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Dirac Live Review – Digital Room Correction for Everyone
I’ve been into enjoying audio my whole life. One of my first memories as a child was seeing my older brother carefully placing the needle…
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Fujinon GF110 vs GF100-200
I often get asked how the Fujinon GF100-200 compares to the Fujinon GF110 at 110MM. I don’t think this question makes much sense because you…
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Fujifilm GFX100S First Impressions Review
A little over three years ago, I wrote a first impressions review for the GFX 50R, and started the article with a few paragraphs about…
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Leica M11 Long Term Review
With the recent launch of the Leica M11 Monochrome (M11M), there’s been a huge increase in people visiting the original Leica M11 (M11) Review that…
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Frustrated with the Fujifilm X-T5, got a Sony A7R5
In my Fujifilm X-T5 review, I noted that I was reaching the limit of my patience with Fujifilm in regards to their autofocus performance. Unfortunately,…
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Staycation in Beijing, China
Even though I live in Beijing, I spend a lot of time travelling to other cities around Asia for work and for fun. A rare…
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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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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…
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Changsha, 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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Leica M11 Review: Bridge to the Future
In a recent post, I shared my experience of going on a Leica Journey, starting with the Leica Q and then moving to the Leica…
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