The Nikon lens review is done and ready for your perusal. This lens performed very well, especially at 12mm and F/4, but stay away from the mid-zoom region-very soft. I’ve also provided some comparison shots showing the difference between 11mm and 12mm, there’s probably more difference than you think, So check out the full review of Nikon’s 12-24mm F/4G …
Olympus announces upgrades to their DSLR lineup. First off, we have the E-510, now with a slightly larger body and sporting a 10mp sensor and CCD shift image stabilization—-finally! Next up the little E-410, now being offered in the US, as the E-400 wasn’t—obviously in response to the Nikon D40 success. The E-410 also offers 10mps, plus the live …
Now Sony enters the super zoom lineup along side Olympus, with two offerings that build from the current Sony H2 and H5. The new H7 ($399) and H9 ($479) are basically the same, but the high-end H9 has a 3″ LCD and 230,000 pixels, with a flip out feature, and the H7 has a 2.5″ LCD static display. Both …
Amidst all the boring new point and shoot entry level cameras comes a breath of fresh air. Canon announces the EOS 1D MK III. Don’t expect a review anytime soon, or ever for that matter, as it’ll retail for $3999, though at that price it seems to represent quite a value. Also announced were a new 16-35mm F/2.8L lens …
Well, things are somewhat quiet for the run-up to the Photo Marketing Association meeting in Las Vegas next month, so in the mean time I’ll try to entertain you with some more boring snapshots. Look for more Lens reviews next month. Also, I’ll try again for the massive traffic generator Sony Carl Zeiss 16-80mm zoom, but don’t …
Attention Astronomy Lovers! Last weekend I took a little cruise to the local observatory located about 60 miles west of Tucson in the Quinlan mountains, called Kitt Peak. For this adventure I pulled out the Nikon D40 with kit lens, plus my Sony a100 with the 11-18mm wide angle. I’ve got 25 snapshots with descriptions for those of…