• Review: Canon EOS R

    Review: Canon EOS R

    This has been a big year for the mirrorless industry, as the two big boys, Canon and Nikon have both thrown themselves into the Full-Frame mirrorless world to give Sony some competition.  The EOS R is Canon’s first entry into this space, and it comes with their new RF mirrorless mount.  Canon made some very…

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  • Some Site Changes are Incoming

    This is just a heads up on what’s going on with the site at the moment.   Over the next few days to a week, you’ll likely see some visual changes to the site.  Admiring Light has basically looked the same since I launched the site in 2012, and frankly, I think it’s gotten a bit…

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  • Review: Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (Sony E Mount)

    Review: Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (Sony E Mount)

    Sigma has recently jumped into the full-frame E-Mount system by creating new native E-Mount versions of many of their very well received Art series lenses. Today I’m looking at one of those well regarded lenses, the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG Art for Sony E-Mount. The Sigma 135mm f/1.8 is a monster of a lens, with…

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  • Review: Fujifilm XF10

    Review: Fujifilm XF10

    Fujifilm’s X Series has become a fairly nice success for the company, with the interchangeable lens camera system continuing to grow and improve. However, Fujifilm’s digital renaissance really began with the X100, a relatively compact prime-lens compact with an APS-C sensor. That camera’s legacy lives on with the X100F, but Fujifilm continues to experiment with…

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  • Review: Think Tank Retrospective 30 v2.0

    Review: Think Tank Retrospective 30 v2.0

    As photographic companies are concerned, Think Tank is fairly young. The company was founded in 2005 and quickly rose to be one of the premier camera bag manufacturers. Taking on established companies like LowePro and Domke, they created products that have generally been well received. They recently revised their quite popular Retrospective line of bags,…

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  • A Trip to Guatemala

    A Trip to Guatemala

    I recently returned from a trip to Guatemala, where my brother-in-law was getting married and having a destination wedding.  We brought the whole family along and spent 5 days in Antigua Guatemala, a historic city with wonderful architecture, loads of ruins from the earthquakes that rocked the area over the centuries, and friendly people.  As…

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  • Thoughts on the new Nikon Z6 and Z7

    Thoughts on the new Nikon Z6 and Z7

    A Fourth Major Mirrorless System Nikon is the talk of the town today, with the Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7 mirrorless full-frame bodies and a few lenses announced. The new Z Mount mirrorless system throws its hat in the ring as the fourth major mirrorless system. “But Jordan,” you say, “Canon has the EF-M system!”…

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  • A Trip to Pennsylvania

    A Trip to Pennsylvania

    I recently took a nice trip to Western Pennsylvania to visit with some of my wife’s family and do a few things with the kids.  We ended up going to the two big Frank Lloyd Wright houses in the area, Kentuck Knob and Fallingwater, as well as visiting Cucumber Falls in Ohiopyle State Park and…

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  3. Great review with wonderful photos and authentic reflections that elucidate us with details. I’m considering purchasing this bag, and this…

  4. Hi Jordan, nice to have you back! Very interesting reading. I am new to Canon have an R6 with various…

  5. Thank you for all you have given over the years. Your opinions and conclusions have carried a lot of weight…