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Alik Griffin

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A professional video editor, and photographer with a Bachelors in Film studies from UCSD. Based in Los Angeles, I have created commercials, trailers, and other video content for various clients and platforms since 2005. I also love to write about my passions and share my insights on my blog.

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Best Memory Cards Panasonic S5

The Panasonic S5 is a feature-packed do-it-all hybrid stills/video camera system. With dual card slots and some nice video specs finding the best memory cards can be a little tricky. This guide will help you find the best memory cards for the different features and specs so that you don't overpay on high-end memory cards that you may not need.

Canon R5 Mark I Accessories

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7 Must-Have Accessories Canon R5

The Canon R5 is an incredibly advanced hybrid machine designed for photographers and videographers. One of the great things about these smaller mirrorless cameras is how easily they can be…

Nikon Z 35mm F1.8 S Review & Sample Photos

The Nikon Z 35mm f1.8 S features a partly aluminum and plastic construction, combined with the dust and weather-resistant design and a bright f1.8 aperture, that all come together to make this one of the best do-it-all lenses for travel or daily use. This 35mm also features a nearly silent stepping motor internal focusing system with no focus breathing which is great for the videographer. Overall the Nikkor Z 35mm f1.8 has a fantastic balance between form and function and will deliver amazing results in any situation.

Nikon Z – The Best System For Manual Lenses?

What's it like using manual focus lenses on the Z6? Pretty good actually. I use to always like shooting manual the most on Fujifilm cameras because they had such nice focus peaking compared to my Sony cameras. But the Z6 has even a bigger advantage over any Sony or Fujifilm cameras that makes it even better. Bigger, and higher quality LCD screens, plus at the time the Nikon Z6 had one of the best EVFs so it's incredibly easy to see what you're doing.

Top 7 Best Accessories For The Sony A7sIII

A quick guide to help you find some of the best and most essential accessories for the Sony A7sIII.

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Nikon Z7 Eye AF Better Than Sony A7rIV

The other day Jared Polin posted one of his Eye AF tests, and I was blown away at how well the Nikon Z7 kept up. I always thought the Z7 was much further behind based on what everyone has said about that camera. This test shows something else.

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Canon R5 vs A7rIV vs S1R vs Z7 – Video Spec Comparison

The Canon R5 is the latest and greatest of the high megapixel cameras with some pretty impressive features on both the stills and video fronts. While Canon's latest sensor looks to have caught up to the competition what about their video?

Best Memory Cards Sony A7sIII – Real Benchmarks

The Sony A7sIII has a very unique setup with dual UHS-II sd card slots that can also take the Cfexpress Type A card. But do you need CFexpress cards or are UHS-II cards good enough? It depends on how you're going to use the camera, and it's all spelled out in this guide which hopefully will save you some money. Use this guide to find the best memory cards for the Sony A7sIII.

Best Memory Cards Nikon Z5 – Real Benchmarks

The Nikon Z5 is the first of Nikon's full-frame mirrorless cameras to offer the much requested dual UHS-II memory card slots. While this entry-level full-frame offers some pretty compelling specs, the question is, do you actually need the faster, more expensive UHS-II cards, or are UHS-I cards good enough? Use this guide to find the best memory cards for the Nikon Z5.

Sony A7sIII | Amazing Camera But . . .

The Sony A7SIII was just announced and for the videographer, it's pretty jaw-dropping. Everything everyone has been asking for has been addressed. They've improved the bitrate, improved the frame rate, 10-bit 4:2:2 internal, it has the nice body of the Sony A7rIV, dual SD and CFexpress type A card slots, improved the IBIS (a little ), improved the dynamic range and the sensor readout speeds. What more could you want? I'll tell you.

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