Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Trusted Reviews has published its review of the flagship Olympus E-3.
What the Olympus E3 brings to the table is excellent images, a great build quality, and a lovely user experience, but fails to match the innovation of the E-1, or even other models from the Olympus range. Instead it’s taken the best bits, refined them and put them all into a very usable camera.
For the latest news and reviews on the E-3, visit Photography Bay’s Olympus E-3 Reviews and Resources page.
Photo Review has posted its review of the Pentax K200D.
Pictures from the test camera had a superficial resemblance to our test shots from the K20D, particularly with respect to the extended dynamic range provided by both cameras. However, the K200D showed less inclination to bias exposures slightly in favour of recording highlight details and the yellow-brown cast we found in test shots taken with the K20D shots was much less evident.
Neocamera has posted a review of the 10 megapixel Sony A200.
The Sony Alpha A200 is a compelling entry-level DSLR due to its high image quality and excellent speed of operation. In many ways, this is what new DSLR buyers are looking for. Beginners often want to improve image quality and speed of operation without getting something significantly more complicated then they are used to. The A200 fulfills this role very well as well.
For the latest news and reviews on the A200, be sure to visit Photography Bay’s Sony A200 Reviews and Resources.
Digital Camera Review has posted a review of the new 10 megapixel Olympus E-420.
Make no mistake about it, the E-420 didn’t cut out features or performance on its way to being small. Typical DSLR manual controls and a full suite of automatic modes, a better-than-average continuous shooting rate, live view (if you insist), a generous monitor, on-par ISO performance, and good image and color quality all combine to make this a nice little camera for folks moving into the DSLR field or more seasoned users who want or need good performance in a compact body.
For the latest news and reviews, check out Photography Bay’s Olympus E-420 Reviews and Resources page.
Camera Labs has posted a review of the new 14 megapixel Sony A350.
The Sony Alpha A350 is a feature-packed DSLR with a compelling price tag. With high resolution, built-in stabilisation, Live View and a flip-out screen, it ticks the boxes of most new DSLR buyers. Sony’s fuss-free Live View is also arguably the best implementation yet for general consumers.
For the latest news and reviews of the A350, check out Photography Bay’s Sony A350 Reviews and Resources page.
Let’s Go Digital has posted a full review of the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III.
Canon started from scratch with the Mark III. And that is obvious with the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III. It is much more than a Mark II with a new image sensor. There has been thorough thought about the whole camera and the entire structure has been altered without making the photographer used to working with a Canon EOS-1 lose his way.
For the latest news and reviews, be sure to visit Photography Bay’s Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III Reviews and Resources page.
Cnet has reviewed the new Canon Rebel XSi and given it an decent score of 7.8 out of 10.
It doesn’t stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality.
For more news and reviews, be sure to check out Photography Bay’s Canon Rebel XSi Reviews and Resources page.
Anandtech has published an in-depth review of the new Sony A350.
Most of the recent DSLR cameras feature Live View that was pioneered by Olympus, but Sony takes the feature from checklist novelty to a truly useful viewing alternative. This makes the transition easier for point-and-shoot users accustomed to Live View composing with the LCD screen.
For the latest news and reviews, check out Photography Bay’s Sony A350 Reviews and Resources page.
Pentax has announced a Student Photography Program, which essentially is a rebate program through June 30 for qualified students and teachers. If you think you might qualify, check out the details in the press release below. You could get $100 back on a K20D, among other savings on lenses and bodies. [Read more…]
Canon and Nikon have surprised us all today with news of a cooperative effort in a DSLR 
project. Details are scant, but it looks like Canon and Nikon are working on an open format standard for DSLRs, including a 40-megapixel behemoth. We’ll keep you posted as more news develops, but for now see the press release below. [Read more…]