first foray into hardware, is an intriguing entry to the photographic market. DxO figures that you bring your smartphone with you everywhere anyway, and sometimes you want better quality than a smartphone can provide, but you also don’t…

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