• Review: Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD

    Review: Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD

    Tamron has been in the lens business for a long time, having established itself as a major third-party player for SLR systems going back decades. Despite that pedigree, Tamron had barely dipped its toes in the waters of mirrorless for many years before finally jumping in to the Sony E mount system in earnest two…

    Jordan Steele

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  • First Impressions: Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD

    First Impressions: Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD

    Tamron has made some waves with their lineup of compact, and lightweight, yet high quality zoom lenses for Sony E-mount, offering excellent performance in a small package at a price point significantly lower than the native Sony options.  The final piece of this puzzle is the brand new 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD.  This has…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

    Review: Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

    Sigma has slowly morphed over the past several decades from a budget lens maker into one of the premier lens makers in the industry. Their Art series lenses have continually raised the bar for high quality, yet reasonably priced lenses, and their first few mirrorless-specific entries have also been outstanding. Today I’m looking at one…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Sony A7R IV

    Review: Sony A7R IV

    Sixty-One Megapixels.  That’s the headline that accompanies almost every mention of Sony’s newest full-frame mirrorless camera, the A7R IV.  The A7R series has always been Sony’s flagship body for landscape and high image quality work, and the fourth generation bumps the resolution of the sensor from 42.7 megapixels to a whopping 60.1, which somehow gets…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Abstracts with Dry Ice

    Abstracts with Dry Ice

    This is going to be a quick post, but I wanted to share a little experiment I did this evening.  My wife had ordered some Jeni’s ice cream in the mail, which ships in a cooler with a block of dry ice to keep it cold during transport, and so I did what anyone would…

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  • My Favorite Photos of 2019

    My Favorite Photos of 2019

    Every year I like to take a look back at the photos I’ve taken and make a selection of my favorite photos of the year.  They may not be my very best photos, but they are ones that personally resonate with me.  As with any creative pursuit, photography has ebbs and flows of creativity and…

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  • Review: MindShift BackLight 18L

    Review: MindShift BackLight 18L

    If you’ve been to the site the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen my recent posts concerning my trip to Death Valley, and a more local trip for some waterfalls at Tinker’s Creek here in Ohio.  When I was gearing up for my trip to Death Valley, I knew that I was going to be…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art (Sony E-Mount)

    Review: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art (Sony E-Mount)

    The 35mm landscape for the Sony E-Mount has a wide array of options to choose from, and it’s become even more crowded with the recent announcements of Sony’s long-awaited FE 35mm f/1.8, and Sigma’s brand-new ultra-fast 35mm f/1.2 FE, not to mention Tamron’s new 35mm f/2.8.  However, at the fast f/1.4 aperture, there are three…

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  1. Great review. I had one as well and moved up to an XSI. Very underrated sensors as I think both…

  3. I think it is near Hillsboro.

  4. This article got me thinking… Why does Canon make RF S lenses starting with 18mm when most full frame RF…

  5. Great review. I shoot Nikon and may try an old Nikon D200 and see how it compares with the new…