Author: Alik Griffin

7Artisans 35mm f2 Lens Review & Sample Photos

The 7Artisans 35mm f2 is an all metal full frame lens with 10 aperture blades designed for mirrorless cameras. When I first picked up the 7Artisans 35mm f2, I spent a few days shooting, walking maybe a total of probably 8-9 miles just shooting. After the first day before really reviewing the images, I just…
Train To Sapporo – Handevision 35mm f2.4

I’ve been so busy traveling, dealing with a crazy two-year old and posting technical stuff like updating the memory card speed tests of the Nikon D850 and the Canon G1X III, that I’ve hardly had time to focus on photography as an art. In the next coming weeks, I’m going to try and focus a…
And The Worst Lens Company Is . . .

After collected more than a few lenses over the years and learning the hard way that some lenses can be great buys and others can be complete garbage, I wanted to report on my worst experience with a lens company and their lenses. So what lenses are good and what lenses are terrible?
Kipon Lenses, Are They Good? Yes And No, Here Is Why

Handevision is a joint venture between German lens manufacturer IB/E Optics GmbH and the Chinese Shanghai Transvision Photographic Equipment Co who produces high-end adapters under the trademark Kipon. Today Handevision is making some interesting full frame manual lenses for mirrorless and Leica cameras, including the fastest lens ever made the 40mm f0.85 (a gimmick . .…
Best Memory Cards Canon G1X Mark III

An in-camera speed comparison between memory cards in the Canon G1X III. This guide will show which memory cards perform best and are the fastest in the Canon G1X III.
Must-Have Accessories Canon G1X Mark III

A list of some of the best accessories and gear you can buy for the Canon G1X III.
Sony A7r III vs Fujifilm X-Pro 2 – Color Comparison

A few weeks ago I did a post showing how Sony has improved its color engine to give better white balance and color accuracy, especially in mixed lighting situations. Today I wanted to do a very quick comparison between the colors of the Sony A7r III and the Fujifilm X-Pro 2. As most know, Fujifilm…
Fujifilm 23mm f1.4 – Review & Sample Photos

The Fujinon 23mm f1.4 is Fujifilm classic. With the 35mm field of view and the f1.4 aperture, this lens can produce some amazing images in almost any situation. It’s the bread and butter for many street photographers and is one of those lenses you’ll never leave behind.
7Artisans 25mm f1.8 Review & Sample Photos

The 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 is a small and fast lens designed and manufactured in China for mirrorless cameras. It’s built with an all-metal lens barrel with poor quality control and construction. Optically the lens is tuned for a somewhat old school, retro image quality where corner and edge sharpness is sacrificed at the cost of…
Shooting With A Cheap Chinese Lens | X-Pro2

It would seem almost every year some new Chinese company joins the ranks of lens manufacturers. While there are already a lot of options out there from various lens manufacturers, these Chinese companies are doing something that the main lens designers are not – making little niche designs at some great prices that don’t exist…