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Secret Gem – Kipon Iberit 75mm f2.4

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  • December 7, 2024
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The Kipon IBERIT 75mm f2.4 is a relatively unknown third-party lens, but is a true gem and a street machine! I've written about this lens a few times but it's sort of fallen out of the general discussion of special secret sauce lenses, so here I share some experiences and photos taken recently with it on the Fujifilm X-T3.
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Canon R6 Impressions – It’s Just A Ton Of Fun

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  • December 26, 2024
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The Canon R6 is easily one of the best hybrid cameras you can buy today and it's a ton of fun to shoot with. Here is why.
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Why You Need FUJIFILM X RAW STUDIO

  • Alik Griffin
  • May 18, 2024
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A few years ago Fujifilm released a free photo editing software for its users called Fujifilm X RAW Studio. Here is why you need it!
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Nikon Z 35mm F1.8 S Review & Sample Photos

  • Alik Griffin
  • July 23, 2024
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The Nikon Z 35mm f1.8 S features a partly aluminum and plastic construction, combined with the dust and weather-resistant design and a bright f1.8 aperture, that all come together to make this one of the best do-it-all lenses for travel or daily use. This 35mm also features a nearly silent stepping motor internal focusing system with no focus breathing which is great for the videographer. Overall the Nikkor Z 35mm f1.8 has a fantastic balance between form and function and will deliver amazing results in any situation.
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Nikon Z – The Best System For Manual Lenses?

  • Alik Griffin
  • December 26, 2024
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What's it like using manual focus lenses on the Z6?  Pretty good actually. I use to always like shooting manual the most on Fujifilm cameras because they had such nice focus peaking compared to my Sony cameras. But the Z6 has even a bigger advantage over any Sony or Fujifilm cameras that makes it even better. Bigger, and higher quality LCD screens, plus at the time the Nikon Z6 had one of the best EVFs so it's incredibly easy to see what you're doing.
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Pergear 50mm f1.8 Review & Sample Photos

  • Alik Griffin
  • April 16, 2024
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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.
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Pergear 50mm f1.8 | Sharpest Budget Lens

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  • February 5, 2026
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First impressions of the Pergear 50mm f1.8 a lens that is surprisingly sharp for the price and has pretty great performance all around.
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Pergear 25mm f1.8 Impressions | A Ton Of Fun

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  • February 5, 2026
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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.
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Pergear 35mm f1.6 Impressions | Better Than Expected

  • Alik Griffin
  • March 29, 2024
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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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Nikon Z 85mm f1.8 S Review & Sample Photos

  • Alik Griffin
  • February 18, 2026
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The Nikon Z 85mm f1.8 S is an extremely versatile lightweight, yet affordable 85mm f1.8 prime lens. This lens was designed for both photographers and videographers in mind with useful video features like silent focusing and no focus breathing but also a weather-sealed single barrel construction with all internal focusing elements and dual focus motors for improved close focusing capabilities.
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