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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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Is Nikon A Sleeping Giant? Nikon vs Fujifilm

  • Alik Griffin
  • December 17, 2023
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I'm seeing something strange happen with Nikon that I'm not really seeing with any other camera out there. That is, I see a lot of buzz about Nikon on my site and it's constant. Here is what's going on.
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Fujifilm 35mm f1.4 Review – A Classic Masterpiece

  • Alik Griffin
  • December 7, 2024
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The Fujinon 35mm f1.4 is one of Fujifilm's oldest lenses for the X-Mount system. With the fast f1.4 aperture and the 50mm field of view, the lens is very versatile and it's especially great for portrait and people photography. While showing some age by today's standards in terms of autofocus and the technical characteristics, the lens still has some of the most unique character of any modern lens to date.
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Fujifilm X-T3 vs. X-T4 Comparison | Big Upgrade Of Utility

  • Alik Griffin
  • March 27, 2020
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Fujifilm has done a very nice utility update on the new Fujifilm X-T4, pretty much giving the community everything they've asked for. Not just that, they've given vloggers everything they could want as well (except a headphone jack). Really this is now the first affordable camera with IBIS and a flippy screen that shoots 10-bit 4k (only 4:2:0 internally) with phase detection autofocus without any crippled features. It took until now for a camera company to make the camera literally everyone has been asking for, and it's exciting. This is pretty much the perfect camera, kind of.
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Hack Lightroom Presets For Better Color Editing

  • Alik Griffin
  • June 16, 2021
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When editing my photos I always like to tweak the colors with the curves tool. I found the if you build an S curve within the colors channel, you can get the same contrast from the standard luminance curve as long as all the colors match up perfectly.
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Nikon Z6/Z7 Firmware Update Wishlist

  • Alik Griffin
  • March 12, 2020
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A firmware wishlist of features I would like to see implemented in the Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras. I usually do these at the end of my Fujifilm camera reviews and interestingly enough, almost every time, they almost all get fixed as long as they are reasonable. Not to say Nikon would do this, but these camera companies do monitor community feedback. I think Nikon could potentially implement some of these in the Z6 and Z7 to make them significantly better cameras. These requests are not unreasonable considering other cameras have these capabilities.
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Nikon Animal Eye and Face AF

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  • January 8, 2024
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Nikon just released firmware v3.0 which adds animal Eye and Face AF to the Z6 and Z7 cameras. They've also improved the AF tracking to perform more like the 3d tracking that everyone loved with the D850.
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Delkin Black Memory Cards | Rugged Like Sony?

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  • February 18, 2020
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Delkin has announced a new series of memory cards they are calling Delkin Black. Right now their cards are structured in three tiers, Prime, Power and now Black being the top-tier tough cards.
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Kalina In The Rain | XF35mm f1.4 + XT3

  • Alik Griffin
  • March 29, 2024
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Here is a quick look at some XF35mm f1.4 samples. Review coming soon. I know a lot of people like it more when I post photos on my lens reviews that are more relatable to how they might actually be shooting. You know, normal people photography.
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Best Memory Cards Canon T8i

  • Alik Griffin
  • March 24, 2024
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The Canon T8i now shoots 4k at 120Mbps with a 7fps mechanical shutter, which means you will need to buy the better U3 UHS-I cards to get the most reliable performance. Here is everything you need to know about memory cards for the Canon T8i. Use this guide to find the best memory cards for your style of shooting.
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Olympus E-M1 Mark III Best Memory Cards
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Best Memory Cards Olympus E-M1 Mark III

  • Alik Griffin
  • February 15, 2020
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The Olympus E-M1 Mark III features a dual memory card slot, fast continuous burst speeds, and high video bitrate. To maximize the performance, features, and usability of the camera you may need the best and fastest memory cards, however, if you're taking a more casual approach to photography and video, it might be a better investment to buy some good lower-tier cards that have a higher capacity.
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