Author: Alik Griffin

  • Meike 35mm f1.4 Review & Sample Photos

    Meike 35mm f1.4 Review & Sample Photos

    The Meike 35mm f1.4 is a small but fast compact manual lens for APS-C and Micro Four Thirds cameras. With excellent bokeh and rendering, this is a fantastic lens for photographers seeking that classic look with shallow depth at a very reasonable price.

  • The Floating Torii Gate – Behind The Shot

    The Floating Torii Gate – Behind The Shot

    Deep within Kyushu island in the Ariake Sea of Japan are these cool Torii gates that get flooded twice a day with the high tide. The official name for this spot is The Floating Torii Gate of Oouo Shrine. Not sure what the story is with these, every time I read up on them the…

  • Meike 50mm f1.7 Review & Sample Photos

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 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

    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.