• Shooting in the Cold

    Shooting in the Cold

    Well, as we near the end of the winter months, many of us in the northern parts of the world are experiencing some final punches from mother nature, with cold temperatures and heavy snowfalls for many. We’ve been spared they heaviest snow here in central Ohio, but have had our share of chilly days in…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Fuji 16-55mm f/2.8 vs 18-55mm f/2.8-4

    Fuji 16-55mm f/2.8 vs 18-55mm f/2.8-4

    Fuji’s brand new pro-grade standard zoom, the XF 16-55mm f/2.8 WR, has just been released.  It’s a fast weathersealed lens that promises excellent optical quality at a premium price.  Fuji has two other standard zoom lenses, and for those considering the 16-55mm, there has been much thought about how much of an improvement can be…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Samsung 16-50mm f/2-2.8 S ED OIS

    Samsung has been somewhat stealthily building a fairly strong lens lineup for their NX cameras over the past few years, and today I’m taking a look at what is often the core lens in a high-end lens lineup: the fast standard zoom.  Samsung’s 16-50mm f/2-2.8 joins an elite group of standard zooms for interchangeable lens…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Samsung NX1

    Review: Samsung NX1

    Samsung.  It’s not a brand that one typically associates with high-end photographic gear, but rather all manner of other electronics products such as televisions and now smartphones.  But as they’ve done with smartphones and televisions, Samsung has proven the ability to make a splash in new industries and not only compete, but dominate.  Samsung entered…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS

    Review: Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS

    Sony’s APS-C lens lineup has grown steadily over the past several years with several quality prime lenses. One of those lenses is the Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS. Almost every camera system in the world has a relatively fast ‘normal’ lens, that is a lens that has a focal length similar to the length of the…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Fujifilm 11mm Extension Tube MCEX-11

    Review: Fujifilm 11mm Extension Tube MCEX-11

    Fuji surprised the market by releasing something that is both the first of its kind and something that people have been waiting for since the beginning of mirrorless: Native OEM extension tubes. It’s surprising to me that it took 6 years for the first original equipment manufacturer to create extension tubes for their system.  In November 2014, Fuji…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Sony A7 II vs. Sony A6000 – Landscape Use

    Sony A7 II vs. Sony A6000 – Landscape Use

    There’s a fierce running debate about the merits of full frame vs. APS-C or even smaller sensors like Micro 4/3.  Full frame has an image quality advantage due to the larger sensors, and given the same technology, will produce cleaner images with better tonality and larger dynamic range.  Many people will argue that full frame…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Sony A7II

    It’s been about a year since Sony shook up the mirrorless industry with the release of the full-frame A7 and A7r.  They followed up with a low-light king, the A7s, in the summer, and now the original A7 sees a refresh with the A7II – a camera that is largely about refining the A7 brand,…

    Jordan Steele

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