Skylum Luminar Neo Review
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Skylum Luminar Neo Review

I’ve been a photographer for over ten years now, so I had heard of Skylum’s Luminar photo editing apps, but had never tried it until recently. Like many other photographers, I started out editing my photos using Lightroom and, more recently, Capture One. I’m primarily a street photographer and for that I don’t do any…

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Review
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Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Review

I bought the Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS for those times in landscape photography when you’re far away from the focal point of your scene and you need the extra reach to frame things the way you want. Landscape photography is not a big priority for me (my big passion is street photography),…

Best Fujifilm Cameras for Street Photography: 5 Top Picks
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Best Fujifilm Cameras for Street Photography: 5 Top Picks

There’s a lot to like about Fujifilm mirrorless cameras for street photography with compact form factors, low weight, intuitive manual controls, and sleek designs. Fujifilm digital cameras do a great job of being an extension of your eye and just getting out of the way so you can focus on creating photos. In addition, their…

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS WR Review
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Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS WR Review

The Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS WR is a wide-angle, 15-36mm full-frame equivalent X-series cameras. It’s an update to the previous version of this lens, which was released in 2013. New to this version is weather sealing, markings to its aperture ring, and slightly lower weight. I haven’t done much landscape photography in my…

Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 for Fujifilm Review
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Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 for Fujifilm Review

The Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 for Fujifilm is a budget-friendly, compact, lightweight, 85mm equivalent focal length prime lens for Fujifilm’s APS-C cameras that offers excellent image quality when you get the focus right (more on that later). It has a maximum aperture of f/1.4, making it a capable lens even in low light conditions. I like…

Fujifilm 18-55mm f/2.8-4 Review: More Than Just a Kit Lens
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Fujifilm 18-55mm f/2.8-4 Review: More Than Just a Kit Lens

The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS is a wide-angle to mid-range zoom lens that is sold as a kit lens with some of Fujifilm’s cameras. There are very few bad new lenses sold these days but to think of this as “just a kit lens” doesn’t really do it justice. This lens…

Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2 R Review
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Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2 R Review

The Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2 R is a compact and lightweight wide angle prime lens with a 28mm-equivalent focal length. Its compact size and low weight makes it a great lens for street photography or other types of photography where you’re on-the-go and you need to be light on your feet and stealthy. The lens…

Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR Review: A Speedy Street Lens
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Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR Review: A Speedy Street Lens

The Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR is a relatively compact and lightweight lens for Fujifilm’s X series APS-C cameras. It has a 35mm equivalent field of view. The size, weight, and weather sealing of this lens make it a great lens for street photography, documentary photography, or your every day carry lens. The slightly…

Fujifilm XF27mm F2.8 R WR Review: Pancake-Style Street Power
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Fujifilm XF27mm F2.8 R WR Review: Pancake-Style Street Power

The Fujifilm XF27mm f/2.8 WR was released in March of 2021 and is available in a package along with the Fujifilm X-E4, which I reviewed here. The 27mm f/2.8 is a compact, pancake-style lens. This is the second version of this lens and although it has good image quality, Fujifilm, unfortunately, didn’t update the optics…

Fujifilm X-E4 Review: A Compact Street Companion
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Fujifilm X-E4 Review: A Compact Street Companion

If you’re looking for a capable small camera for street photography, documentary photography, or your everyday carry, the Fujifilm X-E4 is a really satisfying camera to use and definitely worth considering. The Fujifilm X-E4 is the fourth iteration of Fujifilm’s compact, rangefinder-style APS-C sensor X-E line of cameras. It was released on March 4th of…

Nikon SB-700 Review: A Solid Mid-Range Flash
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Nikon SB-700 Review: A Solid Mid-Range Flash

The Nikon SB-700 is Nikon’s mid-tiered flash, in terms of size, overall features, and price. Nikon positions it as a flash for amateur photographers, but can be used professionally, albeit with maybe some added accessories. In terms of my own assessment of this flash, overall I do like it and have gotten a ton of…

iPhone 7 Plus Review [REAL WORLD REVIEW]
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iPhone 7 Plus Review [REAL WORLD REVIEW]

The iPhone 7 Plus is Apple’s current iteration of their phablet-sized iPhone, albeit one that is rumored to be replaced in here in a couple months in September 2017. The iPhone 7 Plus is the cell phone that I’m currently using for the time being and a big reason I bought it was for the…

The Best Nikon Lenses for Landscape Photography
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The Best Nikon Lenses for Landscape Photography

In my opinion, lens selection for landscape photography is a lot less subjective than other types of photography. What I mean by that is that other types of photography give you more leeway for choosing to use a lens based on your personal style, whereas with landscape photography, there are a few focal lengths you…

Best Nikon Portrait Lenses: 9 Top Picks
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Best Nikon Portrait Lenses: 9 Top Picks

There is no “perfect” portrait lens. And contrary to what some may try to make you believe, there’s no one lens you HAVE to have. There’s more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to portrait photography and any type of photography for that matter. There are so many different stylistic choices,…

The 7 Best Nikon Lenses for Weddings (Both FX and DX)
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The 7 Best Nikon Lenses for Weddings (Both FX and DX)

With so many options to choose from, it can be a bit overwhelming trying to narrow down the best lenses for wedding photography if you’re a Nikon shooter. When I was first starting out, I got it in my head that I needed to have a ton of lenses in my bag to successfully shoot…

The Best Lenses for the Nikon D750
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The Best Lenses for the Nikon D750

If you’re looking for the best lenses for the Nikon D750, it’s probably safe to assume that you already know what a powerful camera this is. It’s fast to focus, has incredible dynamic range, a nice big full-frame sensor, and it’s all wrapped up in a relatively small and ergonomic package. But with all that…

Ricoh GR Review: Best Street Photography Camera?
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Ricoh GR Review: Best Street Photography Camera?

To start off this Ricoh GR review, I think it’s safe to say on behalf of photographers everywhere: The smaller our camera, the more likely we are to take it with us. Well, that’s where the Ricoh GR, with its little 18.3mm F2.8 GR lens comes in. It’s a camera small enough to take literally…