Buying photography equipment for the first time is a daunting task. Useful guides exist to help beginners choose a good camera, but few newcomers realize that the camera itself is only the first of many pieces of equipment necessary to create a full setup for photography. In this guide, I will suggest a complete kit...
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Sony A7R Review
Sony unleashed the Sony A7 and the A7R in October of 2013. With the Sony A7 aimed for general use sporting a 24 MP sensor and hybrid autofocus, the A7R differs primarily with its 36 MP sensor, therefore making the A7R more suitable for specific types of photography that need...
Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Review
Zeiss has been pretty active lately, releasing a number of solid and much needed prime lenses for the Sony FE mount. The first Loxia line is comprised of two manual focus lenses, the Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 and Loxia 50mm f/2 and the second Batis line is even more exciting,...
Nikon D7200 Review
The Nikon D7200 was released in March of 2015 as a top-of-the-line DX DSLR and a price point of $1,200 USD. Compared to the D7100, the D7200 has nearly three times the buffer, an improved AF-system, the fast EXPEED 4 processor and a bunch of other nice features, especially for...
IBIS High Resolution Mode – Amazing Technology
Olympus definitely deserves high praises for its in-body image stabilization (IBIS) system in its OM-D E-M5 II mirrorless camera to shift its sensor in order to create multiple images, then merge them together to create one super high-resolution image. Thanks to this technology, the OM-D E-M5 II, which has a...
Fuji XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR Review
Since Fujifilm kicked off its X-series mirrorless cameras in 2012, it has been releasing a number of superb prime and zoom lenses to attract both enthusiasts and professionals to its camera system. Although until recently the Fuji lens line-up included a number of great zoom lenses, there was no professional-grade...
Dumbing Down the D7200 – What Nikon Doesn’t Get About Wildlife Photography
With the introduction of the D7200, Nikon yet again ignored the desires of wildlife photographers. They didn't shrink the buffer like they did with the D7100 (in fact they gave it a welcome increase), but they retained the 17% frame rate slashing that started with the D7100 (in comparison to...
Zeiss Loxia 35mm and 50mm – Superb Performers
One of the biggest complaints the Sony full-frame mirrorless system has been receiving, is lack of good lens choices. With the launch of the Sony FE mount, Sony introduced only two high quality prime lenses in collaboration with Zeiss, the FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA and the FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA,...
Does Fuji Cheat with its Sensors?
When testing cameras, it is not unusual to see a situation when one camera can produce results a bit darker or brighter than another. In some cases, lenses are to blame for this variance, since most lenses cannot ideally transmit all of the incoming light. What this means, is that...
Nikon 400mm f/2.8E FL ED VR Review
During the past few years, Nikon has been slowly replacing its high-end super-telephoto lenses with newer technology using lightweight fluorite lens elements, shedding off a lot of weight and making additional improvements to lens designs, making the already strong lenses even better. After the 800mm f/5.6E VR monster, it was...