April 29, 2013
by Derek
In July last year, I published an article outlining the Fujifilm Lens Roadmap for the X series. At that time there was only one X Compact System Camera and three lenses. With the recent announcement that the 55-200mm f/2.8-4 telephoto … Continue reading
March 11, 2013
by Derek
Focus On Imaging bills itself as the UK’s biggest photo industry event. I went along on its opening day to see what all the fuss was about. Let’s start with a brief look at some recently announced cameras. Disappointingly, only … Continue reading
January 21, 2013
by Derek
The first trade show of the new year is over, let’s take a look at the main announcements (in alphabetical order). Canon Canon’s most notable introduction at CES was the Power Shot N. The N is a compact camera, … Continue reading
October 15, 2012
by Derek
After finishing our buyers’ guides to compact cameras last week, we now move on to interchangeable lens cameras. In today’s article we look at the new breed of Compact System Cameras (CSCs). CSCs are, as the name suggests, a smaller and … Continue reading
October 10, 2012
by Derek
Call them tough, rugged, waterproof; these cameras are built to take all that you can throw at them, literally. But do you really need one? Well if you want to take photos in a wet environment, they’re definitely worth consideration. … Continue reading
October 8, 2012
by Derek
So far in our Buyers’ Guides series, we have looked at basic Point & Shoot Cameras, and Advanced Compacts. This week is the turn of the Superzooms. Superzooms are what they sound like, cameras with long zooms. In this article, … Continue reading
October 3, 2012
by Derek
The previous guide, looked at basic Point & Shoot (P&S) cameras. P&Ss are automatic only cameras, designed for those not interested in the technical side of photography. This week, I look at Advanced Compacts. These have manual controls, and are … Continue reading
October 2, 2012
by Derek
In my Camera Types Introduction, I define Point & Shoot (P&S) cameras as being those cameras that don’t have direct controls for the camera’s settings. Basically P&S cameras have a series of automatic modes, from fully automatic to scene modes. … Continue reading
September 25, 2012
by Derek
We got quite a lot of the Compact System Camera announcements out of the way before Photokina actually kicked off. (See info about those here.) This article looks at those products for Compact System Cameras (CSCs) that were announced from … Continue reading
September 24, 2012
by Derek
Time for the rest of the Photokina camera and lens announcements. These are all the announcements not covered in last week’s articles that are relevant to non-professionals. (If you want my opinions on the Leica and Hasselblad Compact System Cameras … Continue reading