Author: Alik Griffin

Kamlan 50mm f1.1 II | A Huge Improvement

When I first saw the announcement of the Kamlan 50mm f1.1 version II, I was a bit skeptical and ultimately not interested. The first one was just a swing and missed and unfortunately made me a little skeptical about Kamlan as a brand even though their build quality is always stellar. Then I saw a…
Best Memory Cards GoPro Hero 8

We tested all the most popular micro SD memory cards, both UHS-II and UHS-I in the GoPro Hero 8 Black to find the best performing micro sd cards at the most practical price. This is the ultimate guide to finding the best memory cards for the GoPro Hero 8 Black.
Best Memory Cards for Canon G7X Mark III (2026)

In-camera benchmarks between all the most popular UHS-I and UHS-II SD memory for the Canon PowerShot G7X III. This is the ultimate guide to finding the best memory cards for the Canon G7X III.
FreeTail Evoke Pro V60 Memory Card Review

The Freetail Evoke Pro is a v60 U3 UHS-II memory card. This is a midrange memory card with nothing really fancy going on. It has slightly slower performance than all the other white-label memory cards like Amplim, Hoodman Steel, Lexar 1667x, etc. But it could be that I just need to update to the latest…
Angel Bird V60 Memory Card Review

The AngelBird v60 card is a mid-range UHS-II card that is great for any video bitrate up to 480Mbps but also runs with fast UHS-II read speeds for fast transfer speeds, as well as decently fast write speeds for fast buffer clearing.
Angel Bird V90 Mk 1 Memory Card Review

The Angel Bird V90 card is a UHS-II card with a speed class rated at 90MB/s. Angel Bird is a relatively new brand that offers good performance at a competitive price. Angel Bird V90 UHS-II Review – Benchmarks We use crystal disk to benchmark each card using a USB-C UHS-II Sandisk reader with Bootcamp…
Amplim 1900x V60 Memory Card Review

The Amplim 1900x V60 is a midrange UHS-II SD memory card with a minimum guaranteed speed of 60MB/s. When compared to other UHS-II memory cards, this card performs similar to the Hoodman Steel 1500x, FreeTail Evoke Pro v60, the AngelBird v60, and the Lexar 1667x.
ProGrade V60 Memory Card Review

When benchmarking the ProGrade V60 UHS-II card we recorded top reading speeds at 167.6MBs which is a little low for a UHS-II card. It’s possible we need to upgrade our cards to a newer model, or the Prograde V60 card was not fully compatible with our Sandisk UHS-II USB-C memory card reader that we use…
ProGrade V90 Memory Card Review

The V90 UHS-II Memory Card is the flagship SD card by ProGrade. This card supports a maximum read speed of 300MB/s and a maximum write speed of 250MB/s, although we didn’t see those numbers with the Sandisk UHS-II USB-C card reader we tested.
Sony Tough G V90 UHS-II Memory Card Review

The Sony G Tough card is the flagship top-performing UHS-II SD memory card. This card has a v90 rating which means a minimum write speed of 90MB/s or 720Mbps. For 4k or 8k recording, any camera that offers a video bitrate of 720Mbps or less will be able to use this card without any problems.