Author: Alik Griffin

Meike 50mm f1.7 Review & Sample Photos

The Meike 50mm f1.7 is fully manual full frame mirrorless lens available in just about any mirrorless mount. Optically it’s just a decent lens, but Meike lenses are more known for their classic rendering with a bit more character. This lens features a 12 blade aperture for smooth bokeh even at slower apertures, a 6…
Best Memory Cards Canon R | Real Benchmarks

The Canon EOS R is no slouch when it comes to data output. With 8fps continuous burst shooting speeds the Canon R can produce a RAW image data stream of more than 250Mbps and it doesn’t stop there. Video specs are very data heavy with 4k video having an output of 480Mbps and 1080p video…
The Truth | Nikon and Canon’s 17% Sales Drop 2019

Canon and Nikon sales have dropped about 17% year-over-year. A lot of journalist ( dirty dirty smear merchants ) have been cherry picking statistics to push the doom and gloom narrative to make these camera companies look like they are in trouble, with the usual intent to make Sony look like it’s the new market…
Memory Cards For Olympus E-M1X – Real Buffer Tests

An in-camera speed test comparing all the most popular UHS-I and UHS-II memory cards in the Olympus OM-D E-M1X.Use this guide to find the best memory cards for your Olympus EM1X.
Best Memory Cards Fujifilm X-T30

An in-camera speed test comparing all the most popular brands of memory cards for the Fujifilm X-T30. Use this guide to find the best memory cards for your Fujifilm X-T30.
Best Memory Cards Canon EOS RP – Real Benchmarks

An in-camera memory card speed test comparing all the most popular UHS-II and UHS-I memory cards in the Canon EOS RP. Use this guide to find the fastest memory cards for your camera.
Meike 35mm f1.4 | First Look – A Little Gem

Meike has managed to keep the image quality under control for such a fast and small lens and this has surprised me. There are no blaring issues or any deal breakers with this lens. It has some nice rendering with some decent looking bokeh. No crazy drop in sharpness along the corners or edges like…
Best Memory Cards Sony A6400 | Real Benchmarks

The Sony A6400 does not support UHS-II technology so it’s better to save your money on UHS-I cards, but to use all the 4k video features, you will need U3 memory cards with a minimum size of 64GB.
Best Memory Cards Sony RX100 VI

A detailed in-camera speed test comparing the latest UHS-I and UHS-II sd memory cards in the Sony RX100 VI. Use this guide to find the best and fastest memory cards for the Sony RX100 VI.
The Beauty Of Slower Lenses | Nikon Z 50mm f1.8 S

Nikon is slowly winning me over at becoming my favorite full frame camera system. I still like the EOS R, I think it’s a more capable camera in terms of versatility, mainly because of the 30MP sensor and the flippy screen that is so nice for landscape work, but I actually enjoy using the Nikon…