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I was suspecting that once I had gone 9m2, that 7 series was not going to hang in that performance category. Its interesting to correlate AF performance to sensor read times. I guess I am stuck ...

Convention would have it that after a A9m2, to add higher-than-24mp resolution to the mix, the only camera to move up to would be A1. I'm not going to solicit sympathy for this good problem to ...

Why? I can only think of one good reason. So that there will be competition in the space of 'rangefinder' (read: M mount) cameras. If the M series of glass is worth keeping (I certainly like my...

Indeed, it is such a peculiar aperture, I'm mentally resisting remembering that odd aperture. Don't ask me to notice the "difference' of 2.8 to 2.5. I've always liked 2.8 bokeh even though I have ...

Because 35 is just wide of perfect normal (42.5mm) , and 50 is just tele of perfect normal. There is a reason that 35 was the standard issue focal length for photojournalists. And while I love ...

I've owned the 35/2.8 Sonnar, and was pleased exactly as expected by the much newer AF capability of 40/2.5G (and don't mind the slight crop of theoretically perfect normality) As that line of ...

It all depends on application. Everyone wants a 24-70 that goes beyond the standard range. Going wide to 16 will be a game changer for those packing an UWA prime together with a standard zoom. But ...

Lust for the A1 must be a thing for many of us. For me, I have A9ii so I have the BIF covered, and am not really sure that 30fps over 20fps is worth changing for. But the 50mp instead of 24mp ...

My package was picked up in Trenton on Tuesday night. Even though I live an hours drive East of Trenton, it somehow went to Lewisberry PA (extreme west PA) where it spent the day Wednesday ...

I intentionally leave 24 out of my prime kits. I prefer the width of 20, when you absolutely have to capture the entire block from the street corner. And for inbetween 20 and 35, I tend to take ...

That trio of primes has always been a favorite of mine, as this visualization makes clear why:

Its an Etsy vendor I found. I'm partial to black with red stitching. And it has a working battery case opening, and accomplishes a slightly better grip than bare body (even as the A9ii uses the ...

My “normal” lens for in between 20mm and 85mm. I know theoretical normal is 42.5mm, but given the choice between 35 or 50 as the one-lens-for-the-day, I always pick 35, step in for the portrait and ...

How very strange my Fedex tracking reads. Can anyone figure out why a package starting in Trenton NJ yesterday (an hours drive away) would go through Lewisberry PA, before coming back to Red Bank ...

Somehow my delivery estimate slid a day (first world problem). Go figure that it left New Jersey yesterday, only to go to Lewisberry PA this morning first, somehow taking an extra night to arrive. ...

Is it tomorrow yet?

Scheduled to deliver tomorrow. Is it tomorrow yet?

My B&H order status changed overnight to reflect "order in progress" and estimating April 16 delivery. For the record, I was NOT one of the same day as pre-order started orders... I may have been ...

My B&H order status changed over night to reflect "order in progress" and estimating April 16 delivery. For the record, I was NOT one of the same day as pre-order started orders... I may have been ...

I'm right there with you.