4.4
Not So Good.
The thin plastic battery tray and its thin plastic compartment door seriously compromise an otherwise well-built grip.
4.4
Not So Good.
At first glance, it appears to be just another portable hard-drive, but Gnarbox promotes their device as an alternative to...
In a tight competition, the Sigma was sometimes sharper, and the Tamron's chromatic aberration was a concern. Stabilization and weather sealing were important considerations in Tamron's favor.
Though my opinion is still tentative, I found the optics of the Sigma 150-600 f/5-6.3 C to be nice and sharp, the autofocus to be accurate but slow, and the image stabilization to be somewhat disappointing.
8.1
Robust.
One of the things that I love most about being a photographer is traveling, but flying can be hard on...
D7200 vs D7500: Is It Worth the Upgrade? Nikon’s recently announced D7500 has a peculiar mix of features from the...
The high degree of similarity between Canon’s two new cameras, the Rebel T7i and 77D, is obscured by their names;...
5.7
Poorly Executed
The Udee Backpack Though not strictly a camera bag, the Udee backpack may appeal to photographers who want to carry...
Only seven months after the Sony a6300 began shipping in the USA, Sony announced the a6500. The a6500 is not...
IKEA is known for their stylish and inexpensive stuff (mostly inexpensive) rather than their quality, but most of their stuff...
This week I’ve been getting some hands-on time with the newly announced Sony A7R III at PhotoPlus, mostly with the...
In this comparison of the Tamron and Canon 35mm lenses, I was a little surprised to find that the less expensive Canon lens had sharper center resolution, though its advantage was pretty limited.
The Nikon D7500 has some upgrades and some unusual changes from its predecessor, and not all of them are for...
8.9
Excellent
The Tenba Messenger DNA 13 When I first unboxed this messenger bag, my mind inexplicably dug up a line from...
The Nikon D5600 is a very minor upgrade over its predecessor (the D5500), but still offers strong competition to the...
The new Canon 77D is a remarkably capable camera, matching or besting the older (and more expensive) Canon 80D in...
8.1
High Quality.
For the past three months I’ve been giving the new ThinkTank Naked Shapeshifter 2.0 a serious test: I’ve hiked with it in...
The quick answer: YES, the Pentax K-70 is less expensive, has some better features, and will probably give most people better image quality than they'd get with the Nikon D5500.
