About the reviewer

What you want to know about the reviewer behind Ricks Reviews: My name is Rick; Amateur Photographer, camera enthusiast, gadget freak and long-term gear reviewer.

I’ve got over 25 years of photography experience and I’ve owned and used many Nikon, Sony, Ricoh and Leica cameras and lenses over the years. I buy most of the gear I use for my reviews, use it for a few months or years and sell it again to try something new. In some cases gear is provided by the brands for review, but my experience is always after using the products in real life for a longer period.

How I test products

I test the products for my reviews by using them in day to day life for a longer period. I need time to experience and try the gear to form my opinion about it. My experience comes from throwing it in my bag and getting to work with it, that is the only way I can tell you what it is like to live with. That is also why I don’t do scientific tests or try to analyse the sharpness of a lens by photographing a brick wall or test chart. There are many websites out there that do that much better than I can.

My main gear

Over the years I’ve been buying and selling a lot of camera’s and lenses as I love to try new things and love the process of reading reviews and then trying stuff for myself. At the moment my main camera is a Nikon Z6III with the Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 S and Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 S and Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4. Besides those I use the Laowa AF 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D and Laowa 180mm f/4.5 1.5X Ultra Macro AF and the Laowa AF 200mm f/2. As back-up camera I have a Nikon Zf (Silver) and for travelling I use my Ricoh GRIV.

Bag wise I use a Tenba (Cooper) shoulder bag and a Shimoda Action v2 X40 and X50 when I need all my gear with me. Besides those I have multiple Tenba backpacks and shoulder bags. When I need a tripod I use Benro or Sunwayfoto.

About my blog

Ricks Reviews is a hobby, I don’t make any money writing these reviews. If you want to help me keep this site online please use one of the affiliate links to buy the products. It won’t cost you any extra, but I’ll get a small commission for every sale. Or you can use this link to donate.

Contact me

If you have a product you want me to review or if you have any questions about my reviews, you can use the following form to send me a message or send me a email at rick (at) ricksreviews.org