Thoughts

New Superzoom Leica Announced – Don’t buy!

Posted by toby
/ December 8, 2011 / 1 Comment

Leica announced a new 24x zoom today- The V Lux 3 – Available in January, sporting a 12.1MP CMOS sensor. The camera has a 4.5 – 108mm F2.8-5.2 image stabilized lens, equivalent to 25-600mm in 35mm film terms. The camera can do 1080p60 video capture with stereo audio and 12fps. Sound...
7D vs iPhone 4s

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/ October 14, 2011 / Leave a comment

Quick and unscientific comparison of the Canon 7D with 24 f/1.4 L Lens vs the iPhone 4S
iPhone 4s camera – Lag time compared

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/ October 4, 2011 / Leave a comment

“The camera has been improved: the 4S has an 8 megapixel sensor shooting pics at 3264 x 2448 resolution. That’s 60% more pixels that the old iPhone’s camera. The iPhone 4S’ camera has backside illumination, the new sensor will allow the camera to gather 73% more light, and it’s faster...
New Fuji X10 and Olympus Pen Mini

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/ September 3, 2011 / Leave a comment

Let’s take a quick look- on several levels these cameras are not in the same class, and may appeal to different photographers. A few key specs followed by my thoughts - Fujifilm X10 Olympus PEN Mini Interchangeable Lenses NO 4x zoom (28-112mm) YES Sensor Size 2/3″ EXR-CMOS 4/3″ Hi-Speed Live...
Sony and Nikon Announcements

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/ August 24, 2011 / Leave a comment

Just a quick run down of SOME of the announced cameras Sony’s new A77 (Amazon video) (pre-order) $1400 Body Only This is their flagship APS-C sized sensor, not full frame. Loads of technology crammed into this body of which the most significant is their translucent mirror technology which allows...
J.D. Power DSLR Survey

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/ July 24, 2011 / Leave a comment

J.D. Power Recently released the results of a survey of 4500 DSLR owners – A few key points they share Online buyers spend an average of $937 on their camera. Online buyers report taking an average of 918 photos per month using their DSLR camera. A vast majority of online...
Geotagging your photos

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/ June 3, 2011 / Leave a comment

These days a fair number of Point and Shoot cameras and accessories sold for DSLRs offer the ability to geotag your photos without carrying a second device and messing with software after the photoshoot/walk, but until camera makers stick a GPS chip in all cameras we will need alternatives. One...
Olympus E-PL2

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/ January 7, 2011 / Leave a comment

The name doesn’t roll of my tongue but it certainly looks to be a wonderful camera and an excellent example of the micro 4/3 line maturing. Earlier model was the PEN E-P2 Key Features: Redesigned 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens (28mm-84mm equivalent) silent autofocus during still and video 3″ 460,000 dot...
CES – Consumer Electronics Show = New P&S Cameras

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/ January 4, 2011 / Leave a comment

CES is RIGHT around the corner and with it new point and shoot cameras. And before the show has even started we have a leak – Casio will be announcing a new P&S with a unique hinge and swivel system – the Casio TRYX Reminds me of an older Nikon...
Sample D3100 Continuous AutoFocus

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/ September 29, 2010 / Leave a comment

Nikon made a big deal about their new D3100 being the first DSLR to continuously AF during filming. Based on the samples I have seen so far I am less impressed. This tech is in their new D7000 too and if you read the notes from Chase Jarvis and other’s...