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Category Archives: Cameras
Unexpected Benefits
As imaging technology advances, some improvements present in unanticipated ways. For those who pursue small, wary nature subjects (birds in particular), long lenses with a narrow angle of view are especially useful, and items like extenders or teleconverters aid in … Continue reading
Panasonic Full Frame
It’s official—there’s another full-frame digital mirrorless offering to mix it up with Sony, Nikon, and Canon—the Panasonic LUMIX S1 and S1R. It’s not like this has been a secret, as it was part of a development announcement at Photokina back … Continue reading
Understanding the Mirrorless Transition
Not everyone is infatuated with the granular technical aspects of new imaging tools, or the complex set of considerations big companies make in bringing new equipment to market. But for those that are, we seem to be at one of … Continue reading
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More Announcements
The announcements of new photo tools prior to Photokina are coming fast now. Here are links to a few. The Canon R full-frame mirrorless system. Highly anticipated and a bit earlier than some thought might happen, Canon is opening with … Continue reading
Mirrorless Close to Mainstream
With the announcement of Nikon’s full-frame Z 6 and Z 7 mirrorless bodies, we’re getting very close to having all the major players fully engaged. Canon will bring their own full-frame model in the coming months to complete the process. … Continue reading
New (updated) Lenses
One of the mainstays in any collection of 35mm format lenses is the 70-200mm zoom. Decades ago zoom lenses weren’t considered as high-quality as primes at the same focal length, but optical improvements and undeniable convenience have won the day … Continue reading
Fujifilm on the Rise
Fujifilm’s mirrorless camera bodies have been the talk of the town of late. While the crop-sensor line has had a growing following for some time, and the recent updates for the X-Pro2 and X-T2 have only accelerated user enthusiasm, it’s … Continue reading
Broadening the Options
Pentax has a long and storied history in photography, and now another marker has been laid down with the announcement of the K-1 , their first digital 35mm full-frame SLR body to actually reach market. It will take some time … Continue reading
CES 2016
Every year about this time the Consumer Electronics Show provides an opportunity for manufacturers to showcase their stuff. One of the big announcements this week has been from Nikon. Faithful Nikonians have been waiting for an update to the very … Continue reading
RAW?
One of the most significant evolutions in digital imaging was the introduction of RAW, the ability to record in-camera files of all the sensor information available at the time of exposure without additional processing. [Note that different authors use different … Continue reading