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Sony A7sIII Announced | Amazing Camera But . . .

The Sony A7SIII was just announced and for the videographer, it's pretty jaw-dropping. Everything everyone has been asking for has been addressed. They've improved the bitrate, improved the frame rate, 10-bit 4:2:2 internal, it has the nice body of the Sony A7rIV, dual SD and CFexpress type A card slots, improved the IBIS (a little ), improved the dynamic range and the sensor readout speeds. What more could you want? I'll tell you.

Pergear 50mm f1.8 Review & Sample Photos

The Pergear 50mm f1.8 is an all manual all-metal, compact 50mm APS-C lens with a 75mm equivalent field of view. This lens produces a classic rendering with great micro-contrast and some very impressive sharpness, no distortion, and almost no vignetting. It's a great street lens or portrait lens especially for photographers looking to take advantage of lens flares and blooms.

New NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f4-6.3 | The Perfect Street Lens?

By now you probably know that the Nikon Z5 was announced. A weather-sealed, dual SD card slot, full-frame 24MP camera with IBIS for $1400. Damn. But what you probably didn't know, was buried in that quiet little announcement that most of us overlooked was this cool little potential game-changer

How To Improve Your Autofocus | Fujifilm X100V

Fujifilm has been a little under the spotlight lately for their autofocus. I personally never had a problem with it unless I was using the older lenses in low light until I got the X100V. This camera just does not like the way that I like to shoot and I get pretty poor autofocus performance. I've been messing around with all the different settings and modes and I finally have found something that's working.

CFexpress Cards Thermal Throttling

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Canon R5 Overheating | Are CFexpress Cards To Blame?

There is a bit of controversy regarding the thermal limits of the Canon R5 and some concerns I have regarding the thermal throttling of the CFexpress cards. Right now everyone is blaming the Canon R5 for its thermal throttling but there is a little bit more to the story than what I think people realize and I want to shed some light on some other issues that could come up. In short - CFexpress cards thermal throttle when they get hot.

How To Get Fujifilm JPGs Looking Amazing

One of the great features of the Fujifilm cameras is the ability to control and manipulate the film simulators to give you absolutely incredible classic looks that are ready to go straight out of the camera. This isn't something I've really gotten into too much over the years since I've always liked editing by hand and experimenting with different looks on the RAW files in post. But as I get busier and busier with work and kids and life, simplicity is the new trend in my life.

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Is Nikon Winning? My Analytics Say Yes!

One of the ways I keep tabs on the camera industry and how things are going with different brands is through my Google Analytics. Aside from some of the consumer products like GoPros and smartphones, the Nikon Z6/Z7 is the #1 hit article I have for memory cards. Meaning, a lot of people are buying the Nikon Z6 and Z7 right now.

Pergear 50mm f1.8 | Sharpest Lens For Under $100?

First impressions of the Pergear 50mm f1.8 a lens that is surprisingly sharp for the price and has pretty great performance all around.

Pergear 25mm f1.8 First Impressions | A Few Problems But A Ton Of Fun

First Impressions and sample photos of the Pergear 25mm f1.8. A micro-contrast beast with some cool portrait capabilities, but not showing limitations with sharpness.

Pergear 35mm f1.6 First Impressions | Better Than Expected

Over the next few months, I'm going to be taking a look at the Pergear lenses for the APS-C camera systems. One of my favorite cheap lenses of all time is the Meike 35m f1.7 so I'm curious to see what else out there is similar, and can we do better. This brings us to the Pergear 35mm f1.6 - A pretty dang cool lens so far.

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