Author: Alik Griffin

Rainbow Bridge Long Beach – XT1

I haven’t been spending enough time with my Fujinon 10-24mm since it got back from repair. It really is a fun lens to use, especially for landscapes. My only gripe is who ever repaired it left a giant piece of dust on the inside of the rear element that screams at me when shooting anything…
Toshiba UHS-II SD Memory Card Review

Toshiba SD memory card were hard to find for a while and when you could find them they were way over priced. The company was in limbo and there was a lot of uncertainty with the brand. That doesn’t mean the Toshiba UHS-II memory cards are not amazing. They are often the best performing cards…
Memory Card For Sony A7sII

A speed comparison between all the most popular SD memory cards in the Sony A7s II. Use this guide to find the best memory cards for 4k video and for your style of shooting.
Fujifilm JPEG With The Raw Converter

There is a new workflow I’ve been experimenting with. I know on my Fujifilm X100T review and various other articles I mention how good Fujifilm JPEG is and how I often shoot Raw+JPEG or just JPEG and have recommended other photographers to do the same. Well this week I started on something new; shooting just…
Must-Have Accessories Sony RX1R II

With its size and fixed lens, expect the Sony RX1R II to become a very popular camera among accessory designers. It’s a little early still to see all the good stuff, but expect that all to surface soon. This camera is the coolest thing I’ve seen from Sony yet and I’ll be watching it very…
Chasing Light – Fujifilm X100T

Just about every evening I have to play this game with the sun as it chases Kalina around the house. No where is safe as it can somehow bend around any corner of our living room. This time I decided to take advantage of this light with my X100T and shoot some living room photography…
Best Memory Cards For Sony A7 II

A speed comparison between all the most popular UHS-I and UHS-II SD memory cards in the Sony A7 II. Use this guide to find the best memory card for your shooting style and budget.
Samsung Pro+ SD Memory Card Review

The Samsung Pro+ SD Memory card is Samsung’s best memory card and also a top performer. Compared to the best Kingston and Sandisk cards it’s right up there in performance. The only problem with this card is it does have some compatibility issues with XAVC S or 4k video in Sony cameras. Because of that,…
Hardgraft Slide Camera Wrist Strap Review

The Hardgraft Slide Camera Wrist Strap has a metal ring slider that lets me fit it to my wrist securely and fast. I was eager to share this review because I think it’s a awesome strap that people will enjoy. I will put it on all my accessory lists as a strap I endorse strongly.
Lexar 2000x UHS-II SD Memory Card Review

Check out our review of the Lexar 2000x memory card, where we benchmark its performance with USB-C read and write speeds and sustained write disk writes. See how it compares to the competition.