Nikon enters the compact super zoom arena with the Coolpix P80. I guess it’s better late than never, like my posting here. This camera looks familiar, pretty much the same as the Panasonic FZ18, Olympus SP-550/560 or Fuji 8100fd, but much smaller than the fixed lens Fujifilm S100fs. If it’s going to be a copy of the others, …
Below are some samples from my hiking adventures over the past month. All were taken with the Panasonic FX100 tiny pocket camera. The shots are for your enjoyment only, as I’ve cropped and jacked the colors on most. If you like very colorful flower shots, you’ll really get an eye full from the 17 pictures here. If you really …
Sony blows another release date. This time it’s the 70-300mm G lens. Initially they were to ship 4/4/08 according to the website SonyStyle.com, now they list 5/2/08 as the new date. You would’ve thought they would learn their lesson after the first few mistakes, like the quasi DSLR R1; a month late; and the Carl Zeiss 16-80mm lens, which …
I hope everyone had a nice Easter Sunday. I did the usual, which included a big meal and a trip to the junk yard. See my wonderful holiday trip to a junkyard in Huachuca City, AZ. Along for the trip was the Sony A700 and Sigma 10-20mm ultra-wide angle lens.
The latest entry of my little mini-tours will feature …
If you have a minute or two, check out my Odds and ends 3/18/08 page for a few pictures from the last couple of weeks. Also, people were looking for the telephoto shot comparisons I had of the 6mp KM5D and the 12mp A700 , which didn’t look very different at all. I added those to the Sony A700 …
Here’s the Picacho Peak tour I promised you. March is prime time for this area if you like mild weather, wildflowers and hiking. Check out the tour, which includes 32 colorful pictures (all on one page, so dial-up users be patient, 5mb) using the Sony A700.
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If you’re wondering what happened to all the stuff on the homepage, no need to wonder anymore. I put it in the home page archives, just click the month you think you saw it, or, check the Picture gallery page for tours etc.…
I’ve gone through all my lenses (for Sony) and tested them for focusing accuracy and speed on the A700, and inserted that information in the updated lens review pages. I’ve also included Bokeh in most of the reviews, though some lenses were rented and I wasn’t able to retrieve that data. I can tell you that the A700 is …