• Review: Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7

    Review: Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7

    Late in the fall, Panasonic released what was a bit of a surprise to many: a slower 50mm equivalent lens in the 25mm f/1.7. This space is occupied already with the faster Panasonic Leica 25mm f/1.4, and competes directly with the Olympus 25mm f/1.8.  The Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 has a suggested retail price of $249…half…

    Jordan Steele

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  • My Favorite Photos of 2015

    My Favorite Photos of 2015

    Every year I go back through the images I’ve taken and pick a selection of images that are my favorites from that year.  It helps to go through and see how my photography has progressed and to put a sort of ‘mini portfolio’ of the year together.  I’ve been really happy with the shots I’ve…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Mirrorless Year in Review 2015

    Mirrorless Year in Review 2015

    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…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

    Review: Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

    Olympus has had great success with their now firmly fleshed out OM-D camera line, and today’s review looks at the latest revision to the ‘entry-level’ OM-D, the OM-D E-M10 Mark II.  I put entry-level in quotes because while the E-M10 Mark II sits at the bottom of the lineup of OM-D cameras in price, it’s…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm f/2 R WR

    Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm f/2 R WR

    The Fuji XF 35mm f/2 R WR is the first prime lens that Fuji has released that duplicates an existing lens in focal length, as it joins its older f/1.4 brother as a second normal prime option for the X-Series. While the 35mm f/2 isn’t significantly smaller, it has a few other tricks up its…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Fuji 35mm f/1.4 vs. Fuji 35mm f/2

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

    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…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Canon EF Lenses on Sony A7 II (Firmware 2.0)

    Canon EF Lenses on Sony A7 II (Firmware 2.0)

    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…

    Jordan Steele

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

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

    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…

    Jordan Steele

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