Canon EOS R vs. Fujifilm X-T3: Comparing photo quality just for kicks (Nothing too serious!)

Here's a few absolutely, definitely, positively non-scientific comparison photos taken by the Canon EOS R and Fujifilm X-T3. Jump below to see the street shots. I rented both over the past few weekends and wrote up my first impressions of each (EOS R first impressions | Fujifilm X-T3 first impressions). With...
Fujifilm X-T3 Key Specs

Fujifilm X-T3 Mirrorless Camera: First impressions from a GH5 video shooter

It's the year of the mirrorless camera. For a guy like me, who lives and dies by his camera, year in and year out, that means lots of comparisons and tests. When a bunch of new tech hits I want to ensure I'm shooting with the best tool for the...
Fujifilm XT-3: Hands-on first impressions by Clinton Stark

In The House: Fujifilm X-T3, the mirrorless camera everyone is talking about

Mirrorless is big this year. Canon and Nikon both entered the full-frame mirrorless market for the first time with the EOS R (Stark Insider hands-on first impressions) and Z6/Z7 respectively. Earlier in 2018, Sony yet again expanded its impressive -- and market leading -- mirrorless line-up with the well-regarded A7...
First Impressions: Canon EOS R by Clinton Stark

Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera: First impressions by a GH5 video shooter

GH5 video shooter Clinton Stark rambles, stumbles, and shares his first impressions and thoughts about the new Canon EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera. So you might have heard? Canon apparently has a new camera that (just) a few people are talking about. And talking and talking. And ranting and ranting....
Panasonic GH5 vs. Canon EOS 80D

Trendspotting: Smartphone owners could drive interchangeable lens camera market in 2018

Another day, another camera report. There's seemingly a lot of them out there. And for good reason: the camera market is morphing dramatically. Thanks to the rise of the smartphone and software smarts known as computational photography, the cameras and images produced by today's smartphones -- namely flagship iPhones from...
Panasonic 12-35mm lens for GH5 highly recommended

Panasonic GH5: If you only buy one lens, this is the one

So you have a GH5 camera body, or are considering buying one (I recommend the regular GH5 for its amazing IBIS which the newer more expensive GH5S sacrifices). Great. That's a good start alright. I've been shooting videos with a Panasonic GH5 for Stark Insider since the flagship mirrorless...
Google VP of Product Management Sundar Pichai. Photo: Engadget.com.

Google+ social network finally shutting down

Google has announced that its shutting down Google+. The ill-fated social network was Google's attempt to take on Facebook. Although initially successfully -- especially among the tech community -- it offered little to differentiate itself. Most users were accustomed to and happy with enough with Facebook, and reluctant to sign...
YouTube TV live baseball streaming

With YouTube TV, Google targets not only phones, but our living rooms too

YouTube TV is here in a big way. For $40/month you essentially get a package of channels that would've cost about twice as much in the old days of satellite and cable. Cord cutters looking for a comprehensible lineup of content could do well to place the service on...

Google Assistant now more about touch

Google today is rolling out an update to its famed voice assistant. Look for it today on your Android phone -- by way of the Google Play Store. Thankfully, the team in Mountain View realized that now all of us want to interact by voice, and is now giving more...
Amazon Plans Wall-Mounted Echo as Smart Home Command Center

Smart speakers are the smart home

Smart speakers are dominating. So much so, that it might be fair to say the heart of any smart home today starts with a smart speaker -- especially considering they're connected to the internet and can control pretty much all of the devices that are used for home automation...