I'm VERY pleased with this speaker. It surpasses my Bose Soundlink Mini II & my Sony SR30. More volume, great undistorted bass & treble in classical, classic rock, hard rock, & blues. The Sony & Bose were acceptable but died in under a year. I am hoping to have better longevity with this JBL.

I spent about 3 weeks choosing my next headphones and I ended up with Bose 700.My use case is a heavy music listener from classics to rock and DJ music, I frequently fly and take train to work, I often need to join conference calls while traveling. Noise Cancellation headphones is a necessity for me. Naturally, I was researching latest Sony MX3, Bose QC35 II and Bose 700. I ruled Sony out relatively fast due to requirement of phone calls and had to choose between 2 Bose options. Sony's mic is horrible. I went re-read many reviews on amazon with many mentioning 700 having issues with connection, mobile app and bad sound quality - specifically bass.Following recommendations I ordered QC35 II. Unexpectedly, Amazon had issues delivering these and I requested a refund. I thought it might be a sign from above... I stepped into the store and decided to try both pairs myself. After a short conversation with a seller pressured with the need to get a new pair I purchased Bose 700. Here are my observations after couple days of usage:1. You don't have to use Bose app to use these. Just go to Bluetooth menu and add these. The app also works perfectly for me.2. Noise Cancellation - I tested these right away on airplane and taxi. Works amazingly.3. Connectivity issue - works with no issues.4. Comfort - very comfortable. I can wear them for hours.5. Fast charge / USB C - **must**. I charged for 15 min to get couple hours of listening. Amazing. I also can use my Macbook pro charger to charge these. Love it.6. Sound Quality - I have to admit I miss the QC 35 II bass drive. However, these still sound like Bose. The sound is much cleaner - very transparent. I can distinguish every instrument in the orchestra while listening to the classical music. I test the speaker and saw that it is capable to produce amazing bass. When I put dance music the bass drive is very nice. I believe it is a matter of firmware upgrade to fix the issue.** I hope Bose is reading these notes and can come up with an update. Equalizer would be an amazing to tweak our listening experience. **7. Phone call quality is a treat for the business people.Don't think twice get this pair. The price difference is not that huge to think a lot.Note I'm just another buyer as most of you. Don't hesitate to ask questions if you have any. I don't mind sharing my experience.I don't think pictures are necessary. There are plenty of pics / videos out there.

E600 sounds just as good as the more expensive E500. I am keeping the E600 and returning the E500. This E600 is the best in my opinion of all the Bluetooth portable loud speakers I tried. I have tried Ambramtek E500,Klipsch The Three II, Klipsch Heritage Wireless The One II, and Sony SRS-XB43. E600 is as good as E500, loud with plenty of bass and sound is very clear no matter how high the volume is. The only difference is E500 has equalizer so you can adjust the bass, treble, and mid individually for an extra $100. Disappointed with the bass for Klipsch and Sony. Abramtek is outstanding, I am really surprised how good its product, for a brand I never heard before. I consider myself very knowledgeable and an audiophile. And I usually don’t write review, but decided to write one since I am extremely happy with it.

I had a SB600 from Nikon I tried to use with my Sony a6000 or Olympus Pl2. Whatever i did, the flash was too bright. I had no problem using the Neewer TT560. I bought two of these and set them up as slaves to the built in flash. Light is light so what isn't to like. I am very pleased with th equality of the construction. These units are very well bult for the money.

I did the comparison with the golf logix gps from the golf cart, the Nikon coolshot pro II, and with arccos sensors, this Nikon gave me the same distance with slope. Image stabilization is awesome, I thought I didn't have shaky hands until I tried this one, very accurate, it shows the numbers with colors, not the black line like others.

Part 1 - Minolta MD to Sony NEX adapterTechnically, it slightly overshoots infinity but the issue is easily corrected by dialing back the focus ring just a tad --- Not exact but clearly better than not-at-all.Although very light due to extensive aluminum usage, the build quality and fit-and-finish of the adapter is superb. Connections on the lens and camera mount sides are tight and precise --- absolutely, zero slop. The top of the lens release button is flattened making the lens removal process very easy and comfortable.Other notes:- There are no electrical connections so focus and zoom must be done manually on the lens itself- When mounting the lens, turn the adapter clockwise till you hear a "click"- Tested with a Minolta 85mm f/1.7 Rokkor-X MD lens mounted to a Sony a6000 camera-----------------------Part 2 - Nikon Ai to Sony NEX adapterEdit: Based on my positive experience with the Minolta MD adapter, I also purchased the Nikon Ai adapter later.As with the Minolta MD adapter, the Nikon Ai version focuses beyond infinity a tiny bit. Fortunately, the same solution applies - dial back the focus ring and the horizon will become crystal clear. The build quality is impeccable and the finish is smooth and clean of burrs or machine marks. Connections on both sides are taut and precise with zero play.Additional notes for Nikon Ai adapter:- No electrical connections present so focus and zoom must be done manually on the lens.- Unlike the Minolta MD adapter, mounting the lens for Nikon adapter requires a counter-clockwise turn until you hear the "click" of the locking mechanism- Tested with a Nikon Micro Nikkor 55m f/2.8 Ai-S MF lens mounted to a Sony a6000 camera

I own Nikon and Sony camera equipment, and one of these flashes per brand. I love them. I can control my external flashes, the power, the long-lasting battery, the construction, and the versatility. In addition, this flash allows me to shoot multiple events with a single battery. Finally, it has a great recycling time.

When I read the news of Canon releasing a new Mark II version of this lens the first thought that came to my mind was why? Has Canon lost its mind? Why would you mess around with a lens that has become a staple of nearly every professional Canon user in the world? Since this lens was released in September of 2001 it has earned a reputation as being one of the most rugged and sharpest lenses of its kind. Professional photographer and photo equipment reviewer Ken Rockwell, for example, borrowed this lens from a friend to test who had dropped it off an elephant to the cobblestones nine feet below while shooting in India. Even with that event in its history Ken gave it a stunningly positive review! Many of the most famous photos taken in the last nine years were taken with this lens, including many of the photos that appear in Canon's own sales brochures. In the lens life cycle, if such a thing exists, this lens is hardly an old timer at nine years old. With its proven powerful robust image stabilizer, legendarily sharpness, and tank-like build, one cannot help wonder what the motivation for fixing something that's not broke is. I think the real motivation was keeping "pace" with Nikon and raising prices.Canon is seen more and more as falling behind its nemesis Nikon. With the recent release of Nikon's VR II vibration reduction which supposedly can work up to four stops, Canon had to fire back with a "new" version of the image stabilizer on its own lenses. Thus IS II was born. Needless to say, the new Nikon 70-200 lens retails for over (...) on Amazon as opposed to this "old" Canon lens which sells for about (...). It's expected that new Canon 70-200 2.8L IS II will retail for at least (...) if not more. Is the new lens really worth (...) more than the old lens still being sold? I own this "old" model now for about six months and the only way I can see improvement is if somehow Canon could recreate this same lens, ruggedness and all, at half the weight. Now that would be something worth paying (...) or more for! In reality, the new model will actually weigh 20 grams more than the "old" model. So much for progress!I have shot indoor and outdoor shots both hand held and with my Bogen automatic mono-pod with this lens. In both cases the results have been nothing short of amazing. Clear sharp images almost every time with magnificent color and superb brokeh (blur quality). The image stabilization is first rate and runs hard and strong. Don't be fooled into saving money buying the other versions of this lens. If you ever expect to be free from using a flash and get great results in reasonable natural lighting, this is the lens to buy. If you can't afford to buy this lens then save up for it. If you compromise you may be sorry later.I believe that any changes Canon has made to the new lens will largely be undetectable by professional and amateur photographers alike. The only exception to this is the added weight, increased price, and the very slight ability of the new model to focus closer (about 8"). It's also hard to see how the current powerful image stabilization could be made much better. At some point it all becomes a matter of subject movement and no stabilization system can deal with that other than using higher shutter speeds. That said, the more important question to ask is whether Canon produced a "better" lens at all? Currently we have no test reviews to look at and it is entirely possible that the new lens may actually under perform this "old model". We just don't know at the moment. For my money I would grab this "old" model while you can. Not only is there hardly any risk, but in all likely-hood the after market value of this lens may soon rise.MY UPDATED COMMENTS: Despite some new positive reviews on the new lens, I still doubt that most will notice much of a difference between the new and the old lenses unless they really blow up the image. The old lens produced images that graced some of the top publications worldwide for the last 10 years with nothing but praise. Canon has effectively fooled you all to push though a huge price increase never before seen for an upgrade of the same type lens. It seems the consumer is once again the victim and they don't even realize it!