Pikes Peak State Park Hiking and outdoors

Still in Lockdown mode for a few weeks, so I went to Pikes Peak State Park just across the border in Iowa. Pikes Peak has expansive overviews of Mississippi River and Prairie Du Chien on the opposite side. It also features Indian Mounds and Bridal Veil falls.

Fuji announced they are keeping the XH-1 line

Fuji has announced that they will not trash the XH line of Cameras but will continue to make them. The issue is that there is not enough seperating them from the XT line of cameras and they cost more. IBIS is standard in most mirrorless cameras now and Fuji can't afford not to include it so where does that leave the XH line?

Sony New Camera and lens in June

Sony is going to announce a new E-mount Camera and lens in June. It could either be the Sony A7IV or AS7III and a new f/2.8 12-24mm lens.

Canon R6 announcement delayed

For those of us who do not need the R5's massive video features and are waiting for a more modest version in the R6, we may have much longer to wait because the R6 announcement has been postponed from May until July. This could be foreseen as supply shortages have cropped up in every industry due to the pandemic.

Pleasant Valley Hikng and Birding

During this time of lockdown, we all want to avoid people and that means not going to the just opened parks that will be crawling with people. Instead, go to some of the more remote state natural areas that no one knows about. One of those is pleasant valley, which is one of the best birdwatching areas in southern Wisconsin. It does consists of both hills habitat and grassland and field habitat neatly divided by a road.

Nikon has 3 new Z Cameras in 2020, Canon with 2 new R cameras in 2021.

Nikon has three new Cameras coming out in 2020 and Canon is following in 2021 with two new mirrorless cameras. Nikon seems to be getting a low end APS-C out to replace the the D3500 and then a successor to the Z6 and Z7 for their next generation. Canon is going to produce perhaps an update to the cheap RP and a high megapixel count camera.

Magnolia Bluff Hiking adventure

During this lockdown, most state parks in Wisconsin are closed as are many natural areas I like to visit. Magnolia Bluff is one of them county parks that are a gem to go to. With a few miles of hiking trails and a bluff to climb up to get a view of the scenery, its a great place to go until the larger state parks are re-opened.

Hiking at Camrock County Park(State parks closed due to Covid-19)

Since all state parks are closed due to Covid-19, I decided to go hiking and looking for Wildlife at Camrock County Park. Its a wooded park with decently long hiking trails and a river that runs through it. I saw a lot of birds and many turtles sunbathing on logs. For a small county park, it is definately worth the visit, especially since all state park are unfortunately shut down.

Sony to make a Medium Format Camera?

Sony has come up with a medium format Camera patent with a curved sensor to make the camera and lens size smaller. It is only a patent right now so we do not know when it will come into production. Hopefully, the curved sensor will not make the Camera cost more than other medium format cameras, which are already very expensive.

Canon R5, R6 Camera delayed until at least July

Canon's much anticipated R5 and R6 Cameras will be delayed until at least July due to manufacturing disruptions in both Japan and China because of COVID-19. The delays come as no surprise as the virus has halted businesses worldwide. Even when they are available, the quantities will be small.