As usual with my end-of-year site updating, I've made a number of changes.
- Advertising and affiliate links have been removed. All tracking mechanisms have been removed (though I obviously have to capture information if you buy one of my books).
- Several articles got a mild update (e.g. Z System Upgrade Advice) to reflect current views. I also updated lists where appropriate (e.g. which camera/lenses have user service manuals).
- 2025 News/Views was moved into a sub-folder, as is my custom.
- I did not change prices that are listed in the specifications or reviews. Those prices now reflect "introductory" price. With instant rebates constantly fluctuating, and now price increases and tariffs added, the current price may be obviously different. I'm not yet sure what to do about that, so for the time being I'll continue using introductory pricing for everything.
- There's a new teleconverter FAQ.
In the course of working through every page on the site, I found 14 news/views articles that really should either be permanent articles on the site or used to update an existing article. I'm also aware of additional things that need updating (for instance, many of the charts, some reviews, etc.). However, most of those changes will probably wait until I complete the full site overhaul later this year.
Yes, I mean full site overhaul. The technology driving this site is no longer state-of-the-art, and there are things I'd like to do that aren't easy to do in the current form. So I'm (slowly) rewriting the site using Tailwind and other current technologies. However, that means I have to redo at least a thousand pages (I probably won't do it for older news). And as I redo those pages, I generally am doing a full edit and touch up on pretty much everything. It's a slow, onerous process, but the pay off should be big.