Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Let’s Go Digital has published a review of the Olympus E-30.
Even after extended testing, it turns out that the Olympus E-30 looks a lot like its big brother the E-3 when it comes to image characteristics. And although it features a different sensor and increased resolution; Olympus has issues like dynamic range and color reproduction nicely under control and is able to obtain an excellent result.
For more news and reviews, stay tuned to Photography Bay’s Olympus E-30 Reviews and Resources.
PhotographyBLOG has posted a review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T300.
Though acceptable – and colourful – results can be achieve, its results are not quite as consistent as we may have hoped.
At the request of some commenters on the recent Canon 5D Mark II vs. Nikon D700 In-Depth ISO Comparison, I have included the full resolution crops and downloadable original full resolution files from the Canon 5D Mark II in addition to the down-res versions matched with the Nikon D700’s resolution. You can see the complete revised comparison here.
In my prior quick and dirty comparison of the Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D700, we looked at some sample images taken from these two cameras and relied largely on each camera’s autofocus and built-in metering with very little manual tinkering by me. The prior comparison also featured 100% crops from each camera at its native resolution.
Based on reader feedback, I’ve gone back to the drawing board for a second, more in-depth comparison of each camera’s image quality and ISO range. [Read more…]
Cameras.co.uk has posted a review of the Fuji Finepix S8100fd.
Imaging Resource has published a review of the Canon 5D Mark II.
Unless you need high speed capture, and a 30fps HD movie is out of the question, the Canon 5D Mark II appears to offer the best of both of its competitors, with high resolution capture and what we expect to be very good high ISO performance.
For the latest news and reviews on the 5D Mark II, be sure to stay tuned to Photography Bay’s Canon 5D Mark II Reviews and Resources.
Photography Review has published a featured user review of the Sony A700.
This camera has the ergonomics, ease of use, and overall quality I have always had with Minolta’s high end film cameras.
For more A700 news and reviews, visit Photography Bay’s Sony A700 Reviews and Resources.
Nikon USA has posted official sample images captured with the new Nikon D3x. You can download the full size images on Nikon’s website.
For more D3x news and reviews, visit Photography Bay’s Nikon D3x Reviews and Resources.
Let’s Go Digital has published a review of the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS.
From a technical viewpoint, the Canon SX10 IS finds itself on a high level. The camera does prove itself and delivers sharp pictures with natural colors, all of which with extensive users ease.
For additional info, see Photography Bay’s Canon SX10 IS Reviews and Resources.
Ok, you’ve got a day before you’re in big trouble. What do you do? Here’s three last minute gift ideas that you can take care of right now. No gift wrapping, no mall, no ugly sweater – just cool photography gifts.
1. Amazon Gift Card. Amazon.com is packed full of tons of great cameras, lenses, accessories and books. You can take care of the gift card (without the hassle of shipping) by doing the one of the following – (1) E-mail a personalized gift card for immediate delivery; or (2) Print a personalized gift card on your own printer. Best of all, you pick the price.
2. SmugMug Membership. You can set up a photographer with one year account for $34.95 by using the coupon code (7jCtURK05RxCQ) in the “Referred by” field at signup. SmugMug offers unlimited storage and unlimited traffic – even on the basic accounts.
3. Flickr Pro Upgrade. Flickr makes it easy to give the gift of a Pro Account to any other Flickr member. Just go to their profile page and click where it says “Buy [username] a Pro Account”. It’s good for a year and it only runs $24.95.