Posted at Wed Dec 20 12:00:00 2006
The Nikon D40 is Nikon's new entry-level camera, selling body-only at $600, undercutting Canon's EOS 400D by $200. The obvious question, is what does the D40 sacrifice with this $200?…
Posted at Fri Dec 15 12:00:00 2006
We haven't covered a Pentax SLR since the *ist D in 2003, but they have released a series of updates. The latest was replaced by the K100D released earlier this year at $700 and their higher resolution, environmentally sealed, $900 K10D. Both cameras take the same bevy of Pentax lenses, but the K1…
Posted at Thu Nov 23 12:00:00 2006
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Posted at Sat Sep 30 12:00:00 2006
Hasselblad just announced the new H3D line of cameras, eschewing film and designed specifically for Imacon (Hasselblad first-party) digital backs. Initially these will be available in 22 or 39MP versions with a 48x36mm sensor. Third party backs by the likes of PhaseOne and Creo/Leaf will be relegated to the less-snobby makers.
Posted at Tue Sep 26 12:00:00 2006
The Sigma DP-1 is an $800 APS-C sized compact camera, slightly bigger than the Ricoh GR Digital. The Foveon X3 sensor is larger and all-around better than that in the Ricoh GR (and well beyond any other camera of its physical size), but the DP-1 shares with the Ricoh camera its generally slow feel, including for the DP-1 over four seconds between raw shots (and over three seconds between JPEGs!).
Posted at Mon Aug 21 12:00:00 2006
Maybe you like the idea of a pocketable camera, but not the trade-offs they bring: reduced image quality, lossy JPEGs, and minimal exposure control. The Ricoh GR Digital wants to address these limitations with a fixed 28mm-equivalent (f2.4) lens and an in-built neutral density (ND) filter. With an estimated $700 price tag, the camera will not attract purchasers influenced solely by the cost-per-megapixel, which is good sense they are the least likely to get the most out of this camera. It has its limitations, but if you want an enthusiast pocketable point-and-shoot it's the best of a dying bread.
Posted at Sun Jul 23 12:00:00 2006
Fresh off the DSC-R1, with its Carl Zeiss lens, and APS-C sized sensor; Sony continues to march into the big leagues with its first digital SLR, the DSLR-A100. While this is Sony's first digital SLR, this is in many ways not a first-generation system. Sony has been making imaging sensors for many …
Posted at Sat Mar 18 12:00:00 2006
The $999 E-330 is a update to last year's E-300, replacing the latter's Kodak sensor with a new live view-capable "Live MOS" sensor. Some other aspects, like selecting ISO in 1/3 steps, is improved; and the body is smaller and lighter than the E-300; but the camera feels and looks like a minor update on the E-300 and a lateral movement from the E-500.