Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Digital Camera Info has posted a review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3.
The LX3 is a very expensive point-and-shoot camera. It has a list price of $500, and while we absolutely love the body and feel of the camera, it has too many downsides for the price. Its test scores were average or below average in most cases, and even its high scores in Color and Manual Noises weren’t far from its much cheaper cousin, the Lumix TZ3.
Last week, Photography Bay announced a giveaway for forum members. We had 5 copies of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Photography Essentials to pass out for free.
The results, pulled from a random drawing of active forum members are as follows:
1. zuikoku
2. aredduo
3. wchang
4. leesmith
5. bertk
Congratulations to all of you and thanks for being members of the Photography Bay community. I’ll be contacting each of you via email to work out the details of shipping the books to you.
Again, I’d like to thank the sponsor Penguin Group (USA), Inc. for providing the copies of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Photography Essentials for this giveaway.
Not to worry. The next batch of free photography gear is sitting right here next to me. Look for an announcement soon. If you want to get a jump on qualifying for the next giveaway, the same rules will apply – just be an active Photography Bay forum member. Read more about the rules on the last giveaway announcement post.
Drop us a line at contact@photographybay.com for details on how you can sponsor a giveaway and get your name out to hundreds of thousands of photographers worldwide.
PhotoReview has posted a review of the Nikon D90.
In both available-light shots and flash shots in low light levels, the test camera turned in an outstanding performance, recording images with little visible noise and no sign of blotchiness. Imatest confirmed our subjective assessments and showed only a slight decline in resolution as ISO sensitivity was increased.
For the latest news and reviews, check out Photography Bay’s Nikon D90’s Reviews and Resources.
PhotoReview has posted a review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3.
Successor to the popular DMC-LX2 model, the Panasonic DMC-LX3 represents a significant upgrade to its predecessor.
Trusted Reviews has posted a review of the Canon PowerShot A2000 IS.
The lack of the usual A-series manual exposure options and optical viewfinder may also put off some potential buyers. However the camera is extremely easy to use, the wide zoom range is very versatile and the performance and picture quality are well up to the high standard we’ve come to expect from Canon.
If you took photographs before digital cameras became prevalent, it’s quite possible that you have full slide carousels sitting around. You can scan those slides and create digital images, but it tends to be a time consuming task. I once had the chore of scanning in a full carousel by hand, and I wouldn’t wish that task on anyone.
If you’re planning to scan a whole bunch of slides, it might be worth investing in a slide scanner, like the Slides 2 PC scanner. Ion Audio makes this sub-$100 scanner that digitizes slides automatically at 5 megapixels. Up until recently, dedicated slide scanners have been horribly expensive. Despite the low price, the Slides 2 PC seems like a good little machine and worth the price.
The Eye-fi SD card concept has continued to catch on over the past year or so. As we become more and more connected to the Internet in our photosharing, it is inevitable that companies will cater to our desire to stay connected. Lexar has embraced this desire and has introduced a Wi-Fi integrated SD card. Lexar uses the Eye-fi technology (read Eye-fi reviews) to accomplish its product and marketing goals. in their new Lexar Shoot-n-Sync Wi-Fi SD card. [Read more…]
Digital Camera Info has posted a review of the Pentax Optio W60.
The Pentax takes the worry out of these situations, and for many users that’s going to be worth a few extra dollars compared to a less rugged camera with otherwise similar features. Image quality is adequate if not outstanding, but good enough for the point-and-shoot task at hand.
Imaging Resource has posted a review of the Panasonic Lumix FX500. The FX500 is a 10.1 megapixel point & shoot camera with a 5x wide angle lens. It also features Panasonic’s O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilization).
A fun camera with a few overkill features, the Panasonic FX500 captures very good color and detail marred only by a tendency to over-optimize flat color, and a tendency for noise even at the lowest ISO setting.
PhotographyBLOG has posted a review of the Fujifilm Finepix F100fd.
The Fujifilm FinePix F100fd is the latest addition to the popular F-series range of compact digital cameras, replacing the previous F50fd. With a 12 megapixel, 8th Generation Super CCD sensor, 5x wide angle optical zoom lens (28-140mm), and a 2.7 inch LCD screen, the F100fd offers some significant improvements, and it also features new expanded dynamic range capture functionality, Face Detection 3.0 and ISO settings of up to ISO 12800. Mark Goldstein discovers if the Fujifilm F100fd offers enough to stand out from the crowd.