Author: Alik Griffin

Viltrox 15mm f1.7 Air Lens Review & Sample Photos

Quick verdict: The Viltrox AF 15mm f1.7 AIR is a light, affordable APS-C wide-angle with autofocus and excellent image quality for the price. It isn’t weather sealed, has no aperture ring and the corners need stopping down for the best results, but for an everyday wide lens that won’t break the bank, it’s hard to…
Viltrox 135mm f1.8 LAB Review – Don’t Sleep On This One

Quick verdict: The Viltrox AF 135mm f1.8 LAB gives you everything you could want from a 135mm for far less than Nikon’s Plena or Sony’s GM. I tested it on Nikon Z and was happy with the output; if those premium lenses are out of your budget, it’s well worth trying. A lot of interesting…
Kipon 24mm f2.4 Lens Review & Sample Images

The Kipon IBERIT 24mm f2.4 (or sometimes branded as the Elegant) is a compact, manual-focus lens designed for mirrorless cameras, available in mounts like Fujifilm X, Sony E, Leica M, Nikon Z, and Canon RF. It’s also available in a Cine body, rebranded as part of the Colibri line. I tested this lens on the…
Best Memory Cards For Fujifilm X half

With its single SD card slot supporting UHS-I cards, the Fujifilm X half only shoots JPEG and only shoots 2K video at 50Mbps, so the memory card you choose won’t significantly impact the performance of the camera. For best results, choose UHS-I V30 cards with write speeds of 90 MB/s or higher. While the X…
Best Memory Cards For Fujifilm X-T50

The X-T50 features a single UHS-II SD card slot, making UHS-II cards the go-to choice for optimal performance. Here’s a curated list of the best SD memory cards for the Fujifilm X-T50, balancing speed, capacity, reliability, and value. Recommended Memory Cards Fujifilm X-T50 Use V90 memory cards if you’re shooting a lot in continuous burst…
Fujifilm X-M5 SD Card Recommendations

The Fujifilm X-M5 is limited by a single UHS-I slot supporting capacities of up to 2TB. In my tests with various cards in Fujifilm UHS-I cameras, the Lexar Silver Plus UHS-I and the SanDisk Extreme Pro are two of the top performers for fastest buffer-clearing times. While UHS-II cards like these will work, they are throttled to…
Best Memory Cards For Fujifilm GFX100RF

The Fujifilm GFX100RF features a dual memory card configuration and supports UHS-II cards up to the V90 UHS-II speed class. Do you need V90 or are V60 cards fine? V90 cards are pretty expensive, and if you want to run in backup configuration, you’ll need to have identical cards. GFX files can also be quite…
Best Memory Cards for the Sony FX2 – CFexpress Type A and SD Card Guide

The Sony FX2 shares the A7 IV’s sensor and card slots: CFexpress Type A or SD in Slot 1, SD only in Slot 2. In my A7 IV tests, CFxA cards hit 325–329 MB/s and V90 cards 215–229 MB/s. Here’s which card each codec needs.
Best MicroSD Express Cards for Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 requires MicroSD Express cards — your old Switch card won’t work for game storage. Here’s which ones are worth buying, what capacity you actually need, and what to avoid.
Nikon Z 50mm f1.4 Review & Sample Photos

Quick verdict: The Nikon Z 50mm f1.4 is a budget-friendly character lens, but with enough elements to perform better technically than the classic 50mm f1.4 designs of the past. For portraits with a classic look it’s excellent, a bit like the Fujifilm XF 35mm f1.4 without that lens’s CA and autofocus issues. If you want…