Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Digital Camera Review has posted a review of the Sony A200.
Image and color quality are good and there’s a host of inputs available to customize image parameters if the default shots don’t suit your fancy. The shutter is “DSLR quick” and auto focus performance is good in normal to marginal light, and acceptable in dim light.
For the latest news and reviews on the A200, be sure to visit Photography Bay’s Sony A200 Reviews and Resources.
Digicam Review has posted a review of Olympus E-420.
If you want to move into the world of Digital SLRs and don’t know where to start then the Olympus EVOLT E-420 is probably one of the best cameras to choose – despite being Olympus’ “budget” digital SLR – it is not overly limited in any way like some of the other budget Digital SLRs.
For the latest news and reviews, check out Photography Bay’s Olympus E-420 Reviews and Resources page.
Let’s Go Digital has posted a review of the Olympus SP-570 UZ.
The Olympus SP-570 UZ is a mature digital Megazoom camera with many setting possibilities. The camera has all-round features and will certainly also appeal to the more enhanced photographer. The concept is well thought-out and is supported by the experiences of several camera generations.
Think Camera has posted a review of the Pentax K20D.
All in all, the Pentax K20D is a decent camera with enough features to keep top-end enthusiasts, travel photographers and possibly even some pros happy. It’s not the 14.6megapixel sensor that makes this the camera what it is, that almost doesn’t matter – it’s the combination of intuitive layout, functions and relative ease of use.
Click here for more news, reviews and info on the Pentax K20D.
Imaging Resource has posted a review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35.
Weak image quality made the above disappointments difficult to ignore, as well. So while I had a good time with the Panasonic FX35, I think there are better choices on the market.
PhotographyBLOG has posted a review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50.
. . . the H50’s image quality is better than expected, and if its images don’t quite sing like those from a DSLR with a subject dedicated lens attached, they’re nevertheless reassuringly sharp and colourful even at the default settings, with the ability to adjust these parameters either way to suit personal taste.
Pentax has issued a firmware update for the K20D. According to DP Review, the firmware “addresses the problem characterized on the DPReview forums in which ‘hot’ pixels could appear when the 2-second self times was used.” The official party line is that new firmware “[m]inimize[s] the noise when taking picture with 2 seconds self-timer mode.” It is available here for download.
Rumor has it, that is Nikon Rumors has it, the Nikon D90 may be announced by Nikon D90. Nikon Rumors has published the above photo, which looks like a “press” image and bears too many differences from current models to be a Photoshopped job. (I will say, however, that the “9” on the badge looks a little jacked up.)
June 16th is significant because of Thom Hogan’s prior predictions for the release of a D90 and D3x from Nikon:
I’m tightening my D90 (or whatever they decide to call it) prediction date to between May 12th and June 16th.
If you’re interested in seeing a dissection of the above Nikon D90 image compared to other current Nikon DSLRs, check out Nikon Rumors for more.
Finally, for the latest news and rumors on the Nikon D90, stay tuned to Photography Bay’s Nikon D90 page.
UPDATE: Sorry for the false alarm folks, but after further inspection, this is clearly a PS job based on the below image of the Nikon D300. Look closely and you’ll find the similarities as well. Pretty good PS job though, it had me pondering for a bit.
A Canon 5D Mark II ad has surfaced in the DP Review forums. In the Japanese ad, you can see that AF assist beam is in a different location of the current camera and you also see a “Mark II” emblem in the bottom right corner of the camera. Fake? Probabaly. Still, it’s more fuel to the rumor fire for the Canon 5D Mark II. For the latest word on the Canon 5D Mark II, stay tuned to Photography Bay’s Canon 5D Mark II page.
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DP Review has now published a preview and some sample images from the new Canon Rebel XS/1000D.
The EOS 1000D is remarkably similar in appearance to its marginally larger relative – the 450D. The basic shape is pretty much identical, although you will be able to spot some minor differences if you look closely enough.
For the latest news, reviews and more, stay tuned to Photography Bay’s Canon Rebel XS Reviews and Resources.