February 21, 2013
by Derek
This week we’ve had a few camera announcements. Sony have a new entry level NEX Compact System Camera (the 3N), and a new entry level SLT – Sony’s variant on the DSLR - which merges the A3# and A5# series (the A58). Nikon … Continue reading
January 23, 2013
by Derek
Today Sony has announced a new lens for their NEX Compact System Camera system. The 20mm f/2.8 may not sound especially exciting on the basis of its specification, but it is very thin (what we call a pancake lens). That … 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
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 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