Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Cnet has posted a review of the Canon 40D:
Great photo quality and excellent continuous-shooting performance are just two of the Canon EOS 40D’s many attractions in the digital camera marketplace.
You can keep up with the Canon 40D news and reviews on this page.
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DPReview has posted their hands-on preview of the Nikon D3:
Important headline improvements include high sensitivity support by default, up to ISO 6400 with 25600 available as a boost option, 14-bit A/D conversion, a new standard image processor, a new shutter, new auto focus sensor, focus tracking by color, nine frames per second continuous, dual compact flash support, DX lens support (albeit at lower resolution) and a 3.0″ 922,000 pixel LCD monitor (which it has to be said is lovely).
Follow all of the Nikon D3 news and reviews on this page.
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From Carl Garrard:
A-700 Samples/Review to follow!
Here you will find test samples of raw (tiff) images, extra fine, and fine jpeg… taken with the A700 and the Zeiss 16-80 and Sigma 18-50 EX DC MACRO. I will continue to add and modify the host site to accommodate new images and categories.
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It took awhile, but the Sigma 18-200mm OS lens is now available in Nikon mount. If you recall, Sigma held up the release for the Nikon mount in order to add the HSM autofocus motor so that the lens would be fully compatible with the Nikon D40 and D40x. If you’re shopping for a nice superzoom lens and don’t want to fork over $750 for Nikon’s own AF-S 18-200mm, the Sigma lens comes in at a more reasonable $550.
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Moose Peterson has some hands-on time with the Nikon D3 along with some brilliant sample images:
What is amazing to me is the color retention of the new color engine and what you can’t see here, the beautifully crisp, sharp files the D3 produces. The files truly are a work of art. The new LCD while not the best at color & exposure rendition, it does show sharpness better than any other LCD I’ve used.
Follow the Nikon D3 news and reviews as they surface on this page.
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Tech.co.uk has posted a brief review of the Canon 40D:
An intelligent and well executed upgrade to the 30D. It’s well built and fast, with some genuinely useful extras such as Live View LCD and custom modes. A must buy for the keen amateur with a collection of Canon lenses.
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Digital Camera Info has reviewed the Canon S5 IS:
The Canon PowerShot S5 IS combines a few aged components with some new technology and upgrades. The 8-megapixel ultra-zoom digital camera has a 12x optical zoom lens that has made several appearances on previous S-series models. The 12x lens used to be considered long, but is now one of the shorter lenses on an ultra-zoom camera. Newer cameras have 15x and 18x lenses – and are less expensive.
See other reviews of the S5 IS on this page.
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Cnet has posted a review of the new Canon Powershot G9:
The Canon PowerShot G9 is a solid enthusiast camera for those who want something compact to complement a dSLR. (read more . . . )
I am following the Canon G9 reviews on this page as they appear.
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It looks like the Canon 40D reviews are starting to trickle out now. Camera Labs has just posted their review:
Canon’s EOS 40D features many improvements over its predecessor and finally shows the pesky Nikon D80 who’s boss – albeit one which costs almost half as much again. Canon’s delivered a superb DSLR which handles beautifully, is packed with useful features and delivers great-looking images.
The Live View facility works well, especially when remote-controlled using a PC, and the silent-shooting modes prove it doesn’t have to make a racket either. The anti-dust system whether through luck or design also proved quite effective in our tests, with foreign particles rarely being an issue. And while our studio resolution tests proved some 10 Megapixel DSLRs resolved slightly more, it didn’t make a big difference in real-life. Ultimately the 40D most-impresses out in the field where it’s simply an extremely quick and capable camera which confidently handles almost any situation. Sure, the default settings could do with a slight boost in sharpening to unveil the finest details, but this is easily adjusted if desired.
I am following the Canon 40D reviews on this page as they appear.
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WyoFoto has a solid side-by-side set of test shots (100% files) that show the image quality of the Canon 40D directly compared to that of the Canon 5D.
The IQ I see in the 40D images from ISO 100-800 is 95% the match of the 5D. At 1600 the shadow noise of the 5D looks to be a tad bit better than the 40D, but not by a large margin. The 40D’s tonality and richness in color gives the 5D a real run for the money. The only area I see the 5D looking better is in low contrast highlight regions. It manages to pull out a tad more detail. The 20D does okay in the shadows, but in the midtones and highlights just can’t match the richness of the 5D or 40D. It’s images while pretty good have a flatter tonal appearance. This subtle richness gives the 5D images the 3D effect people often talk about. (Read *and see* more . . . . )
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