Author: Alik Griffin

  • Above The Sky – Mount Kilauea

    Above The Sky – Mount Kilauea

    I meant to get back into some of my photos from Hawaii, but I’ve just been so busy doing all the Fuji X100 T-tests and reviews that I keep forgetting. I got some nice shots in Hawaii; it’s almost too easy when you go to such an amazing place like that. Every place you go and…

  • Fujifilm X100T – A Real World Review

    Fujifilm X100T – A Real World Review

    Not too long ago I made the leap into the FujiX100T fixed lens system. But why this camera? Why only a 16-megapixel APS-C camera with a fixed lens when I already own a Sony A7r with a few great lenses? I used to think megapixels and dynamic range were all that mattered, but now after…

  • Classic Chrome – Raw vs Jpeg FujiX100T

    Classic Chrome – Raw vs Jpeg FujiX100T

    Out of curiosity I wanted to see how the FujiX100T manipulated images between JPEG and RAW when using the new Classic Chrome color profile. At first I would have thought that they would be almost indistinguishable or at least extremely close. After all, why would a JPEG image look any different than the RAW with Classic Chrome? The…

  • Going Handheld – Antelope Canyon

    Going Handheld – Antelope Canyon

    This was my second visit to the Antelope Canyon in northern Arizona. It’s a great place to stop for a few hours if you’re ever driving through. This time I did things a little different. I had with me a Sony A7r instead of my Canon 5Dmkii and decided to just go in with the…

  • Must-Have Accessories Fujifilm X-T1

    Must-Have Accessories Fujifilm X-T1

    One of my favorite parts about owning a Fujifilm camera is all the third-party accessories and gear you can get for them. For this camera, I’ve compiled a list of all the best, must-have accessories for the Fuji XT1.

  • FujiFilm X100T First Impressions

    FujiFilm X100T First Impressions

    As someone who has never used a Fuji camera before, I thought it would be fun to share my perspective on the new Fuji X100T. So here are my thoughts and honest first-time impressions on this camera that’s new to me.  It might seem strange for someone with a Sony A7r and a 5Dmkii to…

  • Shooting The Wave With The Sony A7r & Zeiss 35mm

    Shooting The Wave With The Sony A7r & Zeiss 35mm

    I finally had a chance to go to The Wave this month. We actually did the lottery and won on our second try. Lucky us, I guess. Some people have tried 9 times with no luck.  I never really thought The Wave was all that cool from pictures I’ve seen, but really, once I was…

  • Best SD Cards: Speed-Tested Results for Real Shooters

    Best SD Cards: Speed-Tested Results for Real Shooters

    Don’t waste hours researching which SD memory card is best for you—we’ve done the work for you with this comparison of the best options right now!

  • Kingston U3 SD Memory Card Review

    Kingston U3 SD Memory Card Review

    Kingston makes a few different cards with different speed classes. Most aren’t very popular except their U3 memory card, which is an incredible card that I always recommend as a great alternative to the Sandisk Extreme Pro Memory Cards.  In terms of in-camera UHS-I performance, the Kingston U3 card is almost always in second place,…

  • Sandisk Extreme Plus SD Memory Card Review

    The Sandisk Extreme Plus sits just below the Extreme Pro in terms of performance, but mostly only with just write speeds. In some cameras the real world performance can be about the same. Especially with a lot of Sony or Panasonic cameras that still see a bus speed bottleneck. This makes the Sandisk Extreme Plus…