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Fuji X100 Mark II Wide and Tele Conversion Lens Review (28mm & 50mm)

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The Fuji X100 series has been incredibly popular since the very first version and I was excited to buy my own X100F as soon as it was announced. The camera has a fixed 23mm f/2 lens on it that delivers an angle of view that’s equivalent to a 35mm lens on a full frame camera, but Fuji have been selling two conversion lenses for a number of years. Alongside the X100F launch, they also launched new “mark II” versions of these 28mm and 50mm conversion lenses. Throughout this review, I’ll be referring to the conversion lenses by using their 35mm …

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CalDigit TS2 Thunderbolt Dock Review – Improved or Not?

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Note – TS2 Now Superseded The Caldigit TS2 has now been replaced by the 15-port Caldigit TS3 Plus. The TS3 Plus features Thunderbolt 3 ports instead of Thunderbolt 2, as well as adding 10Gbps USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 and an optical audio connection. As you can see from the photo below, eSATA has been phased out in favour of adding additional USB 3 ports and HDMI has been replaced with DisplayPort for one of the monitor connections. TS2 Thunderbolt Dock Features and Use The first thing you notice when you unbox the TS2 is that it is a great looking …

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Review: Think Tank Memory Card Wallet Lineup

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I picked up my first Think Tank memory card wallet, the Pixel Pocket Rocket, over a decade ago. As far as I remember they were the first to design what I call the “roll-up” style of card wallet. The company recently introduced a new model to the lineup, called the Secure Pixel Pocket Rocket, and they tweaked a few features on the existing models so it seemed like a good time to do a review. (From this point on I’m going to abbreviate Pixel Pocket Rocket to PPR within paragraphs.) Think Tank Card Wallet Pricing Model Direct from Think Tank …

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