Gear

    Nikon offers free repairs for Z8 already over lens issues
    Jun 23, 2023 John Aldred

    The Nikon Z8 (buy here) has only recently started shipping, and already Nikon is offering free repairs over a defect. In a statement issued on…

    Is the Nikon Z8 really an upgrade over the Z7 for you? It depends
    Jun 22, 2023 John Aldred

    The recently announced Nikon Z8 (buy here) has proven extremely popular, with a great number of people pre-ordering it around the world. Sales of the…

    Nikon adds two new Nkkor Z primes to lens roadmap
    Jun 22, 2023 John Aldred

    After yesterday’s announcement of the Nikkor Z 70-180mm f/2.8 (buy here) and Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5-6.6.3 VR (buy here) lenses, two new lenses have popped…

    Sharge is a tiny, fast and durable portable SSD for shooting on location
    Jun 21, 2023 John Aldred

    M.2 NVMe SSDs have been out for long enough now that they’re starting to be replaced. Smaller 512GB and 1TB SSDs are being replaced by…

    Nikon’s Z 70-180mm f/2.8 is a lower-budget alternative to the 70-200mm f/2.8 VR
    Jun 21, 2023 John Aldred

    Nikon has announced a new Nikkor Z 70-180mm f/2.8 lens (buy here) targeted towards those who can’t quite justify the expense of the Nikkor Z…

    Nikon’s Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR is an inexpensive monster of a lens
    Jun 21, 2023 John Aldred

    For a lens with a focal length of 180-600mm, one would expect to spend a lot money. Especially so with a lens that happens to…

    Why I love my Leica M6
    Jun 21, 2023 Simon King

    I prefer writing about work to writing about tools. When I started writing my thoughts on photography it was centred around gear, including reviews of…

    LIT releases the LIT DUO 1 pocket light meter with seven light measuring modes
    Jun 20, 2023 John Aldred

    Sweden-based LIT Systems has announced the LIT DUO 1, a new pocket-sized light meter. The meter has seven different light measuring modes, including colour temperature…

    Why Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 is quickly becoming my favourite lens
    Jun 20, 2023 Mark G. Adams

    Regular followers of my photography will know that as a general rule of thumb, I love the Viltrox 23mm F/1.4 and the Olympus 17mm F/2.8…

    Nikon removes Auto Capture references from Nikon Z8 marketing materials
    Jun 20, 2023 John Aldred

    It looks like Nikon might be going back on its word when it comes to future feature enhancements. Promised deep down in the Nikon Z8…