TL;DR version: A long diatribe on how the latest Canon releases completely underwhelm in the face of competition, especially from Nikon. The 7D is a decent upgrade that’s completely overrated simply due to marketing. The 1D Mark IV sounds nice and has the capability the 1D Mark III probably should’ve had – unfortunately its functionality [...]
When it comes to midrange lenses, there’s a few different approaches. Of course, a lot of people start at the low end with an 18-55mm kit or so, but eventually most people graduate and there are pretty much two ways to go:
A small range, high-quality, high-aperture zoom.
A large range ultrazoom with (usually) lower quality and [...]
In what many see as the next big evolutionary step for digital cameras, Panasonic and Olympus made a bold move with their introduction of the Micro Four-Thirds system, an electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens (so-called “EVIL”) system that eschewed the mirror assembly found in traditional SLR cameras and offering image preview via a live view feed only.
Aside from [...]
Following up on their K-7, Pentax has now come up with an entry-level K-x. While it doesn’t bring anything groundbreaking that wasn’t already seen on the K-7, it packs in many of the features seen on many competitors’ midrange model, and perhaps pending reviews on image quality and disregarding the overall Pentax system upgrade options, [...]
By Nathan Yan
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Posted in Market Analysis, News
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Tagged budget, Canon Rebel T1i, Canon Rebel XS, comarison, custom colors, DSLR, entry-level, K-7, K-x, Nikon D3000, Nikon D5000, Pentax, red, space white
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Apologies to all for dropping the ball for the past three months – it’s been a whirlwind start to the semester here. Big, recent developments:
Nikon SLR Refresh
Nikon introduced a couple of new SLR updates, the updated D300s and D3s. The D300 is a pretty incremental upgrade to the mid-level D300, offering a modest +1fps improvement [...]
By Nathan Yan
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Posted in Market Analysis, News
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Tagged 70-200, 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II, D3, D300, D300s, D3s, DSLR, ISO100k, ISO102400, nikon, price
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