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Nikon D800 Review
The Nikon D800 has been a very eagerly awaited camera, and on release it did not disappoint, providing many points of discussion. It is the company’s second ‘enthusiast-level’ full-frame DSLR, following the release of the D700 some three and a half years ago. Smaller and with a much lower price tag than the professional-level, full-frame [...]
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 (DMC-ZS20) Review
Travel cameras are designed to be pocked sized, and to provide the features needed to cover a wide range of situations. Panasonic’s Lumix TZ series is one of the market leaders and the DMC-TZ30 (DMC-ZS20) is the latest flagship model. It is an engineering feat to include a 20x optical zoom in a camera of [...]
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Review
22.3-million-pixel, full-frame CMOS sensor Digic 5+ image processor ISO 50-102,400 61-point AF system 3.2in LCD screen CF and SD card slots Street price $3,499 It was only a few months ago that our readers voted the Canon EOS 5D Mark II The Greatest Camera of All Time. The number of votes, backed up by glowing [...]
Western Digital My Passport
The latest Western Digital My Passport portable hard drives feature a sleek, robust design and faster data transfer through USB 3.0 connectivity, with the flagship 2TB version matching the highest capacity of any portable drive on the market. My Passport drives are small, measuring 111x82x15mm (roughly the same dimensions, in fact, as an actual passport), [...]
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f1.8G Lens Review
This focal length can be traced back to Nikon’s S-mount Rangefinder years, and was one of the lenses that made the brand famous during the Korean conflict in the Fifties. The 85mm lenses remain popular to this day but it’s the ultra-fast f1.4 version that usually grabs the headlines. It was the first of the [...]
Panasonic Lumix G X 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 Lens Review
Few could argue the kit lens is one of the least glamorous in any maker’s line up. But in the past, Panasonic has made several of the best kit lenses we’ve seen and this new ‘X’-brand premium power-zoom optic is the lens you’ll end up with it you buy the enthusiast’s premium GX1X kit. In [...]
Canon EOS 5D MARK III Review
Arriving three years after the launch of the 5D Mk II, Canon’s new full-frame D-SLR has a lot to live up to. The Mk II was the first camera to offer Full HD1080p video shooting, with a full-frame sensor that delivered truly cinematic results. It punched above its weight for stills shooting, too, producing staggeringly [...]
Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E 24mm f1.8 ZA Lens review
Carl Zeiss lenses are renowned for their outstanding optical and mechanical qualities and Sony has several AF versions in their range for the Alpha DSLRs, but this one is the first for their NEX interchangeable lens cameras. Not surprisingly, they’re more expensive than the regular Sony lenses, this one is a shade under $1000 but [...]
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f2.0 Review
Arguably the most glamorous lens in Olympus’s current micro four-thirds lineup, this highspeed wide-angle lens is made to professional standards at the company’s Tatsuno plant in Japan. The facility is highly regarded for its lens grinding and production of aspherical lenses. At a whisker over $800, this 24mm f2.0 equivalent costs $500 more than the [...]
Fujifilm X-S1 Review
Of the four X-series cameras announced so far by Fujifilm, the $800 X-S1 is the only premium-priced bridge camera in the range. Aping the layout of a DSLR, it’s certainly at odds with the retro-looking designs of the other three cameras. Fujifilm suggests the Japanese-built X-S1 will appeal to discerning users and while it’s true [...]
