How well can telephoto zoom lenses magnify distant wildlife given their weight and price? Below, Tom recommends all-in-one camera systems and compares interchangeable lens options.… Read More »BEST TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS 300mm+ for wildlife: Sony A7CR vs APS-C, 4/3, 1″
A diverse RV camping trip took us across the USA from Seattle to: Wyoming’s Wind River Range; Nebraska’s kooky Carhenge; Indiana family; Illinois’ prehistoric Cahokia… Read More »2019 Sept: RV to Wyoming, Carhenge, Cahokia, Colorado, Utah
My favorite jagged rock image from Glacier National Park is now enlarged twice onto a Calgary skyscraper! The image glows on two lightboxes wrapping 64… Read More »2019 Calgary skyscraper glows with Tom’s jagged rock pattern
Our new Pleasure-Way Plateau XLTS RV drove like a dream for 6200 miles round trip from Seattle to Alaska from May 27-July 3, 2019. We… Read More »2019 June: RV: Alaska-Canadian Highway; Cassiar; Yukon; Denali; Juneau; Glacier Bay
Beautiful New Zealand attracted my fifth visit to hike the spectacular Rees-Dart, Gillespie Pass, Hollyford, and Milford Tracks plus more in southern South Island’s unique… Read More »2019 NEW ZEALAND: hike Rees-Dart, Gillespie Pass, Hollyford, Milford & Pororari Tracks; Mt Cook
Months of research paid off handsomely for our self-guided group of four travelers in my first journey to Japan (October 10–November 8, 2018). CONTENTS ■… Read More »JAPAN: Tokyo, Kyoto, Alps, Matsumoto, Himeji, Nikko, Mt Fuji, Kii Peninsula, Nara’s Horyuji
In 2018, the best and brightest pocketable 8x-zoom camera is Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI / RX100M6 (11 oz, 24–200mm f/2.8-4.5). 2019 UPDATE: the Sony RX100 VII… Read More »Sony RX100 VI pocketsize 8x zoom beats 10x Panasonic ZS100
From 2018–2025, Sony RX10 version IV (RX10M4) reigned as the world’s best travel camera, with bright 25x zoom f/2.4-4 lens, remarkably sharp from edge-to-edge from 24-600mm equivalent. Until Sony… Read More »Review: Sony RX10 IV / RX10M4 upgraded the ultimate travel camera 2018–2025