Category: Gear

  • Pergear 25mm f/1.8 Lens Review

    Pergear 25mm f/1.8 Lens Review

    One of the huge benefits of using a crop sensor system is the selection of small affordable lenses. Over the past few months I’ve seen a few reviews on lenses from Pergear on YouTube. I heard a lot of good things in those reviews so I bought a couple of Pergear lenses to try out…

  • Is The Fujifilm X-T1 Still Good In 2021?

    Is The Fujifilm X-T1 Still Good In 2021?

    Is the X-T1 in still good in 2021? If you browse YouTube enough you’ll find a ton of videos based on that kind of question. Since I recently picked up an X-T1 on the used market I decided to make my own version of that kind of video, with my own little spin on it.…

  • My YouTube Channel

    For those reading this blog that don’t know, I also have a YouTube channel. I do repeat topics between the blog and YouTube channel but not all of the time. I did turn one of my recent blogs, Shooting with Multiple Cameras, into a video. https://www.youtube.com/craigbergonzoni If you like photography and filmmaking I hope you…

  • Shooting With Multiple Cameras

    Shooting With Multiple Cameras

    UPDATE: I also made a YouTube video about this subject. Watch it here – http://bit.ly/3CamerasDTLV Last week I ventured out on another photo shoot of Downtown Las Vegas. The downtown area is one of my favorite places for cityscape and street photography style photos. Besides testing a couple new film cameras I went out looking…

  • I’M READY FOR MACRO

    I’M READY FOR MACRO

    A quick update about my latest vintage lens acquisition. I just got a Canon FD 100mm f4 Macro lens. Believe it or not this is my first dedicated macro lens. I will definitely use this on my Canon FD film cameras but I am most excited to use this on my Fujifilm X-T2 with my…

  • My EOS Film Camera Collection

    My EOS Film Camera Collection

    Many film cameras in the EOS lineup are underrated today. Since they’re not Leicas, Nikon F3s or even a Canon F1 they don’t get as much buzz online anymore. I’ve spent the last few years trying as many film cameras from Nikon and Canon as I can get my hands on. That includes old school…

  • The Perfect Film Camera For Canon Shooters

    The Perfect Film Camera For Canon Shooters

    If you currently shoot with a Canon DSLR and want to try your hand at 35mm film photography then look no further than the Canon EOS-1n for your camera of choice. Preceded by the original EOS-1, the EOS-1n became the new professional SLR film camera from Canon. By the time the EOS-1n was released in…

  • A Sunday Swim

    A Sunday Swim

    A favorite summer activity for my son and I is swimming. Often times we take our GoPro with us to capture some cool video as well as use it for an object to hide and find in the water. Since I have been playing around with an editing app for the iPad Pro called LumaFusion…

  • NaNoWriMo 2018 – Day 21

    NaNoWriMo 2018 – Day 21

    Day 21 was a decent writing day. I got some key story ideas down on paper and am figuring out some characters. Today is a holiday in America and I won’t be doing much writing today. I will be enjoy some football games, movies and TV shows. Also…I’m updating my computer to the latest version…

  • MY FIRST MIRRORLESS CAMERA: Fujifilm X-T100

    MY FIRST MIRRORLESS CAMERA: Fujifilm X-T100

    Long story short, I purchased a Fujifilm X-T100. I intended to purchase a Fujifilm camera eventually but wasn’t quite sure when I would pull the trigger. After seeing some great reviews of the X-T100 I decided it might be a perfect entry point for me into the Fujifilm system and into the world of mirrorless.…