A look at Fujifilm’s innovative EXR sensor, the latest iteration of its flagship Super CCD sensor, along with some analysis of images from production cameras. Admittedly this would have been more interesting as a speculative piece a year ago, but better late than never
tl;dr: Fujifilm’s EXR sensor is extraordinary, mostly for its dynamic range. If [...]
By Nathan Yan
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Also posted in Skills of the Trade, The Science of It
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Tagged bayer filter, DSLR, EXR, F200EXR, F70EXR, Fuji, Fujifilm, HDR, high dynamic range, high resolution, high sensitivity, highlight, pixel-binning, S200EXR, sensor, Super CCD, SuperCCD, switchable sensor, wide dynamic range
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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 [...]
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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Also posted in 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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Also posted in 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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Possibly the biggest announcement in the compact sector since the Panasonic TZ1 – Fujifilm finally puts together not just a compact ultrazoom but an ultracompact ultrazoom (0.9 in thin), and manages to fit in a half-inch SuperCCD sensor to boot. If ever a camera came along with the potential to dethrone Panasonic’s vaunted TZ/ZS-series, this [...]
In a release that they’ve hyped for weeks now, Olympus finally pulled the covers off their first Micro Four-Thirds format camera, the E-P1.
For those of you not already in the know, Micro Four-Thirds is a new interchangeable lens system developed by Olympus and Panasonic which is the first mirror-less digital camera system to feature interchangeable [...]
By Nathan Yan
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Also posted in News
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Tagged 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 17mm f/2.8 pancake, Canon G10, digital camera, EVIL, Fujifilm F200EXR, high quality compact, M.Zuiko, Micro Four Thirds, mirror-less SLR, Olympus, Olympus E-620, Olympus E-P1, Panasonic, Panasonic G1, Panasonic LX3, Sigma DP1, Sigma DP2
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Haven’t been keeping this blog updated lately – now that I’m into summer hopefully I’ll have the time for more frequent updates. What follows is a flurry of tidbits on recent happenings.
This one caught me by surprise for sure – Pentax just last week announced their new midrange K7, which is their first significant DSLR [...]
Casio’s compact FS10 records 6MP at 30fps, with a maximum reduced-resolution speed of 1000fps
Press release
I’ve never paid much attention to Casio in the past, admittedly. While Panasonic was the microwave maker that defied conventions, Casio pretty much made the kind of digital cameras (generic, 3x zoom ultracompacts) that you would expect a watch maker to [...]
In part 2 we’ll take a look at the huge realm of cameras outside DSLRs. A boatload of compacts and ultrazooms and budget cams get announced every half-year, so I won’t highlight every single one, but we’ll take a look at some of the interesting products and general trends.
Bajillion-x Megazoom
An interesting thing about the “Megapixel [...]
By Nathan Yan
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Tagged Canon SX1, Canon SX200 IS, CMOS sensor, compact ultrazoom, Kodak Z980, megazoom, Nikon P90, Olympus SP-590 UZ, Panasonic TZ7, Panasonic ZS3, Pentax X70, PMA 2009, ruggedized cameras, Samsung HZ15, shockproof, Sony HX1, ultrazoom, underwater cameras, waterproof
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