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 24, 2012
by Derek
Concluding our Camera Buyers’ Guides series, I’m going to give an overview of various professional models on the market. This article, isn’t strictly a buyers’ guide in the way the previous articles in this series have been. However, I will … Continue reading
October 17, 2012
by Derek
In today’s buyers’ guide I’m going to look at Consumer DSLRs. Wikipedia has a detailed guide to explain the technical side of DSLRs here but I’ll reproduce my general summary from the introduction to this series of articles. DSLRs are the … 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
September 18, 2012
by Derek
This is a round-up of DSLR related announcements from the last week. Note that, because this site is not aimed at professional users, I won’t be covering cameras and lenses aimed at pros (think Zeiss lenses, extreme telephotos, specialist lenses, … Continue reading
September 17, 2012
by Derek
As the title suggests, this article is to catch you up with all the latest product announcements from the Compact System Camera world that would have been covered during my week off. Fujifilm X-E1 Compact System Camera 18-55mm f/2.8-4 … Continue reading
July 17, 2012
by Derek
*** The information in the following article is now out of date. Please follow this link before reading *** Since Pentax were taken over by Ricoh last year, there’s been a lot of speculation as to what that would mean … Continue reading
May 28, 2012
by Derek
In my continuing bid to catch up with the news missed while my broadband was on the fritz, it’s time to look at what Pentax have been up to. There’s a new DSLR, the K-30, and a new 50mm lens. … Continue reading