- Altson CEF-NZ & Nikon November 2021 Firmware
Nikon released firmware for the Z6, Z7, Z50, and Z5 with updates to the cameras regarding autofocus. In my case I have a Z5 and […]
- KEH Used Camera Holiday 2021 Gift Guide!
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- Canon 22mm f/2 vs. Viltrox 23mm f/1.4
Continuing my series of comparing native Canon EF-M (EOS M) lenses, this time it’s the Canon 22mm f/2 versus the Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 lens. There […]
- DPReview questioned Canon about EF-M
DPReview talked with Go Tokura (Chief Executive of Canon). The vast majority of the interview was about RF, but I do think there were a […]
- EF-M Sigma 56mm vs. Viltrox 56mm
I was curious how the two native Canon EF-M 56mm f/1.4 lenses compared. Is one better in image quality or features than the other? At […]
- Direction for Canon EF-M after 2021?
Today I’m talking about a possible direction for the Canon EF-M system. While I had the original EOS M camera, I eventually sold that and […]
- That was awkward…
Note to self, don’t agree to be an “extra” for a person’s video job that you barely know. The training video extra might turn out […]
- I bought a Nikon Z5
Since starting my photography Youtube channel in January 2011, I have used various brands of equipment. The main camera kits were Pentax, Nikon F, and […]
- 10 Years on YouTube!
It’s officially the Photography Banzai YouTube channel’s birthday. 10 years old… The first time I remember using YouTube was back in Nagasaki Japan in 2006. […]
- EF-M 23mm & 33mm f/1.4 Viltrox Autofocus Lenses
Viltrox sent me the EF-M 23mm f/1.4 and 33mm f/1.4 (aka. the Canon EOS M system) lenses to make a video on. I will be […]
- Q&A: More about my photographer journey…
A friend is writing up an English composition paper about photographers. She wanted people to answer a list of questions related to that. I decided […]
- Weeylite ninja 400 Studio Light
Weeylite, a division of Viltrox, sent me this bi-color constant LED light to check out and make a video on. I’ll be talking about it […]
- Endurax V6 Camera Backpack
In the attached video, I visit my city’s downtown area to try out this camera backpack from Endurax called the ED-V6. I take a detailed […]
- Canon EF-M Lens Firmware
I have a pair of 15-45mm kit lenses. One came from a used Canon EOS M5 that I bought on eBay. The other came with […]
- Sony A7s III is True Kaizen
Kaizen (改善) means improvement, or rather continuously improving something incrementally. The third camera in the A7s series was just announced after nearly 5 years since […]
- The Nikon Z5 Should Have Been First…
Nikon announced the Z5, or as they call it the “Z 5”. At face value it’s a lower-end version of the Z6, but I don’t […]
- Canon M5 & M50 Successor Speculation
Expecting anything from the Canon EF-M system is an exercise in futility, but my job is talking cameras and it’s fun to speculate on if […]
- 11 Tips To Being An Efficient Creative
While waiting for my car to be worked on, I recorded a video talking about trying to stay productive doing creative work. I go over […]
- The Andycine R1 RGB Light
I had a generally positive experience with the Boling P1 light Andycine sent me previously, so when they contacted me about trying their completely in-house […]
- The Canon R6 Could Be Big…
On 7/9/2020 the Canon EOS R5 and R6 were announced. While the R5 looks really impressive, it’s the R6 that I want to talk about […]