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Fujifilm X-T5 First Impressions Review
When the Fujifilm X-T5 was announced, I was super excited, but skeptical. It ticked all the right boxes with improvements in the things I didn’t…
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The case for the X-Pan crop
While out photographing a cityscape of Hong Kong, I had an idea to try some unique cropping. While standing in front of the stunning skyline,…
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Fujinon GF50 Review
Before we dive into this review, I should make my bias known. I generally don’t like pancake lenses because they are, by definition, creations of…
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NAD C3050 LE Review
Every once in a while, a product comes along that captures my heart. It’s something that I don’t need, but it quickly becomes something that…
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Fujinon GF80 F1.7 Review
This is the lens I’ve been waiting for on the GFX system. With this one lens, Fujifilm has solved so many of the shortcomings of…
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NAD M33 Review
An integrated amplifier review may be strange entry on a travel & photography blog, but strange times call for strange measures. With our world still…
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Argiano Dimore, Tuscany, Italy, 2022
After so many posts about photography gear, it’s time to shift gears and focus on some travel images again. When the borders reopened in Mainland…
ByfcracerFujifilm X-T5 First Impressions Review
When the Fujifilm X-T5 was announced, I was super excited, but skeptical. It ticked all the right boxes with improvements in the things I didn’t…
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Fujinon XF56 F1.2 Mk2 Review
[Updated July 25, 2023 with lab test chart results] This is the lens a lot of us have been waiting a long time for. The…
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Shanghai, China, Circa 2016
While going through some old images, I came across this fun batch from 2016 in Shanghai. They were mostly taken at night with the Fujifilm…
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Beginner’s Luck – Milky Way Photography
In 2016, I picked up my favourite camera of all time, the Fujifilm X-Pro2, and took it on a family trip to Whistler, British Columbia.…
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Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An is a city on Vietnam’s central coast known for its well-preserved Ancient Town. The former port city’s melting-pot history is reflected in its…
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Looking Forward
It seems awkward to be typing this in an empty Beijing Capital Airport that used to be overwhelmed with people; so packed was this airport…
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Fujinon GF20-35 F4 First Images
I know how anxious many of you are to see real life images from a production Fujinon GF20-35 lens, so please bear with me that…
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MacBook Air M2 Review for Travel Photography
When my favourite laptop gets updated, there’s only thing to do, order it without having any third party reviews and put my faith in Apple’s…
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Cycling Around Beijing 2
This is a continuation of the series I recently posted of cycling around Beijing during the recent pandemic related restrictions. These restrictions provided a unique…
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Cycling Around Beijing 1
Work has been super busy so I’ve been remiss in updating this website. Some of the images below are from a few months ago when…
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Synology DS1522+ 10GbE NAS First Impressions
This will not be a typical in-depth review. I wasn’t planning on making a post about a NAS, but I’ve been so impressed with this…
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Mac Studio Review for Photography
In this post we’ll cover the user experience of the Mac Studio for use in a photography workflow. I’ve had the Mac Studio since early…
ByfcracerChangsha, Hunan Province, China
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything, and that’s because it’s been a long time since I’ve been on a plane. China continues…
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Fantasy or Reality? Practical Guide to Ethical Travel Photography
I recently received a message from a regular visitor asking how I was able to capture some specific images in Hong Kong that he’s been…
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The Vantage Point, Hong Kong
During my stay in centralized quarantine here in Beijing (now at day 20 of 21), after spending a wonderful extended Christmas and New Years in…
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