Contour Next Micro Usb Data Cable

[Front] This is my first non-Fuji autofocus lens. I researched the crap out of various new 3rd party lenses before making this purchase, and was *still* pleasantly surprised by the image quality, low light performance and rendering. I love shooting at night and this lens does NOT disappoint. Both manual and back button focusing are a breeze, and the autofocus works quickly and quietly. The only negatives: A stepless aperture ring on a fly-by-wire lens is useless on a Fuji camera -- especially for video, as exposure changes aren't smooth.. ever. But that's Fuji's issue, not the Viltrox. The ring is stiff enough to avoid accidental changes most of the time.. but I would have preferred incremental half-stop clicks. The other negative is purely aesthetic -- the Viltrox doesn't look as cool/retro as Fuji cameras and some of their primes.. so in a way this lens looks *decades* newer than my X-T3! Also, when updating firmware, be sure and purchase a USB micro *data* cable. I have about 10 USB-micro cables around the house, but NONE worked because they're designed for device charging rather than data transfer. I almost returned the lens before I figured this out.

[0.03 lb] Needed this for charging from a micro-USB cable. Works great for that.

I have another review that I wrote about this mic, but B&H's website doesn't appear to let me update that review. I've now been using this mic almost daily for over a year. The audio is crisp and clear, background noise is kept to a minimum, and people on the other end of the meeting/phone call give compliments on the detail that this mic captures. I used to use a condenser mic, but that also had the annoying feature of picking up a lot of 60Hz hum. This mic doesn't do that and I didn't have to make any adjustments to the room either. For the person who mentioned they couldn't fit it in a shockmount, it has one internally. That is why the mic is the size that it is. For those complaining about the USB port, mine hasn't had any issues. I accidentally bent the micro usb connector on the cheap cable they shipped with it and the mic survived just fine. The cable, on the other hand, was useless after that. I solved this problem by finding a 90 degree USB adapter so that the connector isn't pointing straight out the back of the mic. It now sits mostly flush and swiveling the mic is more likely to cause the adapter to disconnect at the other end. If your laptop, like mine, is usb-c only, don't try to buy long usb-c to usb-c cables. They are crazy expensive. Instead, try to buy a usb-c to mini or micro usb-b cable. They are much cheaper. My setup is usb-c to micro usb (10 feet), then an adapter from micro-usb to usb-c (1 inch), and then finally a short usb-c to 90 degree micro-usb adapter (6 inches).

[Cardioid] I have another review that I wrote about this mic, but B&H's website doesn't appear to let me update that review. I've now been using this mic almost daily for over a year. The audio is crisp and clear, background noise is kept to a minimum, and people on the other end of the meeting/phone call give compliments on the detail that this mic captures. I used to use a condenser mic, but that also had the annoying feature of picking up a lot of 60Hz hum. This mic doesn't do that and I didn't have to make any adjustments to the room either. For the person who mentioned they couldn't fit it in a shockmount, it has one internally. That is why the mic is the size that it is. For those complaining about the USB port, mine hasn't had any issues. I accidentally bent the micro usb connector on the cheap cable they shipped with it and the mic survived just fine. The cable, on the other hand, was useless after that. I solved this problem by finding a 90 degree USB adapter so that the connector isn't pointing straight out the back of the mic. It now sits mostly flush and swiveling the mic is more likely to cause the adapter to disconnect at the other end. If your laptop, like mine, is usb-c only, don't try to buy long usb-c to usb-c cables. They are crazy expensive. Instead, try to buy a usb-c to mini or micro usb-b cable. They are much cheaper. My setup is usb-c to micro usb (10 feet), then an adapter from micro-usb to usb-c (1 inch), and then finally a short usb-c to 90 degree micro-usb adapter (6 inches).

I use it with my Contour +2 to get better audio.

[60 W] By far the best and most reliable USB to Micro-B cable I've found. Frustration takes a back seat to quality.

[0.085 lb] This card reader makes it so easy to take data off of my micro-SD card.

[18 TB] I have this set up to a Mac Mini via the provided USB-C cable. Despite this being a mechanical drive, the data transfer rates are fast - ~240MB/s. I use this as my primary storage for photographs, videos, music, etc. I was concerned about the drive noise, while it's not silent like my Samsung T7 scratch disk, it's not as loud as others have stated. It's fine when in use for me, most of the time it's sleeping.

[2.5"] Works well, I got this so I could shut down my last desktop machine but still have access to the data. I will need a USB-C cable for it and with that odd connector on the other end you have to be careful what one you order, it only comes with USB-A. Fan top is only held on by a magnet so it's easy to take off but that also means you can pick the thing up by the top. Be carful to check the alignment before inserting the drives.

[USB-C Male] I recently upgraded my phone, which meant that my dozen-odd USB-to-microUSB charging and data transfer cables were suddenly semi-useless. In the interest of not spending a ton of money on replacements, I instead got this adapter, which seems to work well. Data transfer goes smoothly, and as does charging. (So far, at least. I'm still testing the charging.) I plan to keep it with my computer for data transfer so I can use the cable that came with the phone for charging, since it seems inclined to kick up a fuss if I do otherwise. Overall, it's a solid choice, and I may get more later if my rate of acquisition of devices requiring USB-C connections outpaces my rate of new cable acquisitions.