Everything You'll Ever Need to Know About Nikon Lens Mounts and Compatibility
Nikon shooters face a unique challenge that Canon and Sony users simply don't encounter: a lens ecosystem so sprawling and historically layered that even longtime Nikon photographers routinely get confused about what works with what. Here's everything you need to know.
Why the 24-70mm Lens Feels Boring and How to Fix It
The 24-70mm lens is one of the most used focal ranges in photography, yet it often feels flat and uninspiring. That frustration usually has less to do with the lens and more to do with how you’re standing when you use it.
When You Need a High-Megapixel Camera Featuring the Fujifilm GFX100 II
So you’re wondering if high megapixel counts actually matter or whether the hype is blown out of proportion. Well, here are three simple scenarios when it may be worth the extra investment.
The Graflex K-4: A 70mm War Relic Put Back to Work
The Graflex K-4 is a 1950s military rangefinder built for 70mm film, and it is as intimidating as it sounds.
The Cameras You Don’t Need
You don’t need a shelf full of cameras to make strong images, yet it’s easy to end up with one. The real question isn’t which model is best, but why you own what you own.
Coming to you from James Popsys, this reflective video walks through his personal lineup of cameras. Popsys is blunt about it. One camera is enough. Two, if paid work demands a backup. Beyond that, every extra body becomes cost, complication, or both. Switching between different systems can slow you down. Buttons move. Menus change. Moments pass while you check a setting you thought you memorized.
Which 200mm f/2 Lens Is Right for You?
A 200mm f/2 lens is not subtle. It is big, bright, and built for reach, speed, and real subject separation when light drops or backgrounds get busy.
The Hidden Cost of Saying “Gear Doesn’t Matter”
“Gear doesn’t matter” is usually spoken from a place where most decisions are already behind the speaker. It sounds supportive, even generous. The trouble begins when this sense of closure appears precisely where attention to differences, limits, and concrete choices is still required.
The New Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 Review: Small Lens, Serious Portrait Power?
The Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 steps into a space that many overlook, covering a range that makes sense for portraits, events, and travel without the bulk of longer zooms. If you carry gear for hours or move fast on location, weight and balance stop being small details and start shaping how you shoot.
The Lens Upgrade You Think You Need vs. the One You Actually Do
Most photographers approach lens purchases with a familiar mental checklist. They identify a problem, usually something technical, and then shop for a solution. The logic seems airtight: if the images aren't sharp enough, buy a sharper lens. If the background blur isn't creamy enough, buy something with a wider aperture. If the autofocus hunts too often, upgrade to the newest generation with better motors and tracking algorithms. That's wrong.
Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM Review: A Lighter Take on the Standard Zoom
Canon’s RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM fills a gap that many ignore until they need it. If you’ve ever avoided a standard zoom because of weight, this lens quietly challenges that decision.
Can 12 Megapixels Really Be Enough?
The idea that 12 megapixels is not enough has been repeated so often that you might accept it without testing it yourself. The Sony ZV-E1 challenges that assumption in a way that forces you to rethink how much resolution you actually need.
Tamron Announces the 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD for Sony E-Mount and Nikon Z-Mount
Tamron has announced the 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD, a constant-aperture standard zoom lens for full frame Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount mirrorless cameras. The lens will be available on March 26, 2026, priced at $899 for the Sony E-mount version and $929 for the Nikon Z-mount version ($1,249 CAD and $1,299 CAD, respectively).
WANDRD PRVKE 21L Zip V4 Review: Best Bag for Photography and More?
The WANDRD PRVKE 21 L has been a popular camera bag, typically nailing its Kickstarter campaign goals just minutes after launching. V4 of this bag has just been released. This is a review of the 21 L Zip, with this model dispensing with the roll-top. I'll go over what I like and what I didn't like.
The Complete Photographer's Guide to Memory Cards: Specs, Speeds, and What Actually Matters
Memory cards are the most overlooked purchase decision in photography. We agonize over camera bodies for months, research lenses obsessively, and then grab whatever SD card is on sale at checkout. This approach works fine until you're shooting a wedding and your buffer locks up during the first dance, or you're recording an interview and the camera stops mid-sentence because your card couldn't keep up.
From Everyday Carry to Day Hike: WANDRD PRVKE V4 Backpack Review
If you only had one bag that can fit your camera gear comfortably, can let you bring it every day, can withstand less-than-ideal environments, and can adapt to other things when you don’t need your camera, this might be one to consider.
Sky Replacements Didn’t Ruin Landscape Photography: This Argument Ruined It
Uh oh. A conversation about AI in photography? Let the witch hunt begin. We all know that AI is rapidly becoming a dominant and controversial topic in our industry. I am not here to proclaim one way or another, but simply to open a dialogue between the technical modernization of art and, of course, the purism of the art form.
Commercial Real Estate Photography: The Overlooked Market With Real Money
Commercial real estate photography is getting more serious, and agents are paying attention. If you already shoot residential listings, there’s a clear opening to step into higher-paying work without starting over.
Premiere 26.0 Drops “Pro” and Adds Powerful AI Masking
Premiere Pro is no longer called Premiere Pro. With version 26.0, Adobe has renamed it Premiere on Desktop, and that shift comes with tools that could change how you handle masking, transitions, and overall timeline speed.
APS-C vs Full Frame: The Sales Numbers No One Talks About
Full frame cameras dominate headlines, but APS-C models are quietly outselling them by a wide margin. Shipments in 2025 show a gap that challenges the idea that bigger sensors are the obvious end goal.
Putting the Peak Design Travel Backpack Through Its Paces: Making the Grade
I've been looking for a bag that meets my needs for a long time. I've always been a traveling photographer, taking my gear to some of the hottest, coldest, wettest, and driest places on the planet. A bag has to do a lot to make the grade. Escalating my needs, over the last few years I've also been working as a photography guide in Canada's sub-Arctic, the high Arctic, and Antarctica. These regions don't settle for everyday quality. In these extreme environments, the bags either work or your gear gets ruined.