I purchased my Z50 for many reasons — silent shooting, exposure preview, fast continuous burst speed, good video capabilities — but one primary reason: Eye Autofocus. The other features are great, but I can get by without them on my DSLRs that offer the same or higher resolution and burst speed. Eye AF is supposed to be …
Sony a6100
I'm really enjoying my Nikon Z50 and dipping my toe into Nikon's mirrorless capabilities. I've been able to try out its much-criticized autofocus and I can see how it affects my shooting situation. I'm willing to wait for the Z9's autofocus to trickle down, but I still can't stop thinking about how much better Sony …
Z50 First Impressions
My Z50 arrived on Sunday, a day earlier than I expected. The weather hasn't been as warm as I was hoping, but I've had a chance to setup the camera and start taking some photos. I'm going to save my impressions of its autofocus capabilities for a separate post, but these are my first impressions …
Maybe I’ll Buy into Nikon Mirrorless After All
I just assessed my mirrorless options and Nikon wasn't included because its autofocus is less advanced than its peers. All isn't rosy on the other side however – buying into Sony or Canon is pretty expensive given the lenses I'd need to get. Nikon's high-end flagship has shown that it can close the gap but …
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Mirrorless Contenders: The R6 and A7 IV
I just took a dive back into mirrorless and decided that if I truly want to get the advantages that interest me, I'm going to have to look beyond Nikon. Both Canon and Sony offer cameras in the prosumer range, selling for $2,499. Let's see how they stack up. Canon EOS R6 Reminds me of …
A Check-In on Mirrorless
I switched from Canon to Nikon in 2016 for Nikon's significantly better dynamic range, 3D autofocus, and the D750's amazing price-to-performance ratio. Since that time I've amassed 15 lenses and added a Nikon D500 for animal and sports photography. Nikon has treated me well and I've made a large investment in it, but mirrorless cameras …
Quick Update to Cameras Page
I spent a bit of time today updating my Cameras page. I added the D3200 and D500 that I picked up in the last couple of years, added new lenses to the D750 section, updated formatting, added links, and added release dates. Check it out
Lightroom Update for M1 Addresses My Issues
I wrote recently about my experiences running Lightroom on my M1 MacBook Air. Overall it was more performant than my 2016 MacBook Pro, but I often encountered slowdowns with brush edits and had to close most other applications to make my 8 GB RAM usable. Adobe released an M1-native update to Lightroom in June and …
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My iPad Pro: 2021 Edition
I bought my first iPad Pro almost three years ago to replace my aging iPad Air 2 and have enjoyed its faster performance, larger and more colorful screen, buttery-smooth refresh rate, and Apple Pencil compatibility ever since. At the time I had considered Apple's new 11" iPad Pro with its larger screen, Face ID, screaming-fast …
More Birds
I've been taking a lot of bird photos lately, mostly around my house, honing my technique. These are a few collections of some of the birds in my area. This Blue Jay was pulling this string around our tree in the front yard. The string was used during Halloween to hang decorations and I originally …
Relatively Ambitious 