gear comparison

    The Canon 85mm f/1.2 vs f/1.4 vs f/1.8 showdown shows there’s no clear winner
    Jul 2, 2018 John Aldred

    One of the most popular portrait focal lengths out there is 85mm. Most of us have one in our bag, or at least a zoom…

    This is how the $800 Tamron 28-75mm lens stands up against the $2200 Sony 24-70mm G-Master
    Jun 15, 2018 John Aldred

    When it comes to the 24-70mm-ish range, there aren’t that many options for Sony. There’s the $2,200 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G-Master, of course. Or you…

    Comparison of six different Cheetah softboxes
    May 28, 2018 Robert Hall

    In my newest video I compared the 6 different softbox options available from Cheetah. This includes the Quick SoupBowl (QSB-26, QSB-34, QSB-42), Quick RiceBowl (QRB-36,…

    Comparing the Image Quality – Nikon D850 Vs. Nikon D610
    May 3, 2018 Jake Hicks

    I treat my camera like I treat a car, it has one core job and that’s what I use it for with very little interest…

    Canon 5DSR vs Huawei P20Pro Smartphone. I’m somewhat stunned…
    Apr 20, 2018 Jolyon Ralph

    This is the new Huawei P20 Pro smartphone, which boasts what the manufacturers claim is the best ever smartphone camera. Actually, a combination of three…

    The GH5 and GH5S go head to head in this Panasonic Mirrorless Showdown
    Apr 14, 2018 John Aldred

    Panasonic says that the GH5S is a direct response to feedback they received from filmmakers about the very popular GH5. We got to check one…

    Action light Death Match: Lume Cube vs. Litra Torch
    Apr 4, 2018 Udi Tirosh

    Face it, if you want an action-light (those small on-your-motorcycle cube lights), there are two options in the market: the Lume Cube (Amazon, B&H) and the…

    The Samsung Galaxy S9+ & Pixel 2 XL cameras go up against each other in this in-depth comparison
    Mar 12, 2018 John Aldred

    Along with the iPhone, the Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel range of smartphones are the generally considered the top picks when it comes to their…

    The iPhone X takes on Olympus Micro Four Thirds
    Mar 5, 2018 Brad Nichol

    We all assume that a mirrorless or DSLR camera is going to pulverise an iPhone concerning image quality, but, there are degrees of pulverisation. Questions…

    How the new Cactus RQ250 compares to the popular Godox AD200
    Feb 26, 2018 John Aldred

    Thinking a little more about Cactus’ announcement of their new Cactus RQ250 wireless strobe, I got to wondering just how it stacks up on paper…