| Fujifilm X-E1 - A Retro Camera That Inspires (Part 1) |
| The X-E1 is an essential thinner version of the X-Pro1, with the large, expensive and complicated hybrid viewfinder that was replaced by a totally-electronic viewfinder. However, not any old EVF - it uses a part of 2.36M dot OLED that exceeds the specs of the X-Pro1's 1.44M dot LCD finder. |
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| Canon EOS 6D Full-Frame DSLR - The Dark Knight |
| The EOS 6D is one of the smallest full-frame SLRs available and is taking on the excellent Nikon D600, which impressed us when we reviewed it last issue. At $2,473, its Canon’s most affordable full-frame SLR to date, sitting between the EOS 60S and the more expensive 5D Mark III. |
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| Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4-5.6 Lens |
| The compact ultra-wide angle zoom lens designed for Micro Four Thirds System cameras offers an unlimited 2x zoom lens equivalent to 18-36mm on a 35mm camera. It costs about $ 675 and features a collapsible design. |
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| Pentax MX-1 - A New Retro-Styled Compact Camera (Part 2) |
| The dynamic range seems to be good, and can be enhanced by using the shadow mode of the camera and outstanding adjustment options. Colors are bright and bold, and pictures with the flash show that it is vital to adjust red-eye effects in photos of our experiment. |
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| Pentax MX-1 - A New Retro-Styled Compact Camera (Part 1) |
| The Pentax MX-1 is an "extremely compact" camera with a lens with a 4x f/1.8 optical zoom, a 3-inch tilting screen and slightly larger than the usual backlit CMOS sensors. The MX-1 is characterized by a classic design with a brass plate on the top and bottom with the available color combination of silver and black or entire black. |
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| Pentax K5 II - A Fast And Elegant Prosumer DSLR |
| The review model came with a Pentax DA 18-135mm WR Zoom lens, which is one of the more expensive kit options. The K-5 II can be purchased as just a body, but you can also get it with more modest 18-55mm and 50-200mm lens options. |
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| Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT5 Digital Camera Review (Part 2) |
| The exposure of the image is good with excellent color reproduction. The skin tones look very decent in portrait shots and there is a little red-eye effect when taking with the flash. FT5 is able to take the HDR photos, but some slight ghosting still exist in our sample shots, so in order to have the best result, use a tripod. |
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| Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT5 Digital Camera Review (Part 1) |
| With the improvement in durability, the Panasonic Lumix FT5 is the updated version of the FT4. This camera also owns a new underwater white balance mode and is capable of water-resistance to 13m, shockproof to 2m and suffers the temperature as low as -10 ºC as well as dustproof. |
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| Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D Lens Review |
| This unique 50 mm lens is bought after being popularly used, but it is still newly available with a reasonable discount for the newest version 50mm f/1.4G from Nikon. The brand new product can be priced at $360 or $228 or even less if you bought a used. |
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| Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED VRI Lens |
| As you might expect from a super-telephoto lens aimed at the professional daily use, it highlights the features against adverse weather changes and Nikon’s Vibration Reduction II technology promises to create sharp handheld shots at maximum shutter speed. Nikon’s Nano-Crystal Coating has also been applied to the lens surface to help prevent glare and ghosting. |
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| DSLRs For Video - Glass In Pocket |
| The lens that sits in front of your camera can make a massive difference to the final quality of your footage – so much so that it’s often wise to invest in glass first and technology second, especially as a decent-quality lens could easily outlast many generations of camera. |
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| Nikon D600 Digital SLR Camera - Full-Framed Temptress |
| Full-frame SLRs used to be out of reach for all but the most affluent amateur photographers, but not anymore. The Nikon D600 and Canon EOS 6D both use full-frame sensors housed in more consumer-friendly camera bodies and, with prices sitting around the $2,250 mark, they’re tantalizing propositions for amateur enthusiasts and might just make the perfect backup for professionals, too. |
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| Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ9 - Lots Of Smart Features In A Very Small Camera |
| This little camera packs some impressive features into its slim metal body. The star of the show is its 10x optical zoom, which lets you frame shots more creatively than most of the 5x or smaller zooms on other compact cameras. A big zoom isn’t that unusual but it’s rare to find one in a camera that’s just 21mm thick. |
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| Buying Guide: Tripods over $225 (Part 1) |
| Premium tripods start at around $225, where a whole range of top-quality options await. There’s a bit of everything here, from ultra-light to giant size, but which will make the grade? |
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| Canon EOS 6D - A Superior Camera For The Enthusiast Photographer |
| A common concern most photography enthusiasts have is about the difference between the APS-C and a full frame sensor, the explanation is simple enough: With the same amount of megapixels, a full frame camera is larger compared to the APS-C, so its pixels have more area and are less likely to spill electric charges. |
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| Is It Time To Go Full Frame? (Part 2) |
| Canon offers 55 EF lenses, which cover full-frame sensors. These range from an 8-15mm fish eye zoom and a 14mm super-wide-angle to an 800mm super telephoto. There are also four manual-focus TS-E tilt-shift lenses and several macro lenses, including the MP-E 65mm //2.8 l-5x, as well as 1.4X and 2X teleconverters. |
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| Is It Time To Go Full Frame? (Part 1) |
| Full-frame DSLRs are hot! The reasons? Well, image quality, for starters: All other things being equal, a full-frame sensor can collect more light than a smaller one, and that means a better signal-to-noise ratio. |
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| Nikon D7100 DSLR – A Camera Providing Excellent Images (Part 1) |
| The Nikon D7100 is a new DSLR camera with a 24.1-megapixel APS-C DX-format image sensor and no optical low-pass filter (OLPF or AA Filter) – this should produce sharp detailed images and the camera offers 6fps continuous shooting, 51 autofocus points, and other improvements to make it the best DX camera nowadays. |
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| Sony Nex-5R – A Camera With Improved Performance And Focusing (Part 2) |
| Sony has tried to develop the user interface without making huge changes. That still means many studies to format the card or change the focus mode, with the important adjustments only seen at the top menu level. The good news here is current NEX users will have no problem configuring the camera without using the instruction guide. |
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| Fujifilm FinePix SL1000 – A 50x Optical Zoom Camera Review (Part 2) |
| The pictures are not dimmed in ISO 100, a little in ISO 200, with light increase but stableness in ISO 400 and 800. The sensitivity level makes pictures smooth in ISO 1,600, and be bad in ISO 3,200. In ISO 6,400 and ISO 12,800, the pictures are really dim with loss of details and decrease of resolutions in both modes. |
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| Ilford Obscura 5x4-Pinhole Camera Review |
| Camera is usually considered as tight box, and browsing Obscura will show you that it has too much from a field of box design. The question is why that only makes camera be old-fashioned, or camera itself is really interesting following old fashion? Hope that I can help you understand that. |
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| Nikon Coolpix S270 - A Slim Compact Camera |
| Nikon Coolpix S2700 has been introduced in Jan 2013 and it is a slim compact camera with 6x optical zoom and HD 720p video recording. It comes in colors: black, red, green, purple or pink at a price of $135. |
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| Nikon D7100 vs Nikon D7000 DSLR |
| Nikon D7000 is a hi-end model featuring 16.2MP DX (APS-C) SLR digital sensor from Nikon with 6fps recording speed, magnesium body which is sealed to stand against weather, making it an ideal option for those who prefer hi-speed shooting or out-door shooting. |
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| Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II Lens Review |
| This super-zoom lens is designed for Micro Four Thirds cameras offering 4x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 150-600mm). For a lens suggesting such shooting distance, its price is reasonable at $675 though you will only receive an aperture of f/4.8-6.7. |
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| Sony Action Cam - A Good Rugged Camera With A Few Software Wrinkles (Part 1) |
| Until now, Sony’s effort in the sports cams mainly includes handhelds such as the Bloggie Sport HD and the waterproof Handycam. However, the $200 Action Cam is an all-out adventurist, with a backpack full of tools and supplies by comparison, that frankly makes the brand’s previous attempts look like they’re barely prepared for a school field trip. |
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| Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II Lens (Part 2) |
| Chromatic aberration indicates the disable of concentration on the sensor or blurring all colors of the light that the same point of the lens. Severe chromatic aberration makes a noticeable fringing and a halo effect around the sharp edges that border the picture. It can be well manages thanks to editing software. |
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| Nikon Coolpix A – An Appealing Camera For Sharp Images (Part 2) |
| The camera delivers bright punchy images with excellent color and detail. The camera can produce pleasing background blur when focused on subjects close to the camera, and the flash performs well, although the wide-angle isn't ideally suited to portrait photos. We will add additional photos shortly. |
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| Nikon Coolpix A – An Appealing Camera For Sharp Images (Part 1) |
| The new product of Nikon, Nikon Coolpix A, belongs to the top of Nikon’s cameras and is one of those premium compacts whose numbers of produced products are limited, with an APS-C size sensor, featured by a 16.2 megapixel sensor from DX Nikon D7000 Digital SLR. |
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