Category: Reviews
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Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter Review: Is It Worth It?
After years of looking for the right mist filter, the Tiffen Black Pro-Mist 1/4 is my current favorite. It tames harsh highlights with a tight bloom that reminds me a lot of Cinestill 800T.
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NiteCore BB2 Electronic Blower Review
The Nitetech BB2 Electronic Blower is an impressive, all-in-one compact cleaner packed with features. For a full guide on long-term lens care, see how to protect your lenses from moisture. It’s small enough to fit in tight spaces but has a powerful fan and runs for extended periods on its battery. Plus, it has three…
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Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f2 Review
The Voigtlander 35mm f2 Ultron is a very compact full-frame manual lens for the Leica M mount. The lens includes one aspherical element which helps improve the corner-to-corner image quality making this lens great for casual photographers looking for a good low-profile walkaround lens. While the image quality is surprisingly good for a lens this…
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Leica M11 Review | An Icon With Glaring Problems
Mechanical perfection meets a digital mess with the Leica M11. A fun camera with some glaring problems. The Pros and Cons of Leica’s 61MP digital rangefinder.
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Lexar CFexpress Type-A Memory Card Review
This Lexar CFexpress Type-A card beat the competition in my speed tests at 825MB/s write. Even if your Sony body can’t max it out, the faster USB-C offload times make it an easy pick.
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Best CFexpress Type-B Memory Card Reader
With CFexpress Type-B memory cards now a mainstream format, there are now many different types of cards and many different types of memory card readers. So what’s the best, which should you buy? Use this guide to find the best CFexpress Type-B memory card reader for your system.
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Moment CineBloom Review: Sample Photos & Real-World Results
I tested the Moment 10% CineBloom on my Nikon Z6. It acts like a mist filter, lifting blacks and softening digital crispness across the whole frame for a great film-like look.
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Nikon Z 40mm f2 Review | The New Compact King
The Nikon Z 40mm f2 is a compact full-frame lens for the Nikon mirrorless system that quickly became the go-to lens for photographers looking for a great lens in a smaller size. Especially street and casual photographers which will be the focus of this article.
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Viltrox 35mm f1.8 Review & Samples
I tested the Viltrox 35mm f1.8 on my Z6. Nikon’s own lens is slightly better overall, but this has nice bokeh, good sharpness, and punchy contrast that make it a solid budget pick.
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Sony 50mm f1.8 Review | Extremely Underrated
The Sony 50mm f1.8 is one of their cheapest lenses, meant to give shooters a taste of what it’s like to shoot with a fast prime on a lighter budget with a very classic style of rendering. This lens has a cheap plastic construction and a clunky autofocus system but it is very small and…