Viltrox previously released the retro-styled manual flash Z1. Now they’ve followed up with a new flash that operates in both Manual and Auto (TTL) modes.
As I haven’t had enough time with the flash to make a full review, I’ve put together a preview with a handling section here. Later on, I’ll test the flash in the field and complete the review with my experience and sample images.
I tested these flashes on a Nikon Zf and a Nikon Zfc. You can see this review as a YouTube video here! Sample images in high resolution here.
Pergear entered the memory card market later than many of the bigger players, but in 2022 and 2023 they launched high-spec CFexpress Type B and Type A cards at far more budget-friendly prices. They’re quickly carving out a place for themselves alongside more established brands.
When they asked if I wanted to test their newest card, I agreed—mainly because I wanted to see how it stacks up against the cards I already use in my cameras. Let’s take a closer look.
I tested this card on a 46 MpNikon Z7ii You can see this review as a YouTube video here!
Do you even need a tripod these days? To be honest, the necessity of tripods has been significantly reduced thanks to highly effective in-body image stabilisation, improved image quality at high ISOs and AI noise reduction, super-wide dynamic range of today’s digital sensors, and in-camera HDR modes.
Despite modern tech making tripods less necessary in some situations, they’re still invaluable in plenty of others. Tripods remain essential for long-exposure and astro photography, staging group photos, and focus stacking, to achieve sharp and crisp landscapes from close foreground to infinity, and especially for macro photography. Other applications where tripods are crucial include architectural photography, when you need to set up your camera with supreme precision, or when taking a series of shots with incremental panning to create panoramas. They also free up your hands for attaching or removing accessories like lens filters and microphones. Furthermore, tripods are indispensable for video work and studio photography.
So, which tripod should you choose?
Many of us know about high-end tripods like Gitzo and RRS, but are we always willing to pay a premium for that level of quality and reputation? And what about newer, lesser-known brands? one of them: the Fotopro Origin Plus Travel Tripod, a model that promises innovation and stability at a competitive price. Let’s have a look!
Long exposure on Fotopro Origin Plus tripodPrecise architectural photography in Low light (1/6 s) on Fotopro Origin Plus tripodPanorama made of multiple exposures on a Fotopro Origin PlusThe original panorama of the previous imageMultiple exposures on a Fotopro Origin Plus tripodLong exposure on Fotopro Origin Plus tripod
Today, you can create almost any effect in post-processing. However, there are hurdles: 1) you need a good editing program, 2) you have to master the program to get good results, 3) you have to spend some time in front of your computer to get the desired effect. Alternatively, you can invest in expensive specialty lenses to achieve a specific result. This is especially challenging, if not impossible, for achieving the effect in videos. Given these challenges, especially in video, a simpler solution emerges – using filters. Let’s have a look!
Sample Images
Nikon Z 7II (DX mofd) | Nikkor Z 28/2.8 | Walkingway Retro Soft filterNikkor Z 24-70 S | Walkingway Black Mist 1/2Nikkor 50/1.4 Ai-s | Walkingway Retro Soft filterNikkor 50/1.4 A-is | Star 4 filterNikkor Z 24-70 S @70mm f/9 | Walkingway Kaleidoscope filterNikkor 28/2.8 | Walkingway Black Mist 1/2
Voigtlander VM 75mm 1.5 via TTArtisan M->E 6-bit adapter on Sony A7rII
Since I bought my first E-mount camera seven years ago I have been using adapted M-mount lenses. Missing Exif data have always been a nuisance though and while the “Lens Compensation” camera app was a ray of hope, it didn’t exactly work all that well.
Now TTArtisan came up with a product which I have pitched to so many manufacturers before: a semi programmable Leica-M to Sony-E/Nikon-Z adapter. Let’s have a closer look! Update August 2024: more information on the version for Nikon Z-mount (affiliate link) added
Sony α | Leica M | Nikon F/Z New article every week
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I tested these flashes on a Nikon Zf and a Nikon Zfc.
You can see this review as a YouTube video here!
Sample images in high resolution here.
